I dont have any mysteries in my family tree, but what I do have is a lack of time to do much research offline. I have been looking for parish registers (births, marriages) for the areas of Chard, Axbridge and Cheddar; online or on disks. Unfortunately so far I have found nothing at all and am coming rapidly to the conclusion that I will have to shelve much of my tree-tracing until I have more time to get out and about, and visit Somerset Records Office. Does anyone know if these have been produced in digital format? I am looking particularly at early 1800's and backwards. Chris ------------------------------------------- >> Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. >> How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. >> 1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the >> genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person >

Chris, I read you posting and I agree. Pre-1800 records are hard to come by. I'm afraid I can't help you, but I did just want to say one thing (actually two). I was having no luck whatsoever. Then I found that my family, very unbeknownst to me, was at that time Quaker. And then I started digging in Quaker records. I have another branch that is Baptist. All I can say is that you might have to be willing to consider non-Conformist sources. I did, on the other hand, have some good luck with the SRO when I went to England in 1993 and 1995. Although there are some references on-line to their collection(s), a visit may be well worth it. Good luck! Michel in South Africa searching: any METFORD in Somerset, ELLIS of Uffculme-Devon, HULET of Street (all Quakers), and BADCOCK (Baptist in Devon). on 01/12/05 11:06, acp derrick at atsk26@dsl.pipex.com wrote: > I dont have any mysteries in my family tree, but what I do have is a lack of > time to do much research offline. > I have been looking for parish registers (births, marriages) for the areas > of Chard, Axbridge and Cheddar; online or on disks. > Unfortunately so far I have found nothing at all and am coming rapidly to > the conclusion that I will have to shelve much of my tree-tracing until I > have more time to get out and about, and visit Somerset Records Office. > Does anyone know if these have been produced in digital format? I am looking > particularly at early 1800's and backwards. > Chris

Chris, You might find the following sites helpful. You can buy books/CDs from them. Publications by Somerset & Dorset Family History Society (largely in book form): http://www.sdfhs.org/Pubs.htm These people supply transcripts of parish records (marriages)on CD as shown below. http://www.genealogysupplies.com/ Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 01 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Aller 1560-1812, Charlton Adam 1707-1812, Charlton Mackrell 1575-1812, High Ham 1569-1812, Huish Episcopi 1698-1812, Kingsdon 1540-1812, Long Sutton 1559-1812, Muchelney 1703-1812, Northover 1531-1812, Langport 1728-1812 (Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 02 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Pitney 1623-1812, Limington 1695-1812, Podymore Milton 1744-1811, Somerton 1697-1812, Yeovilton 1655-1802, North Curry 1539-1812, and Barrow Gurney 1593-1811(Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 03 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Curry Rival 1642-1812, Drayton 1577-1812, Long Load 1749-1808, Martock 1559-1812, and West Hatch 1604-1812 (Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 04 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Ashill 1558-1815, Ile Brewers 1705-1812, Beer Crocombe 1542-1812, Ilton 1642-1811, Whitestaunton 1606-1811, Stocklinch Magdalen 1712-1776, Stocklinch Ottersay 1558-1812, Barrington 1654-1812, Shepton Beauchamp 1558-1812, Buckland St Mary 1538-1812, Wraxall 1562-1812, Puckington 1695-1812, and Swell 1559 with records for 1713-1754 on Volume 5 (Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 05 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Crewkerne 1559-1812, Fivehead 1656-1812, Kingsbury Episcopi 1557-1812, and Swell 1713-1754 with records for 1559 on Volume 4(Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 06 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Aisholt 1654-1812, Broomfield 1630-1812, Charlynch 1745-1779, Dodington 1538-1805, Durleigh 1638-1807, Enmore 1653-1812, Otterhampton 1656-1749, Over Stowey 1558-1812, Stockland Gaunts 1538-1807, Cannington 1559-1812, and Spaxton 1558-1812(Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 07 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Angersleigh 1693-1812, Pitminster 1542-1812, Corfe 1687-1812, Orchard Portman 1538-1812, Stoke St Mary 1679-1812, Thurlbear 1700-1812, Trull 1671-1744, Creech St Michael 1665-1814, and Bradford 1558-1812 (Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 08 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Hill Farance 1701-1812, Heathfield 1700-1756, Thorne Faulcon 1720-1812, West Monkton 1710-1812, Ruishton 1679-1812, West Buckland 1538-1812, Cothelstone 1664-1812, Ash Priors 1700-1812, Norton Fitzwarren 1565-1812, Cheddon Fitzpaine 1559-1812, Langford Budville 1607-1812, and Nynehead 1670-1812(Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 09 £ 5.95 Marriage registers: Taunton St Mary Magdalene, part 1 (1558-1728) (Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW Somerset Phillimore Parish Records (Marriages) Volume 10 £5.95 Marriage registers: Taunton St Mary Magdalene part 2 (1728-1812), Bishop's Hull 1562-1812 , and Halse 1559-1812(Phillimore Parish Records) Release Date: OUT NOW ----- Original Message ----- From: "acp derrick" <atsk26@dsl.pipex.com> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: [WSX] Re: parish registers > I dont have any mysteries in my family tree, but what I do have is a lack of > time to do much research offline. > I have been looking for parish registers (births, marriages) for the areas > of Chard, Axbridge and Cheddar; online or on disks. > Unfortunately so far I have found nothing at all and am coming rapidly to > the conclusion that I will have to shelve much of my tree-tracing until I > have more time to get out and about, and visit Somerset Records Office. > Does anyone know if these have been produced in digital format? I am looking > particularly at early 1800's and backwards. > Chris