Publications

(Eric Galvin)  This book is based on detailed research into the lives and experiences of the nineteen men, from twelve families, listed on the roll of honour in the Catholic Church of SS Joseph and Teresa in Wells. Starting from…..

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from the register, covering the…..

(ed Michael McGarvie)  A transcription of the Justice?s Notebooks of Thomas Horner of Mells, 1770 – 1777. Includes an index of the multitude of names mentioned. 188 pages.  Soft Covers.

A transcription of: Christenings 1653-1713, Marriages 1653-1711, Burials 1653-1713.

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from the register, covering the…..

(edited by John Morris)  The text has only once been set and printed, in 1783, in an edition of 1,200 copies, many of which have not survived. This edition is the only uniform English translation ever made, published in parallel…..

(Rev F W Cleverdon)  Describes many aspects of Mells history from the account in the Domesday book up to the 20th century. The photographs included have been improved, and some are in colour in this new edition.  New photographs have…..

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from the register, covering the…..

A transcription, in two volumes, of: Christenings 1558-1959, Marriages 1558-1959, Burials 1558-1959.

(Pam Woodburn)  Memories of Locking Road School.  The school was opened in 1899, and the author was a pupil there for six years from 1945.  She provides her own memories of the school, and has collected the memories of several…..

(published in 1998) (Cliff Webb)  A listing of the available parish registers, including the original registers, bishop’s transcripts and other available copies and transcriptions, for christenings, marriages and banns, and burials, for all Somerset parishes. 143 pages. Soft covers.

(Selwyn Williams)  A detailed examination of a 1641 wreck off Chesil Beach in Dorset.  The work includes transcriptions of the HCA Inquiry into the wreck with the names of over 300 local witnesses from Portland, Wyke Regis, Fleet, Langton Herring,…..

(Redvers Burt)  Long Sutton is a village in the heart of Somerset, and the author lived and worked there all his life.  He recalls his childhood years, his early working life with local farmers and builders, his wartime years in…..

A transcription of: Christenings 1598-1837, Marriages 1598-1837, Burials 1598-1837.

The story of an RAF armourer, who grew up in Frome on a small family farm. The story begins with an account of life on the farm, and continues with Eric?s conscription into the services, and his time in foreign…..

A transcription of: Treborough: Christenings 1593-1837, Marriages 1593-1809, Burials 1593-1837 Withycombe: Christenings 1605-1837, Marriages 1605-1837, Burials 1605-1812.