Aisholt Somerset Family History Guide

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Aisholt is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Alternative names: Asholt, Aisholt All Saints

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1652
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1598

Nonconformists include:

Schools: Sunday school. The children attended the Spaxton day school.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Aisholt
Aisholt

Kelly’s Directory of Somersetshire, with the city of Bristol 1883

AISHOLT (or Asholt) is a parish and village, 8 miles west from Bridgwater railway station, in the Western division of the county, western division of Cannington hundred, Bridgwater union and county court district, rural deanery of Bridgwater, Taunton archdeaconry, Bath and Wells diocese, situated on the Quantock hills. The church of All Saints is a stone building, in the Perpendicular style: it has chancel, nave, aisle and square embattled tower with 4 bells and clock. The register dates from about 1640, but the early portion has been destroyed by fire ; the earliest date of the present register is 1665.

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

AISHOLT, or Asholt, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; 4½ miles E of Crowcombe-Heathfield r. station, and 7½ W by S of Bridgewater. It has a post-office under Bridgewater. Acres, 1,252. Real property, £2,643. Pop., 181. Houses, 41. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £280. Patron, Rev. Josh. West. The church is good. Charities, £5.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

AISHOLT, or Asholt (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Bridgwater, hundred of Cannington, W. division of Somerset, 7¼ miles (W. by S.) from Bridgwater; containing 201 inhabitants, and comprising 1252 acres, of which 240 are common or waste. Limestone is quarried, and used for agricultural purposes. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £7. 12. 3½.; net income, £280; patrons, the family of West: the glebe consists of 60 acres, and there is a good glebehouse.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Registers

Aisholt Parish Registers Marriages 1654 to 1812

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Cemeteries ( 1 )
All Saints, Aisholt parish registers and bishops’ transcripts : baptisms 1598-1949, marriages 1598-1958, burials 1598-1949 and monumental inscriptions 1620-1995 Author: Hurley, Michael C.

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Asholt, 1841-1891 Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Church records ( 7 )
All Saints, Aisholt parish registers and bishops’ transcripts : baptisms 1598-1949, marriages 1598-1958, burials 1598-1949 and monumental inscriptions 1620-1995 Author: Hurley, Michael C.
Bishop’s transcripts [for Aisholt], 1813-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aisholt (Somersetshire); Reakes, Janet, 1952-
Bishop’s transcripts for Aisholt, 1598-1812 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aisholt (Somersetshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Aisholt, 1598-1859 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aisholt (Somersetshire)
England, Somerset, Aisholt, parish registers, 1652-1994 Author: Somerset Record Office
Marriages at Aisholt, 1654-1812 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aisholt (Somersetshire)
Parish registers for Aisholt, 1652-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aisholt (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Aisholt, Somerset, England

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Aisholt, 1766-1832 Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Occupations ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1695-1860 Author: Aisholt (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Parish registers for Aisholt, 1652-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aisholt (Somersetshire)
Poor law records, 1695-1860 Author: Aisholt (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Public records ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1695-1860 Author: Aisholt (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Schools ( 1 )
Admission registers of Aisholt and Spaxton District School, 1902-1938 Author: Aisholt and Spaxton District School (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Aisholt – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Aisholt, 1766-1832 Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

Somerset Historical Directories

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

National Library of Scotland OS maps

Ordnance Survey OS maps

Administration

  • County: Somerset
  • Civil Registration District: Bridgwater
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Bridgwater
  • Poor Law Union: Bridgwater
  • Hundred: Cannington
  • Province: Canterbury