This email is to let listers know that the FreeCEN database for Somerset has just been updated for the first time in 2011. The following pieces and parishes have been added as new this month. 1861 RG9/1612 Culmstock: Parishes of Holcombe Rogus, Burlescombe, Culmstock, Hemyock, Clayhidon RG9/1643 Yeovil: Parish of Yeovil RG9/1662 Shepton Mallet: Parish of Shepton Mallet RG9/1666 Glastonbury: Parishes of West Bradley, Baltonsborough, Butleigh, Glastonbury RG9/1672 Banwell: Parishes of Wick St Lawrence, Worle, Weston super Mare RG9/1677 Harptree: Parishes of Nempnett Thrubwell, Ubley, Compton Martin, West Harptree, East Harptree, Litton, Chewton Mendip, Hinton Blewett, Cameley RG9/1703 Bedminster: Parish of Bedminster 1871 RG10/2436 Kilmersdon: Parishes of Kilmersdon, Babington 1891 RG12/1899 Yeovil: Parishes of Yeovil, Mudford, Preston-Plunknett, Thorne-Coffin, Lufton, Brimpton RG12/1900 Yeovil: Parishes of Ilchester, Northover, Sock-Dennis, Ashington, Limington, Yeovilton, Bridgehampton, Speckington, Chilton-Cantelo, West Camel, Downhead, Podymore-Milton, Chilthorne-Domer These pieces are now available to be searched for free from the FreeCEN website at http://www.freecen.org.uk/ and they will be included on the OPC project website in due course. The last 5 of the 1861 pieces are currently being transcribed. Those unpublished pieces that have been transcribed are being checked and validated. We now have almost 2/3 of the county for 1861 on line. To follow our progress or to volunteer to assist with the transcription of other years visit our website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~somtcen/ Regards Geoff Jarvis FreeCEN Coordinator Somerset (1841 - 1871) Somerset OPC Project Census Coordinator Visit the OPC website at http://wsom-opc.org.uk/

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