South Cadbury Genealogical Records
South Cadbury 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.
Records of baptism include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.
A printed register documenting the baptism of people in and around South Cadbury. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
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.
South Cadbury 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 South Cadbury from 1559 to 1837.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1756 and 1837.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
A book containing a transcription of the marriage registers of South Cadbury. Church marriage registers are the primary source for marriage documentation before 1837. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.
South Cadbury 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.
Transcriptions of records from burial registers. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
A printed book recording burials in the churchyard of South Cadbury. These records essentially record deaths in and around South Cadbury between 1607 and 1679. Details may include the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
Burial records covering those buried at St Thomas A Becket, South Cadbury_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
South Cadbury 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 South Cadbury
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.
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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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 South Cadbury
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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury Church Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
Baptism, marriage & burial records transcribed from the registers of South Cadbury presented in the form of a printed book.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Somerset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Biographical Directories Covering South Cadbury
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.
South Cadbury 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.
South Cadbury 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
The parish of Cadbury South, situated in a very populous and beautiful part of the county, remarkable for "one of the noblest fortifications in this, or perhaps, any other county, called by old topographers, Camalet, but by the natives, Cadbury Castle. "It is situated at the extremity of a steep ridge of hills, nearly south of Castle-Cary, and was probably one of the strongest positions in the kingdom. The form of the ramparts appears to have been accommodated to that of the hill; but there being only obscure accounts of this fortification, it is difficult to guess at what period it was constructed. Leland speaks of it in a kind of ecstasy; "Good God! (says he) what deep ditches! what high ramparts! what precipices! —In short, it really appears to me to be a wonder both of art and nature."
SOUTH CADBURY is a parish and village miles east from Sparkford station on the Great Western railway, 5 ½ south from Castle Cary, and 6 west from Wincanton, in the Eastern division of the county, Catsash hundred, Wincanton petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Cary, archdeaconry of Wells, and diocese of Bath and Wells. The parish is separated from that of North Cadbury and from Sutton Montis parish on the south by two streams flowing westwards. The church of St. Thomas a Becket is an ancient building of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, with south aisle, nave of three bays, south aisle, north porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing 5 bells: the pulpit and font are of Bath stone: in the aisle is a piscina and a hagioscope; five of the windows are stained, and include one with a figure of Thomas a Becket: in 1874 the church (with the exception of the tower) was restored and reseated with open benches of carved oak and a stone Teredos erected at a cost of £1,164, the font has an octagonal basin, with panelled sides in quatrefoils and stands on a square base: there are sittings for 150 persons. The register dates from the year 1582. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £195, including 32 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Capt. F. J. Wentworth Bennett, and held since 1899 by the Rev. Otho Talbot Bourdois Croft B.A. of University College, Durham. Cadbury Castle, the “Camelot” of the Arthurian legend, is a bold and prominent hill to the south-west of the village, rising to a considerable height, with an area on the top of about 30 acres; the general shape is that of a trapezium, the longest side being towards the north: the sides of the hill have a steep natural slope, especially on the north, west and south, and are surrounded by four lines of earthworks similar in their main features, but more boldly and strongly constructed towards the east: the upper rampart, which defended the summit, is, where perfect, from 8 to 10 feet in height, the outer face being about 50 feet high from the bottom of the ditch; the next two ramparts are together about 60 feet in height measured from the crown of the upper vallum to the base of the lower fosse: the lowest rampart, still in parts 50 feet high, has no ditch, and on the south side the slope is further defended by a series of zigzag terraces, continued from the base of the lowest rampart to the foot of the hill: this arrangement also, appears in a less elaborate form on the north side; the western, northern and eastern sides of the hill have been planted, but the south side, which is open, exhibits in a very complete form the nature of the defences, the date of which has been fixed at some period considerably anterior to the Romano-British period: the upper rampart was excavated about 1887, and found to contain fragments of pottery; an early British coin, a bronze armilla, a stone axe and many Roman coins have also been met with on the spot: several of the hills around Cadbury have also been fortified and appear to have served as outworks to this stronghold, from which five or six ancient roads, still traceable, radiated to every point of the compass: at the north-east angle of the hill is a spring called “King Arthur’s Well,” and west of it is another known as “Queen Anne’s Wishing Well.” The fortress is separated from the downs by the Whitcomb valley, through which runs a small stream, and immediately under the hill are four or five springs called “Sigwell” (Siege-quelle), the “springs of victory” or six wells where it is said the Saxon invaders refreshed themselves before their attack on Camelot. On the west side of the hill, in a field called “Westwoods,” dose by King Arthur’s lane, trenches have been met with filled with the skeletons of men and boys, thrown in promiscuously, and believed to be the remains of the last of the British defenders of this great stronghold. The views obtained from the hill are very extensive, and include on the north the Mendip range; westward, the Bristol Channel and the Quantocks: the Blackdown hills, south of Taunton, can also be seen, and on the hither side of these Castle Neroche and Hambdon Hill: in the vale rises Brent Knoll, Glastonbury Tor and Dunsdon, and the course of the river Jael or Yoel is also marked. Capt. Frederick James Wentworth Bennett is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is sandy loam; the subsoil is clay. The chief crops are corn and orchard produce and some land in pasture. The acreage is 687; assessable value, £862; the population in 1901 was 148.
National School (mixed), erected in 1830, for 52 children; average attendance, 30.
Most Common Surnames in South Cadbury
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Catsash Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker | 19 | 1:10 | 0.55% | 2 |
| 2 | Pitman | 12 | 1:16 | 1.53% | 75 |
| 3 | Andrews | 10 | 1:19 | 1.10% | 66 |
| 3 | Mead | 10 | 1:19 | 2.32% | 188 |
| 5 | Lucas | 8 | 1:23 | 2.37% | 259 |
| 5 | Hutchings | 8 | 1:23 | 1.06% | 84 |
| 7 | Higgins | 7 | 1:27 | 1.39% | 158 |
| 7 | Winter | 7 | 1:27 | 1.30% | 136 |
| 9 | King | 6 | 1:31 | 0.43% | 25 |
| 9 | Lloyd | 6 | 1:31 | 2.40% | 362 |
| 9 | Snook | 6 | 1:31 | 1.69% | 239 |
| 12 | Bennett | 5 | 1:37 | 0.44% | 42 |
| 12 | Hunt | 5 | 1:37 | 0.35% | 23 |
| 12 | Rose | 5 | 1:37 | 1.23% | 201 |
| 12 | Yates | 5 | 1:37 | 11.11% | 1,753 |
| 12 | Tucker | 5 | 1:37 | 0.26% | 13 |
| 12 | Kempster | 5 | 1:37 | 62.50% | 5,187 |
| 18 | Barnes | 4 | 1:47 | 0.67% | 119 |
| 18 | Fox | 4 | 1:47 | 0.95% | 192 |
| 18 | Candy | 4 | 1:47 | 1.85% | 420 |
| 18 | Vallis | 4 | 1:47 | 5.48% | 1,214 |
| 22 | Dyke | 3 | 1:62 | 1.06% | 313 |
| 22 | Creed | 3 | 1:62 | 1.54% | 463 |
| 22 | Farthing | 3 | 1:62 | 1.36% | 415 |
| 22 | Laver | 3 | 1:62 | 1.08% | 319 |
| 22 | Biddiscombe | 3 | 1:62 | 9.68% | 2,265 |
| 27 | Read | 2 | 1:94 | 0.39% | 153 |
| 27 | Chamberlain | 2 | 1:94 | 0.71% | 312 |
| 27 | Slade | 2 | 1:94 | 0.28% | 96 |
| 27 | Morrish | 2 | 1:94 | 1.39% | 630 |
| 27 | Caddy | 2 | 1:94 | 3.92% | 1,568 |
| 27 | Witcombe | 2 | 1:94 | 0.64% | 282 |
| 33 | Roberts | 1 | 1:187 | 0.19% | 144 |
| 33 | Walker | 1 | 1:187 | 0.25% | 209 |
| 33 | Cooper | 1 | 1:187 | 0.14% | 87 |
| 33 | Shaw | 1 | 1:187 | 1.08% | 975 |
| 33 | Berry | 1 | 1:187 | 0.27% | 231 |
| 33 | Lane | 1 | 1:187 | 0.16% | 106 |
| 33 | Hobbs | 1 | 1:187 | 0.13% | 85 |
| 33 | Penny | 1 | 1:187 | 0.18% | 126 |
| 33 | Foot | 1 | 1:187 | 0.39% | 354 |
| 33 | Wake | 1 | 1:187 | 0.91% | 825 |
| 33 | Hockey | 1 | 1:187 | 0.33% | 294 |
| 33 | Gulliford | 1 | 1:187 | 0.35% | 308 |
| 33 | Lintern | 1 | 1:187 | 0.45% | 410 |
| 33 | Pitney | 1 | 1:187 | 12.50% | 5,187 |
| 33 | Penott | 1 | 1:187 | 100.00% | 12,126 |