Barrow Gurney Genealogical Records
Barrow Gurney Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A printed register recording the baptism of children at Barrow Gurney. This work essentially records births in and around Barrow Gurney between 1617 and 1617.
Transcriptions of 255 parish baptism registers. They list children, their parents' names, residences, occupations and sometimes other details.
Transcriptions of copies of parish registers that were compiled for the Bishop of Wells.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Barrow Gurney Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
An index to marriages in Barrow Gurney from 1599 to 1836, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
A searchable transcript of marriages from the parish registers of Barrow Gurney. They may list residence, marital status, witnesses and more.
An index to marriages in between 1750 and 1837, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1593 and 1811.
Barrow Gurney Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Vital details extracted from tombstones and other monuments.
A book containing a transcription of the burial registers of Barrow Gurney. Burials are the primary source for death documentation before 1837. They may record the date and or death of the deceased, their age, residence, name of a relations and more.
Burial records covering those buried at Blessed Virgin Mary & St Edward, Barrow Gurney_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
Transcriptions of around half the parish burial registers for Somerset. They list the name of the deceased, the date of their death and/or burial and sometimes other details, such as age and occupation.
Barrow Gurney Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
Digital images of books the list people eligible to vote in Somerset. Includes addresses and nature of that address.
An early census of men able to serve in the militia.
Newspapers Covering Barrow Gurney
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Wells area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Bath area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Bristol district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A single year's run of a newspaper covering the Bristol area. Contains family, business and legal notices among others.
A good run through 1829-1831. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
Barrow Gurney Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Summaries of 1,616 wills that may detail family relationships, land ownership and other details.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
A calendar to wills and admons granted by the Archdeaconry of Leicester. Contains year of the grant, name and residence.
A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.
Barrow Gurney Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Barrow Gurney Military Records
An index to almost 11,000 men connected with Somerset who died during WWI.
An early census of men able to serve in the militia.
A history of the regiment in the run-up to and during the Napoleonic Wars.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Somerset, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Somerset, with some service details.
Barrow Gurney Court & Legal Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
Transcripts of a large number of records detailing investigations into deaths.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Barrow Gurney Taxation Records
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Barrow Gurney Land & Property Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
Barrow Gurney Directories & Gazetteers
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Barrow Gurney Cemeteries
Vital details extracted from tombstones and other monuments.
An index to vital details engraved on over 100,000 monuments across the county of Somerset.
Photographs and descriptions of Somerset's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Barrow Gurney Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Barrow Gurney Histories & Books
Selected issues of a periodical which contains many historical and genealogical tracts relating to the counties of Somerset and Dorset.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and images of churches in Somerset.
A history of turnpikes and tollhouses in Somerset. Includes profiles of individual turnpikes.
Barrow Gurney School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Barrow Gurney Occupation & Business Records
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Somerset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
Histories of Somerset pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.
An index of Glamorgan police officers who came from the West Country.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Barrow Gurney
Pedigrees of Somerset gentry families, including depictions of their arms. The book also contains some biographical information.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Barrow Gurney Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Pedigrees of Somerset gentry families, including depictions of their arms. The book also contains some biographical information.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Somerset's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Barrow Gurney Church Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
Baptism, marriage & burial records transcribed from the registers of Barrow Gurney presented in the form of a printed book.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Somerset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Biographical Directories Covering Barrow Gurney
Brief biographies of thousands of notable Somerset men.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Barrow Gurney Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Barrow Gurney Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
BARROW GURNEY is an agricultural parish and small village, between the roads from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare and Bristol to Exeter, miles south from Flax Bourton station on the main line of the Great Western railway and 5 south-west from Bristol, in the Northern division of the county, Hartcliffe hundred, Long Ashton petty sessional division and union, county court district of Bristol, rural deanery of Portishead, archdeaconry of Bath and diocese of Bath and Wells. The village is charmingly situated in a hollow between sloping hills covered with orchards and rich pasture land, and is traversed by a streamlet, utilised to work two mills. The church of St. Mary the Virgin and St. Edward, King and Martyr, which appears to have shared the dedication of the priory, stands on high ground, close to Barrow Court, and over a mile distant from the village, originally consisted of a chancel, nave, south aisle (probably the nuns’ choir) and a western tower of Early English date. About 1820 the chancel was pulled down, and the rest of the fabric, with the exception of the tower, rebuilt in a very poor style, the nave and aisle being divided by three Perpendicular arches: in 1889 the church was entirely restored, mainly through the generosity of H. M. Gibbs esq. at a cost of £10,134, when the tower was rebuilt and a chancel, vestry and organ chamber added: the new tower contains 8 bells, 5 new bells having been;added to the previous 3 in 1889: the church contains several stained windows and some good carved work, various monuments to the Gore family, and one of excellent design, dated 1616, to Francis James LL.D.: a piece of 14th century tesselated pavement is supposed to mark the grave of Dame Joan d'Acton: there are 206 sittings. The registers date from the year 1590. The living, anciently a chaplaincy in the appointment of the priory, is now a vicarage, net yearly value £206, with residence, in the gift of H. M. Gibbs esq. and held since 1882 by the Rev. James Alfred William Wadmore M.A. of Oriel College, Oxford. A new parish room was erected in 1901 by H. Martin Gibbs esq. Here, at a height of 310 feet above the sea level, are three reservoirs and filter beds belonging to the Bristol Waterworks Co. The reservoirs, fed from springs in the Mendip hills, hold 750 million gallons, and the water is conveyed to the city by gravitation. The Priory of Benedictine nuns once existing here was founded some time prior to the year 1212, by one of the Gournays, lords of Stoke Hamden, and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Edward, king and martyr, and the Holy Trinity; the total revenue, as taken in 1535, amounted to £29 6s. 8d. and the priory was surrendered 19 Sept. 1536. The names of ten of the prioresses, from 1316 to 1535, with a history of the convent, is contained in vol. xii. Somerset Arch. Assoc. Journal. Barrow Court, the residence of Henry Martin Gibbs esq. J.P. which occupies the site of the priory, is a mansion of three storeys, built in the form of the letter E, and retains some fine stucco ceilings, several richly-carved chimney pieces and a Jacobean porch; only a very small portion of the building is modern. In rear of the house stands an ancient tithe barn of picturesque character, and with a high pitched roof. The manor was anciently held by the Gournay or Gurney family, from which the village receives its distinctive name. The principal landowners are John Gratwicke Blagrave esq. who is also lord of the manor, and the trustees of the late Sir John H. Greville Smyth bart. (d. 1901). The soil is clayey; subsoil, limestone; wheat, barley and roots are grown, but the land is chiefly in pasture. Dial quarry is of carboniferous limestone; lime burning is carried on. The parish contains 1,995 acres of land and 69 of water; rateable value, £14,538; the population in 1901 was 358.
National School (mixed & infants), built in 1863, for 64 children; average attendance, 61.
Most Common Surnames in Barrow Gurney
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Hartcliffe with Bedminster Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vowles | 55 | 1:6 | 7.79% | 97 |
| 2 | Child | 15 | 1:20 | 16.67% | 1,008 |
| 3 | Box | 13 | 1:24 | 7.83% | 542 |
| 4 | Yeates | 11 | 1:28 | 13.41% | 1,099 |
| 5 | Horler | 10 | 1:31 | 2.82% | 241 |
| 6 | Griffin | 9 | 1:34 | 1.84% | 164 |
| 6 | Hazell | 9 | 1:34 | 5.84% | 591 |
| 6 | Weekes | 9 | 1:34 | 42.86% | 2,915 |
| 9 | Jeffery | 8 | 1:38 | 3.09% | 347 |
| 10 | Jones | 7 | 1:44 | 0.31% | 10 |
| 10 | Hawkins | 7 | 1:44 | 0.53% | 31 |
| 10 | Perry | 7 | 1:44 | 0.46% | 19 |
| 13 | Williams | 6 | 1:51 | 0.22% | 4 |
| 13 | Stevens | 6 | 1:51 | 0.56% | 46 |
| 13 | George | 6 | 1:51 | 1.69% | 237 |
| 13 | Walters | 6 | 1:51 | 2.30% | 344 |
| 13 | Ludlow | 6 | 1:51 | 16.22% | 2,008 |
| 13 | Winscombe | 6 | 1:51 | 37.50% | 3,399 |
| 19 | Edwards | 5 | 1:61 | 0.34% | 21 |
| 19 | Read | 5 | 1:61 | 0.99% | 153 |
| 19 | Purnell | 5 | 1:61 | 1.98% | 357 |
| 19 | Naish | 5 | 1:61 | 2.35% | 429 |
| 23 | Reynolds | 4 | 1:77 | 1.07% | 228 |
| 23 | Birch | 4 | 1:77 | 10.53% | 1,965 |
| 23 | Linge | 4 | 1:77 | 80.00% | 6,987 |
| 23 | Crooker | 4 | 1:77 | 44.44% | 4,797 |
| 27 | Russell | 3 | 1:102 | 0.42% | 94 |
| 27 | Atkins | 3 | 1:102 | 1.13% | 333 |
| 29 | Smith | 2 | 1:154 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 29 | Brown | 2 | 1:154 | 0.09% | 9 |
| 29 | Price | 2 | 1:154 | 0.31% | 107 |
| 29 | Cox | 2 | 1:154 | 0.08% | 8 |
| 29 | Short | 2 | 1:154 | 0.44% | 176 |
| 29 | Daniels | 2 | 1:154 | 2.04% | 935 |
| 29 | Lilley | 2 | 1:154 | 9.09% | 2,826 |
| 29 | Langdon | 2 | 1:154 | 0.38% | 140 |
| 29 | Tripp | 2 | 1:154 | 1.04% | 473 |
| 29 | Gillingham | 2 | 1:154 | 1.67% | 764 |
| 29 | Bridle | 2 | 1:154 | 2.53% | 1,142 |
| 29 | Bendall | 2 | 1:154 | 2.00% | 918 |
| 29 | Gerrish | 2 | 1:154 | 2.38% | 1,074 |
| 29 | Pester | 2 | 1:154 | 1.98% | 903 |
| 29 | Were | 2 | 1:154 | 6.90% | 2,369 |
| 44 | Wright | 1 | 1:307 | 0.18% | 129 |
| 44 | Clark | 1 | 1:307 | 0.06% | 16 |
| 44 | Young | 1 | 1:307 | 0.07% | 27 |
| 44 | Rogers | 1 | 1:307 | 0.09% | 43 |
| 44 | Mills | 1 | 1:307 | 0.22% | 178 |
| 44 | Knight | 1 | 1:307 | 0.09% | 41 |
| 44 | Kelly | 1 | 1:307 | 0.68% | 614 |
| 44 | Saunders | 1 | 1:307 | 0.13% | 81 |
| 44 | Watts | 1 | 1:307 | 0.08% | 29 |
| 44 | Ball | 1 | 1:307 | 0.15% | 102 |
| 44 | Parsons | 1 | 1:307 | 0.05% | 11 |
| 44 | Bryant | 1 | 1:307 | 0.09% | 38 |
| 44 | Stokes | 1 | 1:307 | 0.26% | 218 |
| 44 | Hobbs | 1 | 1:307 | 0.13% | 85 |
| 44 | Nichols | 1 | 1:307 | 0.48% | 444 |
| 44 | Weaver | 1 | 1:307 | 0.19% | 138 |
| 44 | Atherton | 1 | 1:307 | 0.84% | 769 |
| 44 | Withers | 1 | 1:307 | 0.29% | 254 |
| 44 | Radford | 1 | 1:307 | 0.29% | 252 |
| 44 | Brock | 1 | 1:307 | 0.61% | 548 |
| 44 | Heard | 1 | 1:307 | 1.03% | 943 |
| 44 | Sweet | 1 | 1:307 | 0.17% | 120 |
| 44 | Penn | 1 | 1:307 | 25.00% | 7,808 |
| 44 | Abrahams | 1 | 1:307 | 1.11% | 1,008 |
| 44 | Cryer | 1 | 1:307 | 2.17% | 1,716 |
| 44 | Towler | 1 | 1:307 | 10.00% | 4,470 |
| 44 | Margetts | 1 | 1:307 | 50.00% | 10,160 |
| 44 | Oakey | 1 | 1:307 | 50.00% | 10,160 |
| 44 | Vick | 1 | 1:307 | 25.00% | 7,808 |
| 44 | Sams | 1 | 1:307 | 1.67% | 1,396 |
| 44 | Charter | 1 | 1:307 | 33.33% | 8,898 |
| 44 | Bane | 1 | 1:307 | 7.14% | 3,674 |
| 44 | Hulland | 1 | 1:307 | 25.00% | 7,808 |
| 44 | Raikes | 1 | 1:307 | 7.69% | 3,842 |
| 44 | Williford | 1 | 1:307 | 100.00% | 12,126 |
| 44 | Enns | 1 | 1:307 | 100.00% | 12,126 |