OPC Vacancy
Donhead St. Mary Photo Gallery
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Ashmore (DOR) – Berwick St. John – Cann (DOR) – Donhead St. Andrew – Melbury Abbas (DOR) – Semley – Tollard Royal
Web Sites of Interest
Gurd and Associated Families – One Name Study.
The Parish Church of St. Mary
St. Mary’s Gallery St. Mary’s Interior Gallery St. Mary’s Churchyard Gallery
Churchyard Register Preface (Part 1) Churchyard Plot Index (Part 2) Churchyard Register Plot Maps (Part 3)
Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions The Dunston Memorial Window Interior Wall Memorial Inscriptions
Church Supported Charities and Funding
Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms
1622-1699 1700-1749 1750-1799 1800-1810
Marriages
Burials
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1695-1970
Marriages 1695-1998
Burials 1678-1878
Parish History
The parish includes the area of Dognell, Haystone and Charlton. It also includes the village of Ludwell.
Parish News Reports 1791 Parish Plan 2009
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Tisbury Registration District
April 1936 – January 1978 Mere Registration District
January 1978 – Present Salisbury Registration District
Buildings and Land
Agriculture
Cattle Plague Regulations 1867
Landowners
Land Surveys
Public Houses
Rising Sun, A30
Is a 16th century building situated near the the Wiltshire/Dorset Border
Taxes
Appointment of Select Commissioners for Land and Assessed Taxes 1842
Crime and Legal Matters
Bastardy
Bastardy Examinations 1850-1856
Court Appearances
John Bailey 1873 William Bailey 1873
Court Cases
Committed to the County Gaol 26 May 1874
Victims of Crime
Crime Reports
Swing Riots
Prisons & Prisoners
Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879
Traffic Crime
Not Guilty of Reckless Driving 1924
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
Published in tables from the Poor Law Commissioners Annual Reports for 1835, 1836 and 1847-1848 the following may be of use for tracing missing ancestors. 18 paupers emigrated to Canada under an assisted emigration programme between July 1838 – April 1839, 3 emigrated to South Australia between April 1839 – April 1840 and 5 emigrated to Canada in 1847.
Employment and Business
Agriculture and Land
Game Notice 1805 Gamekeepers Certificates 1807 Gamekeepers Certificates 1834
Apprentices
Apprentice records published here may not necessarily mean that the apprentice was from the parish but was apprenticed to a master within the parish.
Mary Bell 1751 John Blandford 1741 William Bowen 1751 Peter Bowne 1754 Robert Bugden 1729
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
Communications
British Postal Service Appointments 1737-1969
Community Services
Police
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Birdbush Chapel
Quakers/Society of Friends
Many burials took place at Chilvercombe Bottom, a burial ground founded by the Fry family. The burial ground is owned by the Society of Friends and is an enclave surrounded by the Ashcombe Estate, Tollard Royal. Records of these burials can be found in the Donhead St. Mary parish registers.
Roman Catholicism
Papist Oath of Allegiance 1792
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Poll Book 1865
Fairs and Fetes
Winners at Salisbury Sheep Fair 1878
Inquests
Inquest Reports 1800-1849 Inquest Reports 1850-1899
Taxes
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Probate
Probate & Estate Notices 1850-1899 National Probate Index 1858-1966
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Parishioners Wills
William Meggs proved 1670 William Meggs proved 1697
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Boer War
Wiltshire Yeomanry – Volunteers for Active Service 1899
WWI
Books of Remembrance and War Memorials
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918
Casualties
Casualty Biographies of WWI Frederick John Robert Broomfield 1915
WWII
Casualties
Home Guard
Charlton
Church of St. John The Baptist
Buildings and Land
Crime and Legal Matters
Life and Crime of John Gurd 1863-1892
Emigration and Migration
Nonconformity and Other Places of Worship
Primitive Methodist Camp Meeting 1867
People and Parish Notables
War, Conflict and Military Matters
WWI
Casualties
Coombe
Crime and Legal Matters
Assaults
Assault on Husband and Wife 1838
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Ludwell
Buildings and Land
Public Houses
Grove Arms, A30
Part 15th and part 17th century the building is Grade II listed. It was re-opened in 1999, extensively renovated after a fire all but destroyed it. The renovations included the stripping back of the paintwork, repairing the stonework to its original finish and the repairing of the Grove family Coat of Arms. During the rebuild a 20ft well was discovered which is now a feature in the dining room covered by a glass top. The ghost of who is believed to have been the local butcher who lived on the premises has not been seen since the fire. The butcher had killed himself after his business began to fail.
Employment
Apprentices
Apprentice records published here may not necessarily mean that the apprentice was from the parish but was apprenticed to a master within the parish.
Benjamin Bower 1713 Jeremiah Bower 1713
General Medical Council Registrations 1859-1959
