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Category Archives: records
Discovering Elston – talk by Anne Brown
YOU HAVE MISSED THIS TALK! ©Bryan Phillips Jul 2025 We are hoping to persuade Anne Brown to repeat her talk to the Milton Abbas Local History Group next season – watch this space. It was superb. Over 100 people were lucky … Continue reading
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“Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” – song, Good Charlotte
© Anne Litchfield Dec 2024 A peek into the life and lifestyle of Jacob Bancks 1704-1738 through his goods and assets as outlined in the inventory attached to probate documents in The National Archives. When he died in 1738 aged … Continue reading
Posted in Damer, local history, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey, Old Town of Milton Abbas, records
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Reverend Herbert Pentin
©Bryan Phillips Sep 2024 was vicar here 1901 to 1914 and he was interested in the history of Milton Abbas, writing several articles for the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society as it was then, now called the Dorset Natural … Continue reading
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The Hawkins family of Milton Abbas
©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
Drowning of William Ridout in Bournemouth
©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
D-Day and the 1939 Register
©Bryan Phillips May 2024 With the 80th anniversary of D-Day the Milton Abbas Local History Group have the resources to track the people involved from Milton Abbas. We have Why not share your findings with us? Contact us.
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Overseers of the Poor Accounts
Published OoP Accounts books are as rare as hen’s teeth. I remain astonished by this fact since not only are they a name rich source for family historians but they are also a prime example of showing the living and … Continue reading
Lord Milton attends Blandford races 1786
The Blandford races had been held since 1603 at Race Down and attended by the worthies of Dorset. It is remarkable that there exists a list of those arriving in 1786 and Lord Milton with his ‘Coach and six Bays’ … Continue reading
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Evidence from local Parish Registers
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
The Place Names of Milton Abbas
Bryan Phillips’ presentation given to the history group on 7 Jun 2023 is now available for members on this website. The pdf contains the full speaker notes. The MALHG have a spreadsheet of more than 1000 field names contained in … Continue reading
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Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK 