Evercreech with Chesterblade, Somerset, England Genealogy
Guide to Evercreech with Chesterblade, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Evercreech with Chesterblade, Somerset, England | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Wells-Forum |
| County | Somerset |
| Poor Law Union | Shepton Mallet |
| Registration District | Shepton Mallet |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1540 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1619 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Cary |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Wells |
| Location of Archive | |
| Somerset Archives and Local Studies | |
Parish History
EVERCREECH (St. Peter) cum Chesterblade, a parish, in the union of Shepton-Mallet, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 3¾ miles (S.E. by S.) from Shepton-Mallet, containing the hamlets of Bagbury, Southwood, and Stoney-Stratton. There is a place of worship in the parish for Wesleyan Methodists.[1]
Resources
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Civil Registration
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
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
| Evercreech with Chesterblade 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 ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Online Records
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Somerset ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Somerset ($)
- West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions - Somerset
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary
Census Records
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.
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.
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/Evercreech/index.html
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date Accessed: 19 September 2013.