Parish and Non-Conformist Registers
Wincanton (St Peter and St Paul)
| Parish
Registers |
Availability |
| Baptisms - 1636 to 1969 | 1722
to 1788 (Online) |
| Marriages - 1636 to 1978 | 1607
to 1754 - - 1754
to 1766 (Online) |
| Burials - 1636 to 1926 | 1721
to 1740 (Online) |
| Bishops
Transcripts |
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| Baptisms - 1593 to 1859 | |
| Marriages - 1593 to 1852 | |
| Burials - 1593 to 1812 & 1863 to 1871 | |
LDS Family History Centres
Available to order on Microfilm,
for viewing at the Centre
| Parish Registers |
| Baptisms, 1636-1721 Marriages, 1636-1675, 1684-1721 Burials, 1636-1721. Some years missing - Film No: 1526792 Item 19 |
| Baptisms, 1721-1887 Marriages, 1721-1889 Banns, 1754-1812, 1823-1901 Burials, 1721-1885 - Film No: 1526766 Items 1-14 |
| Baptisms, 1733-1734 Marriages, 1721-1722 Burials, 1731-1734 - Film No: 1597208 Item 3 |
| Bishops Transcripts |
| Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1593-1640, 1662-1683 (some records damaged), 1704, 1732-1733, 1749-1760, 1800-1835. many years missing and some records filmed were in poor condition. - Film No: 1526112 Items 23-24 |
| Baptisms and Burials, 1838-1859, 1869-1871; marriages, 1851-1852. - Film No: 1517678 Item 3 |
| Publication |
| Memorials of Wincanton people - from the inscriptions in the parish church and churchyard, cemetery, Independent and Baptist chapels and burying grounds by George Sweetman - Film No: 476656 Item 1 |
| Other Records |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, record of members 1850 to 1873 - Film No: US / 889354 Item 11 |
| Mill Street Chapel (Independent) Births, Baptisms 1798-1828 Film No: 825389 Item 6, Births, baptisms and burials 1814-1827 Film No: 916575 Item 14, Births and baptisms 1829-1837 Film No: 825389 Item 7 |
| Land tax assessments for Wincanton, 1766-1832 - Film No: 1526851 Items 17-19 |
| Admission registers of St. Joseph's school (Wincanton), 1894-1922 which name of student with dates of birth and admission, name and address of parent or guardian, and date of and reason for leaving. - Film No: 1788482 Items 12 - 13 |
The history
of Wincanton, Somerset, from the earliest times to the year 1903
author George
Sweetman
Orginally published in 1903 this book is contains a comprehensive history of the town and it's early residents including a listing of some who emigrated to the USA.Surviving copies of this book are very rare and therefore expensive.
IGI Online (Family Search)
As for most Somerset Parish Records, are not available online, except for the Mill Street Independent records. (see below)
Wincantion Congregational Church
All the records for this church are held by the Somerset Record Office which includes the Trustees, Wardens etc,. Minute books and cognate documents, Church Meeting minutes 1904 - 1960,. Accounts, Church Accounts 1930-1946, .and Hamilton Charity accounts 1901 - 1948
Wincanton Independent
Records for the Mill Street Independent congregation can be viewed at your local LDS Family history centre (see "Other Records" above) and the baptisms can be found in the Online IGI Custom Search by clicking on "British Isles" and enter batch number. - C084051 - Inserting names will narrow down your search.
Wincanton Wesleyan Methodist
Currently have no information available on where the records are.
Wincanton Baptist
Currently have no information available on where the records are.
Wincanton Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
These Records
can also be viewed at a LDS Family History centre and cover the period 1850
to 1873
(See "Other Records" above)
Wincanton Quaker
See the Quaker FHS website for information on accessing records for this church
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