Melbourne Genealogical Records

Melbourne 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.

Melbourne, St Michael Baptisms (1674-1910)

Transcriptions of records from baptism registers. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1674.

Melbourne Baptisms (1900-1912)

Baptism records list the name of people's parent's and other details.

Derbyshire Baptisms (1538-1990)

A searchable database containing over 230,000 baptisms, providing proof of parentage, occupations and residence.

Derbyshire Registrar's Birth Index (1837-2008)

An index of Derbyshire births recording the sub-registration district the birth was registered in.

Melbourne 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.

Melbourne, St Michael Marriages (1676-1962)

Details of those who were married at the church between 1676 and 1962. Information given may include parents' names, ages, marital status, abode and more.

Melbourne Marriage Records (1654-1812)

A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Melbourne. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1654.

Melbourne Marriages (1906-1912)

An index to marriages in between 1906 and 1912, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Derbyshire Marriages (1538-1993)

A searchable database containing over 115,000 marriages. They may provide proof of parentage, occupations and residence.

Melbourne 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.

Derbyshire Burials (1566-1972)

A searchable database containing over 53,000 burials. They may provide age and residence.

Derbyshire Registrar's Death Index (1837-2009)

An index of Derbyshire deaths recording the sub-registration district the death was registered in.

Derbyshire Burial Index (1538-1910)

An index to over 500,000 burial records, listing name, date and place of burial and occasionally names of relatives.

Derbyshire Workhouse Registers (1838-1868)

Extracts from the birth, discharge and death registers of Derbyshire workhouses.

Melbourne 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.

Derbyshire Hearth Tax Assessments (1662-1670)

Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Derbyshire.

1901 British Census (1901)

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.

1891 British Census (1891)

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.

Newspapers Covering Melbourne

Derby Daily Telegraph (1879-1950)

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

Nottingham Evening Post (1878-1944)

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

Lichfield Mercury (1877-1950)

This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Lichfield district. Includes family announcements.

Tamworth Herald (1870-1950)

A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Tamworth district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.

Leicester Chronicle (1813-1915)

A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Leicester area.

Melbourne 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.

Lichfield and Coventry Diocese Probate Index (1650-1760)

An index to wills, administrations and inventories proved by the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. Copies of wills can be ordered or viewed at the record office in Lichfield.

Derbyshire Will Index (1858-1928)

An index to wills, proved by the Derby Probate Registry. Index includes name, residence and year of probate. Contains entries for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Admon Index (1559-1660)

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.

Derbyshire Probate Index (1519-1928)

An index to wills and administrations, largely for residents of Derbyshire.

Melbourne Immigration & Travel Records

Derbyshire Settlement Examinations (1704-1860)

A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden.

Derbyshire Removal Index (1687-1864)

A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another.

Derbyshire-Australia Transportations (1784-1788)

A calendar to documents detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to Australia.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

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.

Melbourne Military Records

Sherwood Foresters, Notts. and Derbyshire Regiments (1771-1936)

Articles relating to a Midlands infantry regiment and its predecessors

Derbyshire Militia - Army Enlistments (1813)

The names of Derbyshire militia-men who joined the regular Army in 1813.

Derbyshire WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

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

Derbyshire WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

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

Prisoners of War of British Army (1939-1945)

A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.

Derbyshire Bastardy Index (1718-1860)

A calendar to documents detailing the birth and administration of illegitimate children.

Derbyshire Settlement Examinations (1704-1860)

A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden.

Derbyshire Removal Index (1687-1864)

A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another.

Derbyshire Criminal Index (1634-1825)

A calendar to criminal cases in Derbyshire, such as from quarter sessions.

Rolls of the 1281 Derbyshire Eyre (1281)

Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.

Melbourne Taxation Records

Derbyshire Hearth Tax Assessments (1662-1670)

Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Derbyshire.

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.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

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.

Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures (1710-1811)

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.

Red Book of the Exchequer (1066-1230)

A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.

Melbourne Land & Property Records

Derbyshire Domesday Records (1086)

An English translation of Derbyshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.

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.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

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.

UK Poll Books and Electoral Rolls (1538-1893)

Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem (1236-1291)

Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.

Melbourne Directories & Gazetteers

Wright's Directory of Leicester & Vicinity (1883-1884)

An overview of the district, with seats of the nobility, gentry and clergy; supplemented with directories for conveyance, trades, churches & streets.

Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire (1941)

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 Derbyshire (1932)

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 Derbyshire (1928)

A directory of settlements in the county detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire (1925)

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.

Melbourne Cemeteries

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.

Rail & Canal Photographs Catalog (1880-1970)

A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.

Melbourne 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.

Melbourne Histories & Books

Notes & Queries for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (1893-1898)

Selected issues of a periodical which contains many historical and genealogical tracts relating to the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Derbyshire Domesday Records (1086)

An English translation of Derbyshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.

Victoria County History: Derbyshire (1086-1900)

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

Magna Britannia: Derbyshire (1066-1817)

A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.

Picture the Past (1485-Present)

A collection of over 100,000 images, such as portraits, postcards and photographs, largely covering the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Melbourne School & Education Records

Derbyshire Schools Registers (1870-1905)

Transcriptions of school registers, which may include date of birth, name of parent(s) or guardian(s), residence and other details.

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.

Melbourne Occupation & Business Records

Derbyshire Photographers (1844-1964)

An index to photographers and photographic studios operating in Derbyshire. Contains biographical information and examples of work.

Derbyshire Apprenticeship Index (1650-1869)

A calendar to documents recording the apprenticeship of children to masters. They often contain genealogical information.

Derbyshire Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of Derbyshire coal and metal mines.

Lost Pubs of Derbyshire (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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Melbourne

Victoria County History: Derbyshire (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.

Melbourne Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Derbyshire (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.

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.

Knights of England (1127-1904)

The most comprehensive listing of Knights of the Crown, listing details where known to the order, date, place and reason for elevation.

Melbourne Church Records

Derbyshire Church Histories (850-Present)

Histories of Anglican churches in the county of Derbyshire, illustrated with exquisite photographs. Maintained by the Diocese of Derby.

Lichfield Diocese Parish Clerk Nomiations (1691-1916)

An index to surviving nominations of parish clerks. The index may contain: parish, surname, forename, year, the reason for the appointment (e.g. death, ill-health, retirement or dismissal of predecessor), and occasionally further information, such as occupation or age.

Derbyshire Churches (900-Present)

Profiles of Derbyshire parish churches, including photographs.

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

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.

Derbyshire Parish Registers (1538-1910)

An index to 190,000 baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in some of Derbyshire's Anglican churches.

Biographical Directories Covering Melbourne

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.

Melbourne Maps

Maps of Derbyshire (1610-1900)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

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.

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.

Parish Maps of Britain (1832)

Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.

Melbourne 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

Melbourn is a considerable village, of some antiquity, being mentioned by Camden as having a royal castle running to ruin, in which John Duke of Bourbon, of the blood-royal of France, taken at the battle of Agincourt, was kept nine years in the custody of Nicholas Montgomery the younger. This castle was destroyed in the wars between the houses of York and Lancaster; and the only remains is a wall, two yards thick, ten high, and twice as long. At this village is a seat of Lord Melbourn, but it contains nothing worthy of notice, and is seldom visited by its owner.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

MELBOURNE is a small market town, township, parish and station on the Midland railway, 8 miles south-south-east from Derby, 12 north-west from Loughborough and 6 north-north-east from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Repton, Repton petty sessional division, Shardlow union, Derby county court district, rural deanery of Melbourne, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The town is lighted with gas by a company formed in 1853, and is at present supplied with water by the Long Eaton Urban District and from private wells. Petty sessions are held here every four weeks, alternately with Repton. The church of St. Michael is a cruciform building of stone in the Norman and Early English styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, transepts, a west porch flanked by two small towers with dwarf slated spires, and a central embattled tower of two storeys, containing 8 bells, 6 of which were erected in 1882 to replace 4 old bells of the 16th century, when the tower was also restored and strengthened and a new clock erected; the remaining two bells to complete the octave were added in 1887: the west porch, erected about 1090, is one of the finest examples of the kind in this country, and has a noble doorway with a deeply recessed semi-circular arch; the nave is separated from the aisles by arcades of five stilted arches on each side, enriched with chevron moulding and supported on circular pillars, with slightly ornamented caps, 4 feet in diameter and 15 feet high; above are other arcades opening on clerestory windows, of Norman work on the north and Early English work on the south side; the chancel arch and those supporting the tower are of similar character, but more richly ornamented eastward: both chancel and transepts were formerly apsidal, but the apses were removed in the 15 th century; the east end is now rectangular and has a fine square-headed Perpendicular window: at a later period the upper part of the Norman tower was removed and the present battlemented belfry substituted, perhaps in 1610: there is a large aumbry in the north transept, another and a Norman piscina in the south transept and a second piscina in the south aisle: the font, consisting of a deep hemispherical basin supported on four dwarf columns, seems to be Early English work of the reign of Henry III.: across the chancel arch is a wooden screen of the 15th century, the upper panels of which are pierced with tracery; in 1891, by the liberality of the Rev. J. R. McKee M.A. of Liverpool, it was restored and surmounted by a cross 6 feet high, with carved heads representing St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael; at the foot a figure of the Pelican in her piety, and in the south transept is a sepulchral slab of the 13th century, with a fine floriated cross in high relief: in the south transept, beneath a recess, is the recumbent figure in stone of a knight in armour, wearing a jewelled bandeau round his coif of mail and carrying a shield with the arms of Melbourne, the date being about 1260: against the east wall of this transept are three alabaster slabs pertaining to the Hardinge family of King’s Newton, and respectively bearing incised figures and inscriptions to Henrie Hardie, ob. 7 Dec. 1613, and Elizabeth his wife, and to Sir Robert Hardinge, a Royalist leader, knighted in 1674, ob. 20 Nov. 1679, and Anne (Springell or Spigurnell), his wife, ob. 19 July, 1673: in 1842 some interesting fresco wall paintings were discovered: there are three memorial windows in the chancel to Lieut.-Colonel Edward H. Gooch, d. 18 Jan. 1867, erected by his widow; in the north transept is another memorial window, erected in memory of Joseph Henry Cantrell, a judge, d. 24 July, 1841, and there is a stained window in the south aisle: a brass has been erected to the Rev. William Henry Cantrell M.A. sometime vicar of Bulwell: the church was restored in 1862, at a cost of £3,000, under the direction of the late Sir Gilbert Scott R.A.; there are 640 sittings. The register dates from the year 1653. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £375, with 78 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Southwell, and held since 1888 by the Rev. John Joseph Singleton M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge, hon. canon of Southwell and rural dean of Melbourne, and surrogate. There is a Swedenborgian church in Derby road, erected in 1864, in the Gothic style, holding 200 persons. The Baptist chapel in Chapel street, erected in 1750, is of brick, and has 450 sittings. The Congregational chapel, in High street, is a stone building, erected in 1871, and the Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Market place, also of stone, affords 350 sittings. The cemetery, situated about a quarter of a mile from the town, and 3 acres in extent, with mortuary chapels, was laid out at a cost of £2,000, and is under the control of the parish council. The public hall in Derby road, erected in 1889, for meetings and entertainments, will hold 400 persons. The Athenaeum in Potter street was erected by public subscription and opened by the late Viscount Palmerston in 1854; William Armson, sec.; Felix Hill, librarian: the library contains 1,369 volumes; science and art classes are held here under the regulations of the Science and Art Department at South Kensington, in connection with the Technical Education Committee of the Derbyshire County Council; Albert Stanley Jacques, art master. The Mechanics’ Institute and Reading Room also forms part of this building. The principal manufactures are those of silk and of boots and shoes. A monument was erected in the market place in 1887 at a cost of £100, raised by public subscription, in commemoration of the Queen’s Jubilee. The charities, amounting to about £10 14s. yearly for bread and clothing, were principally left by persons named Gray and Green in the 16th century. A General Baptist mission hall with 14 cottages adjoining was erected in High street, in 1890, by the late Mr. Thomas Cook, the well-known excursion agent, who was a native of Melbourne. Near the west end of the church is a large mediaeval bam with a Perpendicular doorway, probably built as a tithe-barn by Walter Mauclere, bishop of Carlisle (1224—47), and now used as a wool store. There was once at Melbourne a royal castle, in which John, Due de Bourbon, of the Mood royal of France, taken prisoner at the battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct. 1415, was detained 18 years, in the custody of Nicholas Montgomery the younger: he was eventually ransomed for the sum of £30,000, but died on the day he was to have returned to France. King John stayed here on several occasions: only a small portion of the outer wall now remains. Melbourne Hall, now the residence of Mrs. Foster, formed in ancient times part of the rectory of the Bishops of Carlisle, and afterwards belonged to the Cokes, an old Derbyshire family, from whom Earl Cowper, the present proprietor, is descended: here Baxter, the celebrated Nonconformist divine, commenced writing his “Saint’s Rest”; the gardens, formed about 1720 by Thos. Coke, of Longford, vice-chamberlain to George I. are in the Dutch style introduced by Wm. III. and consist of groves intersecting each other, ornamented with statues and fountains; in one part the yew trees form an alley 80 yards in length, from which the light is almost excluded: the banks of the “Great Pool,” a lake of about 20 acres in extent, are beautifully wooded and overlooked by terraces which command extensive views of the neighbourhood. The manor originally belonged to the Crown, and was given in 1604 to Admiral Sir Charles Howard, 2nd Baron of Effingham and afterwards Earl of Nottingham, but subsequently it came into the possession of the Earls of Huntingdon, from whom it descended to the late Marquess of Hastings. The trustees of the late Lord Donington (d. 1859), who are lords of the manor, and Earl Cowper K.G., P.C. are the principal landowners. The land is chiefly arable and grazing, and market gardening is carried on to a considerable extent. The area is 3,414 acres of land and 92 of water; rateable value, £14,401; the population in 1891 was 3,369.

SCHOOLS

A School Board of 5 members was formed 9 Feb. 1876, for the United District of Melbourne & Derby Hills, Alfred John Collyer, Derby road, clerk to the board; W. Anscombe, Mount Pleasant, attendance officer.

Melbourne United District Board School (mixed & infants), erected 1897, for 500 children; average attendance 340.

National, Penn lane, erected in 1820, for 150 boys & 150 girls; average attendance, 85 boys & 80 girls; the school is endowed by Lady Elizabeth Hastings with £25 yearly, to which Earl Cowper adds £30.

National, Church street (infants), erected in 1884 & enlarged in 1894, for 100 children; average attendance, 85.

Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Melbourne

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Repton and Gresley Hundred
1Smith971:301.17%1
2Tivey911:3267.91%627
3Jackson841:354.23%17
4Earp541:5531.40%483
5Dallman531:5692.98%1,228
6Taylor521:571.21%2
7Newbold511:5812.29%185
8Shaw471:632.07%10
9Thompson461:642.58%22
9Barton461:649.54%158
11Lakin371:8021.14%473
12Elliott341:872.93%37
12Collyer341:8758.62%1,210
14Garratt331:9012.31%318
15Hollingworth311:957.91%205
15Hulse311:9544.93%1,070
17Wright301:991.08%5
18Hatton291:10216.86%483
18Ensor291:10235.80%952
18Robey291:10251.79%1,244
21Cook281:1063.68%80
22Snape261:11425.49%781
23Dawson251:1184.07%110
24Gregory231:1291.59%30
24Underwood231:12923.71%813
26Dexter221:13413.25%508
26Lager221:13464.71%1,738
28Moore211:1411.95%40
28Andrews211:14111.54%455
28Brookes211:1419.46%389
28Adcock211:14118.92%731
32Salsbury201:14862.50%1,799
33Stone191:1561.80%44
34Ward181:1640.97%20
34Bates181:1642.14%68
34Tunnicliffe181:16412.59%585
37Barker171:1741.04%26
37Worrall171:17423.29%1,024
39Hill161:1850.77%14
39Dunnicliff161:18539.02%1,527
41Bailey151:1971.76%66
41Middleton151:1972.34%108
41Bartram151:19723.44%1,124
41Briers151:19762.50%2,181
45Young141:2113.15%173
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76Richards101:2962.34%182
76Briggs101:2961.81%120
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76Horsley101:2964.81%412
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147Clark51:5910.47%41
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147Goodall51:5911.11%172
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147Loake51:591100.00%6,679
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147Cursley51:59127.78%2,664
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147Nicklinson51:59127.78%2,664
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170Roberts41:7390.47%65
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