An Account of Exeter's Merchant Adventurers in 16th century

An account of the most significant Guild in 16th century Exeter.    

Price:  £12.13

Ancient West Country Families Vol. 1

Old nobility and gentry of Devon and Cornwall with notes on their lives, manor houses and their charities. Contains details of families, in some cases back to the 14th century.    

Price:  £9.79

Ashburton and its Neighbourhood

A history and description of the churches and antiquities in the area which includes the parishes of Manaton, Dean Prior, Tor Brian, Staverton and Landscove.    

Price:  £12.13

Bygone Days in Devonshire & Cornwall

A stunningly gorgeous reference book for Devon and Cornwall. Fascinating reading.    

Price:  £8.50

Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Exeter, 1841

A different viewpoint of the city's history from Roman times to the 1800's. This focuses more on the religious and civil progress.    

Price:  £12.13

Devon 1825 Greenwoods Maps - 1" to 1 mile "

Stunning, huge and incredibly detailed 1" to 1 mile scale maps of the whole of Devon in 1825. This is an absolute *must* for all with history and genealogy interests in Devon."    

Price:  £9.79

Devon 1830 Pigot's Directory

One of the earliest directories, this one covers the whole of the county, with descriptions of all of the towns and main villages, churches, schools, etc    

Price:  £9.79

Devon 1839 Robson's Directory

A fantastic resource, especially for those looking for leads in the 1841 census.    

Price:  £9.79

Devon 1873 Return of Owners of Land

Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.    

Price:  £8.94

Devon 1878 White's Directory

Contains a huge amount of historical and topographical information about the county. Crucial if you wish to understand how your ancestors actually lived.    

Price:  £15.11

Devon 1882 Deacon's Court Guide and Gazetteer

From the preface "a fashionable register and general survey of Devonshire embracing the whole of the towns in the Eastern Division of the county. "    

Price:  £15.11

Devon 1893 Kelly's Directory

This is a particularly important and useful reference book for those with Devon ancestors.    

Price:  £12.13

Devon 1910 Kelly's Directory

A very large book which contains details about the history and institutions of each place in the county. Plymouth has it's own street directory of the heads of households.    

Price:  £15.11

Devon 1914 Kelly's Directory

An excellent full county directory of Devon, with the survey having been taken just before the first world war.    

Price:  £12.13

Devon 1923 Kelly's Directory

A very large and comprehensive county directory with detailed descriptions of every town, village and hamlet.    

Price:  £15.11

Devon Parish Registers - Marriages (2 Vols)

Both volumes of the Phillimore's marriages transcripts, making up the county set.    

Price:  £9.79

Devonshire 1850 White's History, Gazetteer and Directory

Excellent history of the county and each town, with lots of detail about each place to add to your family history. Of the early directories, the White's are the best!    

Price:  £12.13

Devonshire Characters and Strange Events

Most interesting to Family Historians since it looks at ordinary folk and is filled with illustrations that really bring these characters alive.    

Price:  £12.13

Devonshire Parishes

A superb set of two volumes describing the antiquities, heraldry and family history of twenty eight parishes in the Archdeaconry of Totnes. Lots and lots of names and a superb index.    

Price:  £15.11

Devonshire Wills 1540-1799

List of the calendars of wills and administrations proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter 1540-1799. An absolutely invaluable resource for genealogists.    

Price:  £15.11

Gleanings from the Municipal and Cathedral Records

Published in 1877 this book contains exactly what the title describes. A great piece of detective work.    

Price:  £9.79

Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall

Full of wonderful illustrations. A must for anyone with Devon or Cornwall ancestors.    

Price:  £12.13

History of the City of Exeter

Includes a 1617 Morden map of Exeter. This is more like the history books we are used to, covering the history of the city in fantastic detail.    

Price:  £12.13

Hoker's Description and Account of Exeter

Describes the duties of each office. Has biographies of the Bishops of Exeter between 905 - 1765 and contains the early history of the city from it's foundation to 1765.    

Price:  £12.13

Murrays Hand-book of Devon

Published in 1879 this book, produced as a travellers guide to Devon, covers in great detail the history and antiquities of places in Devon. It is set out in routes, so you can follow a recommended journey around the county, i.e. take a tour between London and Exeter via Swindon and Bristol and lots of smaller places in between. For the family historian it has great information and anecdotes about the places ancestors lived, even down to the rail times. It is indexed and fully searchable so no need to trawl through the whole book to find the information you need.    

Price:  £12.13

North Devon and North Cornwall - Baddeley's Guide (1908)

A tourist's guide, published in 1909. It is of particular interest to the historian and genealogist due to its excellent descriptions and history of the places. Excellent maps of the area.    

Price:  £9.79

North Devon and North Cornwall - Baddeley's Guide (1908)

A tourist's guide, published in 1909. It is of particular interest to the historian and genealogist due to its excellent descriptions and history of the places. Excellent maps of the area.    

Price:  £9.79

Register of St. George, Devon

Three volumes of the registers of Clyst St George, Devon. Volume one contains births, marriages and deaths 1567-1702. Volume two has baptisms and burials 1702-1812 and marriages 1705-1854. Volume three contains marriages 1754-1811 and banns of marriages 1754-1822.    

Price:  £9.79

Remarkable Antiquities of the City of Exeter

1050 - 1677. Contains a map of the city by Sutton Nicholls. Lists lots of important people such as Mayors, Chamberlains, Sword Bearers and Bailiffs. Full of great illustrations of Coats of Arms. Contains a time line dating back to 1200. Incidents are not solely about the nobles; they contain plenty of ordinary citizens too. To make it incredibly easy for family historians it has a name index at the back.    

Price:  £12.13

Some Old Devon Churches

All three volumes of this important publication by John Stabb, published in 1908. Hundreds of old photographs, plus descriptions of the churches. Use the photographs to illustrate your family history book. They show the places where your ancestors were married, and even the fonts where they were baptised.    

Price:  £20.00

South Devon Illustrated

This lovely book, published in 1907, has 24 delightful, colour illustrations. Each of the places listed below are described. For family historians this book will provide a sense of the beauty and history of South Devon, a great way to discover how your ancestors might have felt about the place they lived. Torquay and Torbay, Dartmouth, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Kingsbridge.    

Price:  £12.13

The Blizzard in the West -1891

A Record of the Disastrous Storm which raged throughout Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset On the Night of March 9th 1891. A fascinating account, with lots of personal stories and people's names. Early photographs. (Published April 1891 just weeks after the event) Book kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Trevor Western. USA.    

Price:  £9.79

The History of Taunton

A comprehensive history of the town covering topics such as, Taunton in the Domesday Book, Public Buildings and Charitable Institutions, Civil Constitution, Trade and Manufactures, Political Transactions, Hamlets and the Present State of the town (in 1822). Fascinating details of the place and environment our ancestors lived in. Lots of names and descriptions.    

Price:  £15.11

The Register of Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter, 1420-1455, I

  paperback   ISBN 978-0-903-49100-6

Price:  £19.99

The Register of Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter, 1420-1455, II

  paperback   ISBN 978-0-903-49101-3

Price:  £30.00

The Register of Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter, 1420-1455, IV

  paperback   ISBN 978-0-903-49103-7

Price:  £29.50

The Register of Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter, 1420-1455, V

  paperback   ISBN 978-0-903-49155-6

Price:  £14.99

The Register of Walter Bronescombe, Bishop of Exeter, 1258-1280: I

The earliest of the Exeter episcopal registers to survive, Bronescombe's is a general register with a single chronological sequence of letters and memoranda on many aspects of diocesan administration. It also contains copies of charters by, among others, king Henry III and his brother Richard, King of the Romans, in his capacity as Earl of Cornwall. Volume I of this edition (which supersedes the unsatisfactory one of 1889) contains a substantial introduction and a full transcription of the Latin text of folios 2-26, with a modern translation on the facing pages; it will therefore be of value to students of medieval Latin as well as ecclesiastical and legal historians. Two further volumes are to follow.
O.F. ROBINSON is Douglas Professor of Roman Law at the University of Glasgow.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-907-23951-2

Price:  £25.00

The Register of Walter Bronescombe, Bishop of Exeter, 1258-80: II

The earliest of the Exeter episcopal registers to survive, Bronescombe's is a general register with a single chronological sequence of letters and memoranda on many aspects of diocesan administration. The second volume of this edition (which supersedes the unsatisfactory one of 1889) is especially notable for its accounts of the bishop's jurisdictional clashes with the earl of Cornwall, material not normally found in such a register. Praise for volume I: Useful discussions of Bronescombe's life and household, the administration of the diocese, and the bishop's dealings with religious houses, the dean and chapter, and such secular figures as the earls of Cornwall... It is for theclear presentation of the register itself, however, that this volume is most welcome. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEWO.
F. ROBINSON is Douglas Professor of Roman Law at the University of Glasgow.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-907-23957-4

Price:  £25.00

The Register of Walter Bronescombe, Bishop of Exeter, 1258-80: III

The earliest of the Exeter episcopal registers to survive, Bronescombe's is a general register with a single chronological sequence of letters and memoranda on many aspects of diocesan administration. It also contains copies of charters by, among others, king Henry III and his brother Richard, King of the Romans, in his capacity as Earl of Cornwall. Volume one of this edition (which supersedes the unsatisfactory one of 1889) contains a substantial introduction and a full transcription of the Latin text of folios 2-26, with a modern translation on the facing pages; it will therefore be of value to students of medieval Latin as well as ecclesiastical and legal historians.
O.F. ROBINSON is Douglas Professor of Roman Law at the University of Glasgow.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-907-23964-2

Price:  £25.00

The Victoria History of the County of Devon, Volume I

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-90671-5

Price:  £75.00

The Visitation of Devonshire 1620

Pedigrees of Devonshire families in 1620.    

Price:  £15.11

The Worthies of Devon

A fabulous book with accounts of eminent Devonshire people and families from before the Norman Conquest in the 11th century until the book's publication in 1810. Packed with historical and genealogical information as well as many superb illustrations and portraits.    

Price:  £17.87

Torquay and Tor Directory and General Advertiser - 1845-1846

A set of newspapers for Torquay, but with a difference. Not only are there advertisements, letters and local news articles, even weather reports day by day, but also an invaluable local listing of residents, house by house, and street by street. The directory listing appears in many issues, and is updated in each one. The newspapers cover the period November 1845 to December 1846 (almost 30 issues).    

Price:  £9.79