Bath Abbey, Somerset Family History Guide

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Bath Abbey or Bath is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Somerset. Bath St James is a chapelry of Bath Abbey.

Other places in the parish include: Kingsmead, Larkhall, Midford, Twerton, and Vineyards.

Alternative names: Bath St Peter and St Paul

Parish church: St. Peter and St. Paul

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1569
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1609

Nonconformists include: Christians, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Countess of Huntingdon Methodist, Independent/Congregational, Irvingite/Catholic Apostolic Church, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterian, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.

Adjacent Parishes

Bath Parish Registers

The Registers of the Abbey Church of SS Peter and Paul Bath 1569 to 1800

The Registers of the Abbey Church of SS Peter and Paul Bath Co. Somerset V. 1. Edited by Arthur J. Jewers Volume 1 of 2. Volume 1 contains Baptisms and Marriages 1569 to 1800. Publisher: Harleian Society. Date of publication: 1900. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

The Registers of the Abbey Church of SS Peter and Paul Bath Co. Somerset V. 2. Edited by Arthur J. Jewers. Volume 2 of 2. Volume 2 contains Burials 1569 to 1800; St John’s Chapel Baptisms, Marriages, Burials (These are at the end of the book). Publisher: Harleian Society. Date of publication: 1901. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

Bath Abbey Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Bath St James Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Bath St Michael Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Bath Abbey Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath Christchurch Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath Holy Trinity Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath St Paul Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath St Saviour Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath St Stephen Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath St James Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath St Michael Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Bath, The Ascension Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Bath Abbey Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath Christchurch Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath Holy Trinity Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath St Paul Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath St Saviour Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath St Stephen Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath St James Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath St Michael Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Bath, The Ascension Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Bath Abbey Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Bath St Saviour Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Bath St James Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Bath St Michael Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Bath Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Bath Somerset. The index includes The Registers of the Abbey Church of SS Peter and Paul Bath 1569 to 1800, The Visitations of the County of Somerset, in the Years 1531 and 1573 and records extracted from Allegations For Marriage Licences In Hampshire granted by the Bishop of Winchester.

Marriage Allegations

The records below have been extracted from the book Allegations For Marriage Licences In Hampshire granted by the Bishop of Winchester.

Bowles, James, of Bath, co. Somerset, 37, b., & Mary-Ann Pibworth, of St. Thomas, Winchester, 37, sp., at St. T., 25 Sep., 1835. Af.

Hancock, Benjamin, of St. Michael’s, Bath, co. Somerset, 21, b., & Mary-Anne Ewer, of St. Mary’s, Southampton, 21, sp., at St. M., 25 Oct., 1803.

Visitations of the County of Somerset

The Visitations of the County of Somerset, in the Years 1531 and 1573, together with additional pedigrees, chiefly from the visitation of 1591 by Benolt, Thomas, d. 1534; England. College of Arms; British Museum. Mss. (Harleian 1445); Cook, Robert, d. 1593?; Weaver, Frederic William, b. 1853 ed Publisher: Exeter : Printed for the editor by W. Pollard Date of publication: 1885 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

See Bath The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

Administration

  • County: Somerset
  • Civil Registration District: Bath
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Bath and Wells (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Bath
  • Poor Law Union: Bath
  • Hundred:
  • Province: Canterbury