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Devon Websites
This section provides links to personal websites dedicated to Devon that have been submitted by researchers.
- A Genealogists Devon Connection* - Hosted by Shirley Turner, this site contains lots of information for Devon.
- Devon DNA Project - The Devon DNA project is for those with a direct paternal or maternal ancestral line originating in the county of Devon. The only requirement for joining is that participants must have documented evidence linking either their paternal or maternal line to Devon. Debbie Kennett is the Group Administrator for this project.
- Devon Heritage - Information and transcriptions of Devon records by the late Muriel Brine collected over a period of almost 20 years.
- HUXTABLE - the Name and Book - The surname HUXTABLE is believed to have originated at Huxtable Farm at West Buckland in North Devon during the early 14th century. The current owners interest in the farms history and questions about the farm and local area has resulted in an informative book titled "Huxtable the Story of a Devon Farm", edited by Barbara Payne. The book also includes a chapter on "The History of the Huxtable Family" written by John Huxtable, who has family from the area and has carried out family research for many years.
The book also contains a number of appendices at the back of the book which maybe of interest to anyone researching the HUXTABLE surname and includes the Devon Muster Roll 1569, Devon Protestation Returns 1641, a list of Huxtables from gravestones at West Buckland and the Will of Thomas Huxtable (1622). - Devon History Selection - John Lerwill's pages dedicated to Devon with a wealth of fascinating information about the county.
- Littleham (near Bideford)
- Liz Shakespeare has published a number of books with links to Devon, including two books on the parish of Littleham (near Bideford) which may be of interest to those with ancestors from this parish. Liz provides indexes of surnames and place-names on her website which you can find by clicking on the book titles below.
L. Shakespeare (1990)
The Memory Be Green: An Oral History of a Devon Village
Letterbox Books
ISBN: 0-9516879-0-5
L. Shakespeare (2005)
Fever: A Story from a Devon Churchyard
Letterbox Books
ISBN: 0-9516879-1-3 - Old Devonport - Brian Moseley has spent over 40 years researching the history of Plymouth. Born and bred in Devonport, he has collected a wealth of information which he presents through this site. His other websites include Old Plymouth (previously Plymouth Data), Old East Stonehouse UK.
- Petrockstowe One Place Genealogy - Contains a wealth of information for the area including Parish and Census records, extracts from Trade Directories and photo's past and present.
- South Hams, Devon: A Genealogical Information Resource - This site was founded by the late Ray Osborn (1931-2010) but has been taken over by Mike Mitchelmore (webmaster), Kathryn Barnett (transcriptions) and Kara Oosterman (offering look-ups). It is dedicated to the South Hams area of Devon, roughly bounded by Dartmoor, the sea, the River Erme and River Dart. It contains transcriptions of parish registers and census records and a free look-up service of church registers for most of the parishes within the ancient district of South Hams. See the Parishes covered in the South Hams.
- Templeton* - Barbara Lupton's lovely website dedicated to the parish of Templeton in Devon. Archived by the Way Back Machine.
- United Kingdom Genealogy (includes Devon) - Hosted by Nigel Batty-Smith. Includes scans from Devon and Cornwall Record Society's publications of Registers of Exeter Cathedral, Parracombe (1597-1836), Plymtree (1538-1837) and also the Visitations of Devon. Nigel is transcribing WHITE's (1878) Devonshire Directory and will be adding The Western Antiquary (11 Volumes) in due course. This site also has information relating to genealogy in other parts of the United Kingdom.
Note: Websites* marked with an asterix are no longer "live" on the internet or maintained and have been archived by the [Way Back Machine]. Information is generally still accessible, although some links or email addresses may no longer be available.