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March 29, 2014

Featured Database Brixham Devon Church Records

Featured Database Brixham Devon Church Records
This is a very location specific database but if, like me, you have ancestors from Brixham Devon, you will be thrilled that it's online and free. My Brixham ancestors go way back to the late 1500s so this free set of records for St. Mary's Church in Brixham is a wonderful asset.


In case anyone else has Brixham Devonshire ancestors, here is my list of surnames from this area: 

Moses, Hooper, Petherbridge/Pethebridge, Helling, Martin, Lelton, Downing, Moxey,  Skynner/Skinner, Cundett, Lucas, Nowell, Harvey, Joll, Prowse, Norman, Williams, Doust, Cole, Burd, Lambshead/Lamsed, Pearse/Pierce. My ancestors were living there before 1850.
 
Follow the links below to search for ancestors in transcriptions of the Parish registers by Judith Smith and Marie Simkus, provided by the Brixham Heritage Museum:





1 comment:

Philip Trayhorn said...

www.brixhamstmaryschurchgraveyard.org.uk full database search engine website grant funded by the Heritage Lottery. Database of all memorial inscriptions found in St Mary's church and grave yard 2019. 13,000 names entered on our project register. Also more information photographs/family histories/walks etc on our Cowtown St Mary's 1850-1900 Project on Facebook. Many thanks.