Difference between revisions of "Somerset"

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Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!

Tourist attractions include the Caves at Cheddar & Wookey Hole, the beautiful Cathedral City of Wells, the smallest city in the UK, and the spiritual town of Glastonbury with its world famous Tor. Somerset is the home of The true English carnival, a spectacle for 400 years.

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-[[Image:EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|151px|thumb|Somerset County Map (source: Wikipedia) ]]
+[[Category:Region 6 ~ South West England]]
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+|Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.
-'''Somerset'''
-County town: Taunton
-Other major towns: Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-Land of the Summer People, the scenery is outstanding, from the rolling hills of The Mendips, The Quantocks, The Blackdowns and The Brendans to the plains of Exmoor and the Somerset Levels.
 Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!
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 Tourist attractions include the Caves at Cheddar & Wookey Hole, the beautiful Cathedral City of Wells, the smallest city in the UK, and the spiritual town of Glastonbury with its world famous Tor. Somerset is the home of The true English carnival, a spectacle for 400 years.
-Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
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+|Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
-<br><br>
-==Register Office Contact Details==
-Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications: [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
+'''County town:''' Taunton
-Bath BMD has birth marriages and deaths from 1837 and the old Avon area of Somerset. <br>
-Births include mother's maiden name and certificates can be ordered directly from them. <br>
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
+'''Other major towns:''' Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-'''Bridgwater'''<br>
-Morgan House <br>
-Mount Street <br>
-Bridgwater <br>
-TA6 3ER <br>
-Tel 01278 422527 <br>
-E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Somerset| Somerset Places of Worship]]'''
-'''Shepton Mallett'''<br>
-B, Commercial Road <br>
-Shepton Mallet <br>
-BA4 5BU <br>
-Tel 01749 343928 <br>
-E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-'''Taunton'''<br>
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Flook House <br>
-Belvedere Road<br>
-Taunton <br>
-TA1 1BT <br>
-Tel 01823 282251 <br>
-E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk
-'''Williton'''<br>
-Long Street <br>
-Williton <br>
-TA4 4QN <br>
-Tel 01984 633116 <br>
-E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk
-'''Yeovil'''<br>
-Maltravers House <br>
-Petters Way <br>
-Yeovil <br>
-BA20 1SP <br>
-Tel 01935 411230 <br>
-E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
-==Photo Offers==
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
-==Links==
-'''Primary Reference Links'''
 *[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
 *[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/somerset.html Library Link]
 *[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
+*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPCs]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/somerset.html The Local History Directory]
-*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
-*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
-*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPC's]
 *[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySomerset.htm#PageTitle IGI Somerset]
-*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/index.htm Counties and places included in the FreeREG Project]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/ GENUKI Somerset]
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 *[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
-*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Record Office Extracts from Bath Georgian Newspapers 1780-1800]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
-*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
+*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/som/frontpage.shtml FreeREG - Somerset & Bristol]
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Somerset, England - Parish Register Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Parish Register Transcriptions- Parts of Somerset]
+*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm  Mike Durtnall's Somerset Parish Register Transcripts]
-*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Parish Register Transcriptions for Somerset]
+*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/somerset/somerset.htm Parish Transcriptions - Somerset]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Parish Registers - a directory]
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
+*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
 *[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
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 *[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
-*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
+*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
-*[http://www.ukgenealogyarchives.org.uk/cgi-bin/imageserve.cgi?actiontotake=View&ID=3&Book_Title=The%20Visitation%20of%20Somerset%201623 Visitation of Somerset 1623]
+*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions]
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/somersetfamilyhistory/ Yahoo Group Somerset Family History - includes Parish Register Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
 *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/ Somerset Registration Service]
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/som/Somerset.htm Somerset Workhouses ]
+*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder Family of Somerset]
-*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder Family of Somerset]
+*[http://www.ukgenealogyarchives.org.uk/cgi-bin/imageserve.cgi?actiontotake=View&ID=3&Book_Title=The%20Visitation%20of%20Somerset%201623 Visitation of Somerset 1623]
 *[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site Transcriptions for the Avon Area]
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 *[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment]
+*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Archives]
 *[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/leisureandculture/recordsarchives/georgian/default.htm The Bath Chronicle Newspaper Project]
+*[http://www.buildinghistory.org/bath/index.shtml Bath Past]
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/pod.html downloadable pdfs of Bath PO Directories - on Bath BMD]
 *[http://www.beckington.org.uk/index.htm Beckington Village]
-*[http://www.digifutures.org/schools/index.htm Bridgwater Grammar Schools]
+*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
-*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
 *[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Bristol - Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
-*[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id41.html Bristol Companies]
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.eu/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
 *[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
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 *[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
+*[http://www.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clevedon/clevhist.htm The History of Clevedon]
 *[http://www.clutton.org.uk/index.html?/genealogy.html Clutton Village]
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 *[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Frome Family & Local History ]
-*[http://www.isger.com/Frome%20history.htm Frome]
 *[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/religion/htmars44.htm Frome Holy Trinity Marriages Nov 1884-1868]
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 *[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI: Minehead UK & Ireland Genealogy BMDs late 1700's through to 1901]
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/ GENUKI: Somerset Genealogy]
 *[http://www.minehead-online.co.uk/index.htm Minehead On-Line-includes Porlock and other nearby villages]
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 *[http://www.auaw15.dsl.pipex.com/ North Curry]
-*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Othery Parish Registers - Transcribed by Amy L. Lunde. Transcriptions for Othery]
+*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Parish Records of Othery]
 *[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
+*[http://www.kilmersdon-radstock.org.uk/ Radstock and Kilmersden Parish Records incorporating Babington and Writhlington]
 *[http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/people%20archive.htm Rooksbridge and East Brent]
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 *[http://dbown100.tripod.com/FAMILYHISTORY.htm#MiddlezoyOthery Middlezoy and Othery]
-*[http://hue.org/Othery/ Othery]
 *[http://www.saltford.org/main.php Saltford Village]
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 *[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
+*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
 *[http://www.wzlet.org/ Westonzoyland Pumping Station - Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage on the Somerset Levels]
-*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
 *[http://www.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk/ Winsham Web Museum]
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 '''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972]
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/DocsView.htm Old Maps, Postcards & Pictures of Somerset]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/DocsView.htm Old Maps, Postcards & Pictures of Somerset]
+*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972]
+==Register Office==
+Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications:
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
+Bath BMD has birth marriages and deaths from 1837 and the old Avon area of Somerset.
+Births include mother's maiden name and certificates can be ordered directly from them:
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
+'''Wellington Union Workhouse'''
+Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
+They do not have Admission or Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
+'''Bridgwater'''
+Morgan House <br>
+Mount Street <br>
+Bridgwater <br>
+TA6 3ER <br>
+Tel 01278 422527 <br>
+E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Shepton Mallett'''
+B, Commercial Road <br>
+Shepton Mallet <br>
+BA4 5BU <br>
+Tel 01749 343928 <br>
+E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Taunton'''
+Flook House <br>
+Belvedere Road<br>
+Taunton <br>
+TA1 1BT <br>
+Tel 01823 282251 <br>
+E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Williton'''
+Long Street <br>
+Williton <br>
+TA4 4QN <br>
+Tel 01984 633116 <br>
+E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
+'''Yeovil'''
+Maltravers House <br>
+Petters Way <br>
+Yeovil <br>
+BA20 1SP <br>
+Tel 01935 411230 <br>
+E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk<br>
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-=====Wellington Union Workhouse =====
-*Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office
-for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
-Indoor Relief up to 1870.
-They do not have Admission or
-Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]

Difference between revisions of "Somerset"

Latest revision as of 10:21, 16 May 2023

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Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers