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From: "Stella Howlett" <>
Subject: RE: Devon Family History Society
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:41:59 -0800
In-Reply-To: <003701c1960b$004c6da0$ba191f3f@planetb>


My heart-felt thanks to the creators, co-ordinators and all the OPCs
who make this fabulous research resource possible.

I wish all counties had such systems in place and such pleasant and
efficient OPCs as the Devon person who responded to my recent query.

I thank you all!

Stella Howlett
BC, Canada

> From: Deborah O'Brien [mailto:]
> Sent: January 5, 2002 9:04 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: Devon Family History Society
>
>
> Dear Margaret,
> I'll answer this in case Terry is off-line:
> If you click on the link below my signature, it will take
> you to the OPC
> site which explains the project fully.
> However, briefly:
> We (Brian Randell & myself) decided last February to
> emulate the efforts of
> Cornwall, and have every ancient Parish in Devon adopted
> by someone, in
> order to assist other researchers. (There are 500+
> parishes and we have 110
> adopted to date).
> This person would preferably already have in their
> posession, or be willing
> to acquire through donation, transcripts of records
> relating to that Parish
> such as parish registers, censuses, land tax assessments,
> parish chests,
> tithe apportionments etc etc.
> So, the quantity and quality of the holdings of our OPCs
> varies enormously.
> Some of us have purchased the microfiche of Parish
> Registers from the DRO,
> some have transcribed or inherited transcripts of same.
> We all would
> appreciate donations of copies of documents, records
> etc. that any of you
> might hold (provided you have the permission of the owners ).
> The records are largely pre 1837, which is when civil
> registration began,
> although, of course, census records are later.
> In order to see which records an OPC has, you'll need to
> look at the
> relevant GENUKI/Parish page which you can access from the
> URL below.
> Regards
> Deborah O'Brien
> Devon OPC Co-ordinator
> http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/OPCproject.html
> OPC for Meavy & Sheepstor
> DFHS 11261
> CFHS 11655
> researching YATES in WRY
> SQUANCE, LILLICRAP, SURTEES anywhere
> DANKESTER, BATH in Devon & Cornwall
> WATSON, SLANE, LENNON in Ulster
> O'BRIEN, COAKLEY in Co. Cork
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: margaret leach <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Devon Family History Society
>
>
> > Hi Terry,
> > I'm sorry to be a bit thick! But what information can
> exactly be obtained
> > from an OPC?
> > Maggie
> >
> >
> > >From: "Terry Leaman" <>
> > >To:
> > >Subject: Devon Family History Society
> > >Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 15:51:20 -0000
> > >
> > >On the Devon FHS website is a www. message board where
> people with
> > >enquiries
> > >about Devon ancestors can post messages asking for
> assistance ( a bit
> like
> > >Devon-L in a way).
> > >Just lately there has been a glut of messages relating
> to research
> outside
> > >of the County of Devon, can I ask everyone, please, if
> you're thinking of
> > >posting a message on this message board to keep it, as
> with Devon-L,
> > >relating to research of DEVON families only.
> > >For your information this message board can be found at
> www.devonfhs.org.uk
> > >and click on the www link on the left hand side. Of
> course, whilst there
> > >don't forget to have a look around and see what the
> Devon FHS has to
> > >offer.:-)
> > >
> > >Also don't forget that there are similar mailing
> lists to Devon-L for
> > >virtually
> > >every county in the British Isles , England, Scotland
> , Wales, Ireland
> etc
> > >- details of lists can be found at
> > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >Terry Leaman
> > >Torquay
> > >Devon.
> > >OPC (online Parish Clerk) for Torquay and DFHS
> representative on Devon-L
> > >My web site at www.leaman.freeserve.co.uk contains
> information and photos
> > >about Torquay and vicinity.
> > >My index to 1861 census for St Mary Church, may now be found at
> > > http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/TorquayStMarychurch/
> > >although I can still offer full transcriptions of any
> entry found there.
> > >Torquay (ancient & modern) information or photos wanted.
> > >E-mail:- . Member of DFHS.
> > >All Mail checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2001
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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