Wytham Genealogical Records
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
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.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Wytham 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 Wytham
A regional newspaper including news from the Oxford district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
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.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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 Wytham
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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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 Wytham
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.
Wytham 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.
Wytham 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
Witham or Wightham, in the hundred of Hornier, a, small decayed village, where in ancient times there was a nunnery, originally founded at Abingdon by the sister of King Ceadwall, and afterwards removed hither. It was deserted by the nuns during the war between Offa, king of the Mercians, and Kinewulf, king of the West Saxons, in consequence of a castle having been built at Witham. The nunnery was never afterwards inhabited.
The village is situated at the foot of a hill, on the summit of which the vestiges of the castle above-mentioned are still to be discovered. The battle, through which Offa became master of this fortress, appears to have been fought at a place called Sandfield, in the neighbourhood, where, according to Hearne, in his Liber Niger, armour, swords, and human bones, have been found.
Witham Church is a small building, with a boarded roof, supported by three wooden arches. Against the wall on each side the nave is a series of grotesque ornaments in stone, resembling human heads, with caps similar to these worn by canons regular of the order of St. Augustine.
In the north window, near the west end of the nave, are the portraits of Edward II. and his Queen, supposed to have been placed there by some pilgrims, when travelling to the monarch’s shrine at Gloucester. The king is represented with a curled beard, the hair divided and hanging on each side the chin. Each is covered with an open crown fleury.
In this village is an ancient mansion, belonging to the Earl of Abingdon, erected in the reign of Henry VI. by Sir Richard Harcourt, soon after he became possessed of the manor. It is a stone fabric within a moat. It has an embattled tower in the centre, surmounted by two octangular turrets. The hall remains in its original state, and the vestiges of its former splendor are still apparent.
WYTHAM is a parish and village, bounded on three sides by the Isis, 3 miles north-west from Oxford, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Hormer, petty sessional division and union of Abingdon, county court district of Oxford, rural deanery of Abingdon, archdeaconry of Berks and diocese of Oxford. The village is situated at the foot of a hill, on the summit of which was a castle, supposed to have been built by Kinewulf, king of the West Saxons, during his wars with Offa, king of the Mercians, who, after it had fallen into his hands, made it his residence; the battle through which Offa obtained possession of it was fought traditionally at a place called “Sandfield,” in which neighbourhood Hearne, in his “Liber Niger,” says that armour, swords and human bones have been found. The church of All Saints, first built by the monks of Abingdon abbey about 1480, was rebuilt in 1811 by Montagu, 5th Earl of Abingdon (d. 16 Oct. 1854), who removed here and most carefully incorporated in the new structure and its surroundings some of the very interesting fragments of old Cumnor Hall; the present building is of stone in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 3 bells: on the south side are three windows of the Late Decorated period, brought from old Cumnor Hall; in the church are brass effigies of a man in armour and his wife, c. 1455, but much mutilated; the inscription is lost, but the figures are supposed to represent either Richard de Wygtham and Alice (Daunsey) his wife, or her daughter Agnes and her husband William Browning; there is also a monument to Edward Purcell, gentleman usher to Charles II. and brother of Henry Purcell, the distinguished musical composer; the east window is stained and the windows on the north side retain glass roundels of Perpendicular date, figures of the Virgin and Saints, and some symbols; the porch is Late Perpendicular; the doorway of the west wall of the churchyard was removed here from Cumnor and has above it the legend “IANVA VITAE VERBVM DOMINI;” another doorway bears the date “MCCCLXXII,” but this is of doubtful accuracy; there are 120 sittings, half being free. The Rev. the Hon. Henry William Bertie D.C.L., V.D. and senior fellow of All Soul’s College, who died 31 Dec. 1894, was buried here, 3 Jan. 1895. The register dates from the year 1557. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £130, including 16 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Earl of Abingdon, and held since 1891 by the Rev. Charles Winship, of St. Aidan’s. Wytham Abbey, the mansion of the Earl of Abingdon, originally erected about the reign of Henry VI. is now chiefly in the Elizabethan style, but the interior has been much modernized; the gate-house in the centre of the front and the hall are, however, fine specimens of ancient work; the drawingroom retains fragments of stained glass displaying the badges of the Tudors, probably brought from Cumnor: the walls of the various apartments are hung with valuable pictures, chiefly family portraits, and including James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond K.G. of that family d. 1655, by Vandyke; Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon, d. 1854, by Gainsborough, and his Countess Charlotte (Warren), d. 1794, by George Dance R.A.; a splendid family group, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, and a portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of James I. d. 1612. Wytham Wood extends over 700 acres and is delightfully intersected by drives and grassy paths. The Earl of Abingdon is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is various; subsoil, clay, sand and limestone. The chief crops are a succession of grain and grass. The area is 1,163 acres of land and 16 of water; ratable value, £1,783; the population in 1891 was 225 in the civil and 248 in the ecclesiastical parish.
National School, erected in 1855, & enlarged 1893, for 100 children; average attendance, 45.
Most Common Surnames in Wytham
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Hormer Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings | 15 | 1:13 | 28.85% | 814 |
| 2 | Cummings | 10 | 1:20 | 29.41% | 1,141 |
| 2 | Lansbury | 10 | 1:20 | 83.33% | 2,474 |
| 4 | Carter | 9 | 1:22 | 1.04% | 14 |
| 5 | Hedges | 8 | 1:25 | 2.69% | 107 |
| 5 | Frewin | 8 | 1:25 | 23.53% | 1,141 |
| 5 | Hambridge | 8 | 1:25 | 22.22% | 1,098 |
| 8 | King | 7 | 1:28 | 0.72% | 8 |
| 8 | Coombs | 7 | 1:28 | 8.75% | 552 |
| 8 | Bustin | 7 | 1:28 | 87.50% | 3,303 |
| 11 | Mitchell | 6 | 1:33 | 2.26% | 124 |
| 11 | Webb | 6 | 1:33 | 0.65% | 11 |
| 11 | Giles | 6 | 1:33 | 1.23% | 44 |
| 11 | Floyd | 6 | 1:33 | 7.69% | 569 |
| 11 | Solloway | 6 | 1:33 | 35.29% | 1,902 |
| 16 | Ball | 4 | 1:50 | 1.90% | 180 |
| 16 | Styles | 4 | 1:50 | 7.84% | 828 |
| 16 | Bowerman | 4 | 1:50 | 16.00% | 1,445 |
| 16 | Meyrick | 4 | 1:50 | 80.00% | 4,702 |
| 20 | Greenwood | 3 | 1:66 | 5.45% | 785 |
| 20 | Lipscombe | 3 | 1:66 | 4.17% | 608 |
| 20 | Mapson | 3 | 1:66 | 23.08% | 2,338 |
| 20 | Bouvet | 3 | 1:66 | 100.00% | 6,133 |
| 24 | Robinson | 2 | 1:99 | 0.61% | 89 |
| 24 | Cook | 2 | 1:99 | 0.29% | 24 |
| 24 | Bennett | 2 | 1:99 | 0.47% | 60 |
| 24 | Hobbs | 2 | 1:99 | 0.72% | 116 |
| 24 | Daniels | 2 | 1:99 | 11.76% | 1,902 |
| 24 | Burden | 2 | 1:99 | 10.00% | 1,694 |
| 24 | Busby | 2 | 1:99 | 4.76% | 995 |
| 24 | Bertie | 2 | 1:99 | 100.00% | 7,103 |
| 24 | Inness | 2 | 1:99 | 11.11% | 1,835 |
| 24 | Slicer | 2 | 1:99 | 100.00% | 7,103 |
| 34 | Smith | 1 | 1:198 | 0.03% | 1 |
| 34 | Jones | 1 | 1:198 | 0.11% | 9 |
| 34 | Roberts | 1 | 1:198 | 0.27% | 75 |
| 34 | Wright | 1 | 1:198 | 0.30% | 83 |
| 34 | Fraser | 1 | 1:198 | 1.82% | 785 |
| 34 | Hart | 1 | 1:198 | 0.49% | 183 |
| 34 | Gardner | 1 | 1:198 | 0.49% | 183 |
| 34 | Freeman | 1 | 1:198 | 0.39% | 133 |
| 34 | Heath | 1 | 1:198 | 0.26% | 70 |
| 34 | Leach | 1 | 1:198 | 0.57% | 230 |
| 34 | Bowden | 1 | 1:198 | 1.56% | 682 |
| 34 | Donaldson | 1 | 1:198 | 50.00% | 7,103 |
| 34 | Beard | 1 | 1:198 | 1.22% | 541 |
| 34 | Mead | 1 | 1:198 | 1.39% | 608 |
| 34 | Betts | 1 | 1:198 | 5.88% | 1,902 |
| 34 | Halliday | 1 | 1:198 | 2.22% | 935 |
| 34 | Hibbert | 1 | 1:198 | 1.85% | 797 |
| 34 | Jackman | 1 | 1:198 | 4.76% | 1,634 |
| 34 | Phelps | 1 | 1:198 | 2.33% | 975 |
| 34 | Stratford | 1 | 1:198 | 2.27% | 954 |
| 34 | Ludlow | 1 | 1:198 | 2.08% | 874 |
| 34 | Pettifer | 1 | 1:198 | 2.38% | 995 |
| 34 | Grand | 1 | 1:198 | 50.00% | 7,103 |
| 34 | Truss | 1 | 1:198 | 10.00% | 2,817 |
| 34 | Maunders | 1 | 1:198 | 7.69% | 2,338 |
| 34 | Spaul | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 34 | Bunyard | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 34 | Walduck | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 34 | Toben | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 34 | Tallot | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 34 | Norreys | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |
| 34 | Pilette | 1 | 1:198 | 100.00% | 8,625 |