Exeter St Lawrence, Devon Family History Guide

Exeter St Lawrence is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St Lawrence. On 4 May 1942 Exeter suffered its most damaging bombing raid of the Second World War. St Lawrence Church, which predated the thirteenth-century, was destroyed. 

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1754
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1614

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Wesleyan Methodist Reform.

Adjacent Parishes

• Exeter Bradninch Precinct
• Exeter St Stephen
• Exeter Holy Trinity
• Exeter St David
• Exeter Bedford Circus
• Exeter St Paul

Parish History

See Exeter, Devon Family History Guide

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Exeter – Church records ( 5 )
England, Devon, Exeter, parish registers : St. Lawrence’s Church, 1754-1916
Author:    Church of England. St. Laurence’s Church (Exeter); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Exeter, St. Lawrence’s Church, bishop’s transcripts, 1614-1852
Author:    Church of England. St. Laurence’s Church (Exeter); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Exeter St Lawrence baptisms 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Exeter St Lawrence burials 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

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