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Archives[edit | edit source]

Somerset Archives and Local Studies
Somerset Heritage Centre
Brunel Way
Norton Fitzwarren
Taunton, Somerset TA2 6SF UK

Telephone: 01823 278805 (enquiries) 01823 337600 (appointments)
Email: somersetarchives@swheritage.org.uk

Website
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Finding Somerset Records on Ancestry
Catalogues and Indexes
Research Guides
Parish Records
Nonconformist Records Protestant and Catholic records

North Somerset Archive Service

Bath Record Office
Guildhall High Street
Bath, Somerset BA1 5AW UK

Telephone: 01225 477421
Email: archives@bathnes.gov.uk

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Taunton Library[edit | edit source]

Taunton Library
Paul St
Taunton, Somerset TA1 3XZ UK
Telephone: 300 123 2224
Email: taulib@somerset.gov.uk
Website: Taunton Library

For a list of Somerset libraries, go to Libraries in Somerset.

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Somerset museums, go to List of museums in Somerset in Wikipedia.

The Museum of Somerset
Taunton Castle
Castle Green
Taunton, Somerset TA1 4AA UK
Telephone: 01823 255088
Email: museumofsomerset@swheritage.org.uk
Website

Somerset Brick and Tile Museum
East Quay
Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4DB UK
Telephone: 01278 426088
Email:museumofsomerset@somerset.gov.uk
Website

Somerset Rural Life Museum
Abbey Farm
Chilkwell St
Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 8DB, UK
Telephone: 1458 831197
Email: SRLM@swheritage.org.uk
Website

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 *[https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/researchGuides/parishRecords Parish Records]<br>
 *[https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/researchGuides/nonconformist Nonconformist Records] Protestant and Catholic records<br>
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+'''North Somerset Archive Service'''<br>
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 '''Bath Record Office'''<br>Guildhall High Street<br> Bath, Somerset BA1 5AW UK<br><br>
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 *[https://www.batharchives.co.uk/family-history Family history]
 *[http://bathancestors.org.uk/fhSearch.php Bath Ancestors Search Form]
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-[https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/researchGuides/northSomerset '''North Somerset Archive Service''']<br>
-:The North Somerset Archive Service offers easier access to services for people who live in North Somerset. An archivist visits Weston super Mare Library on Thursdays throughout the year, approximately quarterly, in order to:
-:*help people find out about the past, with information on how to research family, house and local history
-:*provide information on the archives held at the Somerset Heritage Centre
-:*bring microfiche for people to study, and documents from the archive strongrooms when appropriate
 == Libraries ==
-*[https://www.somerset.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-communities/libraries/our-libraries/ '''Somerset Library Links''']
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+=== Taunton Library ===
+'''Taunton Library'''<br>Paul St<br>Taunton, Somerset TA1 3XZ UK<br>Telephone: 300 123 2224<br>Email: [mailto:taulib@somerset.gov.uk   taulib@somerset.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://somersetlibraries.co.uk/locations/taunton-library/ Taunton Library]
+For a list of Somerset libraries, go to [http://somersetlibraries.co.uk Libraries in Somerset].
 == Museums ==
-For a long list of Somerset museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Somerset '''List of museums in Somerset'''] in Wikipedia.
+For a long list of Somerset museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Somerset List of museums in Somerset] in Wikipedia.
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 '''The Museum of Somerset'''<br>Taunton Castle<br>Castle Green<br>Taunton, Somerset TA1 4AA UK<br>Telephone: 01823 255088<br>
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 Email: [mailto:SRLM@swheritage.org.uk SRLM@swheritage.org.uk]<br>
 [https://www.swheritage.org.uk/rural-life-museum Website]
-==Civil Registration Offices==
-The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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-Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/SOM.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Somerset].
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-*[https://www.somerset.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/copies-of-certificates/ '''Somerset Copies of certificates: How to get copies of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates''']
-*[https://www.somerset.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/registration-contact-and-bookings/ '''Location, links, and contact information for registration offices in Somerset''']