Charlton Horethorne, Somerset Genealogy
Guide to Charlton Horethorne, Somerset family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Charlton Horethorne, Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Charlton Horethorne Somerset | |
| Type | England Jurisdictions |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Horethorne |
| County | Somerset, England Genealogy |
| Poor Law Union | Wincanton |
| Registration District | Wincanton |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1695 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1598 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Milborne |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Wells |
| Location of Archive | |
| Somerset Archives and Local Studies | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
CHARLTON-HORETHORNE, or Canfield (St.Peter And St. Paul), a parish, and formerly a market town, in the union of Wincanton, hundred of Horethorne, E. division of Somerset, 5½ miles (S. W.) from Wincanton.[1]
Additional information:
Charlton Horethorne St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish in the Wincanton deanery of the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the county of Somerset.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Charlton Horethorne Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Somerset | ||||||
| Parish Registers - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Find My Past-Somerset ($) | ||||||
| Find My Past Banns-Somerset ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Somerset (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Somerset (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Online Records
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Somerset ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Somerset ($)
- West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions - Somerset
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
Poor Law Unions
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Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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.
Tax records[edit | edit source]
- 1524 - Charlton Horethorne Lay Subsidy, E 179/169/146.[2] Copy: FHL British Film 2228722.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/CharltonHorethorne/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 14 September 2013.
- ↑ E 179 Database, The National Archives, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/, accessed 8 August 2013.
