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South Petherton Parish Records
More transcriptions will be added as and when transcribed.
Please note that some of these files are quite large and if you are on dial-up may take a couple of minutes.
The following baptisms to be completed shortly
Baptisms 1860 - 1869
Baptisms 1870 - 1779
Baptisms 1780 - 1789
Baptisms 1790 - 1901
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Please Note - in places the handwriting for the registers from 1754 - 1806 are very difficult to read – and in particular there are likely to be inaccuracies in the transcription of the witnesses names)
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Burials - 1740 - 1744
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The Somerset Record Office references for the registers from 1574 are as
follows:
D\P\pet.s/2/1/1 Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1574-1674
D\P\pet.s/2/1/2 Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1670-1737
D\P\pet.s/2/1/3 Baptisms, Burials 1737-1812; Marriages 1737-1759
D\P\pet.s/2/1/4 Baptisms.1813-1842
D\P\pet.s/2/1/5 Baptisms. 1842-1881
D\P\pet.s/2/1/6 Marriages. 1754-1806
D\P\pet.s/2/1/7 Marriages. 1806-1812
D\P\pet.s/2/1/8 Marriages. 1813-1837
D\P\pet.s/2/1/9 Marriages. 1837-1871
D\P\pet.s/2/1/10 Marriages. 1871-1889
D\P\pet.s/2/1/11 Burials. 1813-1849
D\P\pet.s/2/1/12 Burials. 1849-1900
D\P\pet.s/2/1/13 Baptisms and burials [bishop's transcripts not returned].
1836-1840
D\P\pet.s/2/1/14 Baptisms.1881-1900
D\P\pet.s/2/1/15 Marriages. 1889-1900
D\P\pet.s/4/1/1 Churchwardens' accounts with rates in street order
throughout to 1750 [c.1715-1749]
D\P\pet.s/4/1/2 Churchwardens' accounts with rates in street order to
1795. [1771-1887]
D\P\pet.s/13/2/1 Overseers' accounts with rates throughout in street
order. [1658-1692 ]"