Aller, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes

Parish History
ALLER, a village and a parish in Langport district, Somerset. The village stands near the river Parret and the Durston and Yeovil railway, 2½ miles N of Langport. There is an Independent chapel.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Bishops Transcripts


 * Bishop's transcripts for Aller, 1598-1811
 * Bishop's transcripts for Aller, 1598-1835

Parish Registers


 * Parish registers for Aller, 1560-1900

Church Vital Records


 * Marriages at Aller, 1560-1812
 * Christenings in Aller 1598-1664

Churchwarden Records


 * Includes a listing of the pews in the Aller parish church, 1749, the names of the churchwardens, 1719-1751, and the names of the overseers of the poor, 1720-1750
 * Churchwardens' accounts, 1806-1868 Assignment of pews, 1747

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Somerset Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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