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Guide to '''Dodington, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.    | Guide to '''Dodington, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.    | ||
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== Parish History ==  | == Parish History ==  | ||
DODINGTON, a '''parish '''in Williton district, Somerset; near the Quantock-hills, 6 miles ENE of Stogumber railway station, and 8½ WNW of Bridgewater.<ref>John M. Wilson, [  | DODINGTON, a '''parish '''in Williton district, Somerset; near the Quantock-hills, 6 miles ENE of Stogumber railway station, and 8½ WNW of Bridgewater.<ref>John M. Wilson, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=12748 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'', 1870-72. Date accessed and adapted: 18 September 2013.</ref>    | ||
== Resources ==  | == Resources ==  | ||
=== Civil Registration ===  | === Civil Registration ===  | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.  | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].    | ||
=== Church Records ===    | === Church Records ===    | ||
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:   | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at {{FSbook|1727134}}.</ref>  | |||
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'''''  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG''' = [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeREG - free]<ref>[http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/som/frontpage.shtml 'Somerset Coverage'], ''FreeREG,'' accessed 18 February 2014.</ref>  | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''JOIN''' = [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Somerset/ 'Somerset Coverage,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 18 October 2013.</ref>  | |||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''MARR''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Somerset Marriages (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140324190856/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages 'Somerset Marriages'], ''findmypast (WayBack Machine),'' accessed 30 April 2014.</ref>  | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''NBI''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records National Burial Index (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 17 October 2013.</ref>  | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff"   | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''PALL''' = [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)]<ref>''Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes.'' Digital version at {{FSbook|1310100}}.</ref>  | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff"   | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''WCGEN''' = [http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/ West Country Genealogy - free]<ref>[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/ ''West Country Genealogy''], accessed 22 October 2013.</ref>  | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff"   | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''WEST''' = [http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions - free]<ref>[http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html ''West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions''], accessed 21 October 2013.</ref>  | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>    | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>    | ||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>  | |||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD'''   | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1538-1805''']    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''   | ||
| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1538-1863''']    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1540-1863, 1886''']    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1539-1863''']    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JOIN'''   | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ '''1540-1835''']    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''MARR'''   | ||
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| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1540-1835''']   | |||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''NBI'''   | ||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1539-1922''']   | |||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''PALL'''    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 '''1790-1805''']    | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''WCGEN'''   | ||
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| bgcolor="#  | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/somerset/ '''1540-1805''']   | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''WEST'''   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html '''1741-1863''']   | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html '''1538-1863''']   | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html '''1741-1863''']   | |||
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*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at   | ===== Church records on microfilm  =====  | ||
==== Non-Conformists (All other Religions) ====  | |||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at FindMyPast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')  | |||
=== Census Records ===  | === Census Records ===  | ||
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=== Probate Records  ===  | === Probate Records  ===  | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Somerset Probate Records|Somerset Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Somerset Probate Records|Somerset Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.    | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==  | == Maps and Gazetteers  ==  | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>    | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>    | ||
*[  | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]    | ||
*[  | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]  | ||
== Websites  ==  | == Websites  ==  | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 28 June 2021
Guide to Dodington, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. 
| Dodington, Somerset, England | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish | 
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Williton and Freemanners | 
| County | Somerset | 
| Poor Law Union | Williton | 
| Registration District | Williton | 
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1538 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1597 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Bridgwater | 
| Diocese | Bath and Wells | 
| Province | Canterbury | 
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton | 
| Location of Archive | |
| Somerset Archives and Local Studies | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
DODINGTON, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; near the Quantock-hills, 6 miles ENE of Stogumber railway station, and 8½ WNW of Bridgewater.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Dodington, Somerset, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
| DODINGTON PARISH Online Records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| BOYD | 1538-1805 | |||||
| FREG | 1538-1863 | 1540-1863, 1886 | 1539-1863 | |||
| JOIN | 1540-1835 | |||||
| MARR | 1540-1835 | |||||
| NBI | 1539-1922 | |||||
| PALL | 1790-1805 | |||||
| WCGEN | 1540-1805 | |||||
| WEST | 1741-1863 | 1538-1863 | 1741-1863 | |||
Church records on microfilm[edit | edit source]
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
 
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
 
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Somerset Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
 
Websites[edit | edit source]
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Dodington/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72. Date accessed and adapted: 18 September 2013.
 - ↑ Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 - ↑ 'Somerset Coverage', FreeREG, accessed 18 February 2014.
 - ↑ 'Somerset Coverage,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 18 October 2013.
 - ↑ 'Somerset Marriages', findmypast (WayBack Machine), accessed 30 April 2014.
 - ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 17 October 2013.
 - ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 - ↑ West Country Genealogy, accessed 22 October 2013.
 - ↑ West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions, accessed 21 October 2013.
 
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