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From: "J.E. Harris" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] OPC Twitchen Resources
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:49:06 -0800
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Hi Paul et al
According to my Hugh Peskett book "Guide to the Parish and Nonparochial
Registers of Devon & Cornwall" the Twitchen registers exist only from the
year 1715. Hence the transcription made by the Devon & Cornwall Record Socty
eons ago and subsequently fimed by the LDS dates only from that year.
Peskett also says Twitchen is a chapelry of North Molton and perhaps those
registers will have anything for Twitchen prior to 1715.

Jean Harris in Toronto, Ontario
DFHS#2006


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [DEV] OPC Twitchen Resources


> Dear Angela
>
> Firstly, there was only one Kingdon in Twitchen in 1841 - Betsy, aged 16.
> Unfortunately, my transcriptions have been limited because fiche copies
are
> not available at present, due to the current closure of the Devon Record
> Office. I therefore have very little by way of baptismal records.
>
> I have however established that the baptismal data recorded by LDS for
> Twitchen does not go back before 1715. Why this should be isn't apparent.
>
> I had a look at all the Kingdons so recorded; there were only a few,
including
> two John Kingdon's, but both much too late to be yours. None of the
fathers
> recorded was a John Kingdon.
>
> You may find the following site useful (if you don't already know it)
where
> you want to look at LDS records in a specific parish.
>
>
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page
Title
>
> Best wishes (and a "Guid New Year")
>
> Paul
> On Friday 10 Dec 2004 09:30, you wrote:
> > Dear Paul,
> >
> > I wonder if you can help me please. I am looking for a JOHN
KINGDON(M).
> > He was baptised circa 1705 -1710.
> >
> > He had a son, John, baptised at Rose Ash in 1751. I have searched the
> > Rose Ash records but did not find him. Some time ago I was contacted by
> > someone from the Devon list who said that John b. 1705 was baptised in
> > Twitchen. I do not have any more information than that. I have not
been
> > able to confirm this because I live in Scotland. If you have access to
> > the PRs for Twitchen for 1705, would you be kind enough to see if John
is
> > there.
> >
> > I know that there were Kingdons in Twitchen in the 1851 census. I have
> > not checked the 1841 census for any. My John would have been too old
to
> > be recorded on that.
> >
> > I did find a John Kingdom on the IGI baptised 1706 Knowstone, but I do
not
> > know if that is him.
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> > Thank you. Happy Xmas.
> > Angela
>
>
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