Dalwood Genealogical Records
Dalwood Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A name index, connected to digital images of baptism registers. These record relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living.
Original images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Dorset parishes.
Transcriptions of baptisms in Dorset covering most Anglican parishes.
A collection of records documenting the birth and maintenance of illegitimate children.
Dalwood Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. They record the bride and groom's parish of residence, which may be recorded differently in the marriage register.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They are the primary source for pre-1837 marriages. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.
Original images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Dorset parishes.
Transcripts of marriages in 252 Dorset parishes.
Dalwood Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.
Original images of burial registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Dorset parishes.
Transcriptions of burials from 234 parishes in Dorset.
An index to over 175,000 burials, including name, age, date of burial and place of burial.
Dalwood Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A full name index, connected to original images of the registers. These records list those who were eligible to vote and may give a description of an individual's property.
A list of freeholders in the county, with their residence, the name of their tenants and the location of their freehold.
Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Dorset.
Newspapers Covering Dalwood
Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Taunton district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.
A regional newspaper covering the counties of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire Hampshire and Berkshire. It covers local and national news, family announcements, business news, legal proceedings and more.
A regional newspaper including news from the Dorset area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.
A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.
A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.
Dalwood Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to Gloucestershire wills from Bristol and Gloucester Diocese.
An index linked to original images of wills, administrations and inventories proved in Dorset courts. Documents contain much genealogical information.
An index to 295,609 wills of people who lived in or were connected to Devon. The wills they reference can contain a great deal of genealogical information.
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.
Dalwood Immigration & Travel Records
An index linked to original images of documents for vagrants. These records were draw up for poor people who moved to parishes where their presence was unwanted. They contain much genealogical information.
Indentures and other records that recorded the transportation of Dorset men and women to the colonies.
Details of individuals who left Dorset for New England.
A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.
A lengthy article detailing the practice of moving the needy poor between parishes. Contains examples of settlements, removals and examinations.
Dalwood Military Records
An index linked to original images of lists men eligible to serve in the militia. Records may include name, residence, occupation, age, height, marital status, disabilities and family details.
A list of Dorset-men who were in the military and registered to vote as absent.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Dorset, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Dorset, with some service details.
Various military lists published in the Exeter Flying Post, particularly lists of deserters, which may list age and physical description.
Dalwood Court & Legal Records
Over 60,000 documents relating to prisoners held at Dorchester Prison. The collection includes admission and discharge books and photographs of the latter prisoners.
Documents relating to the licensing of alehouses. Contains details on the proprietor, establishment and conditions of the licence.
Original images of Dorset parish records. Including: poor rates, overseers, churchwardens, vestry, incumbents' and other records.
The records document Quarter Session judges’ decisions in matters that include settlement inquiries, highway rates, criminal trials, registers of settlement, orders of removal, bastardy examinations, apprenticeships, licensing, contracts, lists of justices, and other matters related to the business of running the county.
Original images of Dorset parish records. Including: poor rates, overseers, churchwardens, vestry, incumbents' and other records.
Dalwood Taxation Records
Maps delineating fields in Dorset, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
Digital images of 18th and 19th century records that record landowners and their tenants. The taxable value of the land is given, and sometimes a description of the property. These records can be searched by names and place indices.
Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Dorset.
An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
Dalwood Land & Property Records
A full name index, connected to original images of the registers. These records list those who were eligible to vote and may give a description of an individual's property.
Maps delineating fields in Dorset, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
Digital images of 18th and 19th century records that record landowners and their tenants. The taxable value of the land is given, and sometimes a description of the property. These records can be searched by names and place indices.
A list of freeholders in the county, with their residence, the name of their tenants and the location of their freehold.
A list of Dorset-men who were in the military and registered to vote as absent.
Dalwood Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
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.
Dalwood Cemeteries
An index to vital details engraved on gravestones and other monuments across the county of Dorset.
An index to inscriptions found on 56,608 gravestones and monuments in Dorset. The index includes details of relationships.
An index to inscriptions found on over 11,500 gravestones in Dorset. The index includes details of relationships.
Photographs and descriptions of Dorset' most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Dalwood Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Dalwood Histories & Books
Selected issues of a periodical which contains many historical and genealogical tracts relating to the counties of Somerset and Dorset.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and images of churches in Dorset.
Short profiles of Dorsetshire churches, containing photographs and bibliographies.
A history of turnpikes and tollhouses in Dorset.
Dalwood School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
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.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Dalwood Occupation & Business Records
A collection of nearly 60,000 documents including crew lists, ship agreements and log books for Dorset. Records may contain information of a sailors birth, life, duties and discipline.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Dorset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
Over 3,300 documents relating to bounties offered to farmers by the government to grow hemp & flax.
An article describing the life of labourers in Dorset in the 19th century. Includes details on hiring practices and poverty.
An introduction to smuggling in Dorset & Hampshire.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Dalwood
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Dalwood Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Dorset' most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Three works compiled from 16th and 17th century sources that record Devon families who had the right to bear a coat of arms.
A list of men found by William Camden to have unsubstantiated claims to coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Dalwood Church Records
Original images of Dorset parish records. Including: poor rates, overseers, churchwardens, vestry, incumbents' and other records.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Dorset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
Original images of parish registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Dorset parishes.
Original images of Dorset parish records. Including: poor rates, overseers, churchwardens, vestry, incumbents' and other records.
Confirmations are Church of England ceremonies conducted by Bishops that affirm one's commitment to the doctrines of the church. These records contain the names of those confirmed, their age, date of baptism & confirmation, address and sometimes other details. The records are indexed by name and connected to images of the original registers.
Biographical Directories Covering Dalwood
A series of folk tales and detailed biographies of Devonshire men and women.
Biographies of notable Devonians from the Norman period up to the end of the 17th century.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Dalwood Maps
Maps delineating fields in Dorset, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
Maps delineating fields, forests and other land plots in east Devon. Apportionments not included.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
Dalwood Reference Works
A series of articles on Devon surnames, including a dictionary of Devon surname definitions.
A guide to locating Devon wills in light of losses incurred during World War II.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
DALWOOD is a parish, on the small river Corrie, 4 miles north-west from Axminster station on the main line of the London and South Western railway, and 6 east from Honiton, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Axminster, rural deanery of Dunkeswell and Honiton and archdeaconry and diocese of Exeter. The parish formerly belonged to Dorsetshire, but by the Acts 2 and 3 William IV. (1832), cap. 64, and 7 and 8 Vict. (1844), cap. 61, it was annexed to Devonshire. The church of St. Peter is a building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 6 bells: it was restored and re-seated in 1881, at a cost of £1,068, under the direction of Edmund Ferrey esq. architect, of London: the east window retains some very good old stained glass: there are sittings for 190 persons. The register dates from the year 1568. The living is a chapelry annexed to the vicarage of Stockland, net yearly value, £118, in the gift of the principal landowners, and held since 1894 by the Rev. Alfred Vyvyan Cox M.A. of Wadham College, Oxford, who resides at Stockland; the Rev. Arthur Albert Slipper has been curate-in-charge since 1900, and resides in Dalwood. Here is a chapel for Bible Christians and at Loughwood is an ancient Baptist chapel. The land is all freehold. The principal landowners are the Rev. Alfred Marwood-Elton B.A. of Widworthy Court, Miss Outhwaite, of Rougemont, Exeter, Mr. John Turner Symes, William Edwards esq. and the Messrs. White. The soil is clay; subsoil, various. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and grass. The area is 1,754 acres; rateable value, £2,815; the population in 1901 was 346.
A School Board of 5 members was formed November 27, 1878; William Henry Hem, The Mills, Dalwood, clerk to the board & attendance officer.
Board School (mixed), built in 1874, at a cost of £200, for 115 children; average attendance, 80.
Most Common Surnames in Dalwood
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Axminster Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turner | 17 | 1:24 | 0.99% | 25 |
| 1 | Davey | 17 | 1:24 | 0.85% | 15 |
| 3 | Gould | 15 | 1:28 | 2.01% | 123 |
| 4 | White | 12 | 1:34 | 0.44% | 7 |
| 4 | Waleby | 12 | 1:34 | 100.00% | 4,730 |
| 6 | Bromfield | 11 | 1:38 | 11.11% | 1,141 |
| 7 | Summers | 10 | 1:41 | 3.70% | 426 |
| 8 | Wood | 9 | 1:46 | 0.61% | 35 |
| 8 | Brimson | 9 | 1:46 | 26.47% | 2,503 |
| 10 | Knight | 8 | 1:52 | 0.70% | 59 |
| 10 | Hoyle | 8 | 1:52 | 4.97% | 747 |
| 10 | Seager | 8 | 1:52 | 14.04% | 1,743 |
| 10 | Trim | 8 | 1:52 | 8.70% | 1,219 |
| 10 | Fusford | 8 | 1:52 | 100.00% | 6,268 |
| 15 | Bishop | 7 | 1:59 | 0.99% | 137 |
| 15 | Vincent | 7 | 1:59 | 1.90% | 300 |
| 15 | Bowditch | 7 | 1:59 | 17.95% | 2,300 |
| 15 | Spelles | 7 | 1:59 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 19 | Brown | 6 | 1:69 | 0.27% | 12 |
| 19 | Edwards | 6 | 1:69 | 0.39% | 32 |
| 19 | Fraser | 6 | 1:69 | 10.17% | 1,708 |
| 19 | Rowe | 6 | 1:69 | 0.30% | 16 |
| 19 | Newbury | 6 | 1:69 | 5.17% | 997 |
| 19 | Burrough | 6 | 1:69 | 5.22% | 1,006 |
| 19 | Culverwell | 6 | 1:69 | 15.00% | 2,249 |
| 26 | Smith | 5 | 1:83 | 0.15% | 4 |
| 26 | Mitchell | 5 | 1:83 | 0.33% | 33 |
| 26 | Lee | 5 | 1:83 | 0.28% | 21 |
| 26 | French | 5 | 1:83 | 0.65% | 118 |
| 26 | Hodges | 5 | 1:83 | 4.03% | 942 |
| 26 | Stuart | 5 | 1:83 | 4.46% | 1,026 |
| 26 | Newberry | 5 | 1:83 | 3.36% | 797 |
| 26 | Sweetland | 5 | 1:83 | 4.90% | 1,107 |
| 26 | Braddick | 5 | 1:83 | 4.76% | 1,082 |
| 26 | Turl | 5 | 1:83 | 8.06% | 1,653 |
| 26 | Allens | 5 | 1:83 | 41.67% | 4,730 |
| 26 | Stapleforth | 5 | 1:83 | 100.00% | 8,667 |
| 38 | Newton | 4 | 1:103 | 0.73% | 192 |
| 38 | Gill | 4 | 1:103 | 0.39% | 75 |
| 38 | Rice | 4 | 1:103 | 0.45% | 98 |
| 38 | Quick | 4 | 1:103 | 0.52% | 117 |
| 38 | Western | 4 | 1:103 | 1.27% | 357 |
| 38 | Pester | 4 | 1:103 | 5.48% | 1,473 |
| 38 | Dommett | 4 | 1:103 | 3.88% | 1,097 |
| 38 | Glade | 4 | 1:103 | 25.00% | 3,944 |
| 46 | Farmer | 3 | 1:138 | 1.94% | 773 |
| 46 | Salter | 3 | 1:138 | 0.27% | 61 |
| 46 | Hawking | 3 | 1:138 | 2.17% | 853 |
| 46 | Vigar | 3 | 1:138 | 100.00% | 11,450 |
| 46 | Hussy | 3 | 1:138 | 42.86% | 6,891 |
| 51 | Walker | 2 | 1:207 | 0.59% | 332 |
| 51 | Carter | 2 | 1:207 | 0.18% | 60 |
| 51 | Bennett | 2 | 1:207 | 0.12% | 26 |
| 51 | Reed | 2 | 1:207 | 0.17% | 53 |
| 51 | Tucker | 2 | 1:207 | 0.06% | 3 |
| 51 | Bond | 2 | 1:207 | 0.20% | 74 |
| 51 | Norris | 2 | 1:207 | 0.93% | 549 |
| 51 | Goddard | 2 | 1:207 | 1.41% | 828 |
| 51 | Pope | 2 | 1:207 | 0.28% | 131 |
| 51 | North | 2 | 1:207 | 1.14% | 691 |
| 51 | Bright | 2 | 1:207 | 0.40% | 218 |
| 51 | Snell | 2 | 1:207 | 0.16% | 48 |
| 51 | Rowell | 2 | 1:207 | 1.75% | 1,015 |
| 51 | Hayman | 2 | 1:207 | 0.28% | 130 |
| 51 | Symes | 2 | 1:207 | 1.03% | 617 |
| 51 | Tombs | 2 | 1:207 | 25.00% | 6,268 |
| 51 | Goldsworthy | 2 | 1:207 | 1.46% | 861 |
| 51 | Dimond | 2 | 1:207 | 0.82% | 478 |
| 51 | Darke | 2 | 1:207 | 1.20% | 727 |
| 51 | Farnham | 2 | 1:207 | 5.56% | 2,423 |
| 51 | Pryer | 2 | 1:207 | 50.00% | 9,849 |
| 51 | Patch | 2 | 1:207 | 2.25% | 1,251 |
| 51 | Manly | 2 | 1:207 | 6.06% | 2,557 |
| 51 | Gigg | 2 | 1:207 | 1.64% | 953 |
| 51 | Meers | 2 | 1:207 | 50.00% | 9,849 |
| 51 | Downe | 2 | 1:207 | 16.67% | 4,730 |
| 51 | Saturley | 2 | 1:207 | 22.22% | 5,765 |
| 51 | Tucks | 2 | 1:207 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 79 | Hill | 1 | 1:413 | 0.03% | 5 |
| 79 | Cook | 1 | 1:413 | 0.10% | 76 |
| 79 | Stone | 1 | 1:413 | 0.08% | 44 |
| 79 | Lane | 1 | 1:413 | 0.12% | 107 |
| 79 | Cross | 1 | 1:413 | 0.15% | 156 |
| 79 | Pratt | 1 | 1:413 | 0.21% | 234 |
| 79 | Legg | 1 | 1:413 | 0.62% | 739 |
| 79 | Sparks | 1 | 1:413 | 0.38% | 436 |
| 79 | Hawker | 1 | 1:413 | 0.85% | 981 |
| 79 | Herd | 1 | 1:413 | 1.15% | 1,272 |
| 79 | Girling | 1 | 1:413 | 14.29% | 6,891 |
| 79 | Spiller | 1 | 1:413 | 0.32% | 359 |
| 79 | Chubb | 1 | 1:413 | 0.32% | 354 |
| 79 | Board | 1 | 1:413 | 0.68% | 802 |
| 79 | Copp | 1 | 1:413 | 0.20% | 219 |
| 79 | Doble | 1 | 1:413 | 0.30% | 333 |
| 79 | Aplin | 1 | 1:413 | 0.71% | 837 |
| 79 | Marwood | 1 | 1:413 | 2.13% | 1,989 |
| 79 | Sprague | 1 | 1:413 | 0.37% | 426 |
| 79 | Kingsbury | 1 | 1:413 | 33.33% | 11,450 |
| 79 | Kiddle | 1 | 1:413 | 16.67% | 7,664 |
| 79 | Ashe | 1 | 1:413 | 16.67% | 7,664 |
| 79 | Critchett | 1 | 1:413 | 10.00% | 5,368 |
| 79 | Withyman | 1 | 1:413 | 20.00% | 8,667 |
| 79 | Pavy | 1 | 1:413 | 50.00% | 13,160 |
| 79 | Sunmers | 1 | 1:413 | 100.00% | 15,767 |