Little Somerford Photo Gallery

Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)

Brinkworth - Dauntsey - Great Somerford - Lea & Cleverton - Malmesbury

Websites of Interest

Duncan and Mandy Ball's - Website for images of St John the Baptist Church.
GenUKI - For information relating to Wiltshire and Little Somerford.
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - The Wiltshire County Archives for all historical documents and the place to obtain original copies.
Wiltshire Community History - Historical information for parishes within the Wiltshire County jurisdiction.

The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist

Parish Register Transcripts

Marriages

1606-1812

Parish Registers held at WSHC

Baptisms 1708-1888
Marriages 1708-1838
Burials 1708-1980
BTs 1847-1858 are held at the Bristol Record Office

Parish History

Civil Registration

1837 - April 1936 Malmesbury Registration District
April 1936 - Present Chippenham Registration District

Buildings and Land

Owners of Land 1873

Maps

Ordnance Surveyor's Drawings 1813-1814

Crime and Legal Matters

Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879               Furious Riding Charge 1843

Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)

Barkesbye v Bleeke & Bleeke

Directories

Swindon & District 1928          Taylors 1941

Education

Emigration and Migration

Employment and Business

Miscellaneous Document

Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship

People and Parish Notables

Census Returns Transcripts

1851        1861         1871          1881          1891          1901

Elections and Polls

Poll of Freeholders 1772          Poll Book 1818          Voters List 1832           Voters Lists Revisions 1843              MP Nominations 2015          MP Nominations 2017

Family Notices

1800-1849               

Personal Research Items

Tuck Family Research Burial Extracts - This item was donated by Ken Tuck and contains entries that may or may not relate to the Tuck family however they have been published as such.  Many refer to Quaker burials found across the county

Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse

Tenders for Medical Service 1837          Election of Guardians 1837           Election of Guardians 1839          Election of Guardians 1844          Nomination of Guardians 1886

Probate

War, Conflict and Military Matters

War Memorials & Military Gallery

Roll of Honour Plaque 1914-1919          Why the Poppy