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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+|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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+|Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
+'''County town:''' Taunton
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+'''Other major towns:''' Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-[[Image:somerset.jpg|250px|thumb|Stogursey Parish Church submitted by Guinevere]]
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-<br>
-[[Image:EnglandSomerset.jpg|left|151px|thumb|Somerset County Map (source: Wikipedia) ]]
-'''Somerset'''
-County town: Taunton
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Somerset| Somerset Places of Worship]]'''
-Other major towns: Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-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.
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Exmoor is in the county of Somerset, not Devon!
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
-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.
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
+*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-<br><br><br><br>
+*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPCs]
-==Register Office Contact Details==
-Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications: [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
-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]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
-'''Bridgwater'''<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
-Morgan House <br>
-Mount Street <br>
-Bridgwater <br>
-TA6 3ER <br>
-Tel 01278 422527 <br>
-E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/som/frontpage.shtml FreeREG - Somerset & Bristol]
-'''Shepton Mallett'''<br>
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Somerset, England - Parish Register Transcriptions]
-B, Commercial Road <br>
-Shepton Mallet <br>
-BA4 5BU <br>
-Tel 01749 343928 <br>
-E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm  Mike Durtnall's Somerset Parish Register Transcripts]
-'''Taunton'''<br>
+*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/somerset/somerset.htm Parish Transcriptions - Somerset]
-Flook House <br>
-Belvedere Road<br>
-Taunton <br>
-TA1 1BT <br>
-Tel 01823 282251 <br>
-E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Parish Registers - a directory]
-'''Williton'''<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
-Long Street <br>
-Williton <br>
-TA4 4QN <br>
-Tel 01984 633116 <br>
-E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
-'''Yeovil'''<br>
+*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
-Maltravers House <br>
-Petters Way <br>
-Yeovil <br>
-BA20 1SP <br>
-Tel 01935 411230 <br>
-E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
+*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
+*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/somersetfamilyhistory/ Yahoo Group Somerset Family History - includes Parish Register Transcriptions]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder Family of Somerset]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.ukgenealogyarchives.org.uk/cgi-bin/imageserve.cgi?actiontotake=View&ID=3&Book_Title=The%20Visitation%20of%20Somerset%201623 Visitation of Somerset 1623]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site Transcriptions for the Avon Area]
-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]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Archives]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
+*[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]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.beckington.org.uk/index.htm Beckington Village]
+*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
-'''Primary Reference Links'''
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Bristol - Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.eu/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/somerset.html Library Link]
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Chipstable/Index.html#top Chipstable "All Saints" Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
+*[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/somerset.html The Local History Directory]
+*[http://www.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clevedon/clevhist.htm The History of Clevedon]
-*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
+*[http://www.clutton.org.uk/index.html?/genealogy.html Clutton Village]
-*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
+*[http://www.comptonbishopfamilies.co.uk/homepage.html Compton Bishop and Cross]
-*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPC's]
+*[http://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
+*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Frome Family & Local History ]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySomerset.htm#PageTitle IGI Somerset]
+*[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/religion/htmars44.htm Frome Holy Trinity Marriages Nov 1884-1868]
-*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/index.htm Counties and places included in the FreeREG Project]
+*[http://www.oldhambridge.co.uk/ 19th Century Hambridge]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/ GENUKI Somerset]
+*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History & Parish Records]
+*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/ GENUKI: Somerset Genealogy]
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site Transcriptions for the Avon Area]
+*[http://www.minehead-online.co.uk/index.htm Minehead On-Line-includes Porlock and other nearby villages]
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
+*[http://www.auaw15.dsl.pipex.com/ North Curry]
-*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Record Office Extracts from Bath Georgian Newspapers 1780-1800]
+*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Parish Records of Othery]
-*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
-*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder Family of Somerset]
+*[http://www.kilmersdon-radstock.org.uk/ Radstock and Kilmersden Parish Records incorporating Babington and Writhlington]
-*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Parish Register Transcriptions for Somerset]
+*[http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/people%20archive.htm Rooksbridge and East Brent]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
+*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html Ships in port at Highbridge,Portishead & Bridgwater 1881]
-*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]
-*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
+*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Parish Records & School Admissions Registers]
-*[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://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/ Nailsea - Sage Family History]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions]
+*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset Coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
+*[http://www.genogold.com/html/martock.html A Martock Scrapbook]
-*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
+*[http://dbown100.tripod.com/FAMILYHISTORY.htm#MiddlezoyOthery Middlezoy and Othery]
-*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
+*[http://www.saltford.org/main.php Saltford Village]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
+*[http://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/ South Petherton]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/ Somerset Registration Service]
+*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/stoke_St_Gregory.html Stoke St Gregory]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/som/Somerset.htm Somerset Workhouses ]
+*[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Parish Register Transcriptions- Parts of Somerset]
+*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
+*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.wzlet.org/ Westonzoyland Pumping Station - Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage on the Somerset Levels]
-*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment]
+*[http://www.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk/ Winsham Web Museum]
-*[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/leisureandculture/recordsarchives/georgian/default.htm The Bath Chronicle Newspaper Project]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~louisestclairrose/somerset/yeoj/yeojgroomc2.html St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil]
-*[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]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Bristol - Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/DocsView.htm Old Maps, Postcards & Pictures of Somerset]
-*[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id41.html Bristol Companies]
+*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972]
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
+Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications:
-*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Chipstable/Index.html#top Chipstable "All Saints" Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
-*[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
+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.clutton.org.uk/index.html?/genealogy.html Clutton Village]
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
-*[http://www.comptonbishopfamilies.co.uk/homepage.html Compton Bishop and Cross]
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
+'''Wellington Union Workhouse'''
-*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Frome Family & Local History ]
+Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
-*[http://www.isger.com/Frome%20history.htm Frome]
+They do not have Admission or Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
-*[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/religion/htmars44.htm Frome Holy Trinity Marriages Nov 1884-1868]
-*[http://www.oldhambridge.co.uk/ 19th Century Hambridge]
+'''Bridgwater'''
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History & Parish Records]
+Morgan House <br>
+Mount Street <br>
+Bridgwater <br>
+TA6 3ER <br>
+Tel 01278 422527 <br>
+E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-*[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]
+'''Shepton Mallett'''
-*[http://www.minehead-online.co.uk/index.htm Minehead On-Line-includes Porlock and other nearby villages]
+B, Commercial Road <br>
+Shepton Mallet <br>
+BA4 5BU <br>
+Tel 01749 343928 <br>
+E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.auaw15.dsl.pipex.com/ North Curry]
-*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Othery Parish Registers - Transcribed by Amy L. Lunde. Transcriptions for Othery]
+'''Taunton'''
-*[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
+Flook House <br>
+Belvedere Road<br>
+Taunton <br>
+TA1 1BT <br>
+Tel 01823 282251 <br>
+E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/people%20archive.htm Rooksbridge and East Brent]
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html Ships in port at Highbridge,Portishead & Bridgwater 1881]
+'''Williton'''
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]
+Long Street <br>
+Williton <br>
+TA4 4QN <br>
+Tel 01984 633116 <br>
+E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Parish Records & School Admissions Registers]
-*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/ Nailsea - Sage Family History]
+'''Yeovil'''
-*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset Coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
+Maltravers House <br>
+Petters Way <br>
+Yeovil <br>
+BA20 1SP <br>
+Tel 01935 411230 <br>
+E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.genogold.com/html/martock.html A Martock Scrapbook]
-*[http://dbown100.tripod.com/FAMILYHISTORY.htm#MiddlezoyOthery Middlezoy and Othery]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://hue.org/Othery/ Othery]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.saltford.org/main.php Saltford Village]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/ South Petherton]
-*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/stoke_St_Gregory.html Stoke St Gregory]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.wzlet.org/ Westonzoyland Pumping Station - Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage on the Somerset Levels]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk/ Winsham Web Museum]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~louisestclairrose/somerset/yeoj/yeojgroomc2.html St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
-'''Maps & 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]
+==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]]

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Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers