South Hams District - general resources

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NOTE: The combined 1841 index is abbreviated.
Please check each parish page for a full transcript.

Visit the Kingsbridge Historical Society's Website here
Some useful current and historical information may be found at Devon Towns & Villages

NOTE - Copies of original documents are often of poor quality & not indexed(unless noted)
For this reason you will appreciate that only lookups for specific individuals & events,
over a reasonable time period, may be undertaken. Thank you.

See a map of the ancient parishes here.

Search for images of South Hams parishes here

Type	Description	Period	Link
	Registration Districts of Kingsbridge, Plympton & Totnes	Index of places	On-line
Census	Most South Hams parishes TRANSCRIBED	1841	On-line
	Remainder of parishes INDEXED	1841	Ask Ray
	All parishes INDEXED	1851	- do -
	Some parishes TRANSCRIBED	1861	Check parish page
	All parishes INDEXED	1861	Ask Ray
	- do -	1871	- do -
	- do -	1881	- do -
	Most parishes INDEXED	1891	Check parish page
Parishes
	Combined Index to baptisms - mostly ex-IGI	Mainly c1700-c1850	On-line
	Combined Index to banns - ex-IGI	Mainly post-1836	On-line
	Combined Index to burials - ex-IGI	Mainly c1700-c1850	On-line
IGI	List of parishes indexed	with batch numbers	Here
Bibliography	Books and Photos	List	Here
	Directories	1830-1923	- do -
Gazetteers	Lewis' & Wilson's	1831 & 1870	- do -
Headstones	Various cemeteries & names	Index	On-line
Maps	Greenwood's	1827	Link here
	South Hams area		On-line
Mariners	Lloyd's Captains' Register	1869 - sundry local men	On-line
	Lloyd's Register - National Index	1869	Link here
	Trafalgar Prize List for HMS "Victory"	List of recipients	On-line
Workhouses	Locations and history	c1840+	Link here
Accomodation	Bed & Breakfast	in Kingsbridge	Here