Somerset Church Records

England Somerset  Church Records

Parish Registers
There is a great index to many of the Church of England parishes in south and west Somerset. It is called Dr. Campbell's Index. This index was created by Dr. Neville Campbell. It is available at the Somerset Records Office. It has also been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library or can be ordered at any Family History Center. For a list of the film numbers,.

The Somerset Records Office have launched a new online catalogue for Somerset Archive collections.This has more search options, a clearer display, improved help guidelines and easier ways of contacting us about the records in which you are interested. Work is underway to complete the same for Devon Archive collections, to allow new, improved searching right across the archive collections held by the South West Heritage Trust. For a listing of the parishes and the dates of coverage for this index click here.

Available Databases
Guide to Somerset parish register transcripts online.


 * wsom-opc.org.uk/ -- The main website for the Somerset Online Parish Clerk project


 * freereg.rootsweb.com/ -- A free service offering transcripts of parish registers in Somerset (incomplete but useful)

At Ancestry (£)--


 * Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
 * Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914
 * Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914
 * Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914

At findmypast (£)--


 * Somerset Marriages. 146,765 entries. Coverage.
 * Somerset Marriages (post-1754). 184,710 entries. Coverage.

15,956 Somerset entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

St. Decumans (Williton Chapel) Baptisms 1792 TO 1812

244 Somerset parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

Burials from 506 Somerset places (755,063 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.


 * Somersetshire Parishes: A Handbook of Historical Reference to All Places in the County by Arthur L. Humphreys provides an overview of what records survive for each parish.

Marriage Licences

 * 1581-1753 - Various Somerset Marriage Licenses online at Ancestry (£).


 * 1754-1779, 1801-1899 - Somerset, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations 1754-1779, 1801-1899 online at Ancestry (£).