Ash Priors, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes

Parish History
ASH-PRIORS, a parish in Taunton district, Somerset; near Bishops-Lydeard r. station, and 6 miles NW of Taunton.-Post Town, Bishops-Lydeard under Taunton.

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 Ash-Priors, 1595-1812
 * Bishop's transcripts for Ash-Priors, 1595-1835

Parish Register


 * Parish registers for Ash-Priors, 1700-1902

Church Vital Records


 * Christenings for Ash Priors, 1594-1812
 * Marriages at Ash Priors, 1700-1812

Churchwarden Records


 * Churchwardens' accounts, 1793-1861

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