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Merriott Parish Registers

bulletBaptisms:  1646 to 1876
bulletMarriages:  1653 to 1952 (Note: I have only transcribed to 1924)
bulletBurials:  1653 to 1952

For more information, please go to the  Parish Registers page.

Merriott Censuses

bullet1841 - June 6
bullet1851 - March 30
bullet1861 - April 7
bullet1871 - April 2
bullet1881 - April 3
bullet1891 - April 5
bullet1901 - March 31
For more information, please go to the Censuses page.

Directories/ Indexes

bulletSlater's Directory of Somerset 1852, includes a section on Crewkerne & Neighbourhood.
bulletPigot's Directory of Somersetshire 1830, includes a section on Crewkerne (page 704).
bulletKelly's Post Office Directory of Somerset 1861, includes a section on Merriott (page 390) as well as one on Crewkerne (page 332).
bullet1873 Returns of Owners of Land of more than one acre.  Facsimile version on CD Rom reproduced from the original book by The Archive CD Books Project.  www.archivecdbooks.com     Gives Surname, Forename, abode, size of land holdings (over 1 acre) and estimated gross rental value.

Books/ Magazines     Please go to the Books page for more information.

Other Printed Sources

bullet"An Ancient English Village - Merriott, Somerset"  by Richmond Munn (written in the early 1960s on the occasion of refurbishment of the Church of All Saints.)
bullet"A History of Merriott Village and Church" - author unknown.  Typewritten sheets obtained from the Crewkerne Family Studies Centre.

Internet Sites

My internet favourites folder overflows, but I only list the extra-specials here:  Internet Sites

Archives & Museums

bulletLocal History Room, Crewkerne & District Museum, Market Square, Crewkerne  TA18 7JU

An Osborne-Stuckey descendant, Mr Bob Davies, volunteers at this History Room.    The Room hasn't been open for very long, and is not well-known.  The opening hours are restricted - better check before turning up!  

 

Last Updated: 28 April 2008
All Parish Register information ©Somerset Archives
Other Data © Sue Osborne 2002-8
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