OPC Vacancy

Kington St. Michael Photo Gallery

Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)

Chippenham – Draycot Cerne – Hardenhuish – Kington Langley – Langley Burrell – Leigh Delamare – Stanton St Quintin – Sutton Benger – Yatton Keynell

Websites of Interest

Kington St. Michael – Parish Council and History

The Benedictine priory of St Mary at Kingston St Michael – Victorian County History, Wiltshire Vol 3

The Parish Church of St. Michael

St. Michael’s Gallery           St. Michael’s Interior Gallery          St. Michael’s Churchyard Gallery

Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions

Parish Register Transcripts

Baptisms

1791-1812          1813-1849           1850-1911

Marriages

1563-1753          1754-1837          1837-1910

Burials

1791-1812          1813-1910

Parish Registers held at WSHC

Baptisms 1563-1945
Marriages 1563-1997
Burials 1563-1966
BT’s held at Bristol Record Office 1838-1856

The parish of Kington Langley, established in the mid 1800’s and originally part of Kington St. Michael, has its own page on this website.

IGI Batch numbers for Kington St. Michael: C152501

Parish History

Civil Registration

1837 – Present Chippenham Registration District

Buildings and Land

Owners of Land 1873

Maps

Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1813-1814           Sheet 020, in Map of Wiltshire (Southampton, 1878-1890) – Originally published by Ordnance Survey, Southampton

Crime and Legal Matters

Crime Reports 1800-1849           Guilty of Stealing 1870

Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)

William Hopton v Arthur and Owen Hopton

Directories

Slaters 1852-1853          Kellys 1915          Swindon & District 1928

Education

Emigration and Migration

To Australia

South

Jacob & Mary Jones 1852

Employment and Business

Community Services

Police

Wiltshire Constabulary 1858

Miscellaneous Documents

Apprentices

Wiltshire Society Apprentices

Sandys Britton 1820

Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship

Congregational Church

Womens Own Meeting 1940

People and Parish Notables

Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies

Census Returns

1841            1851          1861           1871           1881           1891           1901         1911

Elections, Polls and Voters Lists

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

Family Notices

1800-1849

General Items

Residents Mentioned in Kilvert’s Diary 1870-1879

Parish Notables

Isaac Lyte – Alderman of London and Benefactor of Kington St Michael Alms Houses

Reference on Parish Council Website

John Aubrey – Author, Antiquarian and Biographer

Biography

John Britton – Antiquary

Obituary 1857

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

Taxes

Tax List 1332

Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse

Probate

National Probate Index 1858-1966            Pre 1858 PCC Wills Listed at the National Archives

Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands held

Edward Bell 1642

Parishioners Wills

John Bounde 1598

War, Conflict and Military Matters

War Memorial & Military Gallery

Muster Roll 1539          Roll of Honour Plaque 1914-1918

WWII

Home Guard

Home Guards 1940-1944          Home Guard Awards 1944

Easton Piercy

People and Parish Notables

Elections, Polls and Voters Lists

Poll Book 1818