Sampford Brett Genealogical Records
Sampford Brett 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 document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.
A book containing a transcription of the baptism registers of Sampford Brett. Baptisms are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence 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.
Sampford Brett 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 Sampford Brett from 1609 to 1837, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1609 and 1699.
A printed register documenting marriages at Sampford Brett. They may list residence, marital status and witnesses.
Sampford Brett 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.
A transcript of the registers of burial for people buried at the church. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
An index to vital details from monuments found at the church.
An index of burials recorded at St George, Sampford Brett_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
A printed register documenting the burial of people in Sampford Brett churchyard. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
Sampford Brett 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 Sampford Brett
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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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 Sampford Brett
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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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 Sampford Brett. 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 Sampford Brett
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.
Sampford Brett 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.
Sampford Brett 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
SAMPFORD BRETT is a small village and parish, 1 mile south from Williton station on the West Somerset branch of the Great Western railway and 15 north-west from Taunton, in the Western division of the county, hundred of Williton and Freemanors, Williton petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Wiveliscombe, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. George is a small cruciform edifice of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, west porch and an embattled tower on the south side, containing a clock and 5 bells, recast in 1894, and reconsecrated in 1895: the pulpit, reading desk and seats are of oak, handsomely carved: in the vestry is an altar tomb with recumbent effigy of a cross-legged knight in full armour, said to represent one of the Brets, by which family this manor was held from the time of Henry I. for a considerable period; Simon Bret or Brito, the first owner, was probably a follower of the Conqueror, and his eldest son, Richard Brito, was one of the four knights concerned in the murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket; the figure of a woman carved upon a bench end at the bottom of the nave, with two children on either side of her feet, is said to represent Florence, wife of John Wyndham, ob. 1562; in the north transept is a stained window to the Rev. John Knight Greetham B.C.L. 26 years rector (1839—65), d. 1865; and in the west window the arms of Courtenay impaling Giffard and Clotworthy, 1744: there are mural monuments to Zacharias Windham, the Rev. Humphrey Tanner, rector, 1780; the Rev. Thomas Tanner, rector, 1830; and Francis Tripp, 1830; and in the churchyard to Lettice, wife of William Webster, rector, 1660: the church was restored in 1835 at a cost of about £2,000 by George Francis, 4th and last Earl of Egremont, and has sittings for 170 persons. The existing register dates from the year 1738. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £250, including 39 ½ acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Owen Howard Owen esq. of 4 Dover house, Cormont road, Lambeth, London S W, and held since 1900 by the Rev. Arthur Henry Tripp. Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood bart. M.P. who is lord of the manor; William Wyndham esq. of Dinton House, Salisbury; Sir Walter John Trevelyan bart. of Nettlecombe Court and Marwood Notley esq. of Combe Sydenham, Stogumber, are the principal landowners. The soil is a rich sandy loam, with some clay; subsoil, marl; and produces excellent crops of wheat, barley, mangolds, potatoes and turnips. The acreage of the parish is 1,151; rateable value, £2,085; the population in 1891 was 216 in the civil and 185 in the ecclesiastical parish; the population of the civil parish in 1901 was 178.
By Local Government Board Order 14,611, March 25, 1885, a detached part of Stogumber parish, known as Weston or Torweston, was amalgamated with Sampford Brett for civil purposes.
School (mixed), erected with house for mistress, in 1867, by the late Sir A. B. P. Fuller-Acland-Hood bart. for 100 children; average attendance, 55.
Most Common Surnames in Sampford Brett
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Williton and Freemanors Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morse | 14 | 1:16 | 5.26% | 332 |
| 2 | Perry | 11 | 1:20 | 0.73% | 19 |
| 3 | Sawyer | 10 | 1:22 | 11.36% | 1,028 |
| 4 | Sully | 9 | 1:24 | 1.95% | 170 |
| 4 | Date | 9 | 1:24 | 5.45% | 548 |
| 6 | Tripp | 8 | 1:27 | 4.17% | 473 |
| 6 | Durie | 8 | 1:27 | 50.00% | 3,399 |
| 6 | Crang | 8 | 1:27 | 61.54% | 3,842 |
| 6 | Bartraham | 8 | 1:27 | 100.00% | 5,187 |
| 10 | Hawkins | 7 | 1:31 | 0.53% | 31 |
| 10 | Milton | 7 | 1:31 | 2.00% | 248 |
| 10 | Langdon | 7 | 1:31 | 1.32% | 140 |
| 13 | Jenkins | 6 | 1:36 | 1.17% | 148 |
| 13 | Griffith | 6 | 1:36 | 4.84% | 740 |
| 13 | Burnell | 6 | 1:36 | 1.94% | 287 |
| 16 | Penny | 5 | 1:43 | 0.88% | 126 |
| 16 | Fouracre | 5 | 1:43 | 3.18% | 580 |
| 16 | Hosegood | 5 | 1:43 | 9.62% | 1,540 |
| 19 | Chamberlain | 4 | 1:54 | 1.41% | 312 |
| 19 | Thorne | 4 | 1:54 | 0.44% | 67 |
| 19 | Shears | 4 | 1:54 | 6.78% | 1,416 |
| 19 | Chidgey | 4 | 1:54 | 1.46% | 325 |
| 19 | Routley | 4 | 1:54 | 3.42% | 781 |
| 19 | Pinn | 4 | 1:54 | 28.57% | 3,674 |
| 19 | Scribbings | 4 | 1:54 | 80.00% | 6,987 |
| 26 | Ford | 3 | 1:72 | 0.26% | 39 |
| 26 | Groves | 3 | 1:72 | 1.47% | 451 |
| 26 | Corner | 3 | 1:72 | 3.23% | 975 |
| 26 | Guard | 3 | 1:72 | 15.00% | 2,987 |
| 30 | Fisher | 2 | 1:109 | 0.33% | 115 |
| 30 | Stone | 2 | 1:109 | 0.13% | 20 |
| 30 | Bond | 2 | 1:109 | 0.22% | 61 |
| 30 | Gould | 2 | 1:109 | 0.21% | 60 |
| 30 | Denton | 2 | 1:109 | 22.22% | 4,797 |
| 30 | Davys | 2 | 1:109 | 8.33% | 2,687 |
| 36 | Williams | 1 | 1:217 | 0.04% | 4 |
| 36 | Baker | 1 | 1:217 | 0.03% | 2 |
| 36 | Cook | 1 | 1:217 | 0.07% | 24 |
| 36 | Bennett | 1 | 1:217 | 0.09% | 42 |
| 36 | Barker | 1 | 1:217 | 0.81% | 744 |
| 36 | Bryant | 1 | 1:217 | 0.09% | 38 |
| 36 | Short | 1 | 1:217 | 0.22% | 176 |
| 36 | Holloway | 1 | 1:217 | 0.61% | 555 |
| 36 | Heywood | 1 | 1:217 | 1.45% | 1,265 |
| 36 | Hole | 1 | 1:217 | 0.16% | 109 |
| 36 | Hayman | 1 | 1:217 | 0.44% | 398 |
| 36 | Burge | 1 | 1:217 | 0.13% | 80 |
| 36 | Seward | 1 | 1:217 | 0.78% | 711 |
| 36 | Pring | 1 | 1:217 | 0.32% | 288 |
| 36 | Gratton | 1 | 1:217 | 3.85% | 2,545 |
| 36 | Kerslake | 1 | 1:217 | 0.88% | 804 |
| 36 | Hurford | 1 | 1:217 | 0.35% | 306 |
| 36 | Rawle | 1 | 1:217 | 0.49% | 446 |
| 36 | Criddle | 1 | 1:217 | 0.36% | 317 |
| 36 | Besley | 1 | 1:217 | 1.02% | 935 |
| 36 | Nethercott | 1 | 1:217 | 2.33% | 1,805 |
| 36 | Vesey | 1 | 1:217 | 9.09% | 4,240 |
| 36 | Backer | 1 | 1:217 | 50.00% | 10,160 |
| 36 | Pippin | 1 | 1:217 | 11.11% | 4,797 |
| 36 | Morle | 1 | 1:217 | 2.50% | 1,901 |
| 36 | Shaplin | 1 | 1:217 | 100.00% | 12,126 |