Fitzhead Genealogical Records
Fitzhead 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. They essentially record births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.
A printed book recording baptisms held in the church of Fitzhead. These records essentially record births in and around Fitzhead between 1609 and 1663. 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.
Fitzhead 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 Fitzhead listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1750 and 1832.
Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1559 and 1753.
A printed register recording marriages solemnised at Fitzhead between 1609 AND 1663.
Fitzhead 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. They may detail the deceased's name, residence and age.
A printed register documenting the burial of people in Fitzhead churchyard. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
An index of burials recorded at St James, Fitzhead_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
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.
Fitzhead 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 Fitzhead
Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Taunton 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.
A regional newspaper covering the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It covers local and national news, family announcements, business news, legal proceedings and more.
Fitzhead 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.
An index to 295,609 wills of people who lived in or were connected to Devon. The wills they reference can contain a great deal of genealogical information.
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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead Cemeteries
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.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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 Fitzhead
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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead Church Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
A printed book comprised of baptism, marriage and burial transcriptions from the registers of the church at Fitzhead. These records document relations between people, detail where they live and may offer other details such as occupations.
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 Fitzhead
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.
Fitzhead 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.
Fitzhead 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
FITZHEAD is a parish and village, on the road from Wiveliscombe to Bishops Lydeard, 2 miles north from Milverton station on the Devon and Somerset branch of the Great Western railway, 6 north from Wellington and 3 east from. Wiveliscombe, in the. Western division of the county, Kingsbury West hundred, Wiveliscombe petty sessional division, Wellington union and Taunton county court district, rural deanery of Wiveliscombe, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. James is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: the tower is the oldest portion, and was restored in 1883 at the cost of the Rev. G. R. Gilling-Lax M.A. rector 1861—1900: the nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1849, when the very fine and richly carved oak screen was removed to the western entrance of the church: in 1881 a north aisle with arcade of three arches was added, a new chancel arch built and the chancel decorated, at a cost of £1,000, by Mrs. Knollys, of Fitzhead Court, who died in April, 1882, and to whom a memorial window on the south side of the chancel has been erected by the parishioners: stained glass has also been placed by her children in the four windows of the aisle, representing the “Corporal Works of Mercy”; the east window, erected in 1863, is a memorial to the Rev. F. M. Knollys D.D. a former rector: there are brasses with inscriptions and shields to Major Robert Cannon and Prudence his wife, dated 1664 and 1684; and another to James Edward Knollys, of Fitzhead Court, d. 1892, placed by Lord Ashburton's tenants and other inhabitants of the parish: the church affords sittings' for 220 persons. The register dates from the year 1655. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £105, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Wiveliscombe, and held since 1900 by the Rev. John Nelson Wallis M.A. of Merton College, Oxford, and B.A. of the Univ. of London. Fitzhead Court, an old mansion of some interest, contains' a fine plaster ceiling, with the arms of the Cannon family, who were resident here in the time of Charles II.; it is now the property and residence of George Staunton Staunton-Wing esq. B.A., J.P. Simeon Berry esq. J.P. of Waverley Hall, Ashburton, Devon, is the principal landowner. The soil is red land, and is chiefly cultivated on the Norfolk system of four-course husbandry; the subsoil is the new red sandstone, intermixed with limestone in masses of conglomerate, which burns into tolerable lime, which is used in the neighbourhood for agricultural purposes, and especially as a preparation for wheat. The crops are wheat, barley, turnips and flax. The acreage is 1,208; rateable value, £1,774; the population in 1901 was 241.
Church of England School (mixed), erected about 1850, for 50 children; average attendance, 44.
Most Common Surnames in Fitzhead
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in West Kingsbury Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criddle | 18 | 1:15 | 6.43% | 317 |
| 2 | Slocombe | 15 | 1:18 | 4.07% | 232 |
| 3 | Crews | 11 | 1:24 | 27.50% | 1,901 |
| 4 | Greenslade | 9 | 1:29 | 2.93% | 290 |
| 4 | Chorley | 9 | 1:29 | 3.88% | 387 |
| 6 | Crocker | 8 | 1:33 | 1.77% | 175 |
| 6 | Venn | 8 | 1:33 | 2.77% | 306 |
| 8 | Ash | 7 | 1:38 | 2.85% | 366 |
| 9 | Baker | 6 | 1:44 | 0.17% | 2 |
| 9 | Bellamy | 6 | 1:44 | 3.90% | 591 |
| 9 | Spratt | 6 | 1:44 | 4.05% | 614 |
| 9 | Fishleigh | 6 | 1:44 | 100.00% | 6,245 |
| 9 | Gillinglax | 6 | 1:44 | 100.00% | 6,245 |
| 14 | Stone | 5 | 1:53 | 0.33% | 20 |
| 14 | Griffin | 5 | 1:53 | 1.02% | 164 |
| 14 | Wyatt | 5 | 1:53 | 0.77% | 105 |
| 14 | Shears | 5 | 1:53 | 8.47% | 1,416 |
| 14 | Dyte | 5 | 1:53 | 7.46% | 1,286 |
| 14 | Temlett | 5 | 1:53 | 10.42% | 1,653 |
| 14 | Knollys | 5 | 1:53 | 100.00% | 6,987 |
| 14 | Towils | 5 | 1:53 | 100.00% | 6,987 |
| 14 | Dulborough | 5 | 1:53 | 100.00% | 6,987 |
| 23 | Davis | 4 | 1:66 | 0.16% | 5 |
| 23 | Corner | 4 | 1:66 | 4.30% | 975 |
| 23 | Collard | 4 | 1:66 | 1.14% | 245 |
| 23 | Pole | 4 | 1:66 | 2.78% | 630 |
| 23 | Betty | 4 | 1:66 | 4.00% | 918 |
| 23 | Thresher | 4 | 1:66 | 4.35% | 984 |
| 23 | Puddicombe | 4 | 1:66 | 100.00% | 7,808 |
| 23 | Brownsell | 4 | 1:66 | 26.67% | 3,536 |
| 23 | Comins | 4 | 1:66 | 44.44% | 4,797 |
| 23 | Trood | 4 | 1:66 | 14.81% | 2,481 |
| 33 | Bennett | 3 | 1:88 | 0.27% | 42 |
| 33 | Bishop | 3 | 1:88 | 0.24% | 35 |
| 33 | Cross | 3 | 1:88 | 0.48% | 111 |
| 33 | Pavey | 3 | 1:88 | 1.15% | 345 |
| 33 | Bromfield | 3 | 1:88 | 8.33% | 2,049 |
| 38 | Richards | 2 | 1:133 | 0.16% | 33 |
| 38 | Payne | 2 | 1:133 | 0.19% | 49 |
| 38 | Hancock | 2 | 1:133 | 0.32% | 110 |
| 38 | Poole | 2 | 1:133 | 0.28% | 90 |
| 38 | Gibbons | 2 | 1:133 | 0.76% | 335 |
| 38 | Vickery | 2 | 1:133 | 0.36% | 131 |
| 38 | Clapp | 2 | 1:133 | 0.81% | 364 |
| 38 | Bosley | 2 | 1:133 | 1.80% | 816 |
| 38 | Copestake | 2 | 1:133 | 66.67% | 8,898 |
| 38 | Carrot | 2 | 1:133 | 28.57% | 5,654 |
| 38 | Overmass | 2 | 1:133 | 100.00% | 10,160 |
| 38 | Gilling-Lax | 2 | 1:133 | 100.00% | 10,160 |
| 50 | Brown | 1 | 1:265 | 0.04% | 9 |
| 50 | White | 1 | 1:265 | 0.03% | 3 |
| 50 | Barnes | 1 | 1:265 | 0.17% | 119 |
| 50 | Saunders | 1 | 1:265 | 0.13% | 81 |
| 50 | Newton | 1 | 1:265 | 0.25% | 203 |
| 50 | Norman | 1 | 1:265 | 0.14% | 95 |
| 50 | Hooper | 1 | 1:265 | 0.09% | 40 |
| 50 | Welsh | 1 | 1:265 | 0.85% | 781 |
| 50 | Coles | 1 | 1:265 | 0.06% | 14 |
| 50 | Clements | 1 | 1:265 | 0.40% | 357 |
| 50 | Webber | 1 | 1:265 | 0.07% | 26 |
| 50 | Wills | 1 | 1:265 | 0.16% | 113 |
| 50 | Chappell | 1 | 1:265 | 0.36% | 315 |
| 50 | Valentine | 1 | 1:265 | 2.27% | 1,779 |
| 50 | Court | 1 | 1:265 | 0.24% | 197 |
| 50 | Gadd | 1 | 1:265 | 0.52% | 476 |
| 50 | Western | 1 | 1:265 | 0.78% | 711 |
| 50 | Doble | 1 | 1:265 | 0.49% | 449 |
| 50 | Sellick | 1 | 1:265 | 0.53% | 479 |
| 50 | Shattock | 1 | 1:265 | 0.39% | 349 |
| 50 | Philps | 1 | 1:265 | 5.26% | 3,072 |
| 50 | Greedy | 1 | 1:265 | 0.40% | 363 |
| 50 | Rowen | 1 | 1:265 | 4.55% | 2,826 |
| 50 | Slowman | 1 | 1:265 | 50.00% | 10,160 |
| 50 | Croote | 1 | 1:265 | 100.00% | 12,126 |
| 50 | McKarthy | 1 | 1:265 | 100.00% | 12,126 |