Exmoor, Devon Genealogy

England   Devon  Devon Parishes

Part of this parish is in Devon for more information see Exmoor, SomersetExmoor,_Somerset

Parish History
Exmoor parish is primarily in the county of Somerset and partly in the county of Devon.

EXMOOR, an extra-parochial liberty, in the hundred of Williton and Freemanners, W. division of Somerset. This was formerly a forest, and it is said that the wood was consumed in some iron-works near Exford. In the time of the Druids, the forest was one of the spots where their religious rites were celebrated, and here are several circular intrenchments, which it is supposed were thrown up for that purpose. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 195-206. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Devon Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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