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Description: | A collection of family and local history resources as follows:
1. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations 1837 - 1901 held at Weston-super-Mare, all libraries have free access to Ancestrylibrary.com
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2. Census returns
1841 - 1901 for North Somerset area
1881: national 1881 census index, produced by F.F.H.S., P.R.O. and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, kept for England, Wales and Channel Islands on microfiche and CD-ROM version including Scotland
1841 - 1901 for Nailsea and surrounding area on microfiche at Nailsea.
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3. Directories
3(a) County and Regional Directories
Kelly's directory for Somerset
1859-1939 (some gaps)
3(b) City and Town Directories
1840-1974 (some gaps)
3(c) Telephone Directories
1977 to present
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4. Electoral registers and polls books
4(a) Electoral Registers
1937 to present for Weston-Super-Mare and immediate surrounding area, i.e. for Weston-Super-Mare Parliamentary constituency. From 2003 edition only the edited version of the Electoral Register is held.
4(b) Poll Books
Not held
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5. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1992 for British Isles and some English-speaking countries, e.g. Canada, New Zealand
1988 for rest of world. All kept on microfiche a Weston-super-Mare.
All libraries have access to www.familysearch.org
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6. Unpublished Indexes
1841-1881: indexes (both name and place) to census for Weston-Super-Mare and area, compiled by B. Austin
1891: published indexes to North Somerset 1891 census (surname) by Weston-Super-Mare Family History Society
Other unpublished indexes by B. Austin to St Johns Parish registers, petty Sessions, overseers' and churchwardens' payments.
Index to scrap book of local obituaries 1890-1929
Index to Chew Magna parish registers 1526-1812
At Nailsea, indexes to parish registers for Holy Trinity Church in Nailsea, All Saints Church in Wraxall, and St Quiricus and St Julietta, Tickenham. Also indexes available to baptism registers of the Congregational (URC) and Methodist chapels. At Nailsea
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7. Parish Registers
Copies on microfiche of parish registers, bishops' transcripts and land taxes for parishes in North Somerset - all obtained from originals held at Somerset Record Office. Indexes compiled by Weston-super-Mare Family History Society.
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8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
Serials kept include:-
Somerset Record Society
Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries
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9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
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10. Other material
bequeathed by Frederick A. Wood a wealth of family history information on Chew Magna and district. He transcribed parish registers and wills in the Chew Magna area and also compiled extensive family trees of certain surnames.
Family Trees of Weston-Super-Mare Families, compiled by B. Austin
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11. Guides to Collections
Two leaflets available on local studies and family history collections. No charge
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12. Local Record Offices
Somerset Archive and Record Service
Obridge Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 7PU
Tel: 01823 337600 (Readers' appointments only); 01823 278805 (enquiries/staff)
Fax: 01823 325402
Email: archives@somerset.gov.uk
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Other information
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): SOM
Other Libraries:
Nailsea Library
Somerset Square
Nailsea
Somerset
BS19 2EX
Tel: 01934 426 030
Most of the information in this questionnaire refers to Weston Library. | Subjects: | Registration of birth Registration of death Population censuses Registration of marriage Local history Electoral registers Genealogy Parish records Poll books | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Telephone: | 01934 426 010 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8572 | Go to resource |
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