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Marlborough Parish Photo Gallery
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Mildenhall – Ogbourne St. Andrew – Preshute – Savernake
Websites of Interest
Parish History
There are two churches in this Parish St. Mary and Sts. Peter and Paul (see tabs below). Where items cannot be attributed to a single area of the parish then the item will be published here on the general section of the parish page.
National Gazetteer Extract 1868 Facts and Figures About Wiltshire 1874 Royal Silver Wedding Celebration 1972
Civil Registration
1837 – Present Marlborough Registration District
Twin Towns
Buildings and Land
| Indenture for Sale, Mortgage etc. Stonyford Mill, Stanton St. Bernard 1764 | Malthouse to be Let 1772 | Owners of Land 1873 |
| Savernake Estate Sold 1929 | White Horses of Wiltshire 1930 |
Agriculture
County Agriculture Report 1847 Cattle Plague Regulations 1867
Cemeteries
Borough
Old Cemetery
Fires
Destructive Fire at Fellmonger Yard 1855
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1808-1809 Turnpike Road from Marlborough to Hungerford 1816 Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1818
Public Houses
Three Tuns & Angel Inn 1762 Sale by Auction the Hungerford Brewery & The Five Alls 1846 Beerex Festival 1976
Sun Inn, Marlborough
Standing in the High Street, near the famous college, the inn dates from Elizabethan times, and is thought to be the oldest in Marlborough. Most of the records were destroyed in the great fire of 1652, when practically the whole of the High Street was destroyed. Prior to this there was a row of buildings down the centre of the High Street but these have never been rebuilt. The old oak beams, panelling and cellar door as seen in the photograph in the Marlborough Gallery above are all original.
Railway
Proposed Swindon, Marlborough & Andover Railway 1872
Shops and Restaurants
Town Hall
The town hall opened on the 8 October 1902.
Crime and Legal Matters
Arson
Driving Offences
Miscellaneous Items
Crime Reports 1700-1799 Crime Reports 1800-1849 Crime Reports 1850-1899 Old Man stabs Rural Policeman 1840
Prisons and Inmates
Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879 Committed to Marlborough Bridewell 1847
Bedford Gaol Prisoners
Thomas Eggleton 1891 Thomas Giles 1803 George Tarrant 1881 Richard Simms 1895
Quarter Sessions
Court Appearances
Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)
Swing Riots
Swing Riots 1830 Swing Riots Special Constables 1830
Theft
Directories
Pigots 1822 Swindon & District 1928
Education
| Annual Feast for Gentlemen Educated at the Free School 1772 | Boarding School for Young Ladies 1772 | St. Peter’s Evening Classes Prize Giving 1860 |
| Examination Certificates Awarded 1861 |
Emigration and Migration
Strays Index Strays Index (St. Martin) Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present Naturalisation Record – Louis Julius Berndt 1892
Employment and Business
Agriculture, Farming and Land
Sales of Stock
Sale at Compton Farm, Enford, 1870 Sale of Shorthorn Cattle at Barton Farm 1902
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
Wiltshire Boys Apprenticed in Oxfordshire
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
| Walter W. Dance 1921 | |||
| Elizabeth Gillingham 1835 | Thomas Gillingham 1838 | Thomas Hacker 1845 | George Mundy 1861 |
| George Smith 1886-1889 | John Spackman 1830 | George Wait 1835 | Charles Awdry Whitmarsh 1829 |
Banking & Finance
Ramsbury Building Society Advertisement
Community Services
Police
P.C. Frank Wilmot Gray 1906-1929
Drapers
Inventors and Patents
Medicine
Dentists
Advertisement R. L. Pinniger 1853
Doctors and Surgeons
Medical License of Thomas Peake 1636 Medical License of Thomas Greenfield 1693 General Medical Council Registrations 1859-1959
Nurses
Pelham Puppets
For a history of this company visit the website
Short History of Pelham Puppets
Stationers
Tarling’s Metallic Ink Suppliers 1846
Stone Masons
Marble & Stone Masons Advertisements 1846
Tax Collectors
Hair Powder Tax Stamp Distributors 1801
Trades Unions
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Independent
Congregational
Wesleyan Methodist
Primitive Methodist
Baptist
Non Conformity in Marlborough 1900-1999
People and Parish Notables
Accidents and Suicides
Found Drowned After Drinking Heavily 1847 Railway Accident – Edward Jones 1853 Horsedrawn Bus Overturns in Pond 1905 Accident Between Trap and Cart 1906
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Agricultural Societies
Wiltshire Agricultural Society Annual Meeting 1848 Agricultural Association Annual Dinner 1880
Conservative Club
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Red Cross
Billiards Exhibition in Aid of the Red Cross 1941
Bankruptcy
Deaths
Death of Dr. Maurice 1912 Octogenarian Deaths 1940
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters Lists Revisions 1843 County Council Election Notice 1924 MP Nominations 2015
Entertainment
Marlborough Ball 1838 Entertainment 1850-1899 Christmas Carol Concert 1872 Musical Play The Orchid at the Town Hall 1906
Family Notices
1700-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1999
General Items
People News 1850-1899 Secrets of Farming Book Subscribers 1863
Inquest Reports
Joseph Wedge 1841 John Hiscock 1860
Parish Notables
| Bo Bruce – Singer/Songwriter | Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury | William Gerald Golding – Novelist, Poet and Playwright |
| Thomas Hancock – Founder of the British Rubber Industry | Douglas Heard – Politician | Eglantyne Jebb – Social Reformer |
| Paul Martin – Antiques Dealer & TV Presenter | Henry Sacheverell – Preacher and Politician | Philip Sheppard – Professor of Genetics |
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 (Borough) Tax List 1332 (Barton) Falstone Day Book 1645-1653
Wedding Reports
Marlborough Bride Married at Preshute November 1949
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Workhouse Crime 1835-1850 Adult Paupers in the Union Workhouse 1861 Death of a Centenarian 1863 Grand Variety Competition Programme 1934
Probate
Probate Index 1613 (WSHC) National Probate Index 1858-1966
Parishioners Grants of Administration
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Accidents
Army Hero Killed in Air Accident 2005
Crimean War
Veterans
Death of Gyles Hope Noyes 1909
Military News
Military Matters 1650-1699 Military Matters 1900-1949
Royal Navy
Deserters in Australian Newspapers 1855
Servicemen and Women
Wiltshire Regiment
Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911
WWI
British Red Cross/VAD Volunteers
V.A.D. & Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1918
Wiltshire Regiment in WWI
St. Mary
The Parish Church of Marlborough St. Mary
The parish church of St. Mary was burnt with its town in a great fire in 1653. With the restoration of the town, for which a national fund was raised, the south arcade of the church was rebuilt in classical style – as good an example as any of Cromwellian church architecture. The town supported Parliament during the Civil War; the church tower shows the scars of the battle.
St. Mary’s Gallery St. Mary’s Interior Gallery St. Mary’s Churchyard Gallery
Incumbents
Ordination of Deacons & Priests 1876
Obituaries
Canon Arthur Edward George Peters 1943
News
Parish Register Transcripts
Interesting Parish Register Entries
Marriages
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1602-1913
Marriages 1602-1995
Burials 1602-1967
Parish History
There are two churches in this Parish of Marlborough St. Mary and Sts. Peter and Paul which is included in the main Marlborough Parish page. Where items cannot be attributed to a single area of the parish then the item will be published on the general section of the main parish page.
Civil Registration
1837 – Present Marlborough Registration District
Twin Towns
Gunjur, The Gambia
Buildings and Land
Sale by Auction the Hungerford Brewery & The Nelson, St. Mary’s 1846
Land Surveys
Crime and Legal Matters
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
Employment and Business
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Family Notices
Inquest Reports
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Probate
Parishioners Wills
Richard Dismer Proved 1686 Cornelius Yeate Proved 1720
War, Conflict and Military Matters
Memorial Window for Alfred Henry Manders 1866 Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918
St. Peter & St. Paul
The Parish Church of Marlborough Sts. Peter & Paul
Thomas Wolsey, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Chancellor to Henry VIII was ordained in St. Peter’s on 10th March 1498
Sts. Peter & Paul Gallery Sts. Peter & Paul Interior Gallery Sts. Peter & Paul Churchyard Gallery
Interesting Entries from the Parish Registers New Deacon Ordained 1861
Church Supported Charities and Funding
Parish Register Transcripts
Marriages
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1611-1975
Marriages 1611-1974
Burials 1611-1975
Parish History
Civil Registration
1837 – Present Marlborough Registration District
Buildings and Land
Property Auction for Probate 1838
Land Surveys
Education
Sts. Peter & Paul Education Gallery
Emigration and Migration
New Zealand
Emily & John Bridgford, NZ Fencibles 1847-1898
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Census Return Transcriptions
Elections and Polls
Parish Notables
Thomas Wolsey – RC Cardinal and Political Figure
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Examination of William Johnson 1737
War, Conflict and Military Matters
Casualties of WWI Honoured in the Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book
Brimslade
Emigration and Migration
To Australia
Romance aboard Ship (Smith Family)
Marten
Probate
National Probate Index 1858-1966
Marlborough College
Marlborough College and Chapel
City of London College
City of London School 1939-1944
College Census
College Chapel
Ordination to Holy Orders 1847 (College)
College Crime
College Entertainment
Ex Pupils
Death of Rev. F. W. MacDonald 1928
Famous People Educated at Marlborough College
Sir Francis Chichester – Adventurer and Round The World Yachtsman
Sir William Gerald Golding, Author
Kate Middleton, H.R. H. The Princess of Wales
Julian Pettifer, TV Journalist
General College Items
Military Matters (College)
William Henry Ludlow Cale 1867 Exhibition Cricket Match for War Weapons Week 1941
Sport
Foot Races at Marlborough College 1853 Cricket Match RAC Cirencester v Marlborough College 1857
