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=== Parish Registers  ===
== Parish Registers  ==


There is a great index to many of the Church of England parishes in south and west Somerset. It is called Dr. Campbell's Index. This index was created by [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thegen/wensley/drc.htm Dr. Neville Campbell]. It is available at the [[Somerset Record Office]]. It has also been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library or can be ordered at any Family History Center. For a list of the film numbers, {{FHL|480029|title-id|disp=click here}}. For a listing of the parishes and the dates of coverage for this index [[Dr. Campbell's Index for Somerset|click here]].
====Online====
 
=====Available Databases=====


[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Guide to Somerset parish register transcripts online].
[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html Guide to Somerset parish register transcripts online].
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=ttmjDfWjrRoC Somersetshire Parishes: A Handbook of Historical Reference to All Places in the County] by Arthur L. Humphreys provides an overview of what records survive for each parish.
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=ttmjDfWjrRoC Somersetshire Parishes: A Handbook of Historical Reference to All Places in the County] by Arthur L. Humphreys provides an overview of what records survive for each parish.


=== Marriage Licences  ===
====Microfilm====
 
There is a great index to many of the Church of England parishes in south and west Somerset called Dr. Campbell's Index. This index was created by [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thegen/wensley/drc.htm Dr. Neville Campbell]. It is available at the [[Somerset Record Office]]. It has also been microfilmed and is available at the [[Family History Library]] or can be ordered at any Family History Center. For a list of the film numbers, {{FHL|480029|title-id|disp=click here}}. For a listing of the parishes and the dates of coverage for this index [[Dr. Campbell's Index for Somerset|click here]].
 
== Marriage Licences  ==


*'''1581-1753''' - [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60856 Various Somerset Marriage Licenses] online at Ancestry (£).
*'''1581-1753''' - [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60856 Various Somerset Marriage Licenses] online at Ancestry (£).

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Parish Registers[edit | edit source]

Online[edit | edit source]

Guide to Somerset parish register transcripts online.

  • wsom-opc.org.uk/ -- The main website for the Somerset Online Parish Clerk project

At Ancestry (£)--

At findmypast (£)--

  • Somerset Marriages. 146,765 entries. Coverage.
  • Somerset Marriages (post-1754). 184,710 entries. Coverage.

15,956 Somerset entries are included in England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[1]

St. Decumans (Williton Chapel) Baptisms 1792 TO 1812

244 Somerset parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[2]

Burials from 506 Somerset places (755,063 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.[3]

Microfilm[edit | edit source]

There is a great index to many of the Church of England parishes in south and west Somerset called Dr. Campbell's Index. This index was created by Dr. Neville Campbell. It is available at the Somerset Record Office. It has also been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library or can be ordered at any Family History Center. For a list of the film numbers, click here. For a listing of the parishes and the dates of coverage for this index click here.

Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
  2. 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
  3. 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 1 September 2013.