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FARINGDON, or FARRINGDON is a small scattered village, 6 miles E. by S. of Exeter, The parish is bounded on the east by the hills which separate it from the Otter valley.
The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Clyst Honiton, Aylesbeare, a small part of Colaton Raleigh, Woodbury, Clyst St Mary and a small part of Sowton. The parish church of St Petrock and St Barnabas is a Grade II listed building. Rebuilt in 1870, it retains its original Norman font. History of Farringdon - Farringdon Village Website |
Family History InformationEarliest Baptism registers 1678
Earliest marriage registers 1754 Earliest Burial registers 1813 Devon RO Holdings for Farringdon Bap 16290-1902 Banns 17609-1812 Marr 1620-1915 Bur 1620-1915 Registration District: St Thomas The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering: Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837 Entered into the IGI: Parish Church Christenings 1610-1812, and Marriages 1610-1639, 1679-1788, 1840-1850. (These entries are in part from Bishops' Transcripts) Wills and Probate: Archdeaconry and the Diocese of Exeter Hundred: East Budleigh |
Where to find parish register transcripts and copiesThe best and most obvious place to view the Farringdon parish registers is the Devon Archives and Local Studies Centre in Exeter where all the originals, microfilms and fiche are kept. It is not always possible to visit Exeter and so copies or indexes are the next best thing. Below are some sites where you can find these with the date ranges.
Please note - Find my Past is a subscription site and Family Search is free Farringdon Baptisms 1620-1902 Find My Past
Farringdon Banns 1760-1812 Find My Past Farringdon Marriages 1620-1915 Find My Past Farringdon Burials 1620-1915 Find My Past Bishops Transcripts 1615-1812 Family Search Transcripts of the Parish Registers from 1678 - 1850 by the Devon & Cornwall Record Society are held at the Devon Archives and Local Studies Centr Information available via this site for Farringdon
Here is a summary of resources I have available to share with you or links to other sites of interest. Some are transcriptions or extracts and will be on this site; some, for reasons of copyright are in my possession and I or another person will do lookups where you see the email button. Census 1851 LDS CD - Rom Look - ups available email keith searle 1881 LDS CD - Rom Lookups available keith searle or from LDS web site Parish Registers I do not have any transcripts of Farringdon parish registers but would welcome any holdings that you may have. Devon Heritage has a number of records - Farringdon in White's Directory of 1850 Farringdon's Muster Roll for 1569 Farringdon Freeholders Not yet available Farringdon Tithe Map Not yet available Farringdon Books |
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