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[[Image:Exton Somerset St Peter.jpg|thumb|right]]


== Parish History  ==
Guide to '''Exton, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


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.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953#s20 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 19 September 2013.</ref>
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Exton
| 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]]
}}


Additional information:
== Parish History ==


Exton St Peter is an '''Ancient Parish''' in the county of Somerset. Other places in the parish include: Bridgetown.<br>  
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>  


<br> {{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}}
== Resources ==


== Resources  ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}}
{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}
{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}}
{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}}


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].
=== Civil Registration ===


==== Church records  ====
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>


{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
=== Church Records ===


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''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.
 
==== 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" 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 16 October 2013.</ref>
| 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" align="left" colspan="6" | '''NBI''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/burials 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>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| 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="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''EXTON PARISH Online Records'''
| 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="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1695-1860''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1714-1860''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1714-1811''']  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''NBI'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/burials '''1785-1811''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|}
|}
'''''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>


===== Church records on microfilm  =====
*'''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
 
Parish registers for Exton&nbsp; Microreproduction of original records housed at the Somerset Record Office, Taunton.Somerset Record Office: D/P/ext 2/1/1-7, 2/2/1
 
Baptisms, 1560-1863. Marriages, 1560-1901. Banns, 1794-1813, 1824-1889. Burials, 1560-1812, 1894-1896 (these last are in the register of christenings). Prior to 1734 Latin was used extensively. Early records in poor condition. FHL BRITISH Film 1526629 Items 19 - 26 <br>
 
Bishop's transcripts for Exton Microreproduction of original manuscripts housed at the Somerset Record Office, Taunton.Somerset Record Office: D/D/Rr 177-177a
 
Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1603-1640, 1662-1675, 1697, 1703-1711, 1722-1725, 1743-1836. Some other years also missing and/or in poor condition. FHL BRITISH Film 1470972 Items 7-8 <br>
 
'''Known Issue''' [[England Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] for the Bishop's Transcripts have been found to contain Baptismal entries for [[Englishcombe, Somerset]] events due to incorrect place data entry in the older index. Exton has no Online Parish Clerk but [[Englishcombe, Somerset]] events can be searched online.
 
Older indexes in this collection can contain place data entry errors as there are many parishes on the microfilm of the Bishop's transcripts and researchers should be wary of indexing errors.
 
==== Census records  ====


{{British Census|474607}}
=== Census Records ===


<br>  
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


==== <br>Poor Law Unions<br> ====
==== Poor Law Unions  ====


Dulverton  
Dulverton  


==== 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.  
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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: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL British Film 2228722}}.
*'''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>  


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Web sites ==
== Websites ==


Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.  
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:Somerset_Parishes]]
[[Category:Somerset Parishes]]
{{somerset}}

Latest revision as of 11:46, 19 August 2025




Guide to Exton, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Exton
Exton Somerset St Peter.jpg
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

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

Find Neighboring Parishes

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

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Church Records

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

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
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Somerset
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Parish Registers-Somerset
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Bishop's Transcripts-Somerset
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Somerset ($)
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast Banns-Somerset ($)
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1600s-1900s
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Ancestry-Somerset (Early) ($)
1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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Ancestry-Somerset (Late) ($)
1800s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1600s-1900s

Other Online Records These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

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.

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

Poor Law Unions

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 to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Tax records

Maps and Gazetteers

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Exton/index.html

References

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date Accessed: 19 September 2013.
  2. 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