The OPC is Linda de Santiz
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Atworth – Bromham – Broughton Gifford – Chittoe – Corsham – Lacock – Rowde – Seend – Semington – Whaddon
Websites of Interest
Melksham Without Parish Council – Parish Council Website.
Melksham Town Website – Town Council Website.
The Well House Collection – A Collection of Exhibits Documenting the History of Melksham.
The Parish Church of St. Michael & All Angels
St. Michael
St. Michael’s Gallery St. Michael’s Interior Gallery St. Michael’s Churchyard Gallery St. Michael’s Church Cemetery Gallery
Church Bells
Bells of St. Michaels & All Angels c1910
Church Festivals
Church Officials
Ordination to Holy Orders 1847 New Vicar 1872 Curate Moves to Melksham 1940
Church News
Church Tithes
Parish Register Transcripts
Marriages
1569-1599 1600-1649 1650-1699 1700-1749 1750-1774 1775-1779 1800-1824 1825-1837
Burials
Parish Records held at WSHC
Baptisms 1568-1958
Marriages 1569-1992
Burials 1568-1966
Parish History
The parish includes the tythings of Beanacre, Blackmore, Cannonhold and Woodrow, the demesne of Sandridge, the village and curacy of Shawhill and the hamlet of Whitley.
Timeline – Domesday to Present Day Parish News 1750-1799 Parish News 1850-1899
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Melksham Registration District
April 1936 – Present Trowbridge Registration District
Wiltshire’s Twin Towns
Buildings and Land
Photo Galleries
| Bath Road | Church Walk to Broughton Road 2015 | High Street | King George V Park | King Street |
| Market Place | Watsons Court |
Agriculture
Cattle Plague Regulations 1867
Amenities
Melksham Spa 1901 Parish Pump Condemned 1933 Community Campus Planning Permission Granted 2014 Mayor Opens Kingsbury Hall 2015
Archaeology
Cemeteries
Culture
Blue Plaque Trail Gallery Blue Plaque Trail 2014
Fires
Beanacre Road Fire 1908 Disastrous Fire 1910
Hospitals
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1808-1811
Melksham House
Melksham House Gallery Melksham House Fire 1920
Land Tax
Appointment of Select Commissioners for Land and Assessed Taxes 1842
Landowners
Indenture to Hannah Moore for Atworth Property 1841 Owners of Land 1873
Planning
Right of Way Dispute 1921 Plan of Proposed Building at West End 1928
Property to Let & Sales
Property to Be Let or Wanted 1850-1899 Property Sales 1900-1949 Walter Long Estate for Sale 1911
Public Houses
Transport
Canal
Notice of Intended Construction of the Wilts & Berks Canal 1793
Railway Station
Crime and Legal Matters
Animal Theft
Sheep Stealing 1828 Horse Thefts 1865
Assaults
Sailor Assaults Young Lady 1815
Business & Employment Related Crime
Caution to Bakers 1847 Magistrate and the Gamekeeper 1867 Charge Against Police Inspector 1872 Watered Milk 1950
Capital Punishment
John Gurd Sentenced to Death 1892
Court Proceedings
Wilts Lent Assizes 1834 Court Case – Cottle v Barnwell 1870 Court Decision on Rent 1935
Crime Reports
1700-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1949
Fraud
Con Men 1852 Obtaining Money by False Pretences 1889 Fraud Across Wiltshire 1923
General Items
Qualified to Sit as a Magistrate 1886 Car Reported as Stolen but … 1936
Murder
George Pearce 1834 Sergeant Enos Molden 1843-1892 Double Murder in Wiltshire 1892 Murder on the Beat 2008 Tragic Killing Sparks Mental Health Review 2014
Prison and Prisoners
| Inmate Blew Up Prison 1782 | Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879 | Convicts for Transportation 1830 | Bedford Gaol Prisoner Henry Pearce 1849 |
| Prisoner Cut His Own Throat 1854 |
Theft & Burglary
Convicted of Theft at School 1829 Burglary by Frederick Arthur against Charles Arthur 1905
Transportation
From Wiltshire to Tasmania 1809-1850 Transportation of Prisoners 1827
Directories
Post Office 1859 Post Office 1875
Education
Advertisement for Mrs. Cochrane’s School for Young Ladies 1823 Science Examination Successes 1874
Emigration and Migration
To India
To the USA
Frederick Ellis, Utah Pioneer 1866 Titanic’s Unknown Child 1912
Employment and Business
Accountancy
Qualified as an Accountant 1939
Advertising
Cochrane – Tarling’s Metallic Ink Suppliers 1846 Rogers & Co. Advertisements 1900-1949
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.
Elizabeth Baily 1722 James Bevarn 1725 Jeremiah Beaven 1718 John Bond 1712 William Bond 1730 Nathaniel Buck 1729
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
John Leach Lane 1831 Mary Elizabeth Lane 1835
Aviation
Aviators Certificates
Communications
British Postal Service Appointments 1737-1969
Community Services
Police
Wiltshire Constabulary 1858 Policeman Found Shot 1942
Engineering
Mechanical Engineers – Ernest Bealing 1920 Mechanical Engineers – Gilbert Bealing 1926
General Items
Employment News 1800-1899 Hair Powder Tax Stamp Distributors 1801 Purchase Agreement between H. J. Knee Ltd and Ricketts 1922 Melksham Toy Shop 2008
Inventors and Patents
Markets and Fairs
Markets 1800-1849 Cheese Market 1859 Christmas Fare at Devizes 1870
Medical
General Medical Council Registration 1859-1959 Nursing Cadets in Quiz Finals 1969
Rubber Trade
Avon Rubber & Tyres
Board Changes at Avon Rubber 1936
Trades Unions
Miscellaneous Documents
Ration Book 1953-1954 Free Comic Book Day 2014 Heritage Discovery Fair 2014
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
St. Andrews, St. Andrews Road, Melksham Forest
St. Anthony of Padua, West End
St. Barnabas, Beanacre Road, Beanacre (See Tab below)
Ebenezer Chapel, Union Street
Family Notices 1850-1899 (Chapel)
Melksham Baptist Church, Old Broughton Road
Baptist Church Gallery Burial Ground Gallery
Sunday School Anniversary 1889
Melksham United Reformed Church, High Street (Former Methodist Church)
Queensway Chapel
The chapel lies on the junction of Pembroke Road with Queensway
Wesleyan Baptist Circuit
King Street Quakers & Spiritualists
Quakers & Spiritualists Gallery
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
| Accidents 1800-1849 | Accidents 1850-1899 | Tram Accident 1906 | Traffic Accident Victim Died in Hospital 1926 |
| Runaway Car Kills Child in Toy Motor 1935 |
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Agricultural Societies
Wiltshire Agricultural Show Prize Winners 1904
Animal Groups
Wildlife Trust Appeal for Walkers 2020
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Horticulture
Musical Societies
Operatic Society President, Mr. Littlejohn Philip 1926
Bankruptcy
William Blane, Debtor 1818 Creditors Indenture Report on Thomas Wilbee 1839 Bankruptcy of Frederick Benjamin Flower 1915
Census Returns
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Voters Lists Revisions 1843 MP Nominations 2015 MP Nominations 2017
Entertainment
Family Notices
1750-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1949 1950-1999
Family Research Items
Bodman Family
Coombe, Snook, Knee & Legg Family
Coombe Family Manufacturing Gallery Coombe, Snook, Knee & Legg Family People Gallery
Tuck Family
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
Residents Memories
Christine’s Story 2014 Tylee – Perrett Gallery (Margaret’s Story) Margaret’s Story 2014
Funeral Reports & Obituaries
Death of George Kenrick 1869 Death of Oldest Inhabitant – Moses Moore 1915 Death of Dr. Rumboll 1935
Health
Bath Hospital Patient Discharges 1839
Inquest Reports
Inquest Reports & Mysterious Deaths 1800-1849 William Revell 1883 Man Shot Himself 1904 Magen George Butt 1922 Florence Ludgate 1939
Parish Notables
John Fowler Agricultural Engineer Jennifer Jane Saunders, Comedienne, Screenwriter, Singer & Actress
People of the Parish
Life of Rev. Horatio Moule 1805-1886
Sport
Cricket
Holt v Melksham August 1863 Melksham v Holt September 1863 Melksham v Pewsey Vale 1874
Cycling
Cycling Club 1850-1899 Bath Cyclists Wiltshire Trip 1937
Football
General Items
Subscribers
Fifth Annual Report for Negro Emancipation 1830 Secrets of Farming Book Subscribers 1863
Weddings
Family Rift over Marriage of Amelia Bruges to John Gerard 1834 Wedding Report of F. Day & G. Earle 1928
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Charity
Charity, Donations and Legacies 1800-1849 Funds Raised for Cottage Hospital 1889 Rotary Club Stalwart At Downing Street Reception 2014
Poor Law Union
Workhouse
Union Workhouse at Semington Gallery
Workhouse Crime
Workhouse Inmates
Adult Paupers in Workhouse for 5 or more consecutive years 1861
Workhouse Staff Vacancies
Workhouse Master & Matron Wanted 1838
Probate
National Probate Index 1858-1966 Disputed Legacy – Spires v Bigwood 1868
Creditors & Debtors Probate Notices
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
The King 1275-1276 Inquisition of Lands 1433 John Lowe 1632 Thomas Lambert 1639
Legacy Notices
Lisette Henrietta Ludlow-Bruges 1932 Legacy To Hospital 1934 Lord Roborough, Beneficiary to Will 1938
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
The Well House Collection has comprehensive coverage of of Melksham Military Matters which is often updated with further information
Anglo-Egyptian War 1882
Obituary of Henry Ludlow Lopes 1882 Funeral Report of Captain Lopes 1883
Boer War
Melksham & The Boer War Imperial Yeomanry Casualties 1899-1902 Return of Colonel Chaloner 1900 Troops for South Africa 1900
Crimea
Veteran Elijah James1920 Death of Crimean Veteran Elijah James 1925
General Military Items
Military News 1800-1899 Military News 1939 Peace Cairn 2015-2018
Service Personnel
Daniel Abbott – Deserter 1799 Chelsea Pensioners 1808-1828
Militia and Yeomanry
Melksham Rifle Corps 1859 Royal Wilts Yeomanry 1861
Deserters
Wiltshire Militia Deserters 1812
Nursing Services
Grace Margaret Marley 1893-1916
Wiltshire Regiment
Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911
WWI
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Troops from H. J. Knee Ltd. 1914-1918 Egg Collection for Wounded Servicemen 1914-1918 Letter Home from Gnr. G. Sheppard 1915
British Red Cross & VAD Records
V.A.D. & Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1918
Volunteers
Isabel Bailey 1918 Elisabeth Keir 1914-1918
Casualties
Geoffrey Walter Akerman 1919 William George Cottle 1914 Stanley George Knee 1916 Fred Skuse 1917 George Richard Wyld 1914
Avon Tyres Memorial
Percy Shrapnell 1918 Harry Vanderstein 1915
Mercantile Marine
Medal Awards
Servicemen & Women – Those who served and returned
Wiltshire Regiment in WWI
WWII
Melksham Urban District Council Wartime Notices 1940-1944
War Memorials and Dedications
| Calne & District Casualty Lists 1914-1918 | Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 | Broughton Road Baptist Chapel Roll of Honour 1914-1919 |
| St. Michael’s Roll of Honour Plaque 1914-1919 | Avon Rubber War Memorial 1914-1918 & 1939-1945 | Melksham War Memorial 1914-1919 & 1939-1945 |
VE Day Celebrations
VE Day 75th Anniversary Gallery VE Day 80th Anniversary Gallery
Beanacre
St. Barnabas Church
St. Barnabas
St. Barnabas Gallery St. Barnabas Interior Gallery St. Barnabas Churchyard Gallery
St. Barnabas Churchyard memorial inscriptions (80% complete) from information supplied by Lynne and Paul Powell..
Crime and Legal Matters
Beanacre Outrage 1869 Attempted Murder 1869-1870
Employment and Business
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
West Wilts Constitutional Association Ball 1928
Family Notices
Obituaries
Death of an Old Inhabitant 1906
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
War Memorials & Military Gallery
St. Barnabus Roll of Honour Plaques WWI & WWII
Bowerhill
Education
Melksham Oak Community School
Forest
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Primitive Methodist Chapel
Probate
Parishioners Wills
Shaw or Shawhill
Church of Christ Church
Christ Church
Christ Church Gallery Christ Church Interior Gallery Christ Church Churchyard Gallery
History of Christ Church Shaw Chapel Rebuilt 1837 Curates and Vicars List Church Enlarged and Renovated 1906
Education
School & Education News 1800-1849
Employment and Business
Trades Unions
People and Parish Notables
Family Notices 1800-1849 Family Notices 1900-1949
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
Probate
National Probate Index 1858-1966
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
WWI
Casualties
Obituaries
War Memorials
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 Christ Church Roll of Honour WWI (with Whitley)
Whitley
Employment
Agriculture
People and Parish Notables
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
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
Probate
National Probate Index 1858-1966
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
See the Shaw section for the Church Roll of Honour
