Lympsham Genealogical Records
Lympsham 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 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.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
Lympsham 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 Lympsham from 1754 to 1819.
Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1754 and 1819.
An index of 369,186 Somerset marriages. Condition and residence may be included.
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
Lympsham 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.
An index of burials recorded at St Christopher, Lympsham_. 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.
An index to vital details engraved on over 25,000 monuments across the county of Somerset.
Lympsham 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 Lympsham
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.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Bristol district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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 Lympsham
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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham Church Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
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.
An index to vital details engraved on over 25,000 monuments across the county of Somerset.
Biographical Directories Covering Lympsham
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.
Lympsham 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.
Lympsham 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
LYMPSHAM is a village and parish, bounded on the north by the river Axe, 2 ½ miles north-north-east from Brent Knoll station on the Bristol and Exeter section of the Great Western railway and 6 south-south-east from Weston-super-Mare, in the Wells division of the county, Brent-cum-Wrington hundred, Axbridge petty sessional division and union, Weston-super-Mare county court distriot, rural deanery of Burnham, archdeaconry of Wells and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Christopher is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, north aisle, south porch and a fine western tower with a low arcaded parapet, altered in the last century, and bold double buttresses, terminating in four massive pinnacles, and containing a clock and 6 bells: on the south window is the date 1633, a record of repairs made at that date: the north aisle, which has a finely carved and moulded roof and a good parapet with pinnacles, appears to have originally been a chapel connected with the adjoining grange, probably used by the monks of Glastonbury as a summer residence; the ceiling is a fine example of Perpendicular timber work: on the north side is a walled-up entrance and a tabernacled niche, and at the east end is a piscina: the nave roof is coved and enriched with good bosses, and below the wall plate are six grotesque heads, perhaps belonging to an earlier roof: the east window is filled with modern stained glass, the west window and the heads of all the others are filled with stained glass, and there is also a memorial east window in the north aisle: the font, a work of the 12th century, with zigzag ornament, is a relic of an earlier church. The church was reseated in carved oak in 1894 a cost of £965, and now affords sittings for 340 persons. The register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1737; marriages, 1773; an earlier register of marriages is said to have been in existence till 1780. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £513, including 100 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of H. S. G. Stephenson esq. B.A. and held since 1901 by the Rev. Edmonde Herbert Christopher Stephenson M.A. Exeter College, Oxford. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, seating about 120 persons. The charities include (1) a charge on land amounting to four guineas per annum, left by the late Messrs. Dean and Crossman, to be distributed to the poor of Lympsham not receiving parish pay; (2) Edmond Hick’s legacy of £300 to the parish of Lympsham, given in trust to the rector, churchwardens and overseers for the time being, to be distributed among the poor who are not receiving alms or parish relief, according to their discretion; (3) Mrs. Elizabeth Stephenson’s gift, invested in Consols with the Charity Commissioners and realizing £4 11s. 8d. interest yearly, to be given in coals to the second poor. The Manor House, at present serving also as the rectory, is a building of stone in the Tudor style; some of the rooms are panelled and elaborately decorated, the dining room displaying on its cornice the emblazoned shields of all the principal Somersetshire families; there is also a considerable collection of armour, English and foreign, and of various interesting and valuable curiosities: attached to the mansion is a fine conservatory, with gardens and lawns. The Manor Hall, erected in 1875 at a cost of £1,300, by the Rev. J. H. Stephenson M.A. rector (1844—1901), as a memorial to his father, is a building of limestone with Bath stone facings, and has three rooms attached: and in the rear good school buildings, erected by the Rev. J. H. Stephenson, late rector, and lent to the parish for ever at a nominal rent, as long as the doctrine of the Church is taught in the schools. The trustees of the late Rev. J. H. Stephenson M.A. rector here 1844—1901, Mrs. Dickinson, of Kingweston House, Mrs. Fownes-Luttrell, of Badgworth Court, Weare, and W. A. Riddell esq. are landowners. The soil is clay; the subsoil is clay. The land is chiefly in pasture. The area is 1,972 acres; rateable value, £5,759; the population in 1901 was 436.
Parochial School (mixed), built in 1894, sole cost of the late rector, Rev. J. H. Stephenson M.A. will hold 100 children; average attendance, 72.
Most Common Surnames in Lympsham
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Brent with Wrington Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collins | 24 | 1:19 | 2.50% | 59 |
| 2 | Harding | 19 | 1:24 | 1.80% | 51 |
| 3 | Cook | 18 | 1:25 | 1.28% | 24 |
| 4 | Sperring | 14 | 1:33 | 7.33% | 476 |
| 5 | Stone | 12 | 1:38 | 0.80% | 20 |
| 6 | Bennett | 11 | 1:41 | 0.98% | 42 |
| 6 | Sealey | 11 | 1:41 | 5.73% | 473 |
| 8 | Hicks | 10 | 1:46 | 3.04% | 269 |
| 8 | Brock | 10 | 1:46 | 6.06% | 548 |
| 8 | Champion | 10 | 1:46 | 4.65% | 422 |
| 11 | Butt | 9 | 1:51 | 2.54% | 239 |
| 11 | Durston | 9 | 1:51 | 2.31% | 213 |
| 13 | Board | 8 | 1:57 | 2.56% | 282 |
| 13 | Jeanes | 8 | 1:57 | 6.50% | 744 |
| 15 | Parker | 7 | 1:65 | 0.58% | 36 |
| 15 | Fisher | 7 | 1:65 | 1.16% | 115 |
| 15 | Stevens | 7 | 1:65 | 0.65% | 46 |
| 15 | Jarvis | 7 | 1:65 | 3.91% | 506 |
| 15 | Slade | 7 | 1:65 | 0.99% | 96 |
| 15 | Spiller | 7 | 1:65 | 2.05% | 257 |
| 15 | Comer | 7 | 1:65 | 4.38% | 570 |
| 22 | Clark | 6 | 1:76 | 0.37% | 16 |
| 22 | Adams | 6 | 1:76 | 0.46% | 30 |
| 22 | Milton | 6 | 1:76 | 1.71% | 248 |
| 22 | House | 6 | 1:76 | 1.13% | 140 |
| 22 | Shelton | 6 | 1:76 | 25.00% | 2,687 |
| 22 | Spratt | 6 | 1:76 | 4.05% | 614 |
| 22 | Dibble | 6 | 1:76 | 2.06% | 303 |
| 22 | Mellish | 6 | 1:76 | 22.22% | 2,481 |
| 22 | Pimm | 6 | 1:76 | 9.52% | 1,348 |
| 22 | Petheram | 6 | 1:76 | 7.06% | 1,064 |
| 22 | Crandon | 6 | 1:76 | 7.23% | 1,086 |
| 33 | Chapman | 5 | 1:91 | 0.63% | 73 |
| 33 | Brooks | 5 | 1:91 | 0.54% | 64 |
| 33 | Frost | 5 | 1:91 | 1.33% | 226 |
| 33 | Field | 5 | 1:91 | 1.95% | 352 |
| 33 | Haines | 5 | 1:91 | 1.63% | 290 |
| 33 | Cock | 5 | 1:91 | 3.47% | 630 |
| 33 | Fear | 5 | 1:91 | 0.73% | 100 |
| 33 | Player | 5 | 1:91 | 4.50% | 816 |
| 33 | Dunscombe | 5 | 1:91 | 15.63% | 2,217 |
| 33 | Coome | 5 | 1:91 | 13.89% | 2,049 |
| 43 | Day | 4 | 1:114 | 0.34% | 37 |
| 43 | Stephenson | 4 | 1:114 | 12.50% | 2,217 |
| 43 | Pike | 4 | 1:114 | 0.58% | 99 |
| 43 | Coombs | 4 | 1:114 | 0.48% | 71 |
| 43 | Squire | 4 | 1:114 | 1.98% | 455 |
| 43 | Gadd | 4 | 1:114 | 2.09% | 476 |
| 43 | Fields | 4 | 1:114 | 16.67% | 2,687 |
| 43 | Slocombe | 4 | 1:114 | 1.08% | 232 |
| 43 | Furber | 4 | 1:114 | 9.09% | 1,779 |
| 52 | Brown | 3 | 1:152 | 0.13% | 9 |
| 52 | Taylor | 3 | 1:152 | 0.12% | 7 |
| 52 | Cox | 3 | 1:152 | 0.13% | 8 |
| 52 | Hunt | 3 | 1:152 | 0.21% | 23 |
| 52 | Rich | 3 | 1:152 | 0.71% | 194 |
| 52 | Cull | 3 | 1:152 | 15.00% | 2,987 |
| 52 | Boley | 3 | 1:152 | 6.38% | 1,681 |
| 59 | Jones | 2 | 1:228 | 0.09% | 10 |
| 59 | Cooper | 2 | 1:228 | 0.28% | 87 |
| 59 | Mitchell | 2 | 1:228 | 0.22% | 63 |
| 59 | Price | 2 | 1:228 | 0.31% | 107 |
| 59 | Palmer | 2 | 1:228 | 0.12% | 15 |
| 59 | Howell | 2 | 1:228 | 0.45% | 182 |
| 59 | Coles | 2 | 1:228 | 0.11% | 14 |
| 59 | Beacham | 2 | 1:228 | 0.91% | 417 |
| 59 | Amesbury | 2 | 1:228 | 1.56% | 711 |
| 59 | Huett | 2 | 1:228 | 12.50% | 3,399 |
| 59 | Gamlen | 2 | 1:228 | 11.11% | 3,173 |
| 59 | Nuttycombe | 2 | 1:228 | 3.85% | 1,540 |
| 59 | Huckman | 2 | 1:228 | 18.18% | 4,240 |
| 72 | Williams | 1 | 1:456 | 0.04% | 4 |
| 72 | Lewis | 1 | 1:456 | 0.07% | 18 |
| 72 | Martin | 1 | 1:456 | 0.07% | 28 |
| 72 | Moore | 1 | 1:456 | 0.12% | 68 |
| 72 | Hart | 1 | 1:456 | 0.28% | 235 |
| 72 | Burgess | 1 | 1:456 | 0.21% | 168 |
| 72 | Bryant | 1 | 1:456 | 0.09% | 38 |
| 72 | Dyer | 1 | 1:456 | 0.10% | 56 |
| 72 | Fry | 1 | 1:456 | 0.09% | 48 |
| 72 | Vincent | 1 | 1:456 | 0.17% | 121 |
| 72 | Hodge | 1 | 1:456 | 0.35% | 308 |
| 72 | Arthur | 1 | 1:456 | 1.25% | 1,126 |
| 72 | Hutchings | 1 | 1:456 | 0.13% | 84 |
| 72 | Bower | 1 | 1:456 | 3.57% | 2,419 |
| 72 | Redman | 1 | 1:456 | 0.93% | 848 |
| 72 | Duke | 1 | 1:456 | 1.01% | 927 |
| 72 | Lockyer | 1 | 1:456 | 0.38% | 345 |
| 72 | Duckett | 1 | 1:456 | 0.61% | 555 |
| 72 | Heal | 1 | 1:456 | 0.23% | 180 |
| 72 | Perrett | 1 | 1:456 | 0.34% | 303 |
| 72 | Vowles | 1 | 1:456 | 0.14% | 97 |
| 72 | Kirton | 1 | 1:456 | 7.14% | 3,674 |
| 72 | Laxton | 1 | 1:456 | 50.00% | 10,160 |
| 72 | Croker | 1 | 1:456 | 0.90% | 816 |
| 72 | Counsell | 1 | 1:456 | 0.71% | 657 |
| 72 | Hardacre | 1 | 1:456 | 2.00% | 1,593 |
| 72 | Honeyball | 1 | 1:456 | 4.00% | 2,616 |
| 72 | Starks | 1 | 1:456 | 3.57% | 2,419 |
| 72 | Worner | 1 | 1:456 | 1.14% | 1,028 |
| 72 | Difford | 1 | 1:456 | 0.84% | 769 |
| 72 | Nurton | 1 | 1:456 | 1.56% | 1,331 |
| 72 | Dinwiddy | 1 | 1:456 | 5.88% | 3,277 |
| 72 | Bissicks | 1 | 1:456 | 8.33% | 4,036 |
| 72 | Stockhouse | 1 | 1:456 | 100.00% | 12,126 |