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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.
-'''Somerset'''
+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.
-County town: Taunton
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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.
-Other major towns: Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
+'''County town:''' Taunton
-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!
+'''Other major towns:''' Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-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.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Somerset| Somerset Places of Worship]]'''
-Somerset gave the world Cheddar cheese & cider, The Worzels & Acker Bilk. King Alfred burned the cakes here & arguably King Arthur lived here.
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-==Register Office Contact Details==
+'''Primary Reference'''
-Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications: [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
-Bath BMD has birth marriages and deaths from 1837 and the old Avon area of Somerset. <br>
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-Births include mother's maiden name and certificates can be ordered directly from them. <br>
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
+*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPCs]
-=====Bridgwater=====
+*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
-Morgan House <br>
-Mount Street <br>
-Bridgwater <br>
-TA6 3ER <br>
-Tel 01278 422527 <br>
-E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Shepton Mallett=====
-B, Commercial Road <br>
-Shepton Mallet <br>
-BA4 5BU <br>
-Tel 01749 343928 <br>
-E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Taunton=====
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Flook House <br>
-Belvedere Road<br>
-Taunton <br>
-TA1 1BT <br>
-Tel 01823 282251 <br>
-E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Williton=====
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
-Long Street <br>
-Williton <br>
-TA4 4QN <br>
-Tel 01984 633116 <br>
-E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Yeovil=====
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
-Maltravers House <br>
-Petters Way <br>
-Yeovil <br>
-BA20 1SP <br>
-Tel 01935 411230 <br>
-E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk
+*[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.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm  Mike Durtnall's Somerset Parish Register Transcripts]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/somerset/somerset.htm Parish Transcriptions - Somerset]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Parish Registers - a directory]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
+*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
-'''Records Office Address'''
+*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
-Somerset Record Office
+*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
-Obridge Road
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/somersetfamilyhistory/ Yahoo Group Somerset Family History - includes Parish Register Transcriptions]
-Taunton
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-TA2 7PU
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
-Telephone  01823 278805 (enquiries)
-337600 (appointments)
+*[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]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Archives]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
+*[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/leisureandculture/recordsarchives/georgian/default.htm The Bath Chronicle Newspaper Project]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ County Record Office]
+*[http://www.buildinghistory.org/bath/index.shtml Bath Past]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/somerset.html Library Link]
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/pod.html downloadable pdfs of Bath PO Directories - on Bath BMD]
-*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://www.beckington.org.uk/index.htm Beckington Village]
-*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,33.0.html  Rootschat Somerset Board]
+*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
-*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon FHS]
+*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Bristol - Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.eu/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs & Publicans]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Brompton_Regis/Index.html#top Brompton Regis "The Blessed Virgin Mary" Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/H_m_w/Chipstable/Index.html#top Chipstable "All Saints" Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm Clevedon Baptisms Marriages, Deaths & Census]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/somerset.html Local History Societies]
+*[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://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
+*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Frome Family & Local History ]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/religion/htmars44.htm Frome Holy Trinity Marriages Nov 1884-1868]
+*[http://www.oldhambridge.co.uk/ 19th Century Hambridge]
-*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPC]
+*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History & Parish Records]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
+*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
+*[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]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.auaw15.dsl.pipex.com/ North Curry]
+*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Parish Records of Othery]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySomerset.htm#PageTitle IGI Somerset]
+*[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
+*[http://www.kilmersdon-radstock.org.uk/ Radstock and Kilmersden Parish Records incorporating Babington and Writhlington]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ West Somerset Parish Registers]
+*[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.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath record office extracts from Bath Georgian newspapers 1780-1800]
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]
-*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colins Genealogy Pages, transcribed Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Parish Records & School Admissions Registers]
-*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/index.htm Counties and places included in the FreeREG Project]
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/ Nailsea - Sage Family History]
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Parish Register Transcriptions, Online Marriage Registers for some of Somerset]
+*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset Coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
-*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm Somerset Pages, Some more Parish Register Transcripts for parts of Somerset]
+*[http://www.genogold.com/html/martock.html A Martock Scrapbook]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy BMDs for Minehead in particular from late 1700's through to 1901]
+*[http://dbown100.tripod.com/FAMILYHISTORY.htm#MiddlezoyOthery Middlezoy and Othery]
-*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Othery Parish Registers - Transcribed by Amy L. Lunde Some transcriptions for Othery]
+*[http://www.saltford.org/main.php Saltford Village]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Here are some more excellent parish transcriptions]
+*[http://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/ South Petherton]
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site transcriptions for the old Avon area]
+*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/stoke_St_Gregory.html Stoke St Gregory]
-*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices] Includes some Newspaper Extracts, Parish records and Inquests
+*[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Some Parish Register Transcriptions for Somerset]
+*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Somerset/visitations/p2.html Visitation of Somerset 1623]
+*[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]
-'''Family and social history'''
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/DocsView.htm Old Maps, Postcards & Pictures of Somerset]
-*[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id41.html Bristol Companies, history and information]
+*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972]
-*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder family of Somerset]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/som/Somerset.htm Somerset Workhouses ]
+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:
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
-*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972] Useful for dating old photos
+'''Wellington Union Workhouse'''
+Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
-'''Countywide interest'''
+They do not have Admission or Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
-*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
+'''Bridgwater'''
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/parishes.html Somerset Towns & Parishes]
+Morgan House <br>
+Mount Street <br>
+Bridgwater <br>
+TA6 3ER <br>
+Tel 01278 422527 <br>
+E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/ Somerset Registration Service]  Apply for a Somerset birth, death or marriage certificate here.
+'''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>
-'''Specific Town Village interest'''
+'''Yeovil'''
-*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller] 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment
+Maltravers House <br>
+Petters Way <br>
+Yeovil <br>
+BA20 1SP <br>
+Tel 01935 411230 <br>
+E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.digifutures.org/schools/index.htm Bridgwater Grammar Schools]
-*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/or/evercreech/ Evercreech Village]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/index.html High Littleton & Hallatrow History and Parish Records]
-*[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html Ships in port at Highbridge,Portishead & Bridgwater 1881]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History and some Parish Records]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ses/horsington/ Horsington Genealogy]  Parish Register transcriptions and lots more!
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/index.htm Sage Family History - Nailsea]
-*[http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=pjc4ax&surname=A Somerset coalfield and Midsummer Norton area]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.genogold.com/html/martock.html A Martock Scrapbook]
-*[http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/people%20archive.htm Rooksbridge and East Brent]
+*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
-*[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/ Family & Local History in Frome, Somerset]
+==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.
-<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