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Category Archives: transcription
Milton Abbas house history
For those exploring their house histories we have just transcribed the 1920 Electoral Register, and are transcribing all of the available Registers. We have saved the electoral rolls using the Dorset Library free access to Ancestry. There seems to be … Continue reading
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Free Access to Ancestry
During Covid19 Libraries West are giving free access to the library edition of Ancestry to members at home, (previously only available at the library). If you have a Dorset Libraries card you first need to log in to your Libraries … Continue reading
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Overseers of the Poor Accounts Books
There are four books in all which cover the period 1771 – 1836. No others exist. One of our transcribers has single handedly just completed the transcription of all 229 pages of the third book in this series which covers … Continue reading
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During the coronavirus outbreak our research is continuing:
Although our meetings and exhibition have been postponed, monthly updates will continue to be emailed to members, and research is continuing as follows: Ham family of Milton Abbas research – all wills and other documents have been transcribed and searched. … Continue reading
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Overseers of the Poor Accounts Book 1830 – 1836
These are the final entries in the final book: After this date there are no more payments by the Overseers of the Poor of Milton Abbas. Poor people then had to use the Workhouse which had been set up in … Continue reading
Exhibition 2020 – ‘The Times They Wuz A’Changin’: Life in a Georgian Dorset Village
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
Labourer’s Pay 1775
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
Winchester College Muniments
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
Bastardy Examination of Charlotte Vacher, 1829
We have just been given the original of this document. It is now transcribed and available for members to share. Her name is spelled Charlotte Vatcher in the document, and Charlotte Vacher on the reverse. John Sturmy is named as … Continue reading
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The People who were paid for catching vermin
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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Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK 