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NEWSFLASH
Due to the sudden death of Dr. Patrick Woodland on Wednesday 14th May,
no further business can be accepted by Devon Ancestry from this date.
Should you require information about a current order, please contact
Dr. Woodland's brother Alan at ABWoodland@aol.com. Many thanks.
WELCOME TO DEVON ANCESTRY. We very much value your interest in our GENEALOGY
AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH SERVICES and your potential custom. We aim to provide our clients with high quality, professional
and reliable research that represents excellent value for money.
As our name suggests, we are based in the county of Devon
in the South West of England. Although we specialise in this region, we can also draw upon the expertise of a growing network
of associates elsewhere in the country. These include researchers in CORNWALL, BRISTOL, SOMERSET, DORSET, HAMPSHIRE and WILTSHIRE.
Our LONDON associate regularly visits the Family Records Centre, the Public Record Office and most other libraries and archives
in the capital.
DEVON ANCESTRY has access to a wide range of historical and genealogical material: original documents;
public record indexes; printed books, journals and periodicals; local newspapers and directories; microfilmed documents, and
nationally compiled indexes. A large proportion of these sources is housed in Exeter, but some items are located in Plymouth
and Barnstaple. In a number of cases, collections contain information of relevance to the neighbouring counties of SOMERSET,
DORSET and CORNWALL.
The navigation bar on the left-side of this website will give you an idea of the sources available
to us and the range of services that we provide. We hope we may have the opportunity to be of assistance to you in the near
future. Please click here for details of how to Contact.
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DEVON ANCESTRY is co-ordinated by Dr. Patrick Woodland, who has been researching
family history for some thirty years. He was born and educated in Exeter, Devon and read Modern History at Lincoln College,
Oxford. He has held a number of positions in higher education at Lincoln College, Oxford; St. Peter's College, Oxford; the
University of Bristol; and the Open University (South West Region). He was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
in 1992. His doctoral thesis, The Cider Excise 1763-66, examined aspects of Westcountry government, politics and
society in mid-18th century England. He has contributed articles to Parliamentary History, the Bristol and Gloucestershire
Archaeological Society Transactions, the Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia, and the Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography (60 volumes and online, 2004). Dr. Woodland is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and
is ably assisted by carefully-chosen associates working in the archives held at Barnstaple, Plymouth and elsewhere.
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DEVON ANCESTRY, 15 WAVERLEY AVENUE, THORNTON HILL, EXETER, DEVON EX4 4NL
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