Author Topic: Is there a list of Devon marriages pre 1820?  (Read 1110 times)

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Is there a list of Devon marriages pre 1820?
« on: Thursday 09 July 09 11:22 BST (UK) »
I'm hoping someone has access to either a marriage cd for Devon or the books -if there is such a thing in the record office, as we're desperate to find out the maiden name of my 4x gt grandmother Elizabeth Chamberlain.

She married a second time to Thomas Bethell in Bishops Frome Herefordshire in 1820 -both were widowed.
Census records show she was born about 1779 and one says she was born in Ottery St Mary.

We know that she had a daughter Elizabeth Chamberlain from her first marriage, and that she was born about 1809 Exeter, but we can only find submitted records on IGI for a suitable marriage and I'm always wary of these.

We guess that Elizabeth (1779) must have married in Devon and around the 1799 -1809 period, but to who??

There are a fair few Chamberlains in Herefordshire as well and I'm wondering if there is any link?

Can anyone compile a list of Chamberlain marriages for this period of time for me that might fit? I'd be extremely grateful for any help  :)
Anthony, Bowen, Bethell, Wigley,Roadknight, Lissemore, Philpotts, Craddock, Spinks, John, Soul, Greenaway

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Re: Is there a list of Devon marriages pre 1820?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 09 July 09 13:09 BST (UK) »
The Devon FHS has indexed all 500 parrishes' marriages 1754-1837, and you can ask for a search by surname. I would suggest asking for CHAMBERL*N to allow for spelling variants. I'm assuming that CHAMBERLAIN was her married name -correct? See http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/indexes.htm for details.
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Re: Is there a list of Devon marriages pre 1820?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 09 July 09 16:25 BST (UK) »
Thank you for this, it's a site I've not seen before - I just wish I knew where to start looking for Elizabeth -needle in a haystack comes to mind at the moment!
Anthony, Bowen, Bethell, Wigley,Roadknight, Lissemore, Philpotts, Craddock, Spinks, John, Soul, Greenaway