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!
-==Register Office Contact Details==
+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 Registration Service Website and online certificate applications: [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
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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
+'''Other major towns:''' Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-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]
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Somerset| Somerset Places of Worship]]'''
-=====Bridgewater=====
-Morgan House <br>
-Mount Street <br>
-Bridgwater <br>
-TA6 3ER <br>
-Tel 01278 422527 <br>
-E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Shepton Mallett=====
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
-B, Commercial Road <br>
+| [[Image: EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
-Shepton Mallet <br>
+|}
-BA4 5BU <br>
+==Resources==
-Tel 01749 343928 <br>
-E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Taunton=====
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Flook House <br>
-Belvedere Road<br>
-Taunton <br>
-TA1 1BT <br>
-Tel 01823 282251 <br>
-E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Williton=====
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
-Long Street <br>
-Williton <br>
-TA4 4QN <br>
-Tel 01984 633116 <br>
-E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Yeovil=====
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-Maltravers House <br>
-Petters Way <br>
-Yeovil <br>
-BA20 1SP <br>
-Tel 01935 411230 <br>
-E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPCs]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
+*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/som/frontpage.shtml FreeREG - Somerset & Bristol]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Somerset, England - Parish Register Transcriptions]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm  Mike Durtnall's Somerset Parish Register Transcripts]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/somerset/somerset.htm Parish Transcriptions - Somerset]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Parish Registers - a directory]
-*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''':[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
-==Links==
+*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
-=====General=====
+*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ County Record Office]
+*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/somerset.html Library Link]
+*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
-*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ West Somerset Parish Registers]
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/somersetfamilyhistory/ Yahoo Group Somerset Family History - includes Parish Register Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/somerset.html Local History Societies]
+*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder Family of Somerset]
-*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10somer311/10somer311gazA.htm Town And Village Maps]
+*[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://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Online Parish Clerks]
+*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site Transcriptions for the Avon Area]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html PIGOT'S DIRECTORY of SOMERSET c1844, Index]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/som/Somerset.htm Somerset Workhouses ]
-*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath record office]extracts from Bath Georgian newspapers 1780-1800.
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset Coalfield] A good site for the Somerset coalfield and the Midsummer Norton area.
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment]
-*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colins Genealogy Pages] Try this site for some transcribed Parish Registers:
+*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Archives]
-*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
+*[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/leisureandculture/recordsarchives/georgian/default.htm The Bath Chronicle Newspaper Project]
-*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/index.htm Counties and places included in the FreeREG Project]
+*[http://www.buildinghistory.org/bath/index.shtml Bath Past]
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Parish Register Transcriptions] Online Marriage Registers for some of Somerset:
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/pod.html downloadable pdfs of Bath PO Directories - on Bath BMD]
-*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm Somerset Pages] Some more Parish Register Transcripts for parts of Somerset.
+*[http://www.beckington.org.uk/index.htm Beckington Village]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy] BMDs for Minehead in particular from late 1700's through to 1901.
+*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
-*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Othery Parish Registers - Transcribed by Amy L. Lunde]Some transcriptions for Othery.
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb ]Here are some more excellent parish transcriptions:
+*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Bristol - Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Parish Registers of West Somerset]Good site for Parish Registers of West Somerset.
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.eu/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site]war memorial transcriptions for the old Avon area.
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/paul001.html West Country Newspapers]
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Chipstable/Index.html#top Chipstable "All Saints" Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
+*[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
-*[http://www.digifutures.org/schools/index.htm Bridgwater Grammar Schools]
+*[http://www.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clevedon/clevhist.htm The History of Clevedon]
-*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
+*[http://www.clutton.org.uk/index.html?/genealogy.html Clutton Village]
-*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/index.htm Sage Family History - Nailsea]
+*[http://www.comptonbishopfamilies.co.uk/homepage.html Compton Bishop and Cross]
-*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder family of Somerset]
+*[http://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
-*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
+*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Frome Family & Local History ]
-You can search for other researchers with the same surname interests and contact them by email or you can contact the webmaster and get him to upload your surname interests to the website. However, if you choose this option, I would suggest you create a secondary email address or use a disposable email address before you upload your info to a website. Any spam the email address attracts on the website will then not go to your primary email address.
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs]
+*[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/religion/htmars44.htm Frome Holy Trinity Marriages Nov 1884-1868]
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/paul003.html Parish Registers for Taunton,Enmore or Bicknoller]
+*[http://www.oldhambridge.co.uk/ 19th Century Hambridge]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ WEST SOMERSET PARISH REGISTER TRANSCRIPTIONS]
+*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History & Parish Records]
 *[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/index.html High Littleton & Hallatrow History and Parish Records]
+*[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]
+*[http://www.auaw15.dsl.pipex.com/ North Curry]
+*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Parish Records of Othery]
 *[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html SHIPS IN PORT AT HIGHBRIDGE, PORTISHEAD & BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET 1881.]
+*[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]
+*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html Ships in port at Highbridge,Portishead & Bridgwater 1881]
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]
+*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Parish Records & School Admissions Registers]
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/ Nailsea - Sage Family History]
+*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset Coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
+*[http://www.genogold.com/html/martock.html A Martock Scrapbook]
+*[http://dbown100.tripod.com/FAMILYHISTORY.htm#MiddlezoyOthery Middlezoy and Othery]
+*[http://www.saltford.org/main.php Saltford Village]
+*[http://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/ South Petherton]
+*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/stoke_St_Gregory.html Stoke St Gregory]
+*[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.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk/ Winsham Web Museum]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~louisestclairrose/somerset/yeoj/yeojgroomc2.html St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[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==
-=====Wellington Union Workhouse =====
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*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.
-=====For Somerset Newspaper enquiries=====
-Tel: 01823 340301 <br>
-E-Mail: [mailto:somstud@somerset.gov.uk Somerset Studies Library]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]

Difference between revisions of "Somerset"

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Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers