Broomfield, Somerset Family History Guide

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Broomfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1630
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1598

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Broomfield Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

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

Broomfield 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.

Broomfield Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Broomfield Marriages 1630-1812 Somerset Parish Registers Marriages V. 6 Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore & W. A. Bell & C. W. Whistler. Publisher: Phillimore & Co. Date of publication: 1905. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Death and Burial Records

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

Broomfield Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BROOMFIELD, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; among the Quantock hills, 5 miles N of Taunton r. station, and 6 WSW of Bridgewater. It has a post-office under Bridgewater, and a fair on 13 Nov. Acres, 4,274. Real property, £4,078. Pop., 525. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. Broomfield House is the seat of the Crosses. Much of the surface is picturesque; and some points command extensive views. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £100. Patron, J. Hamilton, Esq. The church is good; and the churchyard has a stone cross. Charities, £22.

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: Bridgwater
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Wells
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Bridgwater
  • Poor Law Union: Bridgwater
  • Hundred: Andersfield
  • Province: Canterbury