Devon books on Google Books

The following is a list of full-text books relating to Devon which can be found on Google Books. If you know of any more do let us know.

Barnstaple parish register of baptisms, marriages and burials by Thomas Wainwright

Black's Guide to Devonshire by Adam and Charles Black, 1910

The Blackmore country by Frederick John Snell

The chorographical description or survey of the county of Devon by Tristram Risdon

East Devon Tithe Maps

Historical views of Devonshire by Richard Polwhele, 1793

The history of teetotalism in Devonshire

Picturesque Excursions in Devonshire and Cornwall ... by Thomas H. Williams, 1804

Traditions, Legends, Superstitions, and Sketches of Devonshire by Anna Eliza Bray, 1838

View of Devonshire in 1630 with a pedigree of most of its Gentry by Thomas Westcote, 1845

In addition some volumes of the Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science Literature and Art are now becoming available on Google Books, and no doubt more volumes will be added in due course.

Internet Archive

The following books are available on the Internet Archive:

The ancient sepulchral effigies and monumental and memorial sculptu...

Devonshire wills: a collection of annotated testamentary abstracts,...

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Permalink Reply by Jan Westcott on July 21, 2009 at 7:44am: Hi Debbie, had a quick look through the online version of 'View of Devonshire in 1630 with a pedigree .......' by Thomas Westcote, 1845. Would he be an ancestor of the Westcott's spelt differently?

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Permalink Reply by Debbie Kennett on July 21, 2009 at 8:03am: Hi Jan, I don't know if he's related to our Westcotts. They could all conceivably share a common ancestor in the distant past. There seem to be a number of different Westcott lines in Devon and others in Somerset. The only way to find out is by doing a DNA project for the Westcotts to find out how many lines are related!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Christine Gibbins on September 15, 2009 at 3:13am: This e book is well worth a look:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11410
Wanderings in Wessex; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Richie C. on March 4, 2010 at 5:08pm: Debbie,
Here are some books you might like to add above:

Archive.org:
The ancient sepulchral effigies and monumental and memorial sculptu..., by William Henry Hamilton Rogers, 1877
Devonshire wills: a collection of annotated testamentary abstracts,..., by Charles Worthy, 1896

Google Books:
The chorographical description or survey of the county of Devon, by Tristam Risdon, 1811
Report and transactions of the Devonshire Association for Advanceme..., Vol. 17, 1885
Report and transactions of the Devonshire Association for Advanceme..., Vol. 49, 1917
Barnstaple Parish Register of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538..., Ed. by Thomas Wainwright, 1903
The Blackmoor Country, by F. J. Snell, 1906; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debbie Kennett on March 9, 2010 at 7:34am: Thanks Richie. I've added all the links. I've put a note that the TDA volumes are starting to appear on Google but I won't list them individual as I can see that the list will eventually get out of hand.; ▶ Reply to This