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The Somerset Marriage Index is divided into two separate services:
The Pre-1754 Index Enquiry Service
Click here for details of how
to request information from the Index.
The 1754-1837 Index Enquiry Service
The 1754-1837 Somerset marriage Index is a card slip index of
marriages which took place in the old county of Somerset (before the
1974 reorganisation).
Over a period of years, volunteer members of this society have
transcribed the details of marriages from the register books of
Somerset parishes and other sources, which contain entries made
between 1754 and 1837 (the start of civil registration of Births,
Marriages and Deaths). Because the whole book has been transcribed
there are a number of entries before and after the above dates, the
earlier ones having been transferred to the pre-1754 Index. The
marriage details have been entered onto slips of paper, one each for
the groom and the bride. These slips, sorted into alphabetical
sequence, are the basis of the Marriage Index enquiry service.
Click here to download a list of
parishes (in .rtf format, readable by most word processors) included in the
Index. Please note this is a large file, at just over
700Kb, and may take some time to download on a dial-up connection.
The detail on a register entry varies between a basic name of
bride and groom with date and parish, to a highly detailed entry
which records many more facts.
Searches
To make things easier for researchers, we have decided to simplify the
charging structure for searches of or Indexes and Databases:
 | an initial search for one name (forenames and surnames) of the
electronic data - £2.00 |
| an initial search of all our data forename, surname and parish) - £2.00 |
For larger searches, please contact the centre for an estimate.
Please address all your enquiries , or requests for an estimate, to
Research, SDFHS, PO Box 4502, Sherborne, Dorset DT9
6YL or e-mail sdfhs@btconnect.com
All postal enquiries and requests should be accompanied by a large
envelope, self addressed and stamped for return, or additional
payment.
All enquiries from members of the
Society must quote the membership number, in order to qualify for the
reduced rates and special searches.
Sterling cheques, money orders and Postal Orders should be made
payable to the S&DFHS.
Click here for
information about paying by credit or debit card.
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