Somerset Record Office accumulations

A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes). Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1992.

'Somerset Record Office accumulations', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes), (London, 1992) pp. xiv-xvi. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol6/xiv-xvi [accessed 27 April 2024]

LIST OF ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOMERSET RECORD OFFICE



Deposited Collections
DD/AH	Acland-Hood family of Fairfield
ALN	Alletson and Partners of Burnham-on-Sea (solicitors)
ARN	Mrs. Arundell (Everard MSS.)
AS	Lord Ashburton
AY	Alms and Young of Taunton (solicitors)
BD	Baker and Duke of Ilminster (solicitors)
BK	Mrs. E. Baker
BLM	Blake Museum, Bridgwater
BTL	Dr. R. Bartelot of Trowbridge
BV	Lt. Col. H. L. Baskerville
CC	Church Commissioners
CCH	Couch of Stogumber (solicitors)
CH	Channer, Channer, and Ligertwood of Taunton (solicitors)
CLE	P. Cole (Bowen MSS.)
CM	Combe family of Earnshill
CN	Clarke, Lukin, and Newton of Chard (solicitors)
CR	F. H. Cornish
CTV	Maj. R. E. F. Cely-Trevilian
DHR	Dodson Harding Reed of Bridgwater (solicitors)
DK	T. B. Dilks
DN	Dickinson family of Kingweston
DP	Dodson and Pulman of Taunton (solicitors)
DR	Miss J. E. Deering of Aldburgh
ED	Estate Duty copy wills
EDN	Edens of Sherborne
EDS	Department of Education and Science
ES	Esdaile family of Cothelstone
FA	G. Farr of Portishead
FD	Revd. H. E. Field of Wembdon
FS	Foster of Wells (solicitors)
GB	Gibbs family of Barrow Gurney
GC	Capt. Graham-Clarke (Hestercombe MSS.)
GJ	Goldingham and Jotcham of Wottonunder-Edge (solicitors)
GL	Gore Langton family of Newton Park
HB	Hodges of Weston super Mare (solicitors)
HC	Hancock family of Wiveliscombe
HI	Hippisley family of Ston Easton
HK	Hoskyns family of North Perrott
HLM	Helyar family of Poundisford
HM	G. Ham
HR	Miss B. M. Harris of Taunton
HS	Howard Southwood of Taunton
HWD	Howard family of Creech St. Michael
HYD	Mrs. Hayward (Dawe of Ditcheat MSS.)
JL	Mme Jullien of Gotton (Musgrave MSS.)
KW	King, Wilkinson, & Co. of Taunton (surveyors)
L	Luttrell family of Dunster
LC	Louch, Wilmott, and Clarke of Langport (solicitors)
MA	Mr. H. Maynard of Taunton
MDW	J. Meadow (St. Albyn of Alfoxton MSS.)
MI	Mildmay family of Hazlegrove
MK	Meade-King family of Walford (Tone Conservators MSS.)
MKG	Meade-King and Co. of Bristol (solicitors)
MLY	de Mauley family of Lechlade
MT	E. A. Mattock of Pitminster
MVB	Merchant Venturers of Bristol
NA	National Trust
NN	Sir Matthew Nathan
NW	Nantes and Wylde of Bridport (solicitors)
OB	Osborne, Ward, Vassall, Abbot, & Co. of Bristol (solicitors)
OS	Mrs. E. K. M. Osler
PAM	Miss E. M. Palmer of Wembdon
PC	J. D. Perceval
PH	Phelips family of Montacute
PLE	Poole and Co. of South Petherton (solicitors)
PM	Portman family of Orchard Portman
PO	Popham family of Hunstrete
POt	Popham family of Hunstrete (Thring deposit)
PT	Earl Poulett of Hinton St. George
QK	Mr. J. R. Quick of Banwell
RN	Mrs. M. O. F. Robertson
RSS	Registrar General of British Shipping (shipping records)
SAS	Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society
SCL	Somerset County Library
SF	Sanford family of Nynehead
SFR(w)	Society of Friends (West Somerset Division)
SG	Miss Vialls-Strangeways
SH	Lord Strachie of Sutton Court
SIAS	Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society
SL	Slade family of Maunsel
SLM	Slade family of Montys Court
SOG	Society of Genealogists
SP	Sheppard family of Taunton
SPK	Speke family of Jordans
SS	Sotheby & Co.
SX	Sussex Archaeological Society
TB	Trollope-Bellew family of Crowcombe
TBL	Taunton Borough Library
TBR	W. Temple Burridge of Wellington (solicitors)
TC	Conservators of the River Tone
UK	unknown depositors
V	Vernacular Architecture Group
VN	Mr. A. W. Vivian-Neal
WBF	Bath and Wells Diocesan Board of Finance
WM	Wells Museum
WO	Trevelyan family of Nettlecombe
WRO	Wroth Charity
WY	Wyndham family of Orchard Wyndham
DD/S/BR	P. Barrett
BT	Grenville family of Butleigh
BW	H. Bristow Ltd.
CMB	Cambridgeshire Record Office
CR	Crow Ltd. of London
DA	d'Arcy Books of Marlborough
FA	E. J. Farr and Co. of Yeovil
HY	Halliday of Leicester
SH	Col. H. R. H. Southam
ST	Stradling family of Chilton Polden
VY	H. H. G. Vorley of London
WH	Lord Wharton (Halswell MSS.)



DD/X/ALF	P. Alford of Bristol
BB	Bamber family of Castle Hill
BID	Bidwells of Cambridge
BH	T. Broomhead of Taunton
BKE	Mrs. R. Baker
BOA	Miss E. R. Broadmead (W. Gresswell's papers)
BOK	J. Brooke
BRC	Mrs. E. Bicknell
BRS	Mr. V. C. Burston of Bournemouth
BTT	Mr. E. Batten
BUSH	Mr. R. Bush (J. Toogood's diary)
BWN	Miss L. Bowen
CAT	Mr. H. R. St. Clair Cater
CHK	Chiswick District Library
COR	Cornwall Record Office
CRE	Mr. I. Crane
CX	Mr. J. S. Cox of Guernsey
DD	Dr. D. Davidson
DS	Major F. S. Dodson
DT	T. G. C. Dougherty of Goathurst
EDS	Miss. M. Edwards
ELT	C. B. Elliott
FRC	R. C. France (Bluett MSS.)
GG	Lt. Col. J. H. N. George
GST	Goathurst Charities
GT	P. W. D. Gait
HAG	Mr. P. Haggett
HAM	J. Hamilton
HEA	G. V. M. Heap (Lord Taunton's papers)
HMY	J. Humphrey
HR	Mrs. M. Hurman
HU	C. R. Hudleston
HUD	C. Hudson (Greenhill papers)
HUNT	Revd. C. B. Hunt of Stockland Bristol
HUX	Mrs. M. Huxtable
HWK	Mrs. J. Howick of Taunton
JES	Mr. C. N. Jones (solicitor)
KLT	E. L. Kelting
LA	Lancashire Record Office
LAW	Mrs. S. Lawson
LTT	Miss D. M. Lott
LY	Lyte family of Lytes Cary
MCO	Surrey Record Office
MDX	Middlesex Record Office
ME	Mullings, Ellett, & Co. of Cirencester (solicitors)
NL	Newport Library
OA	E. C. Oaten
OS	Ordnance Survey
OSPC	Over Stowey Church School
PORT	Porter family of Broomfield
PRD	Mrs. E. W. Paradine of Taunton
RHO	Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes
ROBN	G. Robinson
RY	G. Rye
SMIT	J. C. D. Smith of Spaxton
SQ	W. L. Squire (Wembdon parish records)
SR	Somerset Record Society
STR	Mrs. H. G. Straton
SU	Miss V. Sully
TCR	A. R. Tucker
VEA	Mr. Vearncombe of North Petherton
VIN	Vinters of Cambridge
VN	Mrs. A. W. Vivian-Neal
WG	Waldegrave family of Chewton Mendip
WI	Wiltshire Record Office
DD/BR/bi	Bird and Bird of London (solicitors)
bn	Blathwayt MSS.
da	Druce and Attlee
ds	Mrs. R. Bickerdyke and Miss Dawson
ely	Peirs Ellis and Jackson Young (Bouverie, Pym, and Hale MSS.)
en	Mr. M. Engleman
gh	Godden, Holme, and Co. of London
hnd	Capt. A. Hamond
ho	C. Hoare and Co. of London
lch	Leman, Chapman, and Harrison of London
lp	Langton and Passmore of London
nf	Norfolk Record Society
pc	Mr. H. Pocock
py	Perry of Brighton (solicitors)
sh	Col. R. Southam
su	Surtees and Co. of London
to	Torr and Co.
tw	A. F. and R. W. Tweedie of London
wa	Warrens of London (solicitors)
wn	S. A. Warner
wp	Winckworth and Pembertons
wr	J. T. Warren-Potter
D/B/bw	Bridgwater Borough Records
D/P/	Parish Collections
D/PC/	Parish Council Collections
D/PM/	Parish Meeting Collections
D/R/bw	Bridgwater Rural District Council
ta	Taunton Rural District Council
Diocesan Records
D/D/B misc	miscellaneous benefice papers
B reg	bishops' registers
Bbm	benefice mortgages
Bg	exchanges of glebe
Bo	ordination papers
Bp	presentation deeds
Bs	clergy subscription books
Ca	act books
Cd	deposition books
Cf	faculty papers
Pd	deans' peculiar papers
R	registration
Rb	benefice returns
Rg	glebe terriers
Rm	meeting house licences
Rr	bishops' transcripts of parish registers
Va	visitation returns
Vc	visitation acts
Quarter Sessions Records
Q/AB	bridges
AD	diseases of animals
AP	police
RDd	enrolled deeds
RDe	inclosure awards
RE1	land tax assessments
RL	victuallers' recognizances
RLa	alehousekeepers' recognizances
RLh	hemp and flax recognizances
RR	recusants' lands, meeting house licences
RRp	recusants' lands
RSc	charities
RSf	friendly society returns
RUa	company accounts
RUi	warrants and inquisitions
RUo	orders and acts
RUp	deposited plans
SO	order books
S Pet	petitions
SR	sessions rolls
County Council Records
C/C	property deeds
C/E	education department
C/T	treasurer's department
GP	general purposes
M	minutes
Other Deposits
D/H	hospital records
D/N/bmc	Bridgwater Methodist circuit records
brc	Broomfield Congregational records
bw. chch	Christchurch Bridgwater records
np. c	North Petherton Congregational records
tmc	Taunton Methodist circuit records
D/RA	rivers authority
D/T	turnpike trusts
Photostats and Microfilms
T/PH/ay	J. Ayres
bb	E. K. Barber of Maynard and Barber, Taunton
buc	Buckinghamshire Record Office
dev	Devon Record Office
dst	Dorset Record Office
dut	G. Duthie of Bromley
ea	Mr. W. Earp
es	Esdaile of Cothelstone
hdn	Mrs. J. Hudson of Cannington
lawe	Mr. J. Lawrence of Bridgwater
no	Northamptonshire Record Office
sog	Society of Genealogists
vch	Victoria County History
Typescripts
TS/EVD	Everard Papers