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Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Barford St. Martin with Groveley Wood – Burcombe – Little Langford – South Newton – Stapleford
Websites of Interest
Great Wishford – Community website.
The Parish Church of St. Giles
St. Giles Gallery St. Giles Interior Gallery St. Giles Churchyard Gallery
Building & Maintenance
Plans to Rebuild the Church 1864 Church Clock Legacy 1883
Choir and Bell Ringers
Ringing for 5 New Hats 1812 Supper Hosted by Vicar 1873 Supper for Choir and Bell Ringers 1901 Bellringers and Church Workers Dinner 1902
Church Festivals
Church Matters
Church Supported Charities and Funding
Churchyard
The churchyard contains the burials of several circus animals.
Cost of Your Daily Bread
Set into the churchyard wall at Great Wishford are stones that show the price of bread at various points over the last 200 years. In 1800, it is to be noted that a gallon of bread cost 3s. 4d., while in the next year 1801 the price rose sharply to 3s. 10d. for the same amount. At the start of the 20th century they still sold bread by the gallon costing 10d. in 1904, but 2s. 8d. in 1920 (possibly sold by the pint by this date).
Bread Stones 1950
Incumbents and Rectors
Incumbents List Gifts for Rector & His Wife 1867 Funeral of Rev. Edward Hill 1895 Death of Rev. MacDonald 1928 Suspension of Benefice 2018
Miscellaneous Church Items
Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms
Marriages
Fake Marriage?
Amongst the Baptism Entries in the Parish Register we find an entry on February 20th 1720 – Mary, daughter of John Blake and Rebecka Down; this couple pretend they were married by a groom or aleseller at Mitford about 2 months before her delivery.
Burials
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1559-1983
Marriages 1558-1982
Burials 1559-1922
Sunday School
Sunday School Treats 1827 Sunday School Entertainment 1905
Parish History
Books About Wishford
Great Wishford, The making of a Wiltshire Village written by Tim Garraway Jones and published by Waterlane Books.
Wishford Station written by Terry Waldron and published by Bretwalda Books.
Celebrations and Customs
Midsummer Tithes
Midsummer Tithes Auction 1902-1903 Midsummer Tithes Auction 1943
Oak Apple Day
Oak Apple Day Charter 1603 Oak Apple Day 1893 Oak Apple Day Souvenir 1901 Oak Apple Day 1950
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Wilton Registration District
April 1936 – Present Salisbury Registration District
Parish Council
Parish Council News 1850-1899 Parish Council Meeting 1895 Letter from the Chairman 1898 Parish Council News 1900-1949
Buildings and Land
Notice of Petition for Inclosure 1808 Inclosure Extract 1809 Tithe Apportionment 1838-1841 (1) Tithe Apportionment 1838-1842 (2)
Cemetery
Fires
Cottage Fire 1858 Fire at the Rectory 1867 Cottages Fire 1873 Cottage Fire 1903
Listed Buildings
Maps
Property Sales
Leasehold Estate for Sale 1789 Sale of House, Shop and Cottages 1863 Sale of Cottages and Meadow 1881
Public Houses
Royal Oak, off A36
17th century building partly converted from old stable blocks.
Railway
Railway Branch Line to Open 1856
Weather Phenomena
Crime and Legal Matters
Arson
Eccentric Charged with Hayrick Arson 1872
Assaults
Apology for Assault 1801 Farmer Committed to Gaol for Assault 1867 Son Threatens Mother 1871
Bastardy
Employment Cases
Family Crime
Ill Treated by Unnatural Son 1603 Deserting a Family 1869
Imprisonment
Committed to the Devizes House of Correction & New Prison 1800-1849
Jury Service
Miscellaneous Items
Crime Reports 1800-1849 Crime Reports 1850-1899
Public Nuisance
Tax Crime
Theft
Theft of a Silver Watch at Groveley 1858 Robbery at Railway Station 1868 Shepherd Steals Mutton 1873
Trespass and Wilful Damage
Damage to Trees on Wilton Estate 1866 Killing a Neighbour’s Bees 1870
Directories
Kellys 1848 Post Office 1855 Post Office 1859 Kellys 1867 Post Office 1875 Owens 1878 Kellys 1889 Kellys 1915
Education
Advertising
Adverts for Miss Streets’ School 1832-1837
Entertainment and Treats
School Treats 1850-1899 School Entertainment 1903 School Entertainment 1904 Bioscopic Treat for School Children 1905
Further Education
Evening Continuation School 1901
General School News
Management
Pupils and Scholars
Presentation by Pupils 1903 Scholastic Achievement 1903
Teachers and Assistants
Needlework Assistant Advert 1828 Presentation to Schoolmaster 1871 Farewell Presentation to Mr. Hatfield, Schoolmaster 1904
Emigration and Migration
Australia
Emigrant – Dora Everett Lever 1886-1958
Canada
Emigrant – Thomas and Elizabeth Young 1768-1847
United States of America
Clifford Frank Still Emigrates to New York 1879-1930 Emigrants – King Brothers 1894-1920
Employment and Business
Agriculture, Farming and Land
Gamekeeping
Certificates 1807 Licences 1834
Sales of Stock
Sale at Compton Farm, Enford 1870
Apprentices
Apprentices Newspaper Adverts 1824-1834
Apprentice records published here may not necessarily mean that the apprentice was from the parish but was apprenticed to a master within the parish.
John Gravill 1729 John Rowden 1741
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
Hubert E. Bailey 1919 Ronald Budden 1911 Stanley Charles Eber Gray 1911
Community Services
Appeal for a Police Constable for Wishford 1901 Proposed New Fire Brigade 1902 Fire Brigade Supper 1902 Village Fire Brigade 1936
Employment Offered & Sought
Medical
Dredges Heal All Advertisement 1846
Transport
Railway
New Stationmaster 1867 Petition to Retain the Station Masters’ Services 1894
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Meeting House Certificates 1797-1839
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Accidents 1800-1899 Shooting Accidents 1809 Runaway Horse 1875 Accident & Recovery of Vernon Crouch 1899-1902
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Agricultural
South Newton Agricultural Society Competition 1871 Pig Club Meeting Annual 1894
Benefit & Friendly Societies
Benefit Society Annual Gathering 1878
Culture & Traditions
Oak Apple Club Founding Members 1892
Gardening
Enormous Vegetables 1837 Giant Onion 1863
Slate Clubs
Bankruptcy
Reports
Josiah Ewence 1869-1870 Charles Lucas 1886 John Henry Shatford 1883-1884 John Trubridge 1861 Francis Tutt 1875
Celebrations
Earl of Pembroke’s 21st Birthday 1871
Census Return Transcripts
Coroners Bills
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Celebration for Mr. Benett’s Election 1819 Voters List 1832 Poll Book 1865 MP Nominations 2015
Entertainment
Musical Treat 1868 Choir Concert 1873 Brass Band Available for Events 1874 Evening School Concert 1904
Family Notices
Inquest Reports
| Inquest Reports 1800-1849 | Thomas Simper 1823 | Inquest Reports 1850-1899 |
| Frederick Goodfellow 1860 | Catharine Slow 1862 | John Trubridge 1866 |
| Peter Smith 1867 | Fatal Railway Accident 1874 | John Morris Lacey 1940 |
Obituaries
Funeral Report of Rev. Edward Hill 1895
People of the Parish
People News 1800-1899 Rhind-Tutt Family Gathering 2016
Parish Notables
Sir Edward Knatchbull 1704-1789
Personal Research Items
Tuck Family Research Burial Extracts – These items were 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 references to Quaker entries may be found from across the county.
Sport
Cricket
Match v Wylye July 1894 Cricket Club Dinner 1894
Fly Fishing
Football
Taxes
Falsone Day Book 1645-1653 Hair Powder Tax – Birch Household 1796-1797
Wedding Reports
Pyle to Wyatt 1905 Thatcher to Young 1907
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Charity
Letter for Beneolence After Storm 1855 Waif Sunday Collection 1901 Charity Commission Enquiries 1904
Guardians of the Poor
Wilton Union Guardians Appointed 1835 Guardians Dinner & Election of Guardians 1870
Probate
National Probate Index 1858-1966 Contesting the Will of Frederick Ford 1867
Estate Notices
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Adam de la Forde 1326 Walter Kingman 1629 William, Earl of Pembroke 1630 Richard Grobham 1630
Legacies
Parishioners Wills
Probate Inventories
Roger Kingsman 1647 Robert Kingman 1705
Property Sales for Probate
Rev. de Veil William’s Effects 1863 Farm & Estates of Thomas Trubridge 1870
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Boer War
Return of Wilton Volunteers 1901
General Military Items
WWI
Casualties of WWI
War Memorials and Books of Remembrance
Dioceses of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 Roll of Honour Plaques
WWII
War Time Relief
Rector Distributes Food from Australia 1946</a
Little Wishford
Employment and Business
Agriculture
Ploughing Match & Shepherding Prizes 1868
