Abbots Leigh, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes



Parish History
ABBOTS-LEIGH, a parish in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the left bank of the Avon, near Rownham ferry, 3½ miles WNW of Bristol.

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.


 * Bedminster 1837-1896
 * South Bristol (Gloucestershire) 1896-1899
 * Long Ashton 1899-1936
 * Weston super Mare 1936-1974
 * Avon registers are now in North Somerset registration service The Register Office, 41 The Boulevard, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1PG. Tel: 01934 627552. Fax: 01934 412014.

Church records
Church Vital Records


 * Baptisms, 1656-1767, 1783-1885, 1885-1900, 1900-1991
 * Marriages, 1656-1725, 1769-1807, 1814-1837
 * Banns 1844-1966
 * Burials, 1656-1767, 1703-1812, 1813-1933

Bishops Transcripts


 * Bishop's transcripts for Abbots-Leigh, 1673-1881 Most years are covered.
 * Baptisms 1673-1881 Most years are covered.
 * Marriages 1674-1881 Most years are covered.
 * Burials 1673-1881 Most years are covered.
 * Baptism, Marriages,Burials 1831-1834

Known issue Events attributed to Abbots Leigh in the England Bristol Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts index have been found to refer to other parishes in the collection.

Census records
Census information is provided by many public libraries in Britain in fiche collections and is available online at Ancestry (fee payable) The following filming by the Genealogical Society of Utah is available for this parish.

Poor Law Unions
For Vestry and overseers accounts see Parish chest records, 1717-1927

Register of preachers 1839-1896 Incumbents papers 1814-1923 Vestry minutes 1788-1923 Overseers rates &amp; disbursements 1792-1836 Churchwardens papers 1843-1923 Churchwardens accounts 1840-1849 1785-1927 Churchwardens memoranda book 1834-1858 Charities accounts 1742-1927 Misc. charity papers 1717-1927 Miscellaneous 1759-1774 VAULT BRITISH Film 1749479 Items 2-12

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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