Dinton Genealogical Records

Dinton Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

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.

British Birth and Baptism Records (1400-2010)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Births (1837-1957)

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.

British Army Birth Index (1761-2005)

An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.

Birth Notices from The Times (1983-2003)

An index to over 100,000 birth and christening notices from The London Times.

Dinton Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

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.

Lincoln Diocese Marriage Licences (1598-1628)

Abstracts of documents grating couples a right to marry in church by licences issued by Lincoln Diocese. The abstracts list name, condition, occupation, residence, age and other details.

Vicar General’s Office Marriage Licences (1600-1679)

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.

Buckinghamshire Marriage Transcripts (1538-1837)

Transcriptions of 56 parish marriage registers. They list brides and grooms, their residence, marital status and occasionally other details.

British Marriage Records (1392-2011)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of marriage records that cover over 160 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

Dinton Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

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.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

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.

British Death and Burial Records (1379-2014)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Deaths (1837-1964)

An index to deaths registered at the central authority for England and Wales. To 1866, only the locality the death was registered in was listed. Age was listed until 1969, when the deceased's date of birth was listed. Provides a reference to order a death certificate, which has further details.

British Army Death Index (1796-2005)

An index to deaths of British Army personal at home and abroad.

Dinton Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

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.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

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.

Buckinghamshire Contributions for Ireland (1642)

A list of Buckinghamshire residents who supplied money to fund the suppression of rebellion in Ireland.

Buckinghamshire Subsidy Roll (1524)

A transcription of records detailing taxes paid in Buckinghamshire.

Buckinghamshire Certificate of Musters (1522)

An early census of heads of households, with details on their worth for taxation.

Newspapers Covering Dinton

Oxford Times (1862-1870)

A regional newspaper including news from the Oxford district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.

South Bucks Free Press, Wycombe & Maidenhead Journal (1859-1865)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the High Wycombe area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Oxford Journal (1753-1900)

A local paper including news from the Oxford area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

Herts Guardian (1852-1867)

A regional newspaper primarily covering Hertfordshire, but also Essex, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Middlesex. Its coverage was biased towards agricultural issues and affairs. It contained announcements of births, marriages and deaths.

Bucks Herald (1833-1909)

A conservative newspaper covering news in the county of Buckinghamshire, particularly the district of Aylesbury. Contains family announcements, business notices, advertisements and other items of interest to family historians.

Dinton Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

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.

Early Lincoln Wills (1280-1547)

Abstracts of early wills, naming legates etc., from the Diocese of Lincoln, covering parts of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties.

Consistory Court of Lincoln Probate Index (1601-1652)

Index of wills proved in the Consistory Court of Lincoln. Provides a reference which can be used to locate records.

Calendars of Lincoln Wills (1601-1652)

A list of wills proved by the Consistory Court of Lincoln.

Consistory Court of Lincoln Administrations (1540-1659)

An index to records administering deceased's estates in the Diocese of Lincoln.

Dinton Immigration & Travel Records

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

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.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

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.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

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.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Dinton Military Records

Oxfordshire & Bucks Light Infantry Chronicle (1914-1920)

A record of the regiment covering topics from lists of fallen to sports during the time of WWI.

The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus (1798)

A survey of Buckinghamshire men who were eligible and able to serve in the military. Includes occupations and a name index.

Buckinghamshire Contributions for Ireland (1642)

A list of Buckinghamshire residents who supplied money to fund the suppression of rebellion in Ireland.

Buckinghamshire WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Buckinghamshire, with some service details.

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Soldiers (1800-1945)

An index to over 125,000 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire soldiers whose records are deposited with the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

Calendars of Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions (1678-1733)

Abstracts of records covering minor legal matters in Buckinghamshire.

Archdeaconry of Buckingham Episcopal Visitation Book (1662)

Legal records created as the result of the visitation of the bishop to the parishes in the Archdeaconry

Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham (1483-1523)

Transcripts of wills and proceedings of the ecclesiastical courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham. These records are in Latin.

Buckinghamshire Feet of Fines (1195-1250)

Transcriptions of early Buckinghamshire land records. These records have been translated to English.

Calendar of Buckinghamshire Records (1390-1800)

Abstracts of various deeds, settlements and other records pertaining to Buckinghamshire. Records are ordered by parish and list their reference number.

Dinton Taxation Records

Buckinghamshire Contributions for Ireland (1642)

A list of Buckinghamshire residents who supplied money to fund the suppression of rebellion in Ireland.

Buckinghamshire Subsidy Roll (1524)

A transcription of records detailing taxes paid in Buckinghamshire.

Early Buckinghamshire Taxation Returns (1217-1513)

A collection of early taxation records, including a very detailed 1332 lay subsidy, which lists peoples' personal effects and their value.

Ship Money Papers & Richard Grenville's Note-Book (1635-1647)

A collection of records detailing taxes and agreements relating to shipping.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Dinton Land & Property Records

Early Buckinghamshire Charters (1200-1300)

Transcriptions of deeds and charters from various collections. These records primarily detail the affairs of land-owners.

Buckinghamshire Feet of Fines (1195-1250)

Transcriptions of early Buckinghamshire land records. These records have been translated to English.

Calendar of Buckinghamshire Records (1390-1800)

Abstracts of various deeds, settlements and other records pertaining to Buckinghamshire. Records are ordered by parish and list their reference number.

Buckinghamshire Feet of Fines (1327-1509)

Abstracts of lawsuits over Buckinghamshire land. Digital images of some records are available on an external site.

Calendar of the Roll of the Justices on Eyre (1227-1228)

Abstracts of records produced by itinerant justices from Westminster in Buckinghamshire. These records largely deal with land disputes.

Dinton Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Buckinghamshire (1939)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Kelly's Directory of Berks, Bucks & Oxon (1939)

A directory of the counties detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of Buckinghamshire (1935)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Buckinghamshire (1931)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Buckinghamshire (1928)

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.

Dinton Cemeteries

Buckinghamshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Buckinghamshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

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.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Dinton Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

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.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

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.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Dinton Histories & Books

Victoria County History: Buckinghamshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Buckinghamshire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Buckinghamshire.

Buckinghamshire Vocabulary (1850-1897)

A dictionary of words from the Buckinghamshire dialect.

Buckinghamshire Church Photos (1909-2007)

A collection of photographs of Anglican and non-conformist churches.

Buckinghamshire Photos (1886-2007)

Photographs ordered by settlement.

Dinton School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

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.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

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.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Dinton Occupation & Business Records

Buckinghamshire Pub Histories (1820-Present)

Histories of Buckinghamshire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

South England Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.

Lost Pubs of Buckinghamshire (1750-Present)

Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

British Trade Union Membership Registers (1870-1999)

An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.

UK Medical Registers (1859-1959)

Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Dinton

Victoria County History: Buckinghamshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dinton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Buckinghamshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Buckinghamshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Buckinghamshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Dinton Church Records

Lincoln Episcopal Records (1571-1584)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese. Includes act books and bishop's registers.

State of the Church: Eliz I & James I (1571-1606)

Extracts from the records of the Diocese of Lincoln, including visitations, subsidy rolls, clergy lists, records relating to papists and non-conformists etc.

Rotuli Ricardi Gravesend (1259-1279)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.

Rotuli Hugonis de Welles, Vol. I (1186-1203)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.

Rotuli Hugonis de Welles, Vol. II (1186-1203)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.

Biographical Directories Covering Dinton

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

The Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1654-1930)

A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.

Dinton Maps

Maps of Buckinghamshire (1610-1892)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

Buckinghamshire Hundreds Maps (1847)

Topographical maps of each of the counties hundreds.

Lysson's Map of Berkshire (1806)

The map of Berkshire that appeared in the Magna Britania.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Dinton Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

DINTON (in Domesday “Dunnington” or “Donyngton”) is a parish, 17 miles in circumference, 4 miles south-west from Aylesbury station on the London and North Western, Metropolitan Extension and Great Central railways and 5 ½ north-east from Thame, in the Mid division of the county, in the hundred of Aylesbury, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Aylesbury, rural deanery of Aylesbury, archdeaconry of Buckingham and diocese of Oxford. The church of SS. Peter and Paul is an ancient building of stone, chiefly in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle and a massive embattled western tower containing 6 bells, and south porch: an arcade of five Early English arches on octagonal piers separates the nave and aisle: the south doorway is Norman, and is ornamented with zigzag and billet mouldings and spiral shafts: in the tympanum, inclosed with an intertwined guilloche, is a rude carving of two wyverns devouring fruit from a tree, and below these another rude carving of St. Michael thrusting a cross into the mouth of a winged monster, a kind of dragon: in the chancel are two piscinae and a hagioscope, and there is a piscina in the south aisle: the pulpit dates from 1600; an old oak table, dated 1606, and a chest dated 1612, are still preserved: the porch is Perpendicular and the font Early Decorated: the whole edifice was restored in 1868, when the chancel was almost entirely rebuilt, and the east window, a fine triplet of lancets, filled with stained glass, partly under the direction of Lady Eastlake, to the memory of the Rev. John Harrison, vicar 1833—65, and other members of his family, 1853—68, and presented by his daughter, Mrs. Acton Tindal, of the Manor house, Aylesbury: the west window was erected by Mr. Sackville Phelps to his wife, Matilda (Goodall), 1867: there is also a memorial window placed by the Rev. Charles Henry Burton M.A. vicar, 1869—79 and Lydia Helen, his wife, to their daughter, Emiline Lydia, 1871: the ancient monuments, formerly in the chancel, were re-erected in the tower: the brasses, now in the south aisle, include one to the father of Simon Mayne, one of the judges who condemned King Charles I. and Colubery, his wife, 1617—28: there are others to John Sutton and Agnes, his wife, 1518, and to the family of Compton, 1424, Thomas Grenewey and wife, 1539: John Lee of Morton, 1500, and William Lee and Ann, his wife, 1486, and Elenor, wife of Sir Thomas Lee, of Morton, 1633; the communion plate includes two flagons, given by Sir John Vanhattem knt. in 1772, and a salver given by Thomas Ingoldsby and Benjamin Gatton, vicar, in 1721: the old pews were replaced with fine open seats, under the superintendence of the late G. E. Street esq. R.A., F.S.A, diocesan architect, and the church reopened December 8th. 1868, by the late Bishop of Oxford: there are 350 sittings: in the churchyard are remains of a cross. The register dates from the year 1562. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £345, with 29 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held since 1898 by the Rev. William Hodgson M.A. of St. Peter’s College, Cambridge. The Baptist chapel, erected in 1847, seats 75 persons, and there is also a Baptist Mission Hall, built in 1883, with 150 sittings. Dinton Hall, the seat of Lieut.-Col. Liebert Edward Goodall D.L., J.P. is picturesquely seated near the church and surrounded by a garden planted for the purposes of botanical study; the mansion exhibits various styles of domestic architecture and its western end is evidently ancient: the north front, with its gables, mullioned windows and noble chimney shafts, seems to indicate a Jacobean origin; the south front is later: some carved stone work in the cellar is said to date from time of Edward the Confessor and there is no doubt a house has existed on the same site from very early times: this house is an object of great interest both from its historical associations and on account of the collection of fossils and other antiquities which have been discovered in the neighbourhood and now preserved here; the manor was formerly held by Simon Mayne, and one of the judges of the Commission Court at the trial of King Charles I. to whose death warrant he affixed his signature and seal; at the Restoration he concealed himself in Dinton Hall, but afterwards surrendered, and was tried with other regicides at the Old Bailey, October 16th. 1660, and committed to the Tower, where he died in the following year, and was buried in the church, April 18th. 1661; in 1727, Simon Mayne, his grandson, sold the manor to John Vanhattem esq. father of Sir John Vanhattem, knighted by George III. January 23rd, 1761, from whom.

Lieut.-Colonel Goodall is descended; amongst other curiosities in the house is a basket-hilted sword used by Cromwell at the battle of Naseby, besides numerous specimens of armour, and three brass models of ancient guns: in the windows are heraldic shields of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (1503-33) and of the Poynings and Dayrell families, the royal arms of Henry VIII. and another coat unknown.

John Bigg, better known as the “Dinton Hermit,” was employed as joint secretary to Simon Mayne, the regicide, and Col. Dick Ingoldsby, also a regicide, of Waldridge, in this parish; he was brought up for the medical profession, and is popularly believed to have been the actual executioner of Charles I.; after the Restoration he became melancholy, and betaking himself to a recluse life, dwelt for many years in a cave underground in this parish without ever changing his clothes, which he mended by placing pieces of cloth or leather over the decayed parts; one of his shoes preserved at the hall was thus mended till the leather became more than tenfold its original thickness: the fellow to it Sir John Vanhattem gave to the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, where it still remains. The Dinton Album, commenced in 1772 by Sir John Vanhattem, contains a statistical account of the parish from the MSS. of Browne Willis and others, together with paintings by Mr. Britten, architect, and the Rev. William Goodall. Near the Aylesbury and Thame road is a small ruin called Dinton Castle, surrounded by fir trees. During the summer of 1852 excavations were made on the site of Sir John Vanhattem’s summer house by the late J. G. Akerman esq. F.S.A, and on 14th June a number of skeletons were discovered; the spot was further explored during the following October by the late Rev. James Joseph Goodall M.A. of Dinton Hall, and other skeletons were met with as well as a quantity of broken pottery and a kind of well, 5 or 6 feet deep, closely packed with stones; in digging the foundations of the now ruinous building called “Dinton Castle,” a number of skeletons, arms of various descriptions, a very beautiful Saxon drinking glass and a glass bottle of the time of Edward II. were exhumed. The “fritillaria meleagris,” or snake’s head lily, grows abundantly at Waldridge. There are seven sub-manors in the parish. Lieut.-Col. Liebert Edward Goodall, who is lord of the manor, Mrs. Parker, of Thame, the trustees of Mrs. Franklin, and Maj.-Gen. W. N. Waller, of Woodstock road, Oxford, are the chief landowners. The soil is clay, sand and limestone; subsoil, limestone and clay. In many parts of the parish, between the surface and the rock, is a deposit of friable lime varying from one to several feet in thickness, generally known as the “wych earth” but more commonly Called “Dinton marble;” when puddled with water and chopped straw it is used for the walls of cottages and out-houses. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, beans and turnips. The area is 3,885 acres of land and 12 of water; assessable value, £5,661; the population in 1891 was 747.

National School (mixed), built in 1871, for 180 children; average attendance, 150; supported by subscriptions & a government grant.

Kelly's Directory of Buckinghamshire (1899)

At Dinton, about four miles from Aylesbury, on the left of our road, is the seat of Mr. Goodall, an ancient mansion, for many years the residence of the Maynes, the ancient owners of the manor. Mr. Goodall has a collection of extraneous fossils, from Dinton and its neighbourhood, where they are found in great abundance; and some antiquities discovered in a ploughed field, near the road to Thame, the most remarkable of which is a small thin green glass, of a conical form, which is engraved in the 10th volume of the Archæologia.

The south door of Dinton Church has a very curious Roman arch.

Among other curious things in Mr. Goodall’s possession is one of the shoes of John Bigg, an eccentric character, who was a native and inhabitant of this parish, and commonly called the Dinton Hermit. In the earlier part of his life he was clerk to Simon Mayne, the regicide, who acted as a justice of the peace, for many years before his death, which happened in 1696. He lived in a cave under ground; his method of mending his cloths, which he never exchanged, was by sewing fresh pieces of cloth or leather, over the decayed parts. The shoe above-mentioned has been thus mended lid the leather became more than tenfold its original thickness; the fellow to it is in the Bodleian Library, at Oxford.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

Most Common Surnames in Dinton

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Aylesbury Hundred
1Welford601:1258.25%371
2Keen391:186.38%20
3Saunders301:233.00%5
4Walker291:244.17%16
5Austin211:3311.80%184
6Stevens191:372.19%7
7Jones181:392.28%10
7Mathews181:3925.35%530
9Allison171:4140.48%810
10Kingham161:4311.94%270
10Saw161:4320.51%480
12Miller151:464.08%58
13Law141:5022.58%591
14Ludlow121:5827.91%795
14Burges121:5863.16%1,499
16Bateman111:637.80%248
16Jeffrey111:6342.31%1,205
18Collins101:692.07%33
18Brandom101:6913.89%525
20Hodges91:776.92%282
20Paxton91:776.98%290
22Watkins81:876.11%278
22Warner81:872.92%90
24Clarke71:990.85%9
24Cox71:990.96%14
24Hitchcock71:999.46%509
24Burman71:9987.50%2,734
28Williams61:1161.24%32
28Noble61:11616.22%910
28Stafford61:11666.67%2,522
28Hedges61:1162.82%143
28Jackman61:1163.05%160
28Toms61:11615.00%844
28Tomes61:11610.71%653
28Newms61:116100.00%3,359
36Wall51:13913.89%937
36Franklin51:1391.68%76
36Mortimer51:1395.26%402
36Pepper51:13925.00%1,445
36Wootton51:1394.72%360
36Burnham51:1393.40%232
36Ludgate51:1396.85%520
36Bode51:13983.33%3,359
36Plaistow51:139100.00%3,745
36Farmbrough51:13941.67%2,078
46Martin41:1741.04%54
46Barron41:17480.00%3,745
46Rolfe41:1741.67%116
46Chester41:17410.81%910
46Courtney41:17430.77%1,954
46Hance41:1746.45%591
46Roads41:1742.40%202
46Scutchings41:1748.70%742
46Saylle41:174100.00%4,265
55Harris31:2310.32%6
55Ward31:2310.57%28
55Rogers31:2310.46%19
55Gregory31:2311.17%101
55Wheeler31:2310.61%30
55Deane31:2315.66%671
55Wales31:23175.00%4,265
55Howse31:2313.70%457
55Keogh31:23175.00%4,265
64Smith21:3470.07%1
64Cooper21:3470.47%45
64Gordon21:34718.18%2,197
64Stephens21:3477.69%1,205
64Todd21:3471.16%192
64Thornton21:3478.00%1,241
64Baldwin21:3470.79%104
64Hood21:34716.67%2,078
64Goodall21:3473.23%591
64Betts21:3471.61%311
64Bingham21:34722.22%2,522
64Parrott21:3471.39%238
64Varney21:3470.94%145
64Gilkes21:34715.38%1,954
64Godding21:34718.18%2,197
64Collet21:34740.00%3,745
80White11:6940.09%2
80Clark11:6940.12%8
80Edwards11:6940.25%49
80Turner11:6940.15%18
80Scott11:6940.27%61
80Harrison11:6940.84%322
80Young11:6940.22%41
80Cook11:6940.14%17
80Parker11:6940.22%40
80Bennett11:6940.32%71
80Shepherd11:6940.90%343
80Hawkins11:6940.32%70
80Cross11:6940.37%95
80Moss11:6941.75%641
80Barton11:6940.85%327
80Higgins11:6940.37%98
80Jennings11:6940.55%180
80Nash11:6940.25%53
80Dickinson11:69411.11%2,522
80Bull11:6940.36%89
80Monk11:6940.79%303
80Bland11:6944.00%1,241
80Dove11:69414.29%3,038
80Kimber11:6944.35%1,322
80Cheshire11:6940.61%206
80Henley11:6940.94%360
80Bunce11:6940.42%122
80Brandon11:6940.62%209
80Montague11:6941.09%411
80Horwood11:6940.53%168
80Woodbridge11:6940.67%229
80Hinks11:69433.33%4,836
80Baynes11:6947.69%1,954
80Malin11:6944.55%1,361
80Smallman11:69450.00%5,524
80Bowerman11:69411.11%2,522
80Knibbs11:6941.54%569
80Figg11:6941.09%411
80Baverstock11:69425.00%4,265
80Neary11:6942.70%910
80Guttridge11:6947.14%1,869
80Auger11:6947.69%1,954
80Diaper11:694100.00%6,654
80Stockbridge11:6944.00%1,241
80Dodwell11:6941.32%494
80Beall11:69433.33%4,836
80Munnings11:694100.00%6,654
80Humphery11:694100.00%6,654
80Piddington11:6941.35%509
80Borrow11:694100.00%6,654
80Dutfield11:694100.00%6,654
80Plastow11:6943.57%1,140
80Funge11:6947.69%1,954
80Been11:69414.29%3,038
80Duberry11:69450.00%5,524
80Newins11:694100.00%6,654