Drayton Genealogical Records
Drayton Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
An index to births registered in Berkshire. This index lists sub-registration district, which helps to narrow down your search.
Transcriptions of baptisms from 43 Anglican churches in Berkshire.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
Drayton Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Abstracts of around 8,000 records containing details of parties who intended to marry.
An index to Marriages registered in Berkshire. This index lists sub-registration district, which helps to narrow down your search.
Transcriptions of over 200,000 marriages recorded in 89 parishes in Berkshire.
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
Drayton Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Transcriptions of records from burial registers. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
An index to deaths registered in Berkshire. This index lists sub-registration district, which helps to narrow down your search.
Transcriptions of over 750,000 burial entries from parish registers held by 175 Berkshire parishes.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Drayton Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Drayton
A regional newspaper including news from the Oxford district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Reading area.
A local paper including news from the Oxford area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A regional newspaper covering the counties of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire Hampshire and Berkshire. It covers local and national news, family announcements, business news, legal proceedings and more.
A conservative newspaper, publishing local news, family notices etc. It has a particular interest in agriculture.
Drayton Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to the name, date of probate, residence and occupation of over 39,000 Berkshire inhabitants who left a will or property that was administered by the Archdeaconry Court.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
An index to early wills and administrations granted by the Archdeaconry of Berkshire. Details contained are name of the deceased, their residence, type of grant and year of grant.
Transcripts of Berkshire wills. Names of of people occurring in these wills have been indexed.
Drayton Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Drayton Military Records
Transcriptions of war diaries covering 15 regiments during World War I & II. The records detail war action and record names, generally those of officers.
A narrative of the regiment's movements during World War I. Includes a list of the regiment's personnel and decorations.
A list of memorials recording those who fought and died in the world wars. Includes photographs and lists of names adorning them.
An investigation into the officers of the regiment during WWI. Includes some primary source material.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Berkshire, with some service details.
Drayton Court & Legal Records
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
A list of the county's high sheriffs, some with links to biographies.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Drayton Taxation Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Drayton Land & Property Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
Digital images of maps recording the distribution of common land. Maps can be viewed by location and an interactive map. Also includes award documents, which can be searched by name.
Extracts for Berkshire settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Drayton Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of the counties detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A directory of settlements in Kent detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A directory to the settlements of the counties detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Drayton Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Berkshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Photographs and descriptions of some of Hampshire's most illustrious church monuments. They often feature effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Drayton Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Drayton Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Profiles of over 100 towns and villages in Berkshire, illustrated with photographs.
A number of Berkshire legends and folk tales, including ballads and ghost stories.
Photographs and images of churches in Berkshire.
A history of some of Berkshire's boundaries and its population in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Drayton School & Education Records
A list of boys who attended Eton School, with many short biographical and genealogical details.
A biographical directory of Old Etonians who were living in 1933. Contains details on the individual's parents, spouse, and siblings, personal achievements, career and address.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Drayton Occupation & Business Records
A book primarily detailing the famous and not-so-famous inmates of Berkshire's famous lunatic asylum.
A name index to records that detail appointment to the Berkshire police.
An article outlining the development of horse-racing in Berkshire.
Histories of Berkshire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Drayton
A number of pedigrees and family histories, including heraldry and extracts from visitations.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Berkshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
A manuscript-book detailing notable Berkshire families. Includes biographical details, coats of arms and historical notes.
A genealogical database with pedigrees of Berkshire gentry families.
Drayton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A number of pedigrees and family histories, including heraldry and extracts from visitations.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Berkshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Four works rendering 16th and 17th century heraldic visitations in pedigree form. These works may list the lineage, marriage and collateral lines of Berkshire families who had the right to bear a coat of arms.
A manuscript-book detailing notable Berkshire families. Includes biographical details, coats of arms and historical notes.
Drayton Church Records
A book detailing the history of the Baptist church in Berkshire, from origins, to persecution, to consolidation.
A history of Congregationalism in Berkshire, South Oxfordshire and South Buckinghamshire, with profiles of each church.
Histories and photographs of Berkshire churches, shrines, abbeys and priories.
A well illustrated book, outlining the history of Catholics in the Thames Valley, with special notice to conspiracies, executions etc.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Biographical Directories Covering Drayton
A list of boys who attended Eton School, with many short biographical and genealogical details.
Over 300 biographies of Berkshire men and women.
A biographical directory of Old Etonians who were living in 1933. Contains details on the individual's parents, spouse, and siblings, personal achievements, career and address.
Biographies of the earliest Berkshire residents to take to the air.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Drayton Maps
Digital images of maps recording the distribution of common land. Maps can be viewed by location and an interactive map. Also includes award documents, which can be searched by name.
A map naming and delineating parishes in the county of Berkshire. Also outlines poor law unions.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
A map of the country depicting settlements, rail lines, roads, forests etc.
A selection of Berkshire maps, particularly from the early modern period. Includes a map showing royalist and parliamentarian divisions in the county.
Drayton Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
DRAYTON is a parish situated on the borders of Oxfordshire and near the road from Abingdon to Newbury, 2 ½ miles south-west-by-south from Abingdon, 1 ½ miles north from Steventon station on the Great Western railway, in the Northern, division of the county, hundred of Ock, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Abingdon, rural deanery of Abingdon, archdeaconry of Berks and diocese of Oxford. The Wilts and Berks canal passes through this parish. The church of St. Peter is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 8 bells and a clock; the chancel was erected in 1872, chiefly at the cost of the late vicar, and has a stained window representing The Crucifixion; the south porch, added in 1879, is furnished with gurgoyles of carved stone, and in the pavement is the following inscription inlaid in lead, “Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God!” these improvements were effected under the superintendence of Mr. E. Dolby, architect, of Abingdon; the font is a plain cylindrical work of Norman date; in the north wall of the lady chapel there is an aumbry, and in the south wall a credence and piscina; there are also two other piscinae in the church; in digging a vault in the church in the year 1814 the workmen came upon some elaborate and beautiful old carvings in alabaster, representing The Betrayal, The Scourging. The Crucifixion (now missing) and The Entombment of Our Saviour, The Adoration and The Annunciation; there are 200 sittings, about half being free; the churchyard cross was restored in 1871. The earliest existing register dates from 1754, the earlier ones having been destroyed at the great fire of Drayton in the year 1780. The living is a vicarage, separated from St. Helen, Abingdon, by Order in Council, November 4th, 1867; net yearly value £132, with residence, in the gift of Lord Wantage K.C.B, and held since 1878 by the Rev. Francis-Edward Robinson M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford, diocesan inspector of schools, and master of the Oxford diocesan guild of church bell ringers. Here are the Baptist and Wesleyan chapels. The charities amount to about £22 yearly, and there are five cottages for the poor at a very small rent. The Manor House, an ancient mansion, is the residence of Mrs. Caudwell. Lord Wantage, who is lord of the manor, and Messrs C. & L. Caudwell are principal landowners. The soil is loamy and clay; subsoil, gravel and clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley, beans and turnips. The area is 1,844 acres of land and 7 of water; rateable value, £2,475; the population in 1891 was 585.
Parochial School (boys, girls & infants), built in 1874, for 130 children; total average attendance, 110.
Most Common Surnames in Drayton
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Ock Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones | 27 | 1:23 | 2.88% | 9 |
| 2 | Woodley | 25 | 1:25 | 6.11% | 62 |
| 3 | Belcher | 22 | 1:28 | 3.39% | 26 |
| 4 | Harris | 21 | 1:30 | 2.27% | 10 |
| 4 | Pointer | 21 | 1:30 | 45.65% | 916 |
| 6 | Webb | 20 | 1:31 | 2.17% | 11 |
| 6 | Kimbrey | 20 | 1:31 | 68.97% | 1,291 |
| 8 | Giles | 17 | 1:37 | 3.50% | 44 |
| 9 | Parker | 14 | 1:44 | 2.90% | 46 |
| 10 | White | 13 | 1:48 | 0.99% | 4 |
| 10 | Hyde | 13 | 1:48 | 7.60% | 236 |
| 10 | Buckle | 13 | 1:48 | 15.29% | 525 |
| 13 | Winter | 12 | 1:52 | 5.15% | 156 |
| 14 | Thomas | 11 | 1:57 | 3.41% | 93 |
| 14 | Tarry | 11 | 1:57 | 14.47% | 580 |
| 16 | Walters | 10 | 1:62 | 4.41% | 160 |
| 16 | Cornish | 10 | 1:62 | 21.28% | 893 |
| 16 | Cheer | 10 | 1:62 | 13.51% | 589 |
| 19 | Robinson | 9 | 1:69 | 2.74% | 89 |
| 19 | Chambers | 9 | 1:69 | 10.71% | 529 |
| 19 | Brewer | 9 | 1:69 | 6.57% | 299 |
| 22 | Barrett | 8 | 1:78 | 1.87% | 59 |
| 22 | Huggins | 8 | 1:78 | 4.00% | 191 |
| 22 | Mott | 8 | 1:78 | 13.79% | 749 |
| 22 | Bradfield | 8 | 1:78 | 8.70% | 487 |
| 22 | Dewe | 8 | 1:78 | 8.89% | 497 |
| 27 | Williams | 7 | 1:89 | 1.01% | 22 |
| 27 | King | 7 | 1:89 | 0.72% | 8 |
| 27 | Carter | 7 | 1:89 | 0.81% | 14 |
| 27 | Neville | 7 | 1:89 | 7.95% | 506 |
| 27 | Mattock | 7 | 1:89 | 87.50% | 3,303 |
| 27 | Caladine | 7 | 1:89 | 77.78% | 3,040 |
| 27 | Whichelo | 7 | 1:89 | 100.00% | 3,673 |
| 34 | Stone | 6 | 1:104 | 1.89% | 98 |
| 34 | Grundy | 6 | 1:104 | 28.57% | 1,634 |
| 34 | Wicks | 6 | 1:104 | 1.57% | 73 |
| 34 | Beesley | 6 | 1:104 | 6.25% | 467 |
| 34 | Bunce | 6 | 1:104 | 2.53% | 153 |
| 34 | Deadman | 6 | 1:104 | 6.90% | 512 |
| 34 | Caudwell | 6 | 1:104 | 31.58% | 1,750 |
| 34 | Lyford | 6 | 1:104 | 5.26% | 379 |
| 42 | Smith | 5 | 1:124 | 0.14% | 1 |
| 42 | Clarke | 5 | 1:124 | 0.92% | 38 |
| 42 | Tyrrell | 5 | 1:124 | 6.02% | 534 |
| 42 | Attewell | 5 | 1:124 | 6.33% | 560 |
| 42 | Clargo | 5 | 1:124 | 41.67% | 2,474 |
| 47 | James | 4 | 1:156 | 1.04% | 70 |
| 47 | Bishop | 4 | 1:156 | 1.61% | 141 |
| 47 | Gardner | 4 | 1:156 | 1.94% | 183 |
| 47 | Brooker | 4 | 1:156 | 1.50% | 124 |
| 47 | Badcock | 4 | 1:156 | 5.41% | 589 |
| 47 | Rust | 4 | 1:156 | 19.05% | 1,634 |
| 47 | Lambourne | 4 | 1:156 | 3.31% | 355 |
| 47 | Minchin | 4 | 1:156 | 3.92% | 433 |
| 47 | Dunsdon | 4 | 1:156 | 7.69% | 814 |
| 47 | Didcock | 4 | 1:156 | 5.63% | 624 |
| 47 | Dunsden | 4 | 1:156 | 8.70% | 916 |
| 58 | Ball | 3 | 1:207 | 1.43% | 180 |
| 58 | Cross | 3 | 1:207 | 1.74% | 235 |
| 58 | Broughton | 3 | 1:207 | 4.62% | 674 |
| 58 | Rivers | 3 | 1:207 | 1.63% | 213 |
| 58 | Slatter | 3 | 1:207 | 6.12% | 853 |
| 58 | Buckell | 3 | 1:207 | 6.98% | 975 |
| 58 | Grimsdale | 3 | 1:207 | 42.86% | 3,673 |
| 65 | Holmes | 2 | 1:311 | 0.84% | 153 |
| 65 | Fisher | 2 | 1:311 | 0.31% | 28 |
| 65 | Hawkins | 2 | 1:311 | 0.27% | 21 |
| 65 | Curtis | 2 | 1:311 | 0.79% | 138 |
| 65 | Preston | 2 | 1:311 | 0.90% | 167 |
| 65 | Abbott | 2 | 1:311 | 4.00% | 841 |
| 65 | Hurst | 2 | 1:311 | 4.65% | 975 |
| 65 | Prior | 2 | 1:311 | 0.44% | 51 |
| 65 | Horner | 2 | 1:311 | 7.41% | 1,377 |
| 65 | Lacey | 2 | 1:311 | 3.45% | 749 |
| 65 | Denton | 2 | 1:311 | 1.03% | 197 |
| 65 | Howes | 2 | 1:311 | 5.00% | 1,030 |
| 65 | Deacon | 2 | 1:311 | 0.78% | 135 |
| 65 | Pound | 2 | 1:311 | 4.55% | 954 |
| 65 | Sloper | 2 | 1:311 | 13.33% | 2,089 |
| 65 | Dixey | 2 | 1:311 | 18.18% | 2,639 |
| 65 | Lambourn | 2 | 1:311 | 5.13% | 1,050 |
| 65 | Bravington | 2 | 1:311 | 66.67% | 6,133 |
| 65 | Sartam | 2 | 1:311 | 100.00% | 7,103 |
| 84 | Taylor | 1 | 1:622 | 0.07% | 3 |
| 84 | Green | 1 | 1:622 | 0.11% | 13 |
| 84 | Stevens | 1 | 1:622 | 0.17% | 32 |
| 84 | Saunders | 1 | 1:622 | 0.22% | 55 |
| 84 | Hart | 1 | 1:622 | 0.49% | 183 |
| 84 | Wells | 1 | 1:622 | 0.17% | 36 |
| 84 | Woodward | 1 | 1:622 | 0.93% | 406 |
| 84 | Morley | 1 | 1:622 | 1.39% | 608 |
| 84 | Bray | 1 | 1:622 | 1.27% | 560 |
| 84 | Best | 1 | 1:622 | 1.64% | 711 |
| 84 | Rayner | 1 | 1:622 | 12.50% | 3,303 |
| 84 | Reeve | 1 | 1:622 | 5.26% | 1,750 |
| 84 | Beckett | 1 | 1:622 | 0.88% | 382 |
| 84 | Ralph | 1 | 1:622 | 1.54% | 674 |
| 84 | Clifton | 1 | 1:622 | 3.13% | 1,191 |
| 84 | Wadsworth | 1 | 1:622 | 14.29% | 3,673 |
| 84 | Holliday | 1 | 1:622 | 2.08% | 874 |
| 84 | Tuck | 1 | 1:622 | 1.25% | 552 |
| 84 | Hawes | 1 | 1:622 | 2.63% | 1,065 |
| 84 | Parrott | 1 | 1:622 | 2.00% | 841 |
| 84 | Packer | 1 | 1:622 | 1.09% | 487 |
| 84 | Busby | 1 | 1:622 | 2.38% | 995 |
| 84 | Granger | 1 | 1:622 | 12.50% | 3,303 |
| 84 | Compton | 1 | 1:622 | 2.44% | 1,013 |
| 84 | Ambrose | 1 | 1:622 | 2.08% | 874 |
| 84 | Lay | 1 | 1:622 | 0.36% | 119 |
| 84 | Alder | 1 | 1:622 | 0.32% | 101 |
| 84 | Fidler | 1 | 1:622 | 0.61% | 243 |
| 84 | Cheesman | 1 | 1:622 | 12.50% | 3,303 |
| 84 | Beckley | 1 | 1:622 | 2.56% | 1,050 |
| 84 | Whitehorn | 1 | 1:622 | 2.08% | 874 |
| 84 | Weaving | 1 | 1:622 | 2.50% | 1,030 |
| 84 | Dubber | 1 | 1:622 | 12.50% | 3,303 |
| 84 | Hatto | 1 | 1:622 | 1.82% | 785 |
| 84 | Bowel | 1 | 1:622 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 84 | Marbley | 1 | 1:622 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 84 | Schuery | 1 | 1:622 | 100.00% | 8,625 |