Author Archives: miltonabbashistorygroup

Overseers of the Poor Book 1

Posted on January 1, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Many transcribers have helped us with this mammoth task. We have now completed 18374 records, and put these into one searchable spreadsheet. Here is just one of the 275 pages we have transcribed. If you think you have ancestors in … Continue reading →

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Athelstan’s Dream published

Posted on December 19, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Thanks to the Milton Abbey Heritage Trust, Bryan Phillips is now a published author, Amazon page here and you can buy the Kindle book or the paperback on Athelstan’s Dream here  All proceeds to Milton Abbey Heritage Trust.

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2018 Christmas Tree Festival

Posted on December 12, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Many thanks to June McAvoy for this beautiful tree as the entry of the Milton Abbas Local History Group in the 2018 Christmas Tree Festival in St James Church, Milton Abbas.

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Pubs, Ponds and Power

Posted on November 26, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This is a series of programmes from the BBC. One of the six episodes features Milton Abbas history. It is presented by Ben Robinson. The programme has been broadcast nationally five times since its first showing in January, 2019. It … Continue reading →

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Tea Clipper Tea Rooms reopening

Posted on November 24, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We were delighted to have lunch today at the newly opened and refurbished Tea Clipper. Alastair and Kathy Beaven with their daughters supplied us with a warm welcome, good coffee and a savoury cream tea. This is a great facility … Continue reading →

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HMS Victory and the Battle of Trafalgar

Posted on August 2, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We have just found some exciting news – John Welstead, aged 38, from Milton Abbas was on-board the Victory at Trafalgar on 21 Oct 1805. He was bosun’s mate. We now need to carry out more research on this man … Continue reading →

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1787 Payments for labourers

Posted on August 1, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

In the Dorset History Centre there are some bills from 1787 for Milton Abbas estate. These scraps of paper give an insight into the work that was going on, as well as the names of the labourers, and the amount … Continue reading →

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Richard Ham, clock maker of Milton Abbas

Posted on July 16, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This is the dial of an eight day clock showing that Richard Ham was a clock maker of Milton Abbas. This image was kindly given to us by Tim Marshall author, and he has dated the clock to around 1720. … Continue reading →

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Scutt Family

Posted on July 4, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This photo was given to us by Sybil Brown. She is compiling a biography of her aunt, Margaret Alice Scutt, whose third novel has recently been published posthumously. She was born in October 1905 and baptised that December in Weymouth, … Continue reading →

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Location, location, location

Posted on June 29, 2018 by miltonabbashistorygroup

In order to locate the key points on the Woodward 1770 survey and map, the Milton Abbas Local History Group have purchased a hand held sat nav – We can now find on the ground, on the site of the … Continue reading →

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