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.
-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]
+'''County town:''' Taunton
-=====Bridgewater=====
-Morgan House <br>
-Mount Street <br>
-Bridgwater <br>
-TA6 3ER <br>
-Tel 01278 422527 <br>
-E-mail bridgwaterro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Shepton Mallett=====
+'''Other major towns:''' Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater
-B, Commercial Road <br>
-Shepton Mallet <br>
-BA4 5BU <br>
-Tel 01749 343928 <br>
-E-mail sheptonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Taunton=====
-Flook House <br>
-Belvedere Road<br>
-Taunton <br>
-TA1 1BT <br>
-Tel 01823 282251 <br>
-E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Williton=====
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Somerset| Somerset Places of Worship]]'''
-Long Street <br>
-Williton <br>
-TA4 4QN <br>
-Tel 01984 633116 <br>
-E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk
-=====Yeovil=====
-Maltravers House <br>
-Petters Way <br>
-Yeovil <br>
-BA20 1SP <br>
-Tel 01935 411230 <br>
-E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandSomerset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ '''County Record Office''']
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/information/somersetstudies/ Somerset Studies Library]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Somerset OPCs]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ East Somerset OPC]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath and North East Somerset BMD]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html Pigot's Directory of Somerset c1844, Index]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/som/frontpage.shtml FreeREG - Somerset & Bristol]
-*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''':[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
+*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Somerset, England - Parish Register Transcriptions]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm  Mike Durtnall's Somerset Parish Register Transcripts]
-=====General=====
+*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/somerset/somerset.htm Parish Transcriptions - Somerset]
+*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Parish Registers - a directory]
-*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ County Record Office]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb Parish Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/somerset.html Library Link]
+*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colin's Genealogy Pages, Transcribed Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
+*[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.parkhouse.org.uk/index.htm Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Homepage]
+*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/somersetfamilyhistory/ Yahoo Group Somerset Family History - includes Parish Register Transcriptions]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/ Somerset Genweb]
+*[http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/ Southwest England Genealogical Indices]
+*[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]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Aller.htm Aller 1841 and 1891 Censuses and 1840 Tithe Assessment]
+*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath Archives]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[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.sdfhs.org/ Somerset and Dorset Family History Society]
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/pod.html downloadable pdfs of Bath PO Directories - on Bath BMD]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/somerset.html Local History Societies]
+*[http://www.beckington.org.uk/index.htm Beckington Village]
-*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
+*[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://www.bristolslostpubs.eu/ 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]
+*[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.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clevedon/clevhist.htm The History of Clevedon]
+*[http://www.clutton.org.uk/index.html?/genealogy.html Clutton Village]
+*[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 ]
+*[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://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ High Littleton and Hallatrow History & Parish Records]
+*[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]
+*[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.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]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/stoke_St_Gregory.html Stoke St Gregory]
+*[http://www.tutton.org/index.html Wedmore Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://wsom-opc.org.uk/ Online Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.wcandpr.org.uk/ West Clevedon and Portishead Railway]
+*[http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk/ Weston-Super-Mare FHS]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.wzlet.org/ Westonzoyland Pumping Station - Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage on the Somerset Levels]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySomerset.htm#PageTitle IGI Somerset]
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ West Somerset Parish Registers]
+*[http://www.winshamwebmuseum.co.uk/ Winsham Web Museum]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_somerset_c1844/pdosc1844index.html PIGOT'S DIRECTORY of SOMERSET c1844, Index]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~louisestclairrose/somerset/yeoj/yeojgroomc2.html St John the Baptist Church, Yeovil]
-*[http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ Bath record office]extracts from Bath Georgian newspapers 1780-1800.
-*[http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk/ Colins Genealogy Pages] transcribed Parish Registers:
-*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/parishes/index.htm Counties and places included in the FreeREG Project]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/index.htm Parish Register Transcriptions] Online Marriage Registers for some of Somerset:
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/DocsView.htm Old Maps, Postcards & Pictures of Somerset]
-*[http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm Somerset Pages] Some more Parish Register Transcripts for parts of Somerset.
+*[http://www.cartes.fsnet.co.uk/photo/azlist2.htm A Directory of Bristol Photographers 1852-1972]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy] BMDs for Minehead in particular from late 1700's through to 1901.
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.hue.org/Othery/ Othery Parish Registers - Transcribed by Amy L. Lunde]Some transcriptions for Othery.
+Somerset Registration Service Website and online certificate applications:
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Parish Registers of West Somerset]Parish Registers of West Somerset.
+*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/resources/registrationservice/  Registration Service]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top  Rootsweb ]Here are some more excellent parish transcriptions:
+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://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/paul003.html Parish Registers for Taunton,Enmore or Bicknoller]
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Births Marriages & Deaths]
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War Memorial Site]war memorial transcriptions for the old Avon area.
-*[http://wsomparreg.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ WEST SOMERSET PARISH REGISTER TRANSCRIPTIONS]
+'''Wellington Union Workhouse'''
+Contact Somerset Archive & Records Office for Births & Deaths in Workhouse.
-'''Family and social history'''
+They do not have Admission or Discharge Registers for Wellington Union.
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs]
+'''Bridgwater'''
-*[http://www.bakery.co.uk/sandd/ Somerset & Dorset Surnames and Queries Index]
+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>
-*[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id41.html Bristol Companies, history and information]
-*[http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/content.php The Larder family of Somerset]
+'''Taunton'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/som/Somerset.htm Somerset Workhouses ]
+Flook House <br>
+Belvedere Road<br>
+Taunton <br>
+TA1 1BT <br>
+Tel 01823 282251 <br>
+E-mail tauntonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+'''Williton'''
+Long Street <br>
+Williton <br>
+TA4 4QN <br>
+Tel 01984 633116 <br>
+E-mail willitonro@somerset.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10somer311/10somer311gazA.htm Town And Village Maps]
+'''Yeovil'''
-'''Countywide interest'''
+Maltravers House <br>
+Petters Way <br>
+Yeovil <br>
+BA20 1SP <br>
+Tel 01935 411230 <br>
+E-mail yeovilro@somerset.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/paul001.html West Country Newspapers]
+==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.
-*[http://www.somersetgateway.com/index.htm Somerset County]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Specific Town Village interest'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.digifutures.org/schools/index.htm Bridgwater Grammar Schools]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.bridgwateruk.com/genealogy.htm Bridgwater Genealogy]
-*[http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/records.html Loxton Village Website]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/index.html High Littleton & Hallatrow History and Parish Records]
-*[http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/ The Portbury Hundred]
+*Within cycling distance (20 miles) of '''Bruton''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=366 Nessmcd]
-*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Somerset81.html SHIPS IN PORT AT HIGHBRIDGE, PORTISHEAD & BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET 1881.]
-*[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]Somerset coalfield and Midsummer Norton area.
+==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