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England Gotoarrow.png Somerset Gotoarrow.png Dorset Gotoarrow.png Somerset Parishes Gotoarrow.png Dorset Parishes Gotoarrow.png [1]

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Parish History

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a summary overview of the history of this parish.
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Resources

Civil Registration

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

Online Poyntington, Somerset Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Earliest
1610
1599
1610
Images
1610-1819 Ancestry baptisms, marriages, and burials[3]
1813-1899 Ancestry[4] 1813-1921 Ancestry[5] 1813-1819 Ancestry[6]
Indexes 1599-1639 Joiner[7]

Poyntington's parish registers are held at the Dorset History Centre.

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

Census records

Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 474598. To view these census images online, they are available through the following websites for a fee ($) or free:

  • FamilySearch has some of the British Censuses available.
  • FindMyPast ($) has all available census records including images, and is free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and some public and academic libraries.
  • Ancestry.co.uk ($) has now all available census records but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and at numerous public and academic libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
  • The Genealogist.co.uk ($) has all available censuses and is free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
  • FreeCen is a UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.

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.

Web sites

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References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., [www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx A Topographical Dictionary of England] (1848), pp. xxx-xxx.
  2. ↑ Wilson, John M., Imperial Gazetteer of England Wales, publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870
  3. ↑ Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Partially indexed.
  4. ↑ Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Partially indexed.
  5. ↑ Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Partially indexed.
  6. ↑ Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Partially indexed.
  7. ↑ 'Search Marriage Records in Dorset,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 24 June 2012.
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