Babcary, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes

Parish History
BABCARY, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; near the river Parret, 3¾ miles NNE of Ilchester railway station. It includes the hamlets of Higher Farrington, Lower Farrington. There is a Wesleyan 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 Transcriptions


 * Bishop's transcripts for Babcary, 1587-1838
 * Bishop's transcripts for Babcary, 1598-1812

Church Vital Records


 * Christenings for Babcary, 1598-1812

Parish Register


 * Parish registers for Babcary, 1755-1902

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