Biddisham, Somerset Family History Guide

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Biddisham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1621
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1598

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Biddisham Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

Biddisham Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Biddisham Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Biddisham Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Biddisham Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BIDDISHAM, a parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; on the river Axe, 3 miles W by S of Axbridge, and 5 SE of Weston-super-Mare Junction r. station. Post Town, Axbridge, under Weston-super-Mare. Acres, 574. Real property, £1,740. Pop., 147. Houses, 29. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £152. Patron, the Bishop of London. The church is tolerable.

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

Maps

National Library of Scotland Maps – includes OS 25 inch 1892-1918 maps, a vast range of other historical OS maps and land use maps

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

Administration

  • County: Somerset
  • Civil Registration District: Axbridge
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Wells
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Axbridge
  • Poor Law Union: Axbridge
  • Hundred: Bempstone
  • Province: Canterbury