Dummer Genealogical Records
Dummer 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.
Records of baptism include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.
An index to 574,161 baptisms. The records provide proof of parentage.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
Dummer 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.
A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Dummer. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1541.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1754 and 1837.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Images of original marriage licences from the Diocese of Winchester, searchable by a name index. These records can provide details not listed in marriage registers, such as age, parents and occupations. They can also act as a substitute in the case of missing marriage registers.
Dummer Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
An index of burials recorded at the church. The index includes the name of the deceased and the date of burial.
An index to 720,423 burials. The records may provide age at death and other details.
An index to registers of burials for people buried at the church.
An index to burials recorded at Quaker meetings. The records contain the name of the deceased, the date they were buried and their age.
Dummer 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 transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Dummer
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Reading area.
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 Hampshire district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering regional news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Hampshire area.
Regional news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Hampshire district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
Dummer 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.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of Bishop of Winchester. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
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.
A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.
A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. A copy of each will may be purchased for digital download.
Dummer Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Dummer Military Records
The history of a Hampshire-based volunteer military regiment.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Hampshire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Hampshire, with some service details.
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.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Dummer Court & Legal Records
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.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.
Dummer Taxation Records
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Dummer Land & Property Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
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.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Dummer Directories & Gazetteers
A survey of natural and man-made places of interest in the county.
A survey of settlements in the county, with particular attention given to etymology. Contains reference to a number of old maps.
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.
Dummer Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Hampshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Dummer 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.
Dummer Histories & Books
A survey of natural and man-made places of interest in the county.
A survey of settlements in the county, with particular attention given to etymology. Contains reference to a number of old maps.
A series of old maps, itineraries and descriptions of the county.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and images of churches in Hampshire.
Dummer 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.
Dummer Occupation & Business Records
A history of Hampshire airfields, aviators and crashes.
An introduction to smuggling in Dorset & Hampshire.
A history of the county's territorial police force.
Histories and photographs of Hampshire police stations.
A series of high-profile and interesting cases handled by Hampshire's police force.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Dummer
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Hampshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
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.
Dummer Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Hampshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Hampshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Dummer Church Records
Photographs of parish churches in Hampshire, with architectural details and extracts from the 1851 ecclesiastical census.
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.
Photographs of churches of all denominations throughout England and part of Wales.
Low resolution photographs of Hampshire churches.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Biographical Directories Covering Dummer
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.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
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.
Dummer Maps
A survey of settlements in the county, with particular attention given to etymology. Contains reference to a number of old maps.
A series of old maps, itineraries and descriptions of the county.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
Dummer Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Historical Description
DUMMER and KEMPSHOTT is a parish and village, 5 miles south-west from Basingstoke station on the London and South Western main line to Southampton, and 13 from Winchester, in the Northern division of the county, petty sessional division, union, highway district and county court district of Basingstoke, hundred of Bermondspit, rural deanery of Basingstoke, and archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester. The church of AH Saints dates from the 13th century, and probably stands on the site of the earlier church, which, according to Domesday Book, existed in 1086; it consists of chancel and nave, western porch of the 15th century, and a wooden belfry, containing 5 bells; the pulpit of carved oak and a curious baldachino immediately to the west of the chancel-arch, which formerly covered the rood or crucifix, are both of the 15th century; traces of the rood loft remain in the north and south walls: in the church are some curious brasses; one records in Leonine or rhymed Latin verse the memory of William At Moore, alias Dummer, and Ellen (Dummer), his wife, lady of the manor of Dummer, both of whom died in 1427: by her first husband, Sir Nicholas At Moore, she was ancestress of William At Moore, alias Dummer, who died in 1593, and lies buried beneath a stone whereon is a brass in beautiful preservation, inscribed with his arms and a curious English rhymed epitaph, while in the adjacent wall his effigy appears, together with that of his wife and infant son who died before him: with him the long line of Dummer of Dummer, who had held the lordship of the manor from the reign of Henry I. ended: the chancel was restored in 1894: there is a stained window, erected in 1891 to Miss Dunbar, and another, placed in 1898 to Capt. C. Michael Rycroft: there are about 180 sittings. The register dates from the year 1540. The living is a rectory, gross yearly value, net income £184, including 83 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of J. Knight esq. and held since 1882 by the Rev. George Jones M.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1862 and enlarged in 1867. The Rev. Wm. Marriott, then rector, left in 1606 £1 yearly for the purchase of 3 Bibles, to be given away on Easter Monday, and there are other charities of £2 a year for the relief of the poor. The Rev. George Whitefield M.A. the friend and coadjutor of John and Charles Wesley, had temporary charge of this parish. In the summer of 1888 an ancient burial urn was discovered near Dummer clump; further excavations brought to light about 12 vases of very slightly baked clay containing burnt human remains and bones; on one vase was placed a food vessel, once no doubt containing provisions for the long journey to the other world: the excavations were made by the curators of the Southampton and Breading museums, and specimens are in the Institute and in the museum at Reading: the vases are of very high antiquity of the Stone age, and numerous flints were found in the adjoining field. The manor house, the ancient seat of the Dummer family, and now the property and residence of Sir Richard Nelson Rycroft bart. stands near the church, embosomed in trees: the thickness of its walls attests its age, and parts of it are probably as old as the 14th century, though it has received frequent additions: it was sold by the Terry family, together with a considerable part of the parish, in 1864 to the Rev. T. J. Torr, and again 10 years later to the late Sir Nelson Rycroft bart. Sir R. Nelson Rycroft bart. is lord of the manor and principal landowner, the other landowner being the Rev. Thomas Joseph Torr M.A. The soil is clay, with a subsoil of chalk. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips and pasture land. The area is 2,774 acres, of which about 120 are wood; rateable value, £2,359; the population in 1891 was 352 in the ecclesiastical and 426 in the civil parish. Part of Winslade parish, with a population in of 74, was by Local Government Board Order, No. 10,105, Dec. 8, 1879, transferred to this parish.
National School (mixed), originally founded by John Millingate esq. in 1610, rebuilt in 1815, & enlarged in 1846, when a teacher’s residence was added, & again enlarged in 1870, & again in 1893; it has two endowments, amounting to £14 a year, & will hold 100 children; average attendance, 67.
Most Common Surnames in Dummer
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Bermondspit Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey | 19 | 1:21 | 1.29% | 28 |
| 2 | Prior | 13 | 1:30 | 3.76% | 282 |
| 3 | Eales | 12 | 1:33 | 20.69% | 1,692 |
| 4 | Goodiar | 11 | 1:35 | 100.00% | 5,745 |
| 5 | Gardner | 10 | 1:39 | 1.88% | 159 |
| 6 | Cleeves | 9 | 1:43 | 60.00% | 4,614 |
| 7 | Edwards | 8 | 1:49 | 0.83% | 71 |
| 7 | Stevens | 8 | 1:49 | 0.75% | 57 |
| 7 | Hopkins | 8 | 1:49 | 1.53% | 163 |
| 7 | Hutchinson | 8 | 1:49 | 8.60% | 1,136 |
| 7 | Farmer | 8 | 1:49 | 2.87% | 365 |
| 7 | Goodall | 8 | 1:49 | 1.65% | 185 |
| 7 | Spiers | 8 | 1:49 | 7.14% | 972 |
| 7 | Engelfield | 8 | 1:49 | 100.00% | 7,193 |
| 15 | Barns | 7 | 1:56 | 17.50% | 2,273 |
| 15 | Hide | 7 | 1:56 | 13.21% | 1,822 |
| 15 | Bridgman | 7 | 1:56 | 38.89% | 4,044 |
| 18 | Smith | 6 | 1:65 | 0.07% | 1 |
| 18 | Baker | 6 | 1:65 | 0.26% | 9 |
| 18 | Oliver | 6 | 1:65 | 0.77% | 99 |
| 18 | Clements | 6 | 1:65 | 2.50% | 448 |
| 18 | Merritt | 6 | 1:65 | 2.01% | 337 |
| 18 | Laker | 6 | 1:65 | 13.04% | 2,045 |
| 18 | Pullinger | 6 | 1:65 | 4.80% | 869 |
| 18 | Leaney | 6 | 1:65 | 35.29% | 4,202 |
| 18 | Nellers | 6 | 1:65 | 75.00% | 7,193 |
| 27 | Willis | 5 | 1:78 | 0.71% | 110 |
| 27 | Dale | 5 | 1:78 | 3.16% | 692 |
| 27 | House | 5 | 1:78 | 1.03% | 184 |
| 27 | Littlewood | 5 | 1:78 | 55.56% | 6,588 |
| 27 | Boyes | 5 | 1:78 | 2.70% | 595 |
| 27 | Drinkwater | 5 | 1:78 | 20.00% | 3,207 |
| 27 | Bath | 5 | 1:78 | 3.05% | 665 |
| 27 | Bank | 5 | 1:78 | 38.46% | 5,115 |
| 35 | Brown | 4 | 1:98 | 0.11% | 3 |
| 35 | Blake | 4 | 1:98 | 0.29% | 34 |
| 35 | Button | 4 | 1:98 | 5.06% | 1,300 |
| 35 | Clement | 4 | 1:98 | 5.48% | 1,392 |
| 35 | Kimber | 4 | 1:98 | 0.72% | 148 |
| 35 | Sainsbury | 4 | 1:98 | 2.76% | 753 |
| 35 | Wilmott | 4 | 1:98 | 21.05% | 3,888 |
| 35 | Wyeth | 4 | 1:98 | 2.08% | 571 |
| 35 | Billimore | 4 | 1:98 | 50.00% | 7,193 |
| 35 | Nicholason | 4 | 1:98 | 100.00% | 11,568 |
| 45 | Dunbar | 3 | 1:130 | 8.33% | 2,477 |
| 45 | Compton | 3 | 1:130 | 1.27% | 459 |
| 45 | Mundy | 3 | 1:130 | 0.96% | 319 |
| 45 | Baily | 3 | 1:130 | 3.49% | 1,216 |
| 45 | Rycroft | 3 | 1:130 | 37.50% | 7,193 |
| 45 | Elwes | 3 | 1:130 | 17.65% | 4,202 |
| 51 | Jones | 2 | 1:195 | 0.08% | 6 |
| 51 | Taylor | 2 | 1:195 | 0.06% | 4 |
| 51 | Martin | 2 | 1:195 | 0.10% | 13 |
| 51 | Allen | 2 | 1:195 | 0.13% | 23 |
| 51 | Parker | 2 | 1:195 | 0.18% | 52 |
| 51 | Ford | 2 | 1:195 | 0.17% | 47 |
| 51 | Page | 2 | 1:195 | 0.28% | 105 |
| 51 | May | 2 | 1:195 | 0.23% | 77 |
| 51 | Barber | 2 | 1:195 | 0.52% | 250 |
| 51 | Rowe | 2 | 1:195 | 0.50% | 235 |
| 51 | Hampton | 2 | 1:195 | 0.66% | 329 |
| 51 | Vickery | 2 | 1:195 | 2.56% | 1,316 |
| 51 | Tew | 2 | 1:195 | 16.67% | 5,398 |
| 51 | Tubb | 2 | 1:195 | 0.70% | 356 |
| 51 | Rumble | 2 | 1:195 | 2.47% | 1,273 |
| 51 | Hains | 2 | 1:195 | 11.11% | 4,044 |
| 51 | Critcher | 2 | 1:195 | 28.57% | 7,952 |
| 51 | Alderslade | 2 | 1:195 | 6.45% | 2,738 |
| 51 | Bink | 2 | 1:195 | 100.00% | 15,572 |
| 51 | Hutchince | 2 | 1:195 | 50.00% | 11,568 |
| 71 | Hall | 1 | 1:390 | 0.05% | 15 |
| 71 | Simpson | 1 | 1:390 | 0.17% | 137 |
| 71 | Ellis | 1 | 1:390 | 0.21% | 191 |
| 71 | Knight | 1 | 1:390 | 0.04% | 8 |
| 71 | Brooks | 1 | 1:390 | 0.27% | 260 |
| 71 | Cameron | 1 | 1:390 | 1.08% | 1,136 |
| 71 | Nicholson | 1 | 1:390 | 0.32% | 324 |
| 71 | Stevenson | 1 | 1:390 | 1.25% | 1,281 |
| 71 | Dean | 1 | 1:390 | 0.29% | 286 |
| 71 | Lambert | 1 | 1:390 | 0.26% | 250 |
| 71 | Higgins | 1 | 1:390 | 0.44% | 482 |
| 71 | Everett | 1 | 1:390 | 0.67% | 730 |
| 71 | Marchant | 1 | 1:390 | 0.78% | 849 |
| 71 | Stroud | 1 | 1:390 | 0.36% | 365 |
| 71 | Fenn | 1 | 1:390 | 2.70% | 2,425 |
| 71 | Willoughby | 1 | 1:390 | 2.33% | 2,162 |
| 71 | Hibberd | 1 | 1:390 | 0.38% | 402 |
| 71 | Povey | 1 | 1:390 | 1.92% | 1,849 |
| 71 | Seward | 1 | 1:390 | 0.88% | 951 |
| 71 | Robert | 1 | 1:390 | 6.25% | 4,392 |
| 71 | Hankin | 1 | 1:390 | 1.28% | 1,316 |
| 71 | Reeder | 1 | 1:390 | 10.00% | 6,124 |
| 71 | Hedger | 1 | 1:390 | 1.25% | 1,281 |
| 71 | Minchin | 1 | 1:390 | 3.70% | 3,045 |
| 71 | Urry | 1 | 1:390 | 0.33% | 336 |
| 71 | Spreadbury | 1 | 1:390 | 0.61% | 667 |
| 71 | Kersley | 1 | 1:390 | 0.85% | 914 |
| 71 | Dumper | 1 | 1:390 | 0.70% | 766 |
| 71 | Newlyn | 1 | 1:390 | 2.22% | 2,079 |
| 71 | Inward | 1 | 1:390 | 5.88% | 4,202 |
| 71 | Bay | 1 | 1:390 | 10.00% | 6,124 |
| 71 | Baldwyn | 1 | 1:390 | 100.00% | 18,944 |
| 71 | Knowle | 1 | 1:390 | 50.00% | 15,572 |
| 71 | Fencott | 1 | 1:390 | 12.50% | 7,193 |