An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1813.

Baptisms records for children living in and around Virginstow, detail the names of their parents - their occupations and residence from 1730 to 1837.

A searchable database containing transcriptions of the baptism registers of Virginstow. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1730.

A searchable database of 2,225,292 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status and residence.

A searchable transcript of marriages solemnised at Virginstow between 1730 and 1850.

Details on those who married at Virginstow between 1617 and 1836. Information given may include parents' names, ages, marital status, abode and more.

A searchable database of 1,871,561 records, linked to original images of marriage registers. The records may include fathers' names, age, residence, occupations and more.

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age.

Records of burial for people buried at Virginstow between 1730 and 1837. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.

A searchable database of 1,666,144 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.

Transcriptions of over 225,000 burials from most parishes in the county. Induces the deceased's age.

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.

Original images of a regional newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Devon area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.

A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering regional news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Devon area.

A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.

A newspaper including local news, family notices etc. from across the county of Cornwall.

A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

An index to 295,609 wills of people who lived in or were connected to Devon. The wills they reference can contain a great deal of genealogical information.

An index to thousands of probates and administrations granted by the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Exeter, covering parts of Devon & Cornwall.

An index to over 300,000 Devon wills, admons and inventories from 550 sources. Index contains name, abode, occupation, type of document, year of probate, court, notes and document reference.

An index to administrations granted by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Contains names of administrators, with relations stipulated.

A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.

A lengthy article detailing the practice of moving the needy poor between parishes. Contains examples of settlements, removals and examinations.

The story of a ship heading to Quebec from Plymouth that sank off the coast of Cornwall, killing 194 passengers. Includes information on the crew, passengers and others connected with the event.

An overview of emigration from north Devon to the Americas, with particulars of some who made the journey.

A calendar of prisoners brought before the quarter sessions, with details of their crime and punishment. Contains entries for individuals who were transported.

Various military lists published in the Exeter Flying Post, particularly lists of deserters, which may list age and physical description.

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Devon, with some service details.

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Devon, with some service details.

Names from a presumably predominately Devonian war memorial in the former Bible Christian church at Swansea.

A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.

An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.

Transcriptions of documents listing those who swore loyalty to King George I after the Jacobite Atterbury Plot.

A calendar of cases to be heard before the quarter session that are indictable by nature,.

Two calendars, one of those licensed to carry out trade and the other those brought before the session for cursing.

An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.

Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.

Transcripts of surviving returns of heath and poll taxes for the county of Cornwall.

A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.

Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.

An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.

Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Memorials of a select number of headstones in Devon.

An index to vital details engraved on over 300,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Cornwall.

An index to almost 20,000 gravestones, with extracted details.

An index to monuments recording deaths, such as gravestones, with some transcriptions and abstracts of memorials.

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.

A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.

Numerous articles covering the history of the country, its principle settlements, notable persons, castles and more.

A detailed overview of Devon in 1850, extracted from a directory of that year.

A lengthy article detailing the practice of moving the needy poor between parishes. Contains examples of settlements, removals and examinations.

A database of children admitted to Cornwall schools. The index contains the name(s) of parents and guardians. Original records will contain further details.

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Lists of gamekeepers from the North Devon Journal.

Lists of gamekeepers from the The Western Times.

A series of newspaper articles listing gamekeepers in Devon.

Transcripts of newspaper articles listing the particulars of apprentices who absconded from their master.

Two calendars, one of those licensed to carry out trade and the other those brought before the session for cursing.

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Three works compiled from 16th and 17th century sources that record Devon families who had the right to bear a coat of arms.

A list of men found by William Camden to have unsubstantiated claims to coats of arms.

Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Three books recording the lineage, marriage and collateral lines of Cornish families. Compiled form 16th and 17th century genealogical manuscripts, these works contain biographical and heraldic information.

Photographs and descriptions of Cornwall's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Virginstow. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Devon are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.

A series of questionnaires detailing the ecclesiastical predicament of around 250 parishes in Devon.

A transcript of documents recording those who contributed to the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

Transcriptions of Bishop's transcripts for various parishes where the original is lost.

A series of folk tales and detailed biographies of Devonshire men and women.

Biographies of notable Devonians from the Norman period up to the end of the 17th century.

Biographies of Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.

Maps delineating fields, forests and other land plots in east Devon. Apportionments not included.

Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

A series of articles on Devon surnames, including a dictionary of Devon surname definitions.

A guide to locating Devon wills in light of losses incurred during World War II.

Short descriptions of Cornish surnames, with details of their prevalence.

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.