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==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====


Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 
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| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
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===== Church records on microfilm  =====


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  
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  
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'''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.  
'''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.  
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  ====
==== Census records  ====

Revision as of 18:33, 16 October 2013

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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.[1]

Additional information:

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


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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]

Exton, Somerset, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

FREG = FreeREG - free[2]
EXTON PARISH Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
FREG 1695-1860
1714-1860
1714-1811
Church records on microfilm[edit | edit source]

Parish registers for Exton  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

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

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[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
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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]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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

Web sites[edit | edit source]

Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 19 September 2013.
  2. 'Somerset Coverage', FreeREG, accessed 16 October 2013.
  3. 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