Devon FH Research

Devon Family History Research is based in Devon, UK. A professional genealogical service helping you discover your English ancestors, but specialising in Devon.

[Debbie Kennett 🧬🌳 @DebbieKennett]

New features from Ancestry. Some are already available. Others are being rolled out but not necessarily to everyone as yet. #RootsTech

[Family Tree @familytreemaguk]

Enjoying the latest series of DNA Journey? (Tonight Jo Brand & Julian Clary feature, 9pm on ITV1)

Don’t miss our interview with the brilliant Brad Argent, packed with storytelling tips, behind-the-scenes secrets: https://t.co/34Cegz1l5v

Image: (c) Voltage TV & ITV Studios

[Devon Assoc Buildings @DABuildings]

Lower West Coombe Farmhouse, North Bovey #Devon
GV II* Dartmoor longhouse. Early C16 with C17 and C18 alterations, of granite ashlar and granite rubble. Shippon shown here with one of a range of associated buildings. @VArchGroup 📸: @NellytheWillow & @morgrugyn

[Debbie Kennett 🧬🌳 @DebbieKennett]

It's a pity this reporter didn't do her research. A DNA test on its own tells you very little about your ancestry. For that you need to combine genealogy research with DNA testing. It's the cousin matches that are the most valuable part of the test. https://t.co/QnRPvNCgyq

[Devon Assoc Buildings @DABuildings]

Honiton Barton, South Molton #Devon
Substantial E-plan house, with L-wing dairy range to rear, now a farmhouse, with C17 moulded stone doorway to porch. Datestone 1676 to Anthony and Elizabeth Paul. Listed grade II* 📸: @morgrugyn @VArchGroup

[Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery @fotc2017]

Charles E Finch - lost at sea in the barque Conoma - aged just 17 (April 1882): family headstone in the old cemetery #Teignmouth #Devon #cemetery

[Devon History Soc @devonhistorysoc]

Just attended an excellent talk at the University of Plymouth "West Indian Wealth in West Devon: Jamaica and the Maristow Estate" by Dr Malcolm Cross - one of our book award winners in 2023.

[Matthew Syed @matthewsyed]

Scandinavia has got the message on the dangers of cousin marriage. We must ban it too

https://t.co/7yF9zrkmry

[Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery @fotc2017]

A glimpse between the yews at the old cemetery, early in October #Teignmouth #cemetery #Devon #autumn2024

[Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery @fotc2017]

Grave of Alfred Yeames, brother to William Frederick Yeames the artist (died 1918, who is buried nearby): before and after volunteer tidying. #Teignmouth #Devon #cemetery #volunteers

[Alton Benes @alton_benes]

Town Living Cross, Exbourne, nr Okehampton #Devon by James Ravilious - April 1978 (Beaford Arts) #ruralhistory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[University of Exeter Heritage Collections @UoEHeritageColl]

This town plan of Exeter dates back to 1835.

Can you spot the illustration of Exe Bridge? This bridge replaced the medieval Exe Bridge in 1778, and was itself replaced in 1905.

📷 by R. Brown & W. Schmollinger; Cartography Coll./A.3.a.iv

#MapMonday #Map #Maps #MappingOurExeter

[Queen Bee @KingBobIIV]

Over 850 thousand British and Irish, mainly from Cork and Cornwall, were kidnapped during the Trans Atlantic Slave trade and sold in North Africa.

The Island Of Lundy flew the Ottoman flag, and was used as a processing centre for Islamic slave traders, who would sort the women and children and castrate our men and boys - most of whom died.

The Cornish fishing industry was almost decimated and entire towns and villages were almost entirely wiped out.

Giles Milton's "White Gold" tells the story of Thomas Pellow, and 11 year old boy from Falmouth, who was kidnapped.

Simon Webbe has written extensive books on the subject.

Admiral Pellew, (the inspiration for the Master and Commander books) launched an attack at The Battle Of Algiers, with help from the Dutch, to rescue over a 1000 white Christians from North Africa. Many, and most never came home.

Maybe Justin can ask himself why the great grandchildren of African slaves taken to Western countries, are still black today, and then ask himself, why, there is zero visible evidence of the 1.5 million Europeans enslaved by Muslims during the same period.

[Devon Assoc Buildings @DABuildings]

Great Fulford #Devon
Held by the Fulford family since at least C12. Double-height hall remodelled late C17, when this collection of carved woodwork of various dates was probably installed. Fabulous carving! 📸: @NellytheWillow

[University of Exeter Heritage Collections @UoEHeritageColl]

This plan of the city and suburbs of Exeter dates back to 1765 and is from Benjamin Donne's 'Map of the County of Devon'. It was the first entirely new survey of Devon since the survey by Christopher Saxton in the 16th century.

📷 Townsend Maps T15

#MapMonday #MappingOurExeter

[Dr Elizabeth Norton @ENortonHistory]

Beautiful Cadhay House in Devon, the setting for this weekend’s wonderful Wolf Hall Weekend, which was built in the 1550s @WolfHallWeekend #cadhayhouse #wolfhallweekend

[Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery @fotc2017]

The shady canopy alongside our avenue, May '24 #Teignmouth #Devon #cemetery #Victorian #spring2024

[Totnes Image Bank @TotnesImageBank]

Map of Devonshire, 1695. Happy Devon / St Petrock's Day 2024!

[Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter @RAMMuseum]

Join Woodbury History Society for their 30th anniversary talk on 2 May: 'Why the middle ages matter'. #localHistory #MiddlesAges #Woodbury #Devon