Please remember that the spelling of
place names and the names of Parishes, as
with the spelling of surnames, has varied over the course of many
years. We have endeavoured to check
the spelling of names in this catalogue to ensure accuracy, however be
aware of variations from present day spelling. Adopt a liberal approach
in your research in the interpretation of the entries.
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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
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
New
Wiltshire Quarter Session Great Rolls
Extracts of the Seventeeth century
1603-1699
(includes Appendix giving wages in Wiltshire for 1655 & 1685)
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.
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