Coldridge, Devon Genealogy

England Devon  Devon Parishes  Coldridge

Parish History
COLERIDGE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Crediton, hundred of North Tawton, South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 10 miles (W. N. W.) from Crediton. The parish is situated on the river Taw and there is a road through the centre of the parish, connecting Bideford with Exeter. The church is a handsome early English structure, with the exception of the chancel and the east end of the north aisle, which are of the later English style. There is a place of worship for Baptists. On Trinity Green was an ancient chapel, now converted into a dwelling-house. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 659-663. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50889

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
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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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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