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anyone heard of a place called Devizen?

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Georgina

Georgina Report 20 Nov 2003 22:16

Its listed on the GRO indexes for 1860. Anyone got a clue?

Emma

Emma Report 20 Nov 2003 22:20

Georgina, I had a look on google and nothing at all comes up on a search. Don't suppose it's meant to be Devizes? Emma.

Avril

Avril Report 20 Nov 2003 22:21

Could it be Devizes?

Katwin

Katwin Report 20 Nov 2003 22:22

Probably Devizes in Wiltshire. Regards, Kathy

Researching:
Casey, Hull, Savill; Brentwood, East London

Georgina

Georgina Report 20 Nov 2003 22:22

could be....

Georgina

Georgina Report 20 Nov 2003 22:25

Nope , I just checked the census record in magnification on 1837online, and its DevizeA.

Montmorency

Montmorency Report 20 Nov 2003 22:37

If it's in the GRO index, it's got to be the name of a Superintendent Registrar's district, not just any old place, so there's only a fixed list to choose from -- you can see that list on the FreeBMD search page. So it'll have to be Devizes. You do get typing errors, they didn't have Tippex then

Georgina

Georgina Report 20 Nov 2003 22:38

Think you are right, must be devizes Thanks everyone

Unknown

Unknown Report 21 Nov 2003 11:46

Hi, Just for the record, my Gt Gt Gt Grandfather shows on the 1881 Census his birthplace as Peardes, Wiltshire. Had me stumped for many months. When I finally got his birth certificate, turns out it was Devizes, so your transcription seems pretty accurate to me! Sarah