These records were copied, sometimes from the fiche, sometimes from the original but not all have been checked thoroughly. I was working quickly and in some instances have kept the records quite basic, omitting perhaps witnesses names or whether a marriage was by Banns or Licence and in particular there is an inconsistency in regard to my method of recording the date of the event. The records are searchable however, and fairly logical , e.g. B = Butleigh and BW = Butleigh Wootton in the 'place of birth/origin'.
The records for 1578-1713 have some serious gaps, mainly due to the Civil War period and the fact that John Radford, vicar from 1677 – 1714, didn't keep a single record. The first Parish Register (1578-1653) also has water damage to the bottom of the pages making up to six entries per page illegible. Some of the latter gaps have been filled by entries found in Dwelly's BT transcriptions of 1913 and others in red have come from the present surviving Bishop's Transcripts.
Some forenames need re-checking but there are mistakes in the Registers and sometimes a forename or family name is practically illegible. In the post-1837 period for BMDs I have added the PRO reference where possible to facilitate searchers acquiring copies of the certificates. Should you find any errors here then please let me know and I would be grateful for any information those certificates contain being added to the information on this site e.g. actual dates of Christening and death, names of parents, maiden names of mothers if not known to me, causes of deaths and addresses – contact me at
The
indefatigable Yvonne Scrivener in Australia has transcribed my data
(and put the dates in a logical format) to be added to the FreeReg
site. It is the convention to apply a 100 year rule to putting these
records out but I do have transcriptions going up to 1941 for
marriages and Baptisms, and 1987 for burials should anyone wish me to
look up information for them.
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials