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Today we have a cluster of 11 nearby towns including Ashburton, Berry Pomeroy, Buckfastleigh, Diptford, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Paignton, South Brent, Stoke Gabriel, Teignmouth and Totnes. The lion’s share of the 183 records for these towns belong to Newton Abbot, but the close proximity of these other’s makes them worth considering as a group. Coincidentally, […]
MoreThis was a short but intriguing trip. Newton St Cyres contains just two marriage records for a William “Babb or Hext” in 1587. When I saw the record I got very excited. The name Hext has only been seen in a single Pedigree for the Manor Lords of Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England. I immediately did a […]
MoreAs I continue my canvas of the early records of Devon, I come next to Yarcombe which has 35 Records dating back to 1586. Yarcombe is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon, England, situated in the East Devon administrative district on the A30 road near the towns of Honiton and Chard. It is sited in the steep rolling meadows and ancient woods of the Yarty […]
MoreWhile perusing the papers left by my English predecessor Ian Babb I came across this poem which was written upon the passing of George Babb of Bideford, Devon, England and wanted to share it with everyone. George was a returning from the West Indies and drowned on the return home. He is off the line […]
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