OPC Vacancy
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Hilperton – Keevil – Melksham – Seend – Steeple Ashton – Whaddon
Websites
The Parish Church of St. George
St.George’s Gallery St. George’s Interior Gallery St. George’s Churchyard Gallery
Tithe Census 1800 Re-Opening of the Parish Church 1860 Leavetaking of the Rev. C. J. Down 1862 Grants to Retiring Aged Parish Clerks 1864
Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms
Banns
Marriages
1589-1649 1650-1699 1700-1754 1755-1799 1800-1837
Burials
1588-1599 1600-1649 1650-1699 1700-1749 1750-1799 1800-1837
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1586-1937
Marriages 1589-1981
Burials 1588-1936
Parish History
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Melksham Registration District
April 1936 – Present Trowbridge Registration District
Buildings and Land
Canals
Farms
Semington Farm to Let 1811 Sale of Stock and Lands at Outmarsh Farm 1862
Land & Property for Sale or Let
Sale of Land at Kings Arms Melksham 1783 Sale of Land at Kings Arms Melksham 1785 Matravers Property for Sale or let 1808 Dwelling House & Land to Let 1814
Miscellaneous Items
Owners of Land 1873 Allotments Register 1900-1915 Closing Order 1916
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1808-1811
Properties for Sale
Walter Long Estate for Sale 1911
Public Houses
New Bell Inn for Sale or Let 1784-1801
Crime and Legal Matters
Court Cases
Crime Reports
Miscellaneous Items
Certificate of Suitability for Matthew Bruges 1744 Unprofitable Visit from a Tramp 1863
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
To Australia
Employment and Business
Agriculture
Community Services
Police
Miscellaneous Items
Christmas Fare at Devizes 1870
Revenue
James Lampier, Soldier & Toll Collector 1872
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Entertainment at the Wesleyan Schoolroom 1915
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Death of Child 1818 Teenager Injured in Road Accident 2014
Bankruptcy
Frederick Benjamin Flower 1915
Census Returns Transcripts
1800 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Please note that the Census of 1800 includes entries for Steeple Ashton
Elections, Poll Books & Tax Lists
Family Notices
Family Notices 1800-1849 Family Notices 1850-1899
Inquest Reports
Inquest Reports 1850-1899 Railway Death 1902
Miscellaneous Items
Desertion of Husband by Mary Howell 1811
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.
Taxes
Hair Powder Tax Certificates 1795
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Charity
Trustees of Semington Chapel Charity Lands 1857 Charity Commision Land Occupiers 1891
Poor Law Union
Workhouse
Although the Workhouse was known as the Melksham Union Workhouse it was situated in the parish of Semington. Read a little about the Workhouse and see a plan of the layout here.
Workhouse Census 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
It is worth noting that in some cases inmates were entered by their initials only and for this project the names recorded have been listed alphabetically.
Workhouse Crime 1835-1850 Workhouse News 1859
Probate
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
John Lowe 1632 Thomas Lambert 1639
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Crimean War
WWI
Egg Collection for Wounded Servicemen 1914-1918
| Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 | Roll of Honour Plaque WWI | War Memorial Transcript WWI | Casualties of WWI, WWII and Korea |
| Semington War Memorial | War Memorial Transcript WWII | War Memorial Transcript Korean War | Bid to Refurbish Semington War Memorial 2014 |
