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For help with researching family history in Somerset:  http://www.sdfhs.org/

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 For a list of online resources for Somerset genealogy, try Cyndi’s list website: http://www.cyndislist.com/eng-som.htm

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You can do a search for South Petherton entries on        http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp 

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Somerset Online Parish Clerks - South Petherton - http://wsom-opc.org.uk/Gazetter/parishgazeteer.php?STB=429

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The South  Petherton Parish website – includes local photos and a History of South Petherton

http://www.steve-doble.addr.com/

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South Petherton photographs and old maps:

http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/somerset/south+petherton/south+petherton.htm

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South Petherton Photo Gallery -  http://www.southpetherton.com/photos/index.html

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A description of South Petherton in 1868 and Information on family history sources:

 http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/SouthPetherton/index.html

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Holdings for South Petherton  in the Somerset Record Office:

http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/

You can also use their online catalogue to search for documents with your family names (insert name into "Text" box or if you already know the reference number put this in the "Ref No" box).  The Record Office advise that the other fields depend upon manual indexing by place, name and subject and these have not yet been completed.

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Curious Fox - a website of village by village genealogy, family and local history enquiries for Somerset. With nearby village finder, links to old photographs and maps etc:

http://www.curiousfox.com/history/somerset_33.html

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Workhouses

 If your ancestors ended up in the Workhouse check out this fascinating website: (From 1834 the nearest Workhouse was at Yeovil.)

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Yeovil/Yeovil.shtml

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Wills

The Somerset Record Office has a lot of pre 1858 Wills. See their website for more information http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/

Other Wills can be found at the National Archives website  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/

 (As at November 2006 there were 159 Wills from South Petherton, including the surnames Anstice, Baker, Colberd, Edmonds, England, Fort, Gawler, Gundry, Hillard, Latty, Lavor, Ostler, Palmer, Prowse, Sampson, Sandys, Stuckey, Thorne, Vile and Westcott)

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Genealogy site and forum covering villages around Martock - http://www.genealogyhelp.co.uk/

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Census returns for South Petherton:

All census returns can be viewed various commercial websites such as  http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ (1881 is free), http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/  and www.findmypast.com

Free transcriptions will be available at  http://www.freecen.org.uk/  - keep checking this link.

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Sue Redfearn has  photographed all gravestones at South Petherton - http://www.maryjane-sue.com/southpetherton/southpetherton.htm 

and also those at:

Martock Churchyard - http://www.maryjane-sue.com/martock/martock.htm
Kingsbury Episcopi Churchyard - http://www.maryjane-sue.com/kingsbury/kingsbury.htm

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Information about present day South Petherton, including maps,  can be found at:
http://www.town-guides.org/tgo/somerset/south_petherton/introduction-welcome_to.asp

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A brief history and an urban archaeology report of South Petherton can be found at

http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/cultureheritage/heritage/projects/eus/spetherton/
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/media/32B51/EUS_South_PethertonText.pdf

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