Category Archives: transcription

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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The Will of Sir John Tregonwell 1563

Posted on August 31, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This is the longest, oldest, and certainly the most tedious will that we have ever transcribed. One of our transcribers has single-handedly completed the mammoth task of transcribing the 19 pages of tightly spaced, 16th century legal writing. We owe … 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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Transcribers

Posted on July 17, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Where would we be without our transcribers? Answer – a very long way to go. Thanks to everyone who has helped us. We have had help from people in New Zealand, Australia, England, Canada and the USA. A worldwide effort … 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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Lloyd George Domesday Survey 1910

Posted on May 2, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We have the complete Assessment IR58 for Milton Abbas as 120 digital images. We are about to start transcribing these into a database. Does anyone have any experience of the easiest to set up and free database apps? There about … Continue reading →

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Sunday School Usher in 1789

Posted on April 25, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

In our transcription of the Sunday School records of 1789, one boy is given the job of “Usher” and receives more money than the other attendees. We have not been able to find out what the role of usher at … Continue reading →

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Overseers of the Poor Book 2 1798 – 1818

Posted on April 9, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Thanks to a team of transcribers we have now completed entering all records into a spreadsheet. There are 13 800 records. Together with the Filter and Search Functions in Google sheets we now have a vital resource for further analysis.

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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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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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