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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: Jan Prit on Wednesday 14 March 18 23:40 GMT (UK)
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Morning all :) Searching for any record information on a Mary Pugsley she married a Richard Button Labourer on the 15/1/1769 at Great Torrington have looked at all their online records. :-[
Janet 8)
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I can't see a Mary Pugsley born Great Torrington but there is one born 6 miles away in Bideford
Mary Pugsley 1745 Bideford parents Henry and Sarah
Emeltom
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Morning emeltom, thank you for your information and help. :)
Janet :-[
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There are several options for your Mary, but I would suggest that she is the one baptised at Bishops Tawton 6 Mar 1742 to parents William & Hannah.
A William PUGSLEY was buried at Great Torrington 23 July 1767 and a Hannah PUGSLEY was buried there 25 Jan 1771.
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Morning DOB7 thank you so much for your help, I searched the web yesterday and their is a big family of them that lived in Devonshire and some moved to the USA. :)
Janet :-[
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Morning DOB7 thank you so much for your help, I searched the web yesterday and their is a big family of them that lived in Devonshire and some moved to the USA. :)
"Devon", please. Only people who are not from Devon call it "Devonshire", though the "Devonshire Institute" mentioned in another suggests that there may be exceptions.
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Athel_cb - I would suggest you tell that to the 12th Duke of Devonshire, the makers of Devonshire clotted cream, the Devonshire & Dorset Regiment, and The Devonshire Association - etc. etc. Devonshire was the former common and official name of Devon and Jan's usage of it is not incorrect.
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The Duke of Devonshire is a poor example, because he's based in Derbyshire, and has little connection with Devon. All the Dukes from the first until the present one have been based in Derbyshire. Devonshire cream has been called that for commercial reasons, and it's not a person.
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Hello all thanks for your help regarding Mary Pugsley not sure about how you say Devon or Devonshire I am from Australia and still learning how to pronounce England names. :)
Janet :)
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And I wouldn't worry about it too much - Devon is the modern form but when your ancestors were here it was Devonshire. Hope you are able to 'prove' which Mary is yours.