Dodington, Somerset Family History Guide

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Dodington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1538
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish Registers

Dodington Parish Registers Marriages 1538 to 1805 Somerset Parish Registers Marriages V. 6 Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore & W. A. Bell & C. W. Whistler. Publisher: Phillimore & Co. Date of publication: 1905. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DODINGTON, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; near the Quantock-hills, 6 miles ENE of Stogumber r. station, and 8½ WNW of Bridgewater. Post town, Nether-Stowey, under Bridgewater. Acres, 543. Real property, £754. Pop., 98. Houses, 18. The property is all in one estate. Limestone is quarried. A copper mine was formerly worked. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £120. Patron, Sir P. P. F. P. Acland, Bart. The church is later English, with a tower; and is good.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Somerset, Dodington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Dodington, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Somerset, Dodington – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Dodington, 1594-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dodington (Somersetshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Dodington, 1597-1679
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dodington (Somersetshire)

Marriages at Dodington, 1538-1805
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dodington (Somersetshire)

Parish registers for Dodington, 1538-1835
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dodington (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Dodington – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Dodington, 1766-1833
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Dodington – Occupations ( 1 )
Apprenticeship indentures, 1811
Author: Dodington (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Dodington – Schools ( 1 )
Admission registers of Dyche National school, 1892-1933
Author: Dyche National School (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Dodington – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Dodington, 1766-1833
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

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