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Tracker: Goal 4: Learn about Somerset church and cemetery records.
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ALearn about Somerset church records.
- Get an overview of Somerset church records in this article.
FS—Somerset Church Records - Here are some tips for using online parish records in Somerset.
Thursday’s Tips – Somerset, England Parish Registers - Explore the
church records link on the GenUKI Somerset site. - Explore parish records on the FreeReg.org site.
- Get an overview of Non-Conformist records in this research guide.
Non-Conformist Records - Use this parish page to explore parish records in Somerset.
- Search for Somerset and Dorset parish files on the Somerset-Dorset Family History Society page.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for church records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Mary Pellard was baptized in Somerset in 1837. Use information from the "FS: England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Where and when was Mary baptized?
- Who are Mary's parents, and what was her father's occupation?
- Where is the original record for this event, and where can the record image be found online?
- In the search screen for the QUIKLink above, enter "Mary Pellard" in the appropriate search fields.
- Use the index transcription to answer the questions.
- Mary was baptized in Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom on July 9, 1837.
- Mary's parents are Thomas and Elizabeth Pellard. Thomas was a laborer.
- The original record is at the Somerset Archives, and the online record can be found at search.findmypast.co.uk.
QUIKLinks
- FS: England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999
- AC: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914
- AC: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
- FMP: Somerset Baptism Index
- FMP: Somerset Banns Index
- FMP: Somerset Marriage Index
- AC: Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914
BExplore Somerset cemetery records.
- Explore cemetery records on the GenUKI site.
- Search the Find a Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for cemetery records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
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