Brympton Genealogical Records
Brympton 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.
Transcriptions of records from baptism registers. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1615.
A printed book recording baptisms held in the church of Brympton. These records essentially record births in and around Brympton between 1602 and 1639. Details may include residence, father's occupation and more.
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.
Brympton 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.
Brief notes on marriages occurring in Brympton from 1602 to 1835.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1757 and 1835.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
A printed book recording marriages solemnised at Brympton between 1602 AND 1639. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.
Brympton 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.
Transcriptions of records from burial registers. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
An index to vital details from monuments found at the church.
A printed register documenting the burial of people in Brympton churchyard. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
An index of burials recorded at St Andrew, Brympton_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
Brympton 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 Brympton
Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Taunton district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.
Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Sherborne district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.
A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.
A weekly newspaper that circulated through Wales and parts of Somerset and Gloucestershire. It published general news, literature, commentary, family notices, adverts etc. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
A regional newspaper covering the counties of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire Hampshire and Berkshire. It covers local and national news, family announcements, business news, legal proceedings and more.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton Cemeteries
An index to vital details from monuments found at the church.
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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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 Brympton
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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton Church Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
A book of transcriptions from the baptism, marriage and burial registers of Brympton covering the years 1602 to 1639. These records are the primary source of birth, marriage and death documentation for people living in and around Brympton before 1837.
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 Brympton
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.
Brympton 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.
Brympton 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.
Historical Description
BRIMPTON (formerly Brympton D’Evercy is a small parish, 3 miles west from Yeovil station on the Great Western and London and South Western railways, in the Southern division of the county, Stone hundred, Yeovil petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Martock, archdeaconry of Wells and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Andrew, originally cruciform, is a building of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, south transept, south porch and a western turret containing 2 bells: the oldest portions of the structure belongs to the Early English and Early Decoraited periods, and many remains of early ,13th century work, principally stones with incised crosses, still exist; on the north side are two chantries of the Early Decorated period, which were restored in 1893 through the munificence of the Hon. Sir S. C. B. Ponsonby-Fane G.C.B. lord of the manor. The Early Decorated transept has been incorporated with the Perpendicular aisle of the chancel, so as to form internally two chapels, the whole being then embattled, and forming apparently a continuous aisle, with a longtitudinal gabled roof: the south transept opens to the nave by a contemporary arch, and near it is another of much later date: there is a good stone rood screen of Perpendicular date, and a unique stone seat on its western side: the nave has a flat panelled ceiling: the western turret, a curious structure, is square, with two windows in each face and a pyramidal roof, and is deeply chamfered below, so as to stand on a much smaller base, rising over the west gable: there are four recumbent effigies, three of the 14th, the other of the 15th century, representing a knight, a priest and two ladies; there is also a monument of the Sydenham family, (once owners of the manor), restored in 1827; there is also a monument to Jane, Dowager Countess of Westmorland, who died March 26, 1857, and others to members of the D’Evercy family, the ancient owners, one of whom, Peter D’Evercy, founded a chantry here in 1306: the communion plate was presented by Sir Philip Sydenham bart. in 1699: the south transept was restored in 1877: there are sittings for 145 persons. The register dates from 1699, but there exists one leaf of an older register dated 1647. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £171, including 38 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Mrs. Eliz. Morris. On the north side of the churchyard, but in the grounds of Brympton House, is a building called “the Chantry house,” a good example of the Decorated period, with mullioned and transomed windows, and an embattled polygonal turret at the north-east angle; it is believed to have been erected by the D’Evercys as a residence for the chantry priests of the church, but some antiquaries have contended that it formed part of the original manor house; the greater part of the lower floor is occupied by a hall with a fire-place and garderobe, and the remainder of the floor by two other chambers. Brympton House, the seat and property of the Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane G.C.B., J.P. is a fine and interesting mansion of stone, the earliest portions of which date from the 15th century: the west front, erected in the reign of Henry VIII. probably by John Sydenham esq. affords, in its north wing and entrance porch, admirable specimens of Domestic Perpendicular: the north wing, which is embattled, includes on its western side a fine oriel rising through both stories, and next it, a polygonal turret in several stages; both are banded with panelled tracery, inclosing, on the former, the royal arms of Henry VIII. with lion and dragon supporters; the porch seems to have been constructed out of a former bay window: the south, or garden front, was erected in the reign of Queen Anne, but partakes of an earlier style, and Horace Walpole (“Anecdotes of Painting,” iii. 275) has suggested that it was built from the designs of Inigo Jones, which had been prepared previous to his death in 1652, but not carried out; in the clock turret on this side is a bell dated 1723: the views from the terrace walk are charmingly picturesque, and the lawns and gardens are laid out with great skill. The manor was anciently held by the D’Evercy family, and afterwards by the Stourtons, in the reign of Edward IV.; being then held by John Stourton esq. it was conveyed to the family of Sydenham by the marriage of John Sydenham esq. of Combe Sydenham, to Joan, daughter and co-heiress of John Stourton esq.; the estate was purchased of the Sydenhams by Mr. Fane in 1730, and is now the property of the Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane G.C.B. who is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is loam; subsoil, gravel and sand. The chief crops are barley and roots, but the greater part of the land is in pasture. The acreage is 576; rateable value, £1,438; the population in 1891 was 126 in the civil and 102 in the ecclesiastical parish.
The children of this place attend the Brimpton & Preston National school, in the adjoining parish of Preston.
Most Common Surnames in Brympton
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Stone Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillam | 10 | 1:11 | 35.71% | 2,419 |
| 2 | Hewlett | 8 | 1:14 | 3.77% | 431 |
| 3 | Wall | 7 | 1:16 | 1.31% | 139 |
| 4 | Williams | 6 | 1:18 | 0.22% | 4 |
| 4 | Samways | 6 | 1:18 | 8.11% | 1,199 |
| 6 | Sampson | 5 | 1:22 | 2.39% | 438 |
| 6 | Sweet | 5 | 1:22 | 0.84% | 120 |
| 6 | Warr | 5 | 1:22 | 5.21% | 953 |
| 9 | Smith | 4 | 1:27 | 0.09% | 1 |
| 9 | Fox | 4 | 1:27 | 0.95% | 192 |
| 9 | Burton | 4 | 1:27 | 1.82% | 415 |
| 9 | Hutchings | 4 | 1:27 | 0.53% | 84 |
| 13 | Evans | 3 | 1:36 | 0.29% | 53 |
| 13 | Norris | 3 | 1:36 | 0.45% | 103 |
| 13 | Marks | 3 | 1:36 | 0.59% | 153 |
| 13 | Chiles | 3 | 1:36 | 50.00% | 6,245 |
| 17 | Croft | 2 | 1:55 | 4.76% | 1,837 |
| 17 | Brake | 2 | 1:55 | 0.83% | 376 |
| 17 | Dade | 2 | 1:55 | 3.92% | 1,568 |
| 17 | Tatchell | 2 | 1:55 | 2.67% | 1,185 |
| 17 | Singerton | 2 | 1:55 | 18.18% | 4,240 |
| 22 | Young | 1 | 1:109 | 0.07% | 27 |
| 22 | Richardson | 1 | 1:109 | 0.67% | 611 |
| 22 | Barker | 1 | 1:109 | 0.81% | 744 |
| 22 | Palmer | 1 | 1:109 | 0.06% | 15 |
| 22 | Gregory | 1 | 1:109 | 0.15% | 104 |
| 22 | Arnold | 1 | 1:109 | 0.44% | 405 |
| 22 | Hobbs | 1 | 1:109 | 0.13% | 85 |
| 22 | Randall | 1 | 1:109 | 0.70% | 646 |
| 22 | Oakley | 1 | 1:109 | 3.03% | 2,166 |
| 22 | Hawkes | 1 | 1:109 | 1.05% | 960 |
| 22 | Boyce | 1 | 1:109 | 0.47% | 434 |
| 22 | Frampton | 1 | 1:109 | 0.57% | 518 |
| 22 | Pitcher | 1 | 1:109 | 1.22% | 1,099 |
| 22 | Abel | 1 | 1:109 | 100.00% | 12,126 |
| 22 | Gage | 1 | 1:109 | 0.68% | 619 |
| 22 | Rendall | 1 | 1:109 | 0.53% | 479 |
| 22 | Hartnell | 1 | 1:109 | 0.41% | 377 |
| 22 | Percell | 1 | 1:109 | 100.00% | 12,126 |
| 22 | Feadon | 1 | 1:109 | 16.67% | 6,245 |