OPC Vacancy
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Chitterne All Saints – Imber – Little Cheverell – Market Lavington – Potterne – Tilshead
Websites of Interest
The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies – All Saints Trail for Children.
West Lavington – Parish Council.
The Parish Church of All Saints
All Saints Gallery All Saints Churchyard Extension
Church Interior
All Saints Interior Gallery Sainsbury Family Floor Vault
Church Officials
Vicar to Move to Melksham 1872
Church Supported Charities
Salisbury Infirmary Diocese of Salisbury Parish Donations 1858
Parish Register Transcripts
Interesting Parish Register Entries Census Figures in the Parish Registers 1811-1841
Baptisms
1598-1624 1625-1649 1650-1674 1675-1699 1700-1724 1725-1749 1750-1774 1775-1799 1800-1824 1825-1849 1850-1874 1875-1899
Marriages
1598-1627 1628-1699 1700-1749 1750-1799 1800-1849 1850-1899
Burials
1598-1649 1650-1674 1675-1699 1700-1724 1725-1749 1750-1774 1775-1799 1800-1824 1825-1849 1850-1874 1875-1899
Parish Registers Held at WSHC
Baptisms 1598-1953
Marriages 1598-2002
Burials 1598-1987
Parish History
Also known as Bishops Lavington
Littleton Panell and Fiddington are hamlets of this parish.
Maps
Civil Registration
1837 – Present Devizes Registration District
Buildings and Land
Notice of Intended Construction of the Wilts & Berks Canal 1793 Lease Indenture Garrett to Oram 1830 Auction of Nash’s Mill 1831 Owners of Land 1873
Agriculture
Cattle Plague Regulations 1867
Public Houses
Bridge Inn
Stage Post
Railway Station
Crime and Legal Matters
Bastardy
Bastardy Examinations 1844-1875
Capital Punishment
Execution of Richard Potter 1789
Crime Reports
Fraud
Robbery & Theft
Highway Robbery – The Robber’s Stone
The first image is of the Robbers’ Stone, Gore Cross, West Lavington. The inscription on the stone reads: “At this spot, Mr Dean, of Imber, was Attacked and Robbed by Four Highwaymen, in the evening of October 21st 1839. After a spirited pursuit of three hours one of the Felons BENJAMIN COLCLOUGH fell Dead on Chitterne Down. THOMAS SAUNDERS, GEORGE WATERS, and RICHARD HARRIS, were eventually Captured and convicted at the ensuing Quarter Sessions at Devizes, and Transported for the term of Fifteen Years. This Monument is erected by Public Subscription as a warning to those who presumptuously think to escape the punishment God has threatened against Thieves and Robbers.” (See the Tilshead parish photo gallery for an image of the stone where Colclough met his end).
The second image shows The Cleary family. Mr. Don Cleary has kindly allowed publication of these images – he is pictured in the front with his parents, his brother Bernard and a friend from the Lavington/Easterton area. Don would love to discover the name of the friend – does anyone recognise him? If so, please contact Teresa Lewis (Administrator) who will pass the details to Mr. Cleary. Robbers Stone Gallery
Robber’s 1716 Imber Burial 1856
Theft
Directories
Education
Daunstsey School
Dauntsey Agricultural School
The school opened its doors to boys as a boarding and day school in 1895. Today it is a fully co-ed school with state of the art facilities. For a history/timeline of the school, visit Dauntsey School Website. Lookups and extracts from “The Dauntseian” school magazine for May 1971 (Issue 131) can be requested from Teresa Lewis (Administrator). The magazine contains details of sporting achievements and examination results as well as staff members and governors and interesting historical titbits about the village and school grounds.
Celebrities Educated at Dauntseys School
| Guin Batten, Olympic Rower, born 1967 | Miriam Batten, Olympic Rower, born 1964 | Eason Chan, Hong Kong Singer & Actor, born 1974 | Max Forster, CNN News Anchor, born 1972 | Daniel Ings, Actor born 1984 |
| Mark Seddon, Journalist, born 1962 |
Emigration and Migration
Australia
New South Wales
Assisted Emigration
Strays
Strays Index Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present
Employment and Business
Agriculture and Land
Aspects of the Life of the Wiltshire Agricultural Labourer c1850
Apprentices
Wiltshire Society
Medicine
Medical License Extract for William Healy 1696
Miscellaneous Documents
The Turnip Hoe’rs Song 1950 (You Tube Link)
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Agricultural Societies
Wiltshire Agricultural Society Annual Meeting 1848
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society
Horticultural Societies
West Lavington Flower Show 1890
Census Returns Transcripts
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Voters Lists Revisions 1843 County Council Election Notice 1925 MP Nominations 2015
Family Notices
Inquests
Inquest Reports 1800-1849 Dreadful Death 1847
Reports
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
Parish Notables
Rev. Wilbert Awdry, Cleric and Author George Baker, Actor Louie Ramsay, Actress Richard Godolphin Long 1761-1835 William Talman, Architect
Sport
Bath Cyclists Wiltshire Trip 1937
Taxes
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Wanted for Domestic Abandonment 1812 Poor Law Union Bread & Flour Contract 1838 Dauntsey Charity letter to the Editor 1890 Concert for Dorothy House Hospice Care 2014
Probate
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Chelsea Pensioners 1808-1828 WWII & Korea Casualties who attended Dauntsey School
WWI
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 WWI Casualties who attended Dauntsey School WWI Serving Military Personnel 1914
Casualties
Henry Blagden 1915 James Harris 1917
Dauntsey School Casualties
Fiddington
Buildings and Land
Fiddington House Lunatic Asylum
By 1880, boundary changes had moved the asylum into the parish of Market Lavington.
Crime and Legal Matters
Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)
Flower and Hardinge v Whitherne
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Fiddington House Lunatic Asylum Census 1851
Family Notices
Littleton Pannell
Buildings and Land
Owners of Land 1873 (Some Entries may refer to Littleton Drew)
Crime and Legal Matters
Highway Robbery 1839 Manslaughter Charge 1869
Quarter Sessions
Court Appearances
Emigration and Migration
Employment & Business
Agriculture and Land
People and Parish Notables
Sudden Death of Harriet Sainsbury 1846
Census Returns Transcripts
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Probate
Parishioners Wills
Henry Sainsbury Proved 1746 Thomas Willet Proved 1738 Thomas Willett Proved 1748
Acknowledgements
Sadly the former OPC, Carol Ouellet passed away on 13th February 2019. Carol was OPC for this parish for some time and left many useful items for the page
