Repton Genealogical Records

Repton 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.

Repton Baptisms (1579-1881)

Baptism registers are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. Records include child's, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism.

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.

Derbyshire Baptism Index (1538-1910)

An index to around 700,000 baptism records, listing name, date of baptism, parents' names and parish.

Repton 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.

Repton Marriage Records (1578-1837)

A searchable transcript recording marriages solemnised at Repton between 1578 and 1837. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.

Repton Marriage Index (1689)

An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Repton Marriages (1579-1880)

Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1579 and 1880.

Repton Marriage Index (1578-1837)

Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1578 and 1837.

Repton 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.

Repton Burials (1579-1887)

An index to burial records kept by the church. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the registers.

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.

Repton 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 Repton

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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton Directories & Gazetteers

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.

Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire (1912-1941)

A collection of directories detailing the history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents of Derbyshire.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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 Repton

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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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 Repton

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.

Repton 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.

Repton 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

REPTON Church, which stands at the lower end of the village, is a large handsome structure, ornamented with an elegant spire, 108 feet in height; the present edifice appears to have been erected at different periods. It contains a few handsome monuments, in tolerable good preservation, several of which belong to the Thacker family. In the area before the church is an old stone cross, consisting of eight octagonal steps, terminating in a column ; and a plain pointed arch or gateway leading into the school-yard.

Repton is celebrated by antiquaries as the head of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and the burial place of several of its sovereigns. Previous to the year 660, a noble monastery fer religious men and women appears to have been established ; but which was afterwards destroyed by the Danes : it was however re-founded in the year 1172, by Matilda, widow of Ranulph, second earl of Chester and continued till the period of the dissolution in the reign of Henry VIII. On the east side of an inclosure, opposite the church, are the remains of the priory, now converted into a School, (founded in the year 1556, by Sir John Port, of Etwert) with habitations at each end, for the upper master and first usher. The school room appears to have been the refectory or hall of the priory. The dormitory was at the north end of the hall, and on the east side were situated the cloisters, the area of which is converted into a garden for the master. Adjoining the cloisters stood the priory church, which from the remains appears to have been an elegant fabric, supported by pillars of alabaster, extending 180 feet and upwards from the school building. This church was demolished in the beginning of Queen Mary’s reign.

In an adjoining orchard are the foundations of other buildings of the priory, which may be plainly traced in various directions over several acres ; and in a close north of the church, in William and Mary’s reign, was discovered, near the surface, a square of 15 feet, inclosed by a wall, once covered with stones laid on wooden joists, and containing a stone coffin, in which was a human skeleton, nine feet long, surrounded by 100 more of the common proportions, their feet pointing to it, the floor paved with broad flat stones, and entered by a door and stone steps 40 yards from it, nearer to the church and river.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

REPTON is a township, parish and head of a petty sessional division, 1 mile east from Repton and Willington station on the London and North Western and Midland railways, 4 ½ miles north-east from Burton, 7 ½ south-south-west from Derby and 129 from London, in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Repton and Gresley, Burton-upon-Trent union and county court district, rural deanery of Repton, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The parish is lighted with gas by a company. The church of St. Wystan is a stone building, principally Early Decorated, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch with parvise, and an embattled western tower with pinnacles, surmounted by a slender and lofty octagonal spire, and containing a clock and 6 bells, the first four dated respectively 1721, 1622, 1774, 1513; the others being early bells with inscriptions only: beneath the chancel is a most remarkable crypt, the outer walls of which formed part of the cellarage or crypt of the original monastery; this is a rectangular building, or excavation, nearly 17 feet square, with a vaulted stone roof, supported by four spirally-wreathed columns with plain caps, and by eight fluted responds against the walls; in the western angles are two passages, communicating by stairways with the church above: the masonry of the chancel above is also of very early date: the whole church, except the chancel, seems to have been rebuilt at the beginning of the 14th century: the nave is separated from the aisles by a Decorated arcade of six lofty pointed arches, on hexagonal piers, those nearest the east end, however, having been rebuilt, together with the porch, in 1854: the tower and spire, attaining, to the top of the vane, a height of 210 feet, were completed in 1340: during the Perpendicular period the walls of the nave were raised, a flat timber roof fixed and a clerestory formed on each side: in 1792 the church was renovated, but much damage was then done to the carving, glass and monuments, including an altar tomb formerly in the north aisle to Sir Robert Francis, of Tickenhall, the mutilated effigy on which now lies in the crypt: in the south aisle is a large incised slab, with figures of a man and his wife and a marginal inscription to Gilbert Thacker esq. (1563); in the north aisle are other memorials to this family (1684—1710); on the south side of the chancel arch is a monument, with kneeling figures, much injured in 1854, to George Wakelin, of Bretby, gent, and Elizabeth his wife (1617), and there are various memorials to masters of Repton School and others: in the room over the porch is a fine old parish chest: the church was restored in 1886 at a cost of £4,500, raised by subscriptions, when the nave roof was carefully renovated, the south aisle new roofed, the galleries removed, the floor lowered and relaid and the interior reseated and the choir being fitted with carved oak stalls: the chancel retains an Early English double piscina and an aumbry of the same date: there is a memorial window to the Rev John Hare M.A. and his wife, erected in 1886 by their daughter, Emma L. Hare: the handsome brass eagle lectern was given by Mrs. Bell, in memory of her husband, Mr. Adam Bell: the pulpit, of carved oak on a stone base, is a memorial to the late vicar, and was presented by parishioners and friends in 1887: there are 600 sittings, 204 being free. The register dates from the year 1580; the older registers are in poor condition, a blank occurring from 1623 to 1630. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £120, including 52 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe bart. and held since 1898 by the Rev. Acheson Archibald McMaster M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. There are Wesleyan and Congregational chapels. Charities producing £14 yearly are distributed. There was a monastery here previous to A.D. 660, both for men and women, under an abbess, in which Ethelbald and Withlaf, kings of Mercia, Kineard, brother of Siegbert, king of the West Saxons, St. Wystan, and others were interred; in 874 the Danes completely destroyed the monastery, but the Saxons afterwards built a church, dedicated to St. Wystan, and given, about 1160, by Maud, widow of Ranulph, Earl of Chester, to the Austin Canons of Calke, who removed here in 1172. The Priory was dissolved October 26th, 1538, after an existence of 366 years, and the buildings and lands assigned to Thomas Thacker, of Heage, steward to Thomas, Lord Cromwell. Sir Francis Burdett bart. of Foremark Hall, and Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe bart. of Calke Abbey, who are joint lords of the manor, and F. Holbrooke esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is red loam; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area of the township is 3,987 acres of land and 55 of water; rateable value, £12,107; the population of the township in 1891 was 1,783; of the parish, 1,926. In 1880, by Local Government Board Order, three detached portions of Repton, known as Scaddaws, Southward and Ticknall Village, were transferred to Ticknall, and another detached portion, known as Daniel Hayes Farm, annexed to Smisby.

Petty Sessions are held at the Boot inn or Bull’s Head P.H. alternate Wednesdays at 11.30 a.m. . The following places are included in the petty sessional division;-Bretby, Calke, Derby Hills, Foremark, Ingleby, Melbourne, Milton, Newton Solney, Repton, Stanton-by-Bridge & Ticknall.

Repton School

In 1556 Sir John Port devised all his estates in Lancashire & Derbyshire in trust for the foundation & endowment of this school & a hospital at Etwall & in 1621 the master of Etwall hospital, the schoolmaster of Repton, the poor men & the poor scholars were made a body corporate: in 1875 a scheme came into operation, vesting the management of the Grammar school in a governing body & leaving the hospital at Etwall under the control of the hereditary governors: under this scheme the scholars are eight in number, four appointed by the hereditary governors & four by open competition: two exhibitions to the universities are awarded annually by the governors & there are also about four entrance exhibitions, the George Denman scholarship & a local scholarship: the headmaster’s salary is £200 & a house, with capitation fees: the course of instruction includes Latin, Greek, English, Mathematics, Science, French, German & drawing: the yearly cost for tuition is £30, boarders being received at a yearly charge of £65: boys are admitted between the ages of 10 & 15.

National School, for 105 boys, 80 girls & 60 infants; average attendance, 85 boys, 74 girls & 50 infants.

Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Repton

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Repton and Gresley Hundred
1Dolman641:2524.62%329
2Roberts401:404.67%65
2Bamford401:4010.03%200
4Smith331:490.40%1
5Eaton311:525.88%140
6Thorp291:5520.86%601
6Meakin291:555.70%147
8Collier281:579.40%283
9Parker271:592.80%51
9Adams271:593.18%67
11Bull261:623.91%102
12Ward231:701.23%20
13Taylor221:730.51%2
13Baker221:732.71%70
15Maddock191:8525.33%1,001
16Brown171:940.56%3
16Wright171:940.61%5
18Haynes161:1003.27%153
18Bladon161:10020.78%986
20Palmer151:1074.67%258
21Johnson141:1150.62%11
21Bird141:1153.64%212
21Atherley141:11566.67%2,409
24Webster131:1240.93%31
24Gaskin131:1249.77%631
26Shaw121:1340.53%10
26Fletcher121:1340.61%18
26Matthews121:1345.91%421
26Dakin121:1342.26%137
26Collyer121:13420.69%1,210
26Measham121:13421.82%1,262
32Thomas111:1464.23%329
32Marshall111:1461.07%47
32Smithard111:14612.36%876
35Turner101:1610.43%9
35Rowland101:1612.55%205
37Dyer91:17810.71%921
37Harlow91:1784.69%444
37Bexson91:178100.00%4,269
40Walker81:2010.28%4
40Jackson81:2010.40%17
40Hibbert81:2011.45%121
40Astle81:2012.94%312
40Asbury81:2019.20%898
40Harpur81:20120.00%1,563
46Holmes71:2290.33%12
46Sanders71:2291.85%215
46Lees71:2292.38%285
46Bentley71:2292.49%298
46Vickers71:2291.86%217
46Dalby71:22921.21%1,770
46Garneys71:229100.00%5,189
46Estridge71:229100.00%5,189
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55Watts61:2681.36%174
55Sharp61:2681.43%183
55Stone61:2680.57%44
55Barnett61:2682.86%407
55Butcher61:2683.64%514
55Low61:26813.04%1,423
55Buxton61:2680.64%58
55Atkin61:2682.12%296
55Waring61:2689.09%1,100
55Hawksworth61:2683.49%483
55Somers61:26833.33%2,664
55Wheatcroft61:2682.05%289
55Barrs61:26850.00%3,486
55Sheavyn61:26854.55%3,711
55Guilmant61:268100.00%5,875
70Thompson51:3210.28%22
70Clarke51:3210.33%28
70Morley51:3210.76%103
70Thorpe51:3210.61%69
70Warner51:3212.44%417
70Gould51:3211.82%306
70Ratcliffe51:3211.55%256
70Marriott51:3210.64%74
70Monk51:3217.25%1,070
70Dent51:3214.20%693
70Ratcliff51:3212.86%473
70Ellwood51:32171.43%5,189
70Toon51:3213.09%526
70Gilman51:3214.20%693
70Clucas51:321100.00%6,679
70Twells51:3215.32%832
70Glasby51:32127.78%2,664
70Nettle51:321100.00%6,679
70Cholerton51:3213.07%521
70Wroughton51:32135.71%3,164
70Roulstone51:32183.33%5,875
91Hall41:4020.15%6
91Green41:4020.24%24
91King41:4020.71%119
91James41:4020.87%168
91Stewart41:4024.49%876
91Cox41:4020.52%77
91Mason41:4020.42%54
91Brooks41:4020.56%92
91Gardner41:4026.45%1,148
91Warren41:4020.80%149
91Archer41:4021.08%222
91North41:4022.38%498
91Rice41:4021.30%273
91Swan41:4022.92%613
91Cotton41:4021.32%279
91Fearn41:4020.50%71
91Newbold41:4020.96%185
91Twigg41:4021.32%278
91Forman41:4027.14%1,244
91Tetley41:40211.11%1,669
91Hagger41:402100.00%7,638
91Oakden41:4023.92%781
91Strafford41:40244.44%4,269
91Huckin41:402100.00%7,638
91Browson41:402100.00%7,638
116Martin31:5350.31%52
116Harrison31:5350.13%8
116Bennett31:5350.16%19
116Lloyd31:5352.07%577
116Ford31:5350.35%64
116Spencer31:5350.19%27
116Bates31:5350.36%68
116Cooke31:5350.75%199
116Sharman31:5352.80%749
116Allcock31:5351.09%306
116Eley31:5350.85%234
116Sturgess31:5353.37%876
116Funnell31:535100.00%8,780
116Maw31:5359.09%1,770
116Marples31:5351.03%292
116Facer31:53517.65%2,776
116Rampton31:53542.86%5,189
116Armson31:5355.66%1,289
116Dudeney31:53575.00%7,638
116Holbrooke31:53542.86%5,189
116Dudleston31:535100.00%8,780
116Worstall31:53537.50%4,674
116Stelt31:535100.00%8,780
139Jones21:8030.13%29
139Wilson21:8030.10%16
139White21:8030.11%21
139Hughes21:8030.60%241
139Cooper21:8030.10%15
139Watson21:8030.17%38
139Davis21:8030.26%76
139Morgan21:8031.12%461
139Allen21:8030.12%23
139Richardson21:8030.21%55
139Bailey21:8030.24%66
139Foster21:8030.28%91
139Mills21:8030.37%134
139Gibson21:8030.36%122
139Dawson21:8030.33%110
139Elliott21:8030.17%37
139Shepherd21:8030.49%194
139Carr21:8031.26%536
139Robson21:8034.55%1,464
139Harper21:8030.96%409
139Sutton21:8030.46%180
139May21:8031.12%461
139Buckley21:8030.35%116
139Goodwin21:8030.19%45
139Sykes21:8030.96%409
139Walters21:8030.28%88
139Tomlinson21:8030.16%34
139Marsden21:8030.26%79
139Forbes21:80322.22%4,269
139Farmer21:8031.13%466
139Vincent21:8038.70%2,248
139Beaumont21:8032.11%824
139Swain21:8030.67%281
139Kitchen21:8031.68%693
139Hare21:8038.33%2,181
139Cochrane21:8036.67%1,880
139Haslam21:8030.39%145
139Lunn21:8031.14%472
139Garnett21:8038.70%2,248
139Swann21:8031.22%517
139Orchard21:8032.38%921
139Newby21:80340.00%6,679
139Higginson21:8037.14%1,974
139Flower21:8034.08%1,358
139Mosley21:8030.41%156
139Finney21:8031.06%446
139Holgate21:8039.09%2,325
139Cheshire21:8034.88%1,527
139Hulse21:8032.90%1,070
139Farrant21:80366.67%8,780
139Froggatt21:8030.54%223
139Shipton21:8034.35%1,423
139Boughton21:80350.00%7,638
139Baynes21:80322.22%4,269
139Burgin21:8032.11%824
139Barrington21:80350.00%7,638
139Bowring21:8033.92%1,326
139Ogle21:80313.33%3,022
139Reese21:80366.67%8,780
139Merryweather21:80328.57%5,189
139Spilsbury21:80310.53%2,577
139Roome21:8030.87%374
139Illsley21:8032.13%832
139Blagg21:80316.67%3,486
139Bristowe21:80366.67%8,780
139Hipkins21:803100.00%10,119
139Harpley21:803100.00%10,119
139Shorthose21:8038.00%2,116
139Mugliston21:80311.11%2,664
139Mindenhall21:803100.00%10,119
139Kincey21:80328.57%5,189
139Lon21:803100.00%10,119
139Schwind21:803100.00%10,119
139Muit21:803100.00%10,119