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Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Charlton – Garsdon – Great Somerford – Grittleton – Hullavington – Lea & Cleverton – Little Somerford – Stanton St. Quintin – Westport St. Mary
Websites of Interest
Malmesbury Town Council – Malmesbury Information Site.
Town Council – Information Pages.
The Parish Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (Abbey Church)
The huge fragment of the abbey church of Malmesbury towers above the town and is visible from some distance away. Most of the massive Norman nave remains to serve today as the parish church; eastwards of this are two lofty arches which once helped to carry the central tower and spire. The south porch is an elaborate example of Norman architecture and contains within it some early sculptured panels. High up on the south side of the nave is the medieval organ loft. Part of the west front of the abbey church is still standing. In the churchyard is a memorial to a barmaid who was struck down by a tiger! The 11th century witnessed an early experiment in aviation when the monk Egelmer launched himself from the tower of Malmesbury Abbey equipped with wings made of feathers. He is reported to have flown a furlong before making a bad landing and breaking both legs. read more about the Abbey & Church here
Abbey Church Gallery Abbey Church Interior Gallery Abbey Church Interior Wall Memorials Gallery Abbey Church Interior Floor Memorials Gallery
Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions Abbey Church Interior – Wall Memorial Inscriptions Abbey Church Interior Floor Memorial Inscriptions
Churchwardens
Church Officials
Abbots List Vicars List Bishops & Archdeacons List
Church Services
New Organ Celebration Services 1846
Parish Register Transcripts
Interesting Entries from the Parish Registers 1639-1750
Marriages
1591-1649 1650-1699 1700-1749 1750-1799 1800-1837
Parish Registers Held at WSHC
Baptisms 1591-1991
Marriages 1590-1992
Burials 1591-1920
BT’s 1838-1860 are held at Bristol Record Office
Parish History
The parish includes the Abbey in Malmesbury Parish and the tythings of Burton-Hill, Cole, Cole Park, Corston, Milbourn, Rodbourne (Redborn) and West Park
National Gazetteer Extract 1868
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Malmesbury Registration District
April 1936 – Present Chippenham Registration District
Twin Towns
Buildings and Land
Agriculture
Cattle Plague Regulations 1867
Cemetery
Domesday Census
In the Borough of Malmesbury the King has 26 occupied dwellings which did not pay tax more than that of waste land. Each of these dwellings paid 10d. in tribute (43s. 6d. altogether).
Hospitals
Indentures
Mortgage, Andrews to Miller 1889
Landowners
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1813-1814
News
Land
Malmesbury Railway
The Malmesbury Railway Proposed New Railway Meeting 1871
Property Sales by Auction
Public Houses
The Old Bell
The inn adjoins the lovely old Abbey of Malmesbury, and at one time formed part of the castle built by the Bishop of Sarum, when it served as a guest house for pilgrims. Parts of the old building still remain, including a fine 13th century mullioned window, and the front of the building is covered with a beautiful wisteria. The peaceful old-world garden marks the line of the old town and castle, and enjoys a fine view across the River Avon.
Turnpikes
Turnpike Road from Faringdon to Cricklade and Malmesbury 1818 Chippenham Turnpike Notices 1846
Crime and Legal Matters
Animal Related Crime
Court Cases
Crime Reports
Identity Theft & Fraud
John Bailey to Vote in an Election 1869
Murder
Prisons and Prisoners
Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879 Convicts for Transportation 1830 Charles Neale Fools the Prison Doctors 1878
Bedford Gaol Prisoners
George Herring 1843 William Smith 1879 Peter Travis 1885
Theft
Charles Baker aka Miller against Sidney C. Burt & G.W.R. 1910
Directories
Kellys 1915 (Official Establishments) Kellys 1915 (Residential & Commercial) Swindon & District 1928 Taylors Telephone 1941
Education
Emigration and Migration
Strays Index Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present
Employment and Business
Agriculture and Land
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.
Robert Aldin 1716 Henry Alexander 1718 Richard Arnold 1726 Charles Axton 1719 Samuel Barnes 1751 James Baynham 1740
Aviation
Aviators Certificate Patrick McGrath 1946
Communications
British Postal Service Appointments 1737-1969
Community Services
Police
General Items
Hair Powder Tax Stamp Distributors 1801
Markets
Medicine
Doctors, General Practitioners and Surgeons
Deaths
Registrations
Medical License for Aquila Smith 1675 and William Smith 1681 Medical License for Nicholas Hayes 1678 Medical License for Richard Collins 1702 General Medical Council Registrations 1859-1959
Supplies
Walkers, Agent for Salmon, Ody & Co. Trusses 1846
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Baptists
Abbey Row Baptist Church
Catholicism
Congregational Church
See Westport St. Mary
Independent Chapel
Methodists
Primitive
Life and Ministry of Charles Portnell 1838-1904
Moravian or United Brethren
Registers for Baptisms, Marriages and Burials are held at WSHC
The King’s Church (formerly Abbey Row Baptist Church)
People and Parish Notables
Accidents and Strange Deaths
Strange Death of Hannah Twynnoy 1703
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Christian Endeavour
Girl Guides
Y. M.C. A.
Bankruptcy
Celebrations
Wiltshire’s Oldest Couple 1942
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters Lists Revisions 1843 General Election Candidates, North West Wiltshire 2010 MP Nominations 2015 MP Nominations 2017
Entertainment
Cinema
Family Notices
1700-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1949 1950-1999
Funeral Reports
Harry Goddard 1940 Mary Harry 1940 Emily Hazell 1939
Inquests
Inquest Reports 1850-1899 Thomas Ovens 1874
Obituaries
Edward Heavens 1930 Rev. Sidney Hinkes 2006 Jane Stockham 1910 Robert Warner 1930 Death of Dr. Salter 1870
Parish Notables
Athelstan, King of England Julian Pettifer 1935 William Stump Hannah Twynnoy, c1670-1703
People News
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
Sport
Brinkworth Pony Gymkhana and Sports 1937
Taxes
Wedding Reports
Ivor Brooks & Margaret Brown at Sutton Benger 1940
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Poor Law Guardians
Guardians
Election of Guardians 1837 Election of Guardians 1839 Election of Guardians 1844 Nomination of Guardians 1886
Tenders
Medical Services
Supplies
Removal and Settlement Orders
Settlement Examinations 1800-1850
Workhouse
Workhouse Crime
Workhouse Inmates
Adult Paupers in Workhouse for 5 Years Consecutive 1861 Workhouse Notice of Illness of Hezekiah Coster 1896
Probate
National Probate Index 1858-1966
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Richard Jeaine 1628 Adam Peddington als. Tuck 1628 Richard Grobham 1630
Legacy Notices
Parishioners Wills
Sarah Henly Proved 1803 Catherine Pope Proved 1610 William Pope Proved 1594 Thomas Pope proved 1675
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorial & Military Gallery
Servicemen and Women
Captain Thomas Stump 1636 Chelsea Pensioners 1808-1828
Wiltshire Militia
Sickness
Substitutes
Robert Newman for Joseph Butler Hanks 1798
Wiltshire Regiment
Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911
WWI
Military Service Exemption Tribunals WWI
British Red Cross/Voluntary Aid Detachment
V.A.D. & Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1918
Volunteers
Marion Emma Alexander 1918 Olive Beatrice Cox 1917-1918
War Memorials and Books of Remembrance
Abbey Church Roll of Honour Plaque 1914-1918 Malmesbury War Memorial WWI War Memorial Ready for Remembrance Day 2001
Wiltshire Regiment in WWI
WWII
Civilian Deaths 1939-1945 Home Guards 1940-1944
Abbey
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Burtonhill
Buildings and Land
Crime and Legal Matters
Directories
Employment and Business
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.
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818
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
War, Conflict and Military Matters
Soldiers Who Died in WWI Named in Calne & District Casualty Lists
Cole & Westpark
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Corston & Rodborne
All Saints Church
Crime and Legal Matters
Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)
Directories
Kellys 1915 Swindon & District 1928 Taylors Telephone 1941 (Corston)
Emigration and Migration
Strays Index (Corston)
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 (Corston) Poll Book 1818 (Rodborne)
Family Notices
Funeral Reports
Cowbridge
People and Parish Notables
Family Notices
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
Eastcourt
People and Parish Notables
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Milbourne
Crime and Legal Matters
Eli Englsih – A Very Bad Boy 1855-1891
Directories
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818
