Hello, Are the early, pre-1800, Somerset County/Shire Parish Records accessible online? If so, where are they located? And has David Hay, or someone like him, done a survey on the early distribution of Somerset surnames? Regards, Steade

Take a look at Ian Sage's website for locations of online PR transcripts for Somerset - all transcripts are done by volunteers, so if what you want isn't there, why not consider volunteering for it? FreeREG would gladly accept your services in that regard - either as a transcriber or if you have already transcribed a register / parish, they would welcome donations of those files. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Yvonne Scrivener (Frome Area assistant for FreeREG) Canberra ACT Australia Now with over TWO MILLION Somerset parish records free to search on freeREG. www.freeREG.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Are the early, pre-1800, Somerset County/Shire Parish Records accessible online? If so, where are they located?