Transcriptions

Indexed Parish Register Transcriptions

Akeyword search of a transcription, especially if not done by yourself, might miss entries that you would consider relevant. For example, from the Hemyock DEV parish register, COLLENCE might well be COLLINS, TRECKEY could be a version of TRICKEY. There are many more. A better way is to visually scan a list of entries, preferably in alphabetical order. Here you will find a number of Somerset UK parish registers transcribed and mostly sorted into alphabetical order of surnames.

These are complete transcriptions for the specified dates (not a limited range of surname extracts!) from a selection of parish register fiche purchased from the Somerset Record and Archive Service who have given permission for these transcribed records to be made available. There are two ways of selecting a parish:

1. Click on the map for a larger version which shows part of the area and all but three of the parishes, which lie outside the map. Click a parish to select.

2. Use the table below (which includes additional items not hosted on GenUKI).

Also included are the Upottery, Devon, parish register transcriptions, covering the years 1702 to 1902, which have been made using fiche copies obtained from the Devon Record Office (DRO). Permission has been obtained from the Upottery Parochial Church Council (via the DRO) to publish the transcriptions here.

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Other Transcriptions

Taunton St Mary Monumental Inscriptions from 1822 taken from James Savage's History of Taunton, published in 1822.

Don't miss Gordon W. Beavington's CENSUSES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE & SOUTHERN WARWICKSHIRE Plus BRISTOL & SOMERSET. These are 1851 census transcriptions which can be purchased, at very moderate cost. Some can be browsed on-line.

The Somerset County War Memorial

This is a list of men, held in Wells Cathedral, who died in the Great War (1914-1918) while serving in the Somerset Light Infantry. I have an index derived from a Zaehnsdorf-bound, in leather, book which I bought in Bath SOM in 1972.  A Zip file (CAUTION: 133Kb) containing this indexed list  can be be downloaded.

Now for something entirely different! At a car boot sale, I came across a "[draft] ABSTRACT Of the Title of Mr Richard Mallam and his mortgagees to Freehold property at Sutton Courtney [Courtenay] and Milton in the Coy of Berks" (CAUTION: 139K) which I have transcribed in case the people mentioned are of interest to anyone. It starts with a May 1723 Lease and Release. Some names included are: James and John HATCHASIDE, John CURTIS, Robert WICKS, and Richard ALNUTT.

Some Snippets from Upottery, Devon

In the year 1801, riots took place on account of the dearness of provisions. Wheat sold at £1-1s per single Winchester bushel. Potatoes at 12s and 14s per bag - each bag weighing about 120Hweight [120lbs?]. The 4th April it was thought expedient for the general safety that a military force should be kept here, accordingly, a detachment of the 15th Light Dragoons were stationed here for 4 months. The Sargeant was kept in the Vicarage House and by the exertions of the Majistracy, aided by the then Vicar, peace was preserved and the populace kept in good order.
Transcribed from the Upottery, Devon, parish register

[there is some general background information here]

Indexed Upottery parish register transcriptions 1702-1902

An Extract from the Upottery Churchwardens Accounts

GenUKI site for Upottery

A Terrier of ye Vicarage of ye Parish of Upottery made in ye Year 1745

Some genealogy books relating to Somerset and Devon

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