Banwell, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes

Parish History
BANWELL, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district of Axbridge, Somerset. The village stands under Banwell Hill, at the NW extremity of the Mendip range, 3 miles SE of the Bristol and Exeter railway, and 4 NNW of Axbridge.

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
Wesleyan mentioned in these records is Methodist denomination.

Bishops Transcripts


 * Bishop's transcripts for Banwell, 1606-1831

Parish Registers


 * Parish registers for Banwell, 1569-1901

Church Vital Records


 * Births, baptisms for Banwell (Wesleyan), 1796-1837
 * baptisms for Banwell (Wesleyan), 1838-1897
 * Births and Christenings of Banwell,(Wesleyan), A thru Z 1796-1837
 * christenings for Banwell (Wesleyan), 1796-1837

Churchwarden Records


 * Churchwardens' accounts for Banwell, 1848-1867 (includes rate list for repairing the church and Vestry minutes)
 * Churchwardens' accounts for Banwell, 1516-1848
 * includes a list and "description of the persons desirous of emigrating from the parish of Banwell ... to Quebec", 1837 &amp; 1857
 * list of parish apprentices for Banwell, 1684-1834

Chapel Accounts


 * Chapel accounts, 1784-1864
 * Quarterly and trustees minutes for Banwell (Wesleyan), 1861-1904 Circuit accounts for Banwell(Wesleyan), 1836-1872

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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain