Halse, Somerset Family History Guide

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Halse is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1558
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Halse Parish Registers

Halse Marriages 1559-1812 Somerset Parish Registers Marriages V. 10 Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, H. W. Seager and E. H. Bates. Publisher: Phillimore & Co. Date of publication: 1907 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HALSE, a village and a parish in Taunton district, Somerset. The village stands 2 miles SW of Bishops-Lydeard r. station, and 6½ WNW of Taunton; is a pretty place; and has a post-office under Taunton. The parish comprises 1, 301 acres. Real property, £3, 106. Pop., 453. Houses, 92. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R.A. Prior, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £174. Patron, Sir James Langham, Bart. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower; has a Norman font; and is good. Charities, £44.

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

Parish Records

Calendar of Wills & Administrations in the Court of the Archdeacon of Taunton (Parts I and II, Wills Only) 1537 to 1799 Parts 1 and 2, Wills Only 1537 to 1799; Edited by Edward Alexander Fry. Publisher: The British Record Society, Limited Date of publication: 1912 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

The Visitations of the County of Somerset, in the Years 1531 and 1573, together with additional pedigrees, chiefly from the visitation of 1591 by Benolt, Thomas, d. 1534; England. College of Arms; British Museum. Mss. (Harleian 1445); Cook, Robert, d. 1593?; Weaver, Frederic William, b. 1853 ed Publisher: Exeter : Printed for the editor by W. Pollard Date of publication: 1885 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

FamilySearch

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

England, Somerset, Halse – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Halse, 1599
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Halse (Somersetshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Halse, 1599-1843
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Halse (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Halse, parish registers, 1558-1912
Author: Somerset Record Office

Marriages at Halse, 1559-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Halse (Somersetshire)

Parish chest material, 1541-1861
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Halse (Somersetshire)

Parish registers for Halse, 1558-1886
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Halse (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Halse – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Halse, 1766-1833
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Halse – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1639-1864
Author: Halse (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Halse – Schools ( 1 )
Admission registers of Halse school, 1882-1954
Author: Halse School (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Halse – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Halse, 1766-1833
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: Taunton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Taunton
  • Poor Law Union: Taunton
  • Hundred: Williton and Freemanors
  • Province: Canterbury