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Somerset burial index parish list

Was your ancestor buried in Somerset? Explore thousands of burial records from England’s seventh largest county. A burial record will provide your ancestor’s burial date and place. Burial records are a valuable resource for family historians.

Discovering your ancestor’s burial record will give you key genealogical information necessary to continue building your family tree: name, date, and burial place. The burial place will confirm the location of your ancestor’s monumental inscription.

The Somerset burial index provides a full index of all the burial records held at the Somerset Archives. A full list of each parish represented in the collection is available below.

Place

Year from

Year to

Number of records

Abbas Combe

1838

1869

286

Abbots Leigh

1656

1881

2,114

Aisholt

1656

1859

494

Alford

1766

1811

111

Aller

1560

1902

2,506

Ansford

1555

1960

2,345

Ash

1845

1905

488

Ash Priors

1700

1812

459

Ashcott

1743

1886

1,316

Ashill

1558

1886

2,294

Ashington

1567

1844

273

Ashwick

1701

1906

3,574

Axbridge

1597

1835

1,429

Babcary

1598

1886

1,030

Babington

1606

1828

253

Backwell

1598

1867

1,352

Badgworth

1593

1853

889

Baltonsborough

1599

1840

709

Banwell

1571

1901

7,719

Barrington

1597

1893

2,231

Barrow Gurney

1591

1904

1,899

Barton St David

1598

1992

2,257

Barwick

1560

1901

3,449

Batcombe

1597

1863

4,633

Bath

1553

1970

64,944

Bathampton

1599

1950

3,948

Bathealton

1606

1816

43

Batheaston

1599

1905

11,312

Bathford

1602

1966

5,094

Bathwick

1602

1901

17,519

Bawdrip

1599

1901

1,135

Beckington

1559

1904

9,184

Bedminster

1594

1965

43,576

Beer Crocombe

1543

1900

1,155

Berkley

1546

1903

3,804

Berrow

1598

1889

1,895

Bickenhall

1603

1855

692

Bicknoller

1558

1903

2,160

Biddisham

1603

1832

124

Binegar

1605

1902

1,274

Bishops Hull

1562

1902

3,962

Bishops Lydeard

1598

1865

1,637

Bishopsworth

1846

1896

799

Blackford (near Axbridge)

1826

1901

504

Blackford (near Milborne Port)

1597

1862

361

Blagdon

1556

1898

7,171

Bleadon

1537

1893

2,563

Bradford on Tone

1594

1846

863

Bradford-on-Tone

1860

1887

8

Bratton

1596

1860

126

Brean

1605

1900

296

Brent Knoll

1678

1868

1,647

Brewham

1602

1902

4,450

Bridgwater

1560

1901

36,756

Brimpton

1602

1835

332

Brislington

1568

1849

4,043

Broadway

1598

1937

2,451

Brockley

1602

1980

942

Brompton Ralph

1558

1899

2,550

Brompton Regis

1605

1870

3,557

Broomfield

1607

1829

1,436

Brushford

1558

1905

2,862

Bruton

1518

1928

17,012

Buckland Dinham

1545

1893

3,831

Buckland St Mary

1538

1990

3,430

Burnett

1592

1834

160

Burnham on Sea

1609

1847

2,506

Burrington

1598

1888

1,484

Burrowbridge

1838

1861

211

Burtle

1598

1599

4

Butcombe

1605

1835

159

Butleigh

1598

1987

2,072

Cameley

1561

1902

2,211

Camerton

1601

1837

696

Cannington

1472

1901

7,318

Carhampton

1605

1888

3,469

Castle Cary

1516

1860

7,145

Catcott

1600

1893

2,177

Chaffcombe

1598

1837

813

Chapel Allerton

1707

1865

339

Chard

1612

1904

15,491

Charlcombe

1604

1822

373

Charlinch

1599

1981

1,535

Charlton Adam

1607

1901

1,265

Charlton Horethorne

1598

1889

2,158

Charlton Mackrell

1575

1826

1,295

Charlton Musgrove

1598

1842

562

Cheddar

1601

1889

2,089

Cheddon Fitzpaine

1558

1903

2,626

Chedzoy

1597

1849

1,011

Chelvey

1599

1825

43

Chelwood

1604

1903

813

Chew Magna

1605

1866

2,736

Chew Stoke

1668

1872

1,991

Chewton Mendip

1544

1901

7,062

Chilcompton

1599

1832

202

Chillington

1599

1984

853

Chilthorne Domer

1598

1840

226

Chilton Cantelo

1599

1842

447

Chilton Polden

1599

1921

1,406

Chilton Trinity

1602

1746

55

Chipstable

1602

1834

267

Chiselborough

1559

1902

2,152

Christon

1570

1985

679

Churchill

1605

1866

2,872

Clapton in Gordano

1558

1849

1,681

Clatworthy

1606

1836

329

Claverton

1581

1944

1,755

Clevedon

1607

1903

4,659

Cloford

1561

1852

1,398

Closworth

1594

1875

347

Clutton

1609

1889

4,312

Coleford

1831

1901

1,303

Combe Florey

1566

1836

1,417

Combe Hay

1594

1871

248

Combe St Nicholas

1605

1900

5,531

Compton Bishop

1606

1858

534

Compton Dando

1602

1900

1,750

Compton Dundon

1611

1950

2,899

Compton Martin

1559

1895

3,784

Compton Pauncefoot

1601

1851

234

Congresbury

1605

1853

1,220

Corfe

1566

1899

1,566

Corston

1598

1842

328

Corton Denham

1603

1831

321

Cossington

1606

1861

244

Cothelstone

1595

1864

263

Coxley

1845

1901

498

Creech St Michael

1606

1901

3,640

Crewkerne

1559

1900

27,627

Cricket Malherbie

1607

1992

251

Cricket St Thomas

1578

1836

422

Croscombe

1558

1900

6,994

Crowcombe

1597

1842

937

Cucklington

1605

1861

626

Cudworth

1607

1950

837

Culbone

1605

1964

139

Curland

1605

1901

623

Curry Mallet

1597

1838

1,387

Curry Rivel

1608

1921

7,376

Cutcombe

1598

1880

3,268

Dinder

1577

1825

1,259

Dinnington

1599

1843

283

Ditcheat

1562

1900

9,144

Dodington

1538

1835

613

Donyatt

1598

1868

2,096

Doulting

1602

1901

3,696

Dowlish Wake

1599

1908

1,697

Downhead

1613

1885

747

Downside

1839

1984

986

Draycott

1566

1901

3,069

Drayton

1599

1849

679

Dulverton

1558

1923

8,602

Dundry

1606

1841

410

Dunkerton

1601

1888

1,274

Dunster

1560

1870

8,983

Durleigh

1599

1905

995

Durston

1606

1854

761

East Brent

1558

1929

6,603

East Chinnock

1598

1872

2,633

East Coker

1560

1892

6,485

East Cranmore

1611

1908

43

East Harptree

1605

1911

2,575

East Horrrington

1845

1901

1,288

East Lydford

1602

1885

144

East Pennard

1599

1871

3,992

East Quantoxhead

1559

1815

1,471

Easton in Gordano

1605

1857

1,401

Edington

1560

1849

1,352

Edington, Chilton, Stawell & Sutton Mallet

1803

1804

26

Elm

1601

1853

1,041

Elworthy

1589

1978

1,103

Emborough

1569

1855

985

Englishcombe

1605

1866

609

Enmore

1605

1853

1,360

Evercreech

1623

1831

1,274

Exford

1594

1901

2,454

Exton

1560

1896

1,243

Farleigh Hungerford

1602

1831

449

Farmborough

1559

1901

3,542

Farrington Gurney

1606

1896

1,682

Fiddington

1597

1851

349

Fitzhead

1558

1851

1,212

Fivehead

1598

1981

2,853

Flax Bourton

1605

1902

463

Foxcote

1595

1833

113

Freshford

1601

1906

3,957

Frome

1598

1866

6,779

Glastonbury

1597

1901

15,055

Goathill

1804

1875

61

Goathurst

1539

1840

2,567

Godney

1839

1869

98

Greinton

1606

1900

743

Halse

1558

1858

2,553

Hambridge

1844

1847

20

Hardington Mandeville

1598

1878

2,516

Haselbury Plucknett

1598

1955

4,408

Hatch Beauchamp

1605

1829

259

Hawkridge

1598

1837

387

Heathfield

1607

1839

568

Hemington

1539

1902

2,765

Henstridge

1605

1892

7,502

High Ham

1569

1901

6,635

High Littleton

1601

1902

3,272

Hillfarrance

1594

1955

2,594

Hinton Blewett

1594

1902

1,013

Hinton Charterhouse

1546

1884

3,685

Hinton St George

1597

1902

3,846

Holcombe

1604

1900

2,446

Holford

1558

1846

1,048

Holton

1558

1859

723

Hornblotton

1605

1836

174

Horsington

1558

1863

4,427

Huish Champflower

1597

1903

1,913

Huish Episcopi

1616

1888

2,438

Huntspill

1623

1841

1,357

Hutton

1593

1903

1,425

Ilchester

1594

1901

3,916

Ilminster

1605

1914

10,802

Ilton

1598

1838

316

Isle Abbotts

1593

1835

214

Isle Brewer

1599

1849

296

Keinton Mandeville

1606

1903

1,025

Kelston

1594

1871

524

Kenn

1540

1835

819

Kewstoke

1621

1894

2,067

Keynsham

1594

1858

8,187

Kilmersdon

1598

1888

6,953

Kilmington

1582

1886

2,571

Kilton

1607

1833

164

Kilve

1539

1832

920

Kingsbury Episcopi

1581

1869

6,296

Kingsdon

1538

1906

3,446

Kingston Seymour

1602

1887

1,326

Kingston St Mary

1597

1901

4,568

Kingstone

1606

1841

311

Kingweston

1598

1993

719

Kittisford

1598

1956

687

Knowle

1852

1852

1

Knowle St Giles

1607

1894

379

Lamyat

1602

1863

1,198

Langford Budville

1604

1835

397

Langport

1606

1857

1,262

Langridge

1603

1823

132

Laverton

1598

1851

176

Leigh on Mendip

1594

1850

703

Leighland

1783

1946

913

Lilstock

1606

1833

69

Limington

1594

1865

440

Litton

1622

1836

311

Locking

1598

1848

243

Long Ashton

1558

1871

6,910

Long Load

1749

1978

1,687

Long Sutton

1559

1901

4,653

Lopen

1607

1902

1,494

Lovington

1605

1992

1,293

Loxton

1558

1981

993

Luccombe or Luckham

1594

1903

2,050

Lufton

1598

1844

31

Lullington

1607

1836

514

Luxborough

1587

1945

2,296

Lydeard St Lawrence

1573

1883

4,331

Lympsham

1605

1993

2,263

Lyncombe & Widcombe

1605

1931

9,988

Lyng

1599

1861

1,506

Maperton

1558

1851

1,078

Mark

1569

1877

8,262

Marksbury

1563

1888

1,774

Marston Bigot

1598

1849

970

Marston Magna

1602

1844

361

Martock

1558

1901

19,555

Meare

1559

1900

5,626

Mells

1569

1901

9,404

Merriott

1598

1901

7,325

Middle Chinnock

1605

1838

433

Middlezoy

1605

1886

2,813

Midsomer Norton

1594

1840

1,672

Milborne Port

1602

1860

2,725

Milton Clevedon

1592

1849

346

Milverton

1538

1901

11,956

Minehead

1548

1901

15,646

Misterton

1561

1886

2,706

Monksilver

1605

1904

3,231

Monkton Combe

1599

1854

698

Montacute

1598

1902

3,069

Moorlinch

1598

1886

1,873

Moorlinch, Chilton, Edington, Stawell & Sutton Mallet

1805

1812

110

Muchelney

1607

1849

1,252

Mudford

1563

1903

1,682

Nailsea

1593

1877

2,157

Nempnett Thrubwell

1622

1836

257

Nether Stowey

1598

1837

1,313

Nettlecombe

1542

1887

2,665

Newton St Loe

1539

1888

3,089

North Barrow

1569

1860

629

North Cadbury

1598

1842

991

North Cheriton

1558

1861

1,087

North Curry

1539

1901

11,596

North Curry, Stoke Gregory & West Hatch

1697

1808

1,281

North Newton

1761

1901

459

North Perrott

1598

1888

2,368

North Petherton

1558

1901

22,637

North Somerset & Wiltshire

1884

1895

59

North Stoke

1602

1904

562

North Wootton

1566

1903

1,705

Northover

1543

1906

856

Norton Fitzwarren

1594

1836

608

Norton Malreward

1557

1838

709

Norton St Philip

1585

1902

4,455

Norton sub Hamdon

1560

1899

3,184

Nunney

1547

1900

5,604

Nynehead

1598

1859

494

Oake

1594

1859

322

Oare

1607

1848

441

Odcombe

1598

1877

2,397

Old Cleeve

1606

1833

1,034

Orchard Portman

1539

1940

1,008

Orchardleigh

1625

1899

66

Othery

1506

1887

4,013

Otterford

1558

1903

1,309

Otterhampton

1607

1902

1,157

Over Stowey

1602

1856

693

Paulton

1593

1902

4,771

Pawlett

1597

1885

2,521

Pendomer

1595

1852

226

Penselwood

1595

1900

1,784

Pensford

1605

1902

1,701

Pilton

1542

1909

10,807

Pitcombe

1597

1844

462

Pitminster

1597

1886

3,354

Pitney

1641

1903

1,312

Podimore Milton

1602

1900

827

Porlock

1594

1855

5,426

Portbury

1599

1855

781

Portishead

1555

1901

2,896

Poyntington

1599

1840

204

Preston Plucknett

1624

1901

1,547

Priddy

1605

1901

702

Priston

1569

1871

1,323

Publow

1606

1880

2,545

Puckington

1594

1839

469

Puriton

1558

1904

3,151

Puxton

1598

1839

203

Pylle

1591

1848

795

Queen Camel

1601

1951

6,799

Queen Charlton

1562

1854

622

Raddington

1603

1830

179

Radstock

1597

1901

4,474

Redhill

1844

1902

392

Rimpton

1591

1851

332

Road or Rode

1588

1901

8,260

Rodden

1634

1859

377

Rodney Stoke

1597

1906

1,368

Rowberrow

1599

1832

186

Ruishton

1598

1902

1,327

Runnington

1603

1817

93

Saltford

1605

1847

456

Sampford Arundel

1605

1926

2,555

Sampford Brett

1598

1893

504

Sandford Orcas

1598

1856

390

Seaborough

1597

1837

64

Seavington St Mary

1598

1901

969

Seavington St Michael

1578

1905

821

Selworthy

1509

1901

3,130

Shapwick

1590

1901

2,741

Shepton Beauchamp

1558

1901

3,599

Shepton Mallet

1615

1901

41,729

Shepton Montague

1561

1964

3,046

Shipham

1599

1889

1,766

Skilgate

1603

1855

860

Somerton

1599

1899

9,462

South Barrow

1605

1870

779

South Brent

1507

1837

776

South Cadbury

1559

1993

2,585

South Petherton

1574

1900

12,999

South Stoke

1595

1934

1,372

Sparkford

1602

1836

553

Spaxton

1558

1862

4,143

St Catherine

1599

1880

301

St Decumans

1602

1909

13,921

St Michaelchurch

1607

1824

161

Stanton Drew

1602

1948

3,085

Stanton Prior

1572

1887

442

Staple Fitzpaine

1599

1855

1,410

Staplegrove

1558

1901

2,621

Stawell

1606

1849

324

Stawley

1598

1946

1,166

Stockland Bristol

1538

1843

2,058

Stocklinch Magdalen

1606

1841

227

Stocklinch Ottersey

1559

1907

662

Stogumber

1563

1890

9,429

Stogursey

1598

1878

9,241

Stoke Pero

1598

1836

161

Stoke St Gregory

1561

1892

6,950

Stoke St Mary

1602

1832

768

Stoke St Michael

1607

1901

4,756

Stoke sub Hamdon

1594

1851

1,164

Stoke Trister

1593

1861

644

Ston Easton

1544

1854

371

Stowell

1574

1849

551

Stowey

1620

1823

67

Stratton on the Fosse

1599

1863

488

Street

1598

1917

4,581

Stringston

1557

1833

856

Sutton Bingham

1609

1901

155

Sutton Mallet

1599

1890

290

Sutton Montis

1604

1859

341

Swainswick

1558

1889

1,712

Swell

1559

1944

747

Tatworth

1866

1886

328

Taunton

1558

1957

55,653

Tellisford

1562

1835

737

Theale

1828

1901

714

Thorne Coffin

1579

1835

193

Thorne St Margaret

1605

1848

64

Thornfalcon

1597

1835

512

Thurlbear

1607

1832

544

Thurloxton

1559

1824

854

Tickenham

1538

1903

2,291

Timberscombe

1600

1902

2,046

Timsbury

1561

1900

4,552

Tintinhull

1593

1824

390

Tolland

1598

1846

285

Treborough

1336

1832

131

Trent

1598

1840

356

Trull

1598

1835

456

Twerton

1538

1895

7,739

Ubley

1598

1975

2,094

Uphill

1598

1834

197

Upton

1597

1848

773

Upton Noble

1677

1862

474

Walcot

1599

1988

30,053

Walton

1607

1901

2,501

Walton in Gordano

1599

1853

102

Wambrook

1655

1856

385

Wanstrow

1570

1902

2,587

Wayford

1595

1901

1,170

Weare

1598

1836

576

Wedmore

1561

1902

19,149

Wellington

1621

1837

3,550

Wellow

1599

1837

653

Wells

1609

1901

35,678

Wembdon

1605

1837

610

West Bagborough

1813

1919

102

West Bradley

1623

1833

542

West Buckland

1538

1945

4,789

West Camel

1597

1876

527

West Chinnock

1637

1935

2,502

West Coker

1602

1901

3,777

West Cranmore

1569

1903

1,630

West Harptree

1599

1901

2,261

West Hatch

1604

1901

2,295

West Lydford

1611

1867

740

West Monkton

1559

1897

4,307

West Pennard

1538

1859

4,581

West Quantoxhead

1558

1986

2,134

Westbury sub Mendip

1608

1837

481

Weston

1538

1899

13,085

Weston Bampfylde

1606

1837

281

Weston in Gordano

1593

1837

195

Weston super Mare

1599

1885

1,678

Weston Zoyland

1558

1933

6,640

Whatley

1598

1837

1,020

Wheathill

1605

1906

106

Whitchurch

1569

1916

2,111

Whitelackington

1607

1837

840

Whitestaunton

1606

1901

1,715

Wick St Lawrence

1598

1836

1,321

Wilton

1558

1874

2,417

Wincanton

1593

1885

10,842

Winford

1598

1835

657

Winscombe

1591

1872

2,607

Winsford

1594

1903

1,562

Winsham

1559

1925

6,401

Witham Friary

1631

1901

1,881

Withiel Florey

1598

1990

632

Withycombe

1605

1822

1,051

Withypool

1598

1837

302

Wiveliscombe

1558

1896

15,042

Wookey

1558

1901

6,294

Woolavington

1605

1902

1,816

Woolley

1560

1837

561

Woolverton

1598

1835

170

Wootton Courtney

1558

1902

2,795

Worle

1599

1900

4,035

Wraxall

1609

1838

592

Wrington

1538

1880

8,604

Writhlington

1598

1900

788

Wyke Champflower

1625

1992

162

Yarlington

1599

1993

1,659

Yatton

1605

1905

7,725

Yeovil

1607

1861

6,559

Yeovilton

1599

1903

1,028