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From: Amber <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Death certs and birthdates
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:33:40 -0700
References: <20050102110437.56794.qmail@web25102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>


Rob-- you are a treasure!
Forgive me for replying to the wrong link....and thanks for being so
kind about it.
Thanks also for the helpful guidance...very reassuring and possible, as
I am staying quite near a small LDS Family History Center in NE Arizona
at the moment.( I'm an American with UK Residency---in Wales....but back
home on family matters.)
I send my empathy to everyone with Devon roots who are seeking those
ancestral tatters and fragments.
I'll be certain to Address questions to the correct Devon list from now
on. ;-)
Cheers and a grand 2005,
Amber

Rob Durk wrote:

> --- Amber <> wrote:
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>>Hi all!
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>Hi Amber - you sent this one direct to me though, not
>to the list!
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>>I need a bit of advice, as I am far from Devon at
>>the moment.
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>I'll do my best!
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>>Are the pre-1700 Devon records from
>>Tiverton/Crediton areas on
>>microfilm?
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>As you probably know, Devon Records Office holds
>possibly the most restrictive policy on the release of
>such documents in the whole of the UK. Which mny of us
>find highly frustrating; I'm not exactly near Devon
>myself, but am at least in the UK!
>
>One of the difficulties you face is not knowing where
>his wife was living at the time of the marriage, the
>custom being to wed there. So it might well be a case
>of a parish-by-parish search of what _is_ available
>for the area.
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>While the LDS Church don't have films of any original
>Devon material, or at any rate, almost nothing, they
>do have films of transcripts. A strange thing but
>there we are.
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>For the two parishes you mentioned there are
>transcripts covering the period you want:
>Sandford (DEV) 1630-1837 is film no. 916931
>Poughill (DEV) 1603-1837 is film no. 916928
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>There are other transcripts on both films, so it might
>be worth making a little list of parishes of possible
>interest and working outward!
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>You can search the LDS catalogue online at
>http://www.familysearch.org - click on 'Library' then
>on 'Family History Library Catalog'.
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>Then click 'Place search' and you're away! One thing
>I've found really useful is to note the details of a
>film and then to go to 'Film/Fiche search' and put in
>the number... that then tells you what else is on that
>particular film.
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>Hope that helps, and best of luck.
>
>Rob Durk
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