Genealogy Chat

is it worth bying this magazine ive never bought one before but now im stuck with my tree and need parish records for devon would a researcher help me

any advice welcomed


Joyce

I have occasionally had these magazines but although they are sometimes interesting, I found little to help my research.

Have you checked the usual sites for Parish Records - IGI and FreeREG?

I also seem to remember someone on here has some Devon parish records.

There is quite good items in FTM but I find I get more information with GR and Ancestary and because I have to pay postage for Spain it works out expensive I have just cancelled it, what parish records do you need for Devon Sheila

You don't need a researcher to look at parish records.

If you're a long way from the Devon record office, you can view the microfilm for the parish you need at an LDS centre for a minimal charge:

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp

Thank you sue sheila and mary for the advice

my william b 1792 dock devon married mary ann gerry b 1795 ashwater married 1814 stoke damerel devon
I am trying to trace williams parents but i was told to look at parish records but nobody knows anything about dock (which i assume was the dockyard )
john the first son was b 8/10/1815 stoke damerel devon four of the eight children died very young
I went to stoke damerel devon to look at the cemetery but couldnt find it
i used to belong to the devon society but they never helped me at all

would be grateful for any advice

Joyce

thank you sue i would be most grateful

i replied to the others who gave me advice at the same time

I would like to trace williams parents
william mcdowell b 1792 dock devon married mary ann gerry 1814 stoke damerel devon she was born 1795 ashwater devon died 1837
it was very interesting looking round all the streets where they used to live the guildhall is still there also an egyption building which looked out of place but the dockyard and cemertary has gone i beleave they had grave robbers in the 1800s


Joyce