Category Archives: social history

Exhibition 2020 – ‘The Times They Wuz A’Changin’: Life in a Georgian Dorset Village

Posted on December 12, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We are planning a three day exhibition May 23 – 25 2020. We are busy researching the Old Town of Milton Abbas, and now have most of the relevant records transcribed. However there are a few wills, removal orders, settlement … Continue reading →

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Labourer’s Pay 1775

Posted on December 9, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We are just transcribing some bills, vouchers or receipts for Milton Abbey Estate for labouring work. These are answering some questions such as the names of the labourers and how much they were paid, but raising more – the list … Continue reading →

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Winchester College Muniments

Posted on November 28, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The archives at Winchester College are very important for the history of Milton Abbey prior to the surrender in 1539. We were fortunate to contact the archivist who gave us access to photograph some of the key documents in this … Continue reading →

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The People who were paid for catching vermin

Posted on November 26, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

From an analysis of the names occurring in the Churchwarden’s Accounts 1750 – 1752, it seems clear that it was mostly children and a couple of housemaids who were being paid for catching vermin. These came from many of the … Continue reading →

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The People of the Parish, Katherine French, 2001

Posted on November 25, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This excellent book uses pre-Reformation Churchwardens Accounts to show what life was like for the people of the parish, including rural parishes in the 14th, 15th and early 16th centuries. How the parish worked as a community, including of course … Continue reading →

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Overseers of the Poor

Posted on November 15, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We are now working on transcribing Book 3 which covers the years 1818 – 1830. The way of accounting has changed from previous books – here the entries still include about 20 people being paid monthly on out relief, but … Continue reading →

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Movie Clip in Milton Abbas

Posted on September 8, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This 5 second video clip occurred in the middle of the BBC Countryfile program broadcast 1 Sep 2019. It had nothing whatsoever to do with the rest of the program which concerned evacuees of Word War 2. We would love … Continue reading →

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Wills, Inventories and Administrations

Posted on July 28, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

These documents are of vital importance for the history of people who lived in Milton Abbas. Not only do they give us family relations: brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, nephews, nieces and cousins but also what people possessed in the way … Continue reading →

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Overseers of the Poor, Book 2, 1798 – 1818

Posted on May 10, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

I have just finished putting together the spreadsheets from the four transcribers, and editing it. We now have 13 879 records transcribed and into one spreadsheet. A huge thank you to the dedication of our transcribers without whom this would … Continue reading →

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