Devon County Council

Welcome to the Devon Heritage Services’ pages for family historians. These pages are designed to assist you whether you are just beginning your family history, or are already an experienced researcher, but wish to know  about the sources available for family history in Devon. If you are new to family history and want to know how and where to start, the following will help you: Your Family Tree - Where and how to start Links to Family History Society websites Links to commercial genealogical websites

If you wish to know about the basic sources used by family historians, and where to find these in Devon or elsewhere, the following guides and notes will help you:

• Civil Registration - records of births, marriages and deaths from July 1st, 1837
• Censuses
• Parish Registers - records of baptisms, marriages and burials
• Non-conformist Registers- records of baptisms, marriages and burials
• Bishops Transcripts- records of baptism, marriage and burial
• Cemetery Registers - records of burials in non-parochial cemeteries
• International Genealogical Index [I.G.I.]
• Other Useful Sources for Family Historians