The Parish Registers of the church of St Peter and St Paul, South Petherton date from 1574 and have been transcribed up to 1900.

BAPTISMS

 

Baptisms 1574 – 1584	Baptisms 1585-1599	Baptisms 1600-1624
Baptisms 1625-1649	Baptisms 1650-1670	Baptisms 1670-1679
Baptisms 1680-1684	Baptisms 1685-1689	Baptisms 1690-1695
Baptisms 1696-1699	Baptisms 1700-1704	Baptisms 1705-1709
Baptisms 1710-1714	Baptisms 1715-1719	Baptisms 1720-1725
Baptisms 1725-1729	Baptisms 1730-1734	Baptisms 1735-1737
Baptisms 1737_1812	Baptisms 1813-1842	Baptisms 1842_1845
Baptisms 1846-1849	Baptisms 1850_1854	Baptisms 1855_1860
Baptisms 1860_1864	Baptisms 1865_1869	Baptisms 1870_1872
Baptisms 1872_1875	Baptisms 1876_1877	Baptisms 1878- 1881
Baptisms 1881-1901

MARRIAGES

Marriages 1574 -1615	Marriages 1616 to 1668	Marriages 1676-1699
Marriages 1700-1737	Marriages 1737-1748	Marriages 1748-1759
Marriages 1754 – 1806  Please Note – in places the handwriting is very difficult to read – and in particular there are likely to be inaccuracies in the transcription of the witnesses names)	Marriages 1806-1812	Marriages 1812-1837
Marriages 1837-1871	Marriages 1871-1889	Marriages 1889-1900

BURIALS

Burials1574-1594	Burials1625-1649	Burials1650-1674
Burials1676-1699	Burials 1700-1720	Burials1721-1737
Burials 1737 – 1739	Burials 1740 – 1744	Burials 1745 – 1749
Burials 1750 – 1754	Burials 1755 – 1759	Burials 1760 – 1764
Burials 1765 – 1769	Burials 1770 – 1774	Burials 1775 – 1779
Burials 1780-1784	Burials 1785-1789	Burials 1790 – 1794
Burials 1795-1799	Burials 1800 – 1804	Burials 1805 – 1812
Burials 1813 – 1819	Burials 1820 – 1824	Burials 1825 – 1829
Burials 1830 – 1834	Burials 1835 – 1839	Burials 1840 – 1844
Burials 1845 – 1849	Burials 1850 – 1854	Burials 1855-1860
Burials 1861-1865	Burials 1866-1870	Burials 1871-1880
Burials 1881- 1890	Burials 1891-1900

The Somerset Heritage Centre 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]

The owner of the copyright of the Registers was contacted but did not respond. We acknowledge the help of the Somerset Heritage Centre who retain the original registers on behalf of the Church. Digitised images of the registers a.re available on Ancestry.co.uk (subscription required).

The transcripts are circulated without profit to the transcriber and with a proviso that any subsequent copying is allowed only if free of profit. Anyone wishing to include a subsequent copy as part of a profit-making publication or distribution must apply to the Somerset Heritage Centre for permission.

The transcriber has given permission to publish her work online. As these are transcriptions, the transcriber take no responsibility for their accuracy or completeness. You are advised to check the original source to confirm the transcribed information.