Burnett, Somerset Family History Guide

Burnett is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1749
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1592

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BURNETT, a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset; on the river Chew, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 2 miles SE of Keynsham. Post town, Keynsham, under Bristol. Acres, 608. Real property, £1,339. Pop., 98. Houses, 16. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £125. Patron, the Rev. J. B. Doveton. The church has a brass of 1575, and is good.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Somerset, Burnett – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Burnett, 1592-1834, 1853
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burnett (Somersetshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Burnett, 1599-1639
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burnett (Somersetshire)

Churchwardens’ accounts, 1746-1822
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burnett (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Burnett, parish registers, 1749-1846
Author: Somerset Record Office

England, Somerset, Burnett, parish registers, 1749-1846
Author: Somerset Record Office

Parish registers for Burnett, 1749-1846
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burnett (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Burnett – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Burnett, 1766-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Burnett – Schools ( 1 )
Admission registers of Burnett School, 1881-1922
Author: Burnett School (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Burnett – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Burnett, 1766-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

Maps

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

Administration

  • County: Somerset
  • Civil Registration District: Keynsham
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Bath and Wells (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1847 – Redcliffe and Bedminster, Post-1846 – Bath
  • Poor Law Union: Keynsham
  • Hundred: Keynsham
  • Province: Canterbury