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Devon, Hampshire, Kent - Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth Memorial Registers 1914-1921
This CD contains lists of officers and men of the Royal Navy who died at sea. Information includes: name, rank, place of service, names of immediate family, address, date and circumstances of death (available information varies). Also includes illustrations, maps and a history of the memorials. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully searchable *Fully printable... More Info
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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE 1st DEVON MILITIA (4 th Battalion Devon Regiment) by Colonel H. Walrond
This book published in 1897 traces the history of the regiment from its earliest origins to 1896. Its 400+ pages are divided into chronological sections that give a great deal of information as to the location of the company and the day to day activities. There are a number of illustrations and the appendix gives lists of various ranks and officers. If you had an ancestor in the Devon Regiment, or...More Info
THE NOTE-BOOK OF TRISTRAM RISDON 1608 - 1628 Transcribed and Edited by James Dallas F.L.S and Henry G. Porter (Devon Genealogical, Heraldic and Local History Interest
Between 1608 and 1628 Tristram Risdon compiled notes relating to various high ranking families in Devon, starting from the fourteenth century to the sixteenth century. These notes lay in the Cathedral Library at Exeter until they were transcribed and published in 1897. Subjects include • General Armory [of Devon families] • Feudal Baronies of Devon and their Holders, • Knights...More Info
DEVON LAY SUBSIDIES 1543 – 1545 by T. L. Stoate
This is a transcript of the surviving Subsidy Rolls of Devon, but does not include Exeter, because its 1544 roll has been transcribed by Mrs. Rowe in “Tudor Exeter” (Devon and Cornwall Record Society. Volume 22. 1977). There are many thousands of people listed usually giving their parish and the value that the person is assessed at. Fully indexed and searchable.
CALENDAR OF DEVON AND CORNWALL WILLS PROVED AT EXETER (Ref 137) edited by Edward Alexander Fry
During the Second World War the Wills held at the Exeter Probate Registry were destroyed by a bomb. Over the years some copies have come to light that were held by solicitors and some that were in private hands but many thousands were lost. This publication is the Calendars of Wills and Administrations relating to Devon and Cornwall that were proved in the Principal Registry of the Bishop of Exete...More Info
DEVON AND CORNWALL LEADERS + WHO's WHO IN DEVONSHIRE
First published in 1895 this book gives details of the great and good of both Devon and Cornwall . Over fifty detailed biographies from Lord Clifford of Chudleigh to John Cave New. A really useful publication for those who have an interest in the history of both these counties. Also included on this CD is “Who's Who in Devon” with almost three hundred pages of biographies.