Shepton Mallet, Somerset Genealogy

England   Somerset   Somerset Parishes

Parish History
SHEPTON-MALLET (St. Peter and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Whitestone, E. division of Somerset, 14 miles (N. E.) from Somerton, and 125 miles (W. by S.) from London, containing the hamlet of CharltonWoodlands, and part of that of Oakhill. The origin of this town is traceable to the early part of the 14th century, the charter for its market having been granted by Edward II in the 11th year of his reign. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics.

Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 69-74. Date accessed and adapted: 15 May 2013.

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
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist 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

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.

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