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Hi. I am trying to research and track down any information on my GG Grandparents. Robert Alfred Widdicombe he was born Circa- 1839 in Harburton, Devon, England. Robert Alfred Widdicombe married Mary Caie Circa - 1864. Mary Caie was born Circa- 1841, in Nigg, Kincardine, Scotland. Her parents...

I am trying to confirm the identify of the parents of my great, great, great, grandfather. They would have been born in the late 1700's. My great, great, great grandfather was Francis John Lethbridge, born 1807 in Plymouth, Devon and his (oldest?) son was Francis John Lethbridge born in 1834 in...

I hope you can help me. I have been trying to tie in Kezia(h) Stocker who married Richard Cock(s) 1825 in Stepney.(I have posted my queries on Richard Cocks on another thread) I have all her census, marriage and death, also extensive mentions in Richard's Will. I am still having difficulty in...

I'm trying to find the family of my 3xg-grandmother, Mary Ann Matthews, born abt. 1782. Here's what I know: Mary Ann Matthews married Richard Perrott at Plymouth St. Andrews on June 29, 1802. Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Matthews and Thomas Richards. I'm guessing that Thomas Matthews...

Would some who has a subscription to FMP be kind enough to check if there any baptism records for Mary Ann Cove born Plymouth about 1808 and if it's not too cheeky, her sister Eliza Cove's birth about 1820. I am very lucky in that Eliza is listed as Mary Ann's unmarried sister is all the...

Does anybody know how I can access past electoral registers? I really need to access the 1930 electoral register for Devonport and find the name and details of the family living at 3A Nelson Gardens, Devonport at that time. The information would make a huge difference to confirming an important...

I'm not sure if this is already common knowledge or not (I've since found it on GENUKI), but thanks to a post on the Devon FHS Web board http:// members.boardhost.com/devonfhs/ I just discovered that the Exeter City Council has scanned alphabetical index cards for the three cemeteries they...

I have been looking into the branch of my family tree regarding the Damerells and looking at the IGI, it seems they possibly lived in Shaugh Prior, Devon up to the first part of the 1700s. Because of this, I ordered the parish records for Shaugh Prior and was disappointed to find that the IGI...

I have come across three Sarah Symons who were all born to Henry & Sarah in Stoke Damerel, Devon. SARAH SYMONDS Gender: Female Christening: 19 JUN 1753 Stoke Damerel, Devon, England SARAH SYMONS Gender: Female Christening: 06 SEP 1761 Stoke Damerel, Devon, England SARAH BLIGH SYMONS ...

Hello, I have been researching Elizabeth LUGG who married William NEWBERY 14 Dec 1744 Chardstock, Devon. I have found her christening 10 Apr 1717 in Axminster. I was told by a fellow researcher she had a brother Solomon LUGGE born about 1717 Kilmington, Devon who died about 1719, a brother...

I have found a death for a Vandervelden in Devon. I would really like to find his birth as it will give me a clue to his family, through the name of his mother. Graham Vandervelden's death was registered in Exmouth, Devon June Q 1946 Volume No:5C Page No:252. I can find no sign of his birth in...

i am trying to find any information on the carter family, all i have is thomas b carter,head of family,wife sarah ann carter,sons william s carter, geroge carter,bertie carter, and daughters edith carter, gertrude carter. they lived at frederick place littleham exmouth. i would be glad of any...

Someone, somewhere, gave me the information that my g-grandmother Isett Wonnacott was born or christened in 1817 in South Tawton, but I have not been able to check this information through my local FHS. She appears in the 1841 census at King Street, Tavistock with her parents William Wonnacott, a...

New to this site. Been researching my family's roots in the UK for a little more than a year. Mostly from free links on the Web. Based on two letters dated from 1846 written from my IV Great Grand Father George Abbott of Plymouth, Devon, UK to his son Samuel Abbott, who immigrated to the USA(...

I'm looking for a burial and have been told by the Exeter Council that I would probably find the information there, (which is kinda difficult seeings I am in Australia).