Exeter St David, Devon Family History Guide

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Exeter St David is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Devon, created in 1826 from a chapelry in Heavitree Ancient Parish; located on St David’s Hill.

Other places in the parish include: Devon Prison and Constabulary Barracks and Exeter St Michael.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1559
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1614

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist, Particular Baptist, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Exeter, Devon Family History Guide

Parish Registers

Marriage Licences and Allegations

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Bryant, George (Briant), of Dunichidiock, co. Devon, gent., bachelor, about 23, and Mary Hungerford, of St. David, in the county of the city of Exeter, spinster, aged 21, her father’s consent, alleged by John Huugerford, of Doctors’ Commons, London, gent. — in Exeter Cathedral, or St. David, or Dunichidiock aforesaid. 18 May, 1678. V. 

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Devon, Exeter – Cemeteries ( 1 )
England, Devon, Exeter, St. David, St. Bartholomew’s cemetery
Author:    Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Exeter – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Exeter, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Devon, Exeter – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Exeter, St. David’s Church, parish registers, 1559-1924
Author:    Church of England. St. David’s Church (Exeter, Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Exeter, St. David, bishop’s transcripts, 1596-1867
Author:    Church of England. St. David’s Church (Exeter, Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Exeter, St. David, bishop’s transcripts, 1614-1812
Author:    Church of England. St. David’s Church (Exeter, Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Exeter St. David baptisms : 1813-1840
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Exeter St. David burial registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Exeter St. David marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register transcripts, 1559-1837
Author:    Church of England. St. David’s Church (Exeter, Devonshire); Nesbitt, F.

England, Devon, Exeter – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Marriage index for Exeter St. David, and Exeter St. Mary Major, 1559-1837 : compiled from Devon and Cornwall Record Society parish register transcripts
Author:    Fursdon, A. A.

Parish register printouts of Exeter, Devon, England, (Saint David), christenings, 1559-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Historical Maps

Exeter (South) 1904 Devon Sheet 80.10 This map covers the area immediately south of Exeter, including St Thomas and The Freehold, and extending eastward to Topsham Barracks. View Map Details*
Exeter (South) 1904 Devon Sheet 80.10

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Exeter
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Christianity
  • Poor Law Union: Exeter Incorporation
  • Hundred: Exeter City
  • Province: Canterbury