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Guide to '''Exton, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.   | |||
{{England Parish Infobox  | |||
| Place =   | |||
| default =   | |||
| image = Exton Somerset St Peter.jpg  | |||
| caption = Exton Somerset St Peter  | |||
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]  | |||
| County = Somerset  | |||
| Hundred = Williton and Freemanners  | |||
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dulverton/ Dulverton]  | |||
| Registration District = Tiverton  | |||
| PRbegin = 1559  | |||
| BTbegin = 1603  | |||
| Province = Canterbury  | |||
| Diocese = Bath and Wells  | |||
| Archdeaconry =   | |||
| Archdeaconries =   | |||
| Rural Deanery = Dunster  | |||
| Parish =   | |||
| Peculiar =   | |||
| Chapelry =   | |||
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton  | |||
| Archdeaconry Court =   | |||
| Bishops Court =   | |||
| Prerogative Court =   | |||
| Archive = [[Somerset Archives and Local Studies]]  | |||
}}   | |||
== Parish History ==  | |||
EXTON (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Dulverton, hundred of Williton and Freemanners, W. division of Somerset, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Dulverton. Other places in the parish include: Bridgetown.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953#s20 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Adapted. Date Accessed: 19 September 2013.</ref>    | |||
== Resources ==  | |||
==   | === Find Neighboring Parishes ===  | ||
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]  | |||
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''  | |||
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map  | |||
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box  | |||
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>  | |||
=== Civil Registration ===  | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>  | |||
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>   | |||
=== Church Records ===   | |||
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>  | |||
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.  | |||
Baptisms  | ==== Church of England ====  | ||
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>  | |||
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>  | |||
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>  | |||
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''  | |||
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"   | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Exton Online Parish Records'''  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Somerset  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSomerset 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSomerset 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSomerset 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Somerset  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|4380193|1500s-1900s}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|4380193|1500s-1900s}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|4380193|1500s-1900s}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Bishop's Transcripts-Somerset  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Somerset ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/somerset-baptism-index 1500s-1900s]</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/somerset-marriage-index 1500s-1900s] </center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/somerset-burial-index 1500s-1900s]</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Somerset ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/somerset-banns-index 1600s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Somerset (Early) ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60856/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60856/ 1500s-1800s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60856/ 1500s-1800s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Somerset (Late) ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60857/ 1800s-1900s]  </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60858/ 1800s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60859/ 1800s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>   | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>   | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center>   | |||
|-  | |||
|}  | |||
'''''Other Online Records'''''  | |||
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>  | |||
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Somerset/ Joiner Marriage Index - Somerset] ($)  | |||
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/somerset-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Somerset] ($)  | |||
*[http://www.wsom.org.uk/Parreg.html West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions - Somerset]  | |||
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records  | |||
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records  | |||
====Nonconformist Records====  | |||
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>  | |||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary  | |||
=== Census Records ===  | |||
{{British Census|474607}}    | {{British Census|474607}}    | ||
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Dulverton    | Dulverton    | ||
=== 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.    | ||
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==== Tax records  ====  | ==== Tax records  ====  | ||
*'''1524''' - Exton Lay Subsidy, E 179/169/150.<ref name="e">E 179 Database, The National Archives, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/, accessed 8 August 2013.</ref> Copy: {{  | *'''1524''' - Exton Lay Subsidy, E 179/169/150.<ref name="e">E 179 Database, The National Archives, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/, accessed 8 August 2013.</ref> Copy: {{FSC|988765|item|disp=FS Library British Film 2228722}}.  | ||
== 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>    | ||
*[  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]    | ||
*[  | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]  | ||
==   | == Websites  ==  | ||
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Exton/index.html   | |||
== References  ==  | == References  ==  | ||
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{{Reflist}}    | {{Reflist}}    | ||
British Listed Building website http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-265436-church-of-st-peter-exton<br>    | British Listed Building website http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-265436-church-of-st-peter-exton<br> {{somerset}}   | ||
[[Category:  | [[Category:Somerset Parishes]]  | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 9 April 2025
Guide to Exton, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. 
| ' | |
| Exton Somerset St Peter | |
| Type | Ancient Parish | 
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Somerset | 
| Hundred | Williton and Freemanners | 
| Poor Law Union | Dulverton | 
| Registration District | Tiverton | 
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1559 | 
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1603 | 
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Dunster | 
| Diocese | Bath and Wells | 
| Province | Canterbury | 
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton | 
| Archive | |
| Somerset Archives and Local Studies | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
EXTON (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Dulverton, hundred of Williton and Freemanners, W. division of Somerset, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Dulverton. Other places in the parish include: Bridgetown.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
 - Click on the location pin on the map
 - Choose Options from the pop up box
 - Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
 
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
 
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. 
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
 Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 - Dates in the following table are approximate 
 
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Exton Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Somerset | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Somerset | ||||||
| FamilySearch Bishop's Transcripts-Somerset | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Somerset ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Somerset ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Somerset (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Somerset (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s  | 
1500s-1900s  | 
||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Online Records
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. 
- Joiner Marriage Index - Somerset ($)
 - The Genealogist Parish Registers - Somerset ($)
 - West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions - Somerset
 - UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
 - Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
 
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & 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.
 
 
Poor Law Unions
[edit | edit source]
Dulverton
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.
Tax records[edit | edit source]
- 1524 - Exton Lay Subsidy, E 179/169/150.[2] Copy: FS Library British Film 2228722.
 
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/Exton/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date Accessed: 19 September 2013.
 - ↑ E 179 Database, The National Archives, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/, accessed 8 August 2013.
 
 
British Listed Building website http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-265436-church-of-st-peter-exton