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1. www.familysearch.org › en › wikiTaunton St James, Somerset Genealogy • FamilySearch

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   Mar 14, 2024 · Taunton St James, Somerset Genealogy. Guide to Taunton St James, Somerset ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

2. ukga.org › indexTaunton, Somerset - genealogy heraldry and history

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   Historical Description. Taunton, a town and a municipal and parliamentary borough in Somerset. The town stands on the river Tone, with an important station on the G.W.R., 159 miles from London, and 44½ SW of Bristol.

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   Is Taunton a city or a borough?

   • Taunton, a town and a municipal and parliamentary borough in Somerset. The town stands on the river Tone, with an important station on the G.W.R., 159 miles from London, and 44½ SW of Bristol.

   Taunton, Somerset - genealogy heraldry and history

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   Where can I find information about my family history in Taunton?

   • Talks are at Moose Hall, Tower Lane, Taunton, TA1 4AR, with car parking nearby, at 7.30pm. Several members of our branch run voluntary sessions in Taunton Library on a regular basis when the public can book times to get help in discovering how to research their family histories.

   Taunton - Somerset & Dorset Family History Society

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   Who founded Taunton?

   • It was founded by Fox, Bishop of Winchester, in the reign of Henry VII. whose arms are over the entrance; and was endowed, in 1553, by William Walbeck and William Pool, of Colyford, Esquires. The master is nominated by the Warden of New College in Oxford. A weekly newspaper called the Taunton Courier is printed in this town.

   Taunton Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers | Somerset - Forebears

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   Is Taunton a Saxon town?

   • The Saxon word tun means farm or estate. The word Tone is Celtic and may mean a roaring river. By the 10th century, Taunton had grown from a village into a small town (although it would seem very small to us with a population of only a few hundred). Taunton was given a charter in 904.

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4. forebears.io › england › somersetTaunton Genealogy Resources & Parish Registers | Somerset

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   Find birth, marriage & deaths records; census, military and other genealogical records for Taunton.

5. www.parishmouse.co.uk › somerset › taunton-somersetTaunton, Somerset Family History Guide - Parishmouse

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   Sarah Hawkins Genealogy Site – Taunton Somerset. Pages: 1 2. TAUNTON, a town, two parishes, a district, and a hundred, in Somerset. The town stands on the river Tone, and on the Bristol and Exeter railway, 44½ miles SW.

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7. www.genuki.org.uk › big › engGENUKI: Taunton, Somerset

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   The history of the town of Taunton in the county of Somerset, by Joshua Toulmin, Publ. T.Norris; J.Johnson, 1791. Churches There are more than 30 churches identified in this place.

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   Mar 14, 2021 · By Tim Lambert. Dedicated to Valerie Luff. Medieval Taunton. Taunton began as a Saxon village in Somerset. It was called Tone Tun. The Saxon word tun means farm or estate. The word Tone is Celtic and may mean a roaring river.

9. sdfhs.org › groups › tauntonTaunton - Somerset & Dorset Family History Society

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   Somerset & Dorset. Family History Society. Join Now. Taunton is currently a coffee and conversation group meeting on the First Tuesday of the month (except August). Bring and share your latest discoveries with like-minded people. Meetings are at Moose Hall, Tower Lane, Taunton, TA1 4AR, with car parking nearby, at 7.30pm. Programme.