Category Archives: Parish Registers

The Hawkins family of Milton Abbas

Posted on August 21, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips Aug 2024 Want to know more about the lives of people who once lived in Milton Abbas? Do you have BARNES, HARVEY, HAWKINS, HAM, MITCHELL, or STANDFIELD ancestors? Our member Clive Barnes gave a presentation to the Milton … Continue reading →

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Drowning of William Ridout in Bournemouth

Posted on June 5, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips June 2024 The Ridout or Rideout family had been living in Milton Abbas for at least 150 years and occur frequently in our Records including prison admission, Overseers of the Poor, Settlement Examinations, when a young Willian Ridout … Continue reading →

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One Place Studies

Posted on May 8, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips May 2024 If you have an ancestor who came from Milton Abbas at any time in the past going as far back as 1317 then you are in luck! We have already done the research that you need … Continue reading →

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Evidence from local Parish Registers

Posted on October 6, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Turnworth 1747 Whipping boys at Rogationtide perambulations There is a great deal of evidence of how people lived and played in records, sometimes in surprising places. It is always good practise to view the original documents rather that transcriptions by … Continue reading →

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The Hilton Controversy 1848

Posted on July 18, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Thanks to Samantha Fiander for finding some thirteen letters and editorials published in The Times between 26 October and 29 November 1848 concerning the typhus epidemic in Hilton during that year. This search was prompted by the article in the … Continue reading →

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Exhibition 16 – 17 Sep 2017

Posted on September 18, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Phew! Well we met so many people. Over 100 visitors came along. Thank you to all those who were stewards, those who supplied the cakes, and especially those visitors who came along and shared their family history research with us. … Continue reading →

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Parish Registers of Milton Abbas

Posted on July 10, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Parish Registers of Milton Abbas Parish registers in England were first kept in 1538, recording details of baptisms (not births) marriages and burials (not deaths). However the earliest surviving examples are those entered into the new books as ordered in … Continue reading →

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Overseers of the Poor Books

Posted on June 28, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

A big thank you to our transcribers who are adding to the history of Milton Abbas. And a big thank you to one of our members who has allowed us access to these nearly 250 years old stories. The Overseers … Continue reading →

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Exhibition 16 – 17 Sep 2017, Reading Rooms, Milton Abbas

Posted on June 22, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This is the excerpt for a featured content post. Continue reading →

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