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Wiltshire Catalogue of Fiche, Films & CDs

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POOR  LAW.
Rover Index.
 Index to documents referring to the Settlement Laws, such as Removal documents,
Settlement certificates, Settlement Examinations etc..
(fiche Wil 419-422)
British & Irish Vagrants passing through Wiltshire. Vol. 1. 1785 - 1789
Vol. 2. 1790 – 1796
Vol. 3. 1702 – 1705, 1708 – 1712, 1740 – 1742, 1774 – 1776
(fiche Wil 572-575)
Also See Workhouse Records below
Box:
Bastardy Papers        1717-1815
Letters                      1824
Justices Warrants      1824
Militia papers             1778-1818, 1803
(Film Wil 50)
Bremhill:
Removal Orders                  1739-1831
Removal Examinations        1768-1797
Settlement Certificates        1708-1767
Bastardy Papers                 1708-1767
(Film Wil 50)
Broughton Gifford:
Churchwarden’s Account book    1708-1922
Vestry Minute book                    1827-1829
Surveyor’s Account book            1762-1819
Overseer’s Poor Rate book         1814-1834
Overseer’s Account book            1742-1762, 1795-1816, 1825-1835
(Film Wil 50)
Chisledon:
Surveyor’s Account book                              1766-1839
Overseer’s assessment of the Poor Rates.    1825-1834
(Film Wil 50)
Chisledon:
Overseers Account Book          1780-1834
Miscellaneous parish records    1780-1834
(Film Wil 49)
Collingbourne Ducis:
Overseers of the Poor Accounts    1770-1809
Miscellaneous parish records        1770-1809
(Film Wil 49)
Devizes, St. Mary:
Removal orders            1692-1829
Bastardy papers          1617- 1823
Rate book                   1762
Militia papers               1780- 1814
Census                       1831
(Film Wil 55)

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QUAKERS or SOCIETY of FRIENDS:
Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Quarterly Meeting.    [RG-6 / 1613]
Marriages.  1775-1794.
(Film Gen 47)

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QUARTER  SESSIONS  RECORDS.
Wiltshire Quarter Sessions    AJCP film 935
(Film Wil 47)
1.    Bonds & contracts for transportation of felons          1787-1789
2.    Melksham Union Minute Books.                             1848-1858
3.    Wiltshire Emigration Society                                  1851
4.    John Palmer correspondence re Java etc.                1825-1829
5.    Thomas E. Bate letters from HMS Iron Duke            1871-1872
6.    Committee for Emigration of Females to Australian Colonies
7.    Diary of William C. Grove, Australia

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VISITATIONS.
The Heralds Visitations of: Wiltshire, 1623.
(CD)

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WILLS.
Salisbury Diocesan Registry Wills. 1500-1800.
P-Z  Covers Berkshire & Dorset as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 10)

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WILL  INDEXES.
Wills before 1858 were proved in Ecclesiastical Courts. The principal ones for Wiltshire  were the Archdeaconry of  Sarum,  the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire, the Archdeaconry of Winchester and the Diocese of Gloucester.

 The Superior Court was the PCC. Prerogative Court of Canterbury (See England General).
Index to Probate Records by Occupation.   A-W.
Covers Berkshire & Dorset as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 8)
Index to Archdeaconry of Wiltshire Wills A-Z.
Covers parts of Berkshire as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 8)
Index to Archdeaconry of Wiltshire Wills 1557-1799.
Index to Archdeaconry of Wiltshire Wills 1800-1858.   (about 15,000 entries).
Covers parts of Berkshire as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 9)
Archdeaconry of Sarum Index to Wills to 1858. A-Z.   (about 22,000 entries)
Covers Dorset & some of Berkshire as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 9)
Consistory Court of Sarum Index to Wills to 1858.  A-Z.   (about 15,000 entries).
Covers Berkshire & Dorset as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 9)
Salisbury District Probate Registry . Index to Wills 1858-1887.
(Film Wil 9)
Index to Wills of the Peculiar Court of the Dean of Salisbury.1500-1858.
(approx 14,000 entries). Covers Berkshire as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 10)
Index to Wills of the Peculiar Court of the Sub Dean of Sarum.1581-1858.
(approx 14,000 entries). Covers Dorset as well as Wiltshire.
(Film Wil 10)

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WORKHOUSE  RECORDS.
Also see Poor Law above.

Alderbury & Salisbury Unions
Creed Registers. c. 1900-1925
Alderbury Union
Includes the parishes of:Alderbury, Winterslow, West Grimstead, Whiteparish, Landford, Downton, Standlynch, Nunton with Bodenham, Odstock, Homington, Coombe Bissett, Stratford St. Anthony, Britford, West Harnham, Laverstock, Stratford under Castle, Fisherton Anger and parts of West Dean & St. Martin in Salisbury.
Salisbury Union
Include:Salisbury St. Edmund, Salisbury St. Thomas & part of St. Martin
(Film Wil 54)
Chippenham Union
Creed Register        1881-1923
Chippenham Union
Includes the parishes of: Corsham, Colerne, Ditteridge, Box, Slaughterford, Biddestone St. Nicholas, Biddestone St. Peter, Castle Combe, Littleton Drew, Grittleton, Leigh Delamere, Yatton Keynell, Nettleton, West Kington, North Wraxall, Christian Malford, Kington  St. Michael, Stanton St. Quintin, Draycot Cerne, Sutton Benger & Tytherton Kellaways.
(Film Wil 54)
Chippenham Union
Births in the Workhouse.     1866-1914.
For parishes – see above.
(Film Wil 54)
Devizes Union
Register of Inmates. (with index)  1899-1932.
Devizes Union
Include the parishes of: Bromham, Rowde, Poulshot, Potterne, Market Lavington, Bishops Lavington, Little Cheverell, Great Cheverell, Erlestoke, Alton Barnes, Stanton St. Bernard, Beechingstoke, Marden, Chirton, Patney, All Cannings & most of Bishops Cannings & Urchfont.
(Film Wil 54)
Devizes Union
Register of Births in the Workhouse  1848-1864
Register of Births & Deaths in the Workhouse 1866-1902
For parishes – see above.
(Film Wil 54)
Devizes Union
Register of Christenings in the Workhouse.1871-1932
For parishes – see above.
(Film Wil 54)
Devizes Union
Register of deaths in the Workhouse. 1903-1914
For parishes – see above.
(Film Wil 54)
Highworth Union
Creed Register.        1899-1911
Highworth & Swindon Union
Include the parishes of:
Inglesham, Castle Eaton, Hannington, Stanton Fitzwarren, Blunsdon St. Andrew, Rodbourne Cheney, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Bishopstone, Little Hinton, Wanborough, Liddington, Chisledon, Draycott Foliat & Wroughton.
(Film Wil 54)
Highworth & Swindon Union
Births in the Workhouse.    1869-1874
For parishes – see above.
(Film Wil 54)
Malmesbury Union
Creed Register        1869-1874
Malmesbury Union
Include the parishes of: Brinkworth, Brokenborough, Charlton, Crudwell, Dauntsey, Easton Grey, Foxley, Garsdon, Hankerton, Hullavington, Lea & Cleverton, Luckington, Malmesbury, Minety, Norton, Oaksey, Sherston, Great Somerford, Sopworth, Westport
(Film Wil 54)
Malmesbury Union
Register of Deaths in the Workhouse.1866-1914
For parishes – see above.
(Film Wil 54)
Melksham Union
Birth & Death Registers in the workhouse.1878-1914
Melksham Union
Includes the parishes of: Hilperton, Melksham, Seend, Semington, Staverton, Trowbridge & Whaddon
(Film Wil 54)

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