An index to wills for Devonshire. Wills are a valuable source of genealogical information. They can give details of family members, places of residence and burial as well as revealing details about their possessions.... More Info
Learn about the Exeter's interesting and sometimes turbulent past. Includes information on Bishops of Tawton, Crediton and Exeter. Also contains an elaborate map of the city of Exeter. Published in 1765. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Fully searchable * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable... More Info
This CD allows you to find the pedigree of a family and learn about its coat of arms from the Heralds' Visitation of Devon. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
This CD contains Dwelly's Parish Records, Volume 6 - Monumental inscriptions from the parishes of Countisbury, Brendon, Martinhoe, Trentishoe, Parracombe, Lynton, Bow, Zeal Monachorum, Bridford, Doddiscombsleigh, Christow and Ashton. Also includes photos, Rolls of Honour for the Army and Navy.... More Info
This CD includes a large biographical section with hundreds of portraits and biographies of peers, members of parliament, bishops, county families, county gentry, clergy, magistrates, navy and military, professional, agricultural and commercial noteworthies. This 1907 works also includes a 'Historical and Descriptive Account of Devonshire', covering such topics as Squires and Yeomen, Legends and Traditions, and Cathedral Lore. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable tex More Info
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The Hearth Tax is one of the most well known taxes when each hearth in a house was liable to be taxed. This publication contains those surviving lists for the county of Devon for the year of 1674.
This book published in 1865 is a must for anyone who has an interest in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. It goes into great detail regarding the history and statistics of hundreds of mines, from the name of the manager, landowner, depth of the adit, when first opened and many other pieces of useful information. Although the title page states that there are Maps, Plans and Sections, these wer...More Info
The Subsidy rolls of 1524 – 27 are, with a few exceptions, the first taxation lists giving the names of the inhabitants since the subsidy of 1332. This transcript was edited and published by T. L. Stoate. It names all of those on the Roll along with their class of taxation
Published in two volumes in 1887 and 1889 and limited to 225 original copies. This is a rare chance to own a digital copy of this excellent work of almost eight hundred pages.It gives an interesting and detailed information of over twenty five parishes including ; Bickleigh, Sheepstor, Walkhampton, Buckland Monachorum, Meavy, St. Peter Tavy, Maristow, Thrushelon, Lamerton, Lidford, Milton Abbot, A...More Info