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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset Parishes]] | ||
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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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Exton St Peter is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset. Other places in the parish include: Bridgetown.<br> | 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.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 195-206. Date accessed: 07 December 2012.</ref> | 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://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 195-206. Date accessed and adapted: 07 December 2012.</ref> | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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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> | ||
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Revision as of 13:10, 6 June 2013
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Somerset Somerset Parishes
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Exton St Peter is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset. Other places in the parish include: Bridgetown.
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]
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]
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
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.
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]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 195-206. Date accessed and adapted: 07 December 2012.
British Listed Building website http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-265436-church-of-st-peter-exton