Aston Somerville
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Status
Ancient Parish [25]
Gloucestershire parish transferred on 1st April, 1931 to Worcestershire [25]
Adjoining Parishes
Hinton on the Green; Childswickham; Buckland (Gloucestershire); Wormington (Gloucestershire);Sedgeberrow [1]
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform | Christenings | 1813-1973 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1759-1812 & 1933-73 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1813-1972 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1757-1812 | [5] | |
| Originals | Christenings | 1660-1808 | [12] |
| Marriages | 1661-1812 | [12] | |
| Burials | 1660-1972 | [12] |
A fire at the church caused considerable damage to the Parish Registers [5]
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1660-1751 |
| Marriages | 1664-1812 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1617-39 (54%); 1753-1812 (96%) |
| Marriages | 1617-39 |
Register Copies
At Gloucestershire Archives [64]:
Christenings1660-1807; Marriages1661-89, Burials1730-1812 (fragments only)
Transcript: Marriages1661-1812
Index: Marriages1661-1812 RMI Brides & Grooms
Gloucestershire FHS marriage index: 1819-35
Marriage register 1977-2004 [Gloucestershire Archives]
Marriages1661-1812 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office
At Society of Genealogists [68] :
ASTON SOMERVILLE : Marriages 1661-1812: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 6 - Gloucestershire, vol. 4 [CD-ROM] IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 6 - Gloucestershire, vol. 4 PublishedLondon : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1898
ASTON SOMERVILLE : Marriages 1819-35: Gloucestershire marriages, vol. 18 [Typescript.] IN:Gloucestershire marriages, vol. 18 Published , 1986 Author Gloucestershire FHS (trans.) Source D: Gloucestershire FHS
ASTON SOMERVILLE : Marriages(I) 1661-1812: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.] IN: Boyd's marriage index Published , 1925-55 Author Roe, E A Author Boyd, Percival ed. Source D: P Boyd.
War Memorials
For the names of those included on a War Memorial at St. Mary's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/aston-somerville-st-marys-church/
Census Records
All the censuses between 1841 and 1901 are now available on a number of fee-paying (Subscription or PayAsYouGo) sites including Ancestry.co.uk, FindMyPast.co.uk, thegenealogist.co.uk andgenesreunited.co.uk. The 1911 census is available in full or in part on some of these sites. We are unable to advise on the choice of site since researchers' personal preferences will be influenced by the content and search facilities offered by each site. Some sites offer a free trial.
Access to the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk is widely available at most record offices, includingWorcestershire Archives, and some libraries. You are advised to book time on their computers before making a visit.
A free-to-view site is being developed at freecen.org.uk for the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses. Coverage of Worcestershire parishes is rather sparse at this time.
Census returns can usually be viewed at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' Family History Centres.
Some repositories offer census details on microform, disc or printed copy. These include:
1851-1901 at Worcestershire Archives [14]
1851 Gloucestershire Archives
At Society of Genealogists :
Gloucestershire 1851 Census index & transcription, vol. 24 : HO 107/2044; HO 107/2074; HO 107/2076 (parts) - North East Gloucestershire [parishes in cross county districts - Evesham, Stratford on Avon & Shipston on Stour registration districts]: Index to the 1851 Census for Gloucestershire [Microfiche.] - Published Gloucestershire FHS, 1999
Worcestershire 1851 census index HO 107/2044 : Evesham registration district - Gloucestershire part [Microfiche.] - Published , 1997 - Author: Friend, A F (trans.)
Worcestershire 1891 census returns: Evesham registration district RG 12/2335-2337 [Microfilm.] London Public Record Office 2003
Parish Records on microform
At Worcestershire Archives [13]
Certificates for disposal of cremated remains - dates not checked
Schools Records
At Worcestershire Archives:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff atWorcestershire Archives:
Aston Somerville C E School
Log book, admission registers - 1882 - 1969 - Ref: BA 5485
The records of schools and other educational establishments in this parish are detailed in a handlist available at Worcestershire Archives. The list refers to original documents so you will need to note the reference number and contact staff.
Other Sources
At Gloucestershire Archives:
PCC minutes (3 volumes,one including vestry minutes) - 1917-1985
Directories
An extract from the Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis:
ASTON-SOMERVILLE, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of KIFTSGATE, county of GLOUCESTER, 7¼ miles (N. by E.) from Winchcombe, containing 110 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester, rated in the king's books at £9. 3. 4., and in the patronage of Lord Somerville. This parish, with others, is within the jurisdiction of a court leet and baron held occasionally at Winchcombe. The late Lord Somerville, who first introduced the breed of Merino sheep into this country, and author of several tracts and essays on Agriculture and Rural Economy, was born here, in 1765.
Last Updated: 06/10/2016
