Ashwick, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes

Parish History
ASHWICK, a parish in Shepton-Mallet district, Somerset; on the Fosseway, near Masbury camp, 3¾ miles NNE of Shepton-Mallet railway station. It includes part of the hamlet of Oakhill. There are three dissenting chapels.

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 Ashwick, 1595-1812
 * Bishop's transcripts for Ashwick, 1595-1873

Parish Register


 * Parish registers for Ashwick, 1701-1900

Church Vital Records


 * Christenings for Ashwick, (Presbyterian) 1761-1837
 * Christenings for Ashwick, 1595-1812
 * Births, baptisms and burials for Ashwick (Presbyterian), 1761-1837

Churchwarden Records


 * Churchwardens accounts, 1724-1825

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