Old Dalby Genealogical Records
Old Dalby 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 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.
An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.
An index to over 100,000 birth and christening notices from The London Times.
Old Dalby 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 Old Dalby. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1725.
A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Old Dalby. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1725.
An index to marriages in between 1725 and 1736, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
Old Dalby 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.
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.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to deaths registered at the central authority for England and Wales. To 1866, only the locality the death was registered in was listed. Age was listed until 1969, when the deceased's date of birth was listed. Provides a reference to order a death certificate, which has further details.
An index to deaths of British Army personal at home and abroad.
Old Dalby 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 survey of landowners in early 12th century Leicestershire.
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 Old Dalby
A local paper including news from the Nottingham area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Grantham district. Includes family announcements.
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.
Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Leicester district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Old Dalby 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 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.
A calendar to wills and admons granted by the Archdeaconry of Leicester. Contains year of the grant, name and residence.
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.
Old Dalby 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.
Old Dalby Military Records
A history of the firth's WWI movements and campaigns.
Profiles and photos of memorials in the county. Names from the monuments have been transcribed.
Brief details of 13,680 of the counties' men who lost their lives in WWI.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Leicestershire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Leicestershire, with some service details.
Old Dalby 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.
Old Dalby Taxation 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.
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.
An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.
Old Dalby Land & Property Records
A survey of landowners in early 12th century Leicestershire.
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.
Old Dalby Directories & Gazetteers
An overview of the district, with seats of the nobility, gentry and clergy; supplemented with directories for conveyance, trades, churches & streets.
A directory of settlements in Leicestershire & Rutland detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
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 directory of settlements in Leicestershire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
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.
Old Dalby Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Leicestershire'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.
Old Dalby 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.
Old Dalby Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Profiles of parish churches in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Richly illustrated with professional-grade photographs.
Photographs and images of churches in Leicestershire.
A short dictionary of agricultural terms used in the counties of Leicester and Rutland.
An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.
Old Dalby 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.
Old Dalby Occupation & Business Records
A short history of those who transported goods in part of Leicestershire.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Old Dalby
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.
Old Dalby Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Leicestershire'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.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Old Dalby Church Records
Profiles of parish churches in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Richly illustrated with professional-grade photographs.
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.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Biographical Directories Covering Old Dalby
Biographies, including some portraits, of Leicestershire men and women who agitated for political reform.
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.
Old Dalby Maps
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.
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.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Old Dalby 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.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
At Dalby, a village, situated about two miles to the west of Nether Broughton, was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, thought to have been founded by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester, in the former part of the reign of Henry II. and valued, upon the dissolution, at the yearly revenues of 91l. 2s. 8d.
In this village, which is also called Dalby-on- the-Would, to distinguish its situation on the high open grounds, is a considerable spring of chalybeate water, which it is said will rust through a bar of iron of an inch in diameter in the course of a year.
DALBY-ON-THE-WOLDS (otherwise Old Dalby) is a village and parish, pleasantly situated in a beautiful dale among the Wold Hills, on the borders of Nottinghamshire, with a station on the Nottingham and Kettering branch of the Midland railway, 7 miles west-north-west from Melton Mowbray and 111 from London, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of East Goscote, Melton Mowbray petty sessional division, union and county court district. The church of St. John the Baptist, rebuilt in 1835, at a cost of £5,000, is an edifice of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, north porch and an embattled tower containing a clock and 4 bells, dated 1584, 1631, 1608 and 1835: there are three monuments in the chancel to the Gainsborough family, two of which are dated 1548 and 1603; the date of the other is unknown: the Rev. George Sawyer M.A. a former incumbent, left by will £275 yearly as an additional endowment to the church, which he rebuilt: in 1894 the church was restored, the tenor bell recast and the bells rehung, and a new organ added, at a total cost of £1,400: there are 200 sittings. The registers are of parchment, in good condition and date from the year 1725. The living is a donatire, net yearly value £310, with residence and two acres of glebe, in the gift of the trustees of the late Rev. W. G. Sawyer, and held since 1890 by the Rev. Frederick Murray Symonds M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford, who is also rector of Saxelby. The charities include a field of 4 acres, which produces about £4 10s. yearly: in 1828 the Hon. Mrs. Bowater left a sum of money, the interest of which, amounting to £2 8s. 4d. is given to the poor of this village. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. A preceptory of Knights Hospitallers was founded here by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester, in the reign of Henry II. in connection with their house at Hether, in this county: at the Dissolution its revenue was valued at £91 2s. 8d. yearly. In the parish is a chalybeate spring. At Six Hills, near the Fossway, are many barrows and high hills. Dalby Hall, the seat of Charles James Phillips esq. D.L., J.P. lord of the manor, is a building of stone with gardens and pleasure grounds. The principal landowners are C. J. Phillips esq. the trustees of John Coupland esq. of Goscote Hail, and G. E. Carter esq. The soil is clay; subsoil, gravel. The land is chiefly in pasture. Dalby has long been noted for its Stilton cheese, which is made to a considerable extent. The acreage is 3,181; rateable value, £5,187; the population in 1891 was 345.
National School (mixed), to hold 80 children; average attendance, 51.
Most Common Surnames in Old Dalby
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in East Goscote Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodford | 28 | 1:11 | 14.14% | 307 |
| 2 | Johnson | 24 | 1:13 | 1.07% | 5 |
| 3 | Smith | 15 | 1:21 | 0.21% | 1 |
| 4 | Marriott | 13 | 1:25 | 2.54% | 89 |
| 5 | Biddles | 12 | 1:27 | 8.82% | 436 |
| 6 | Jallands | 11 | 1:29 | 84.62% | 2,745 |
| 7 | Lowe | 10 | 1:32 | 2.05% | 94 |
| 8 | Corner | 9 | 1:35 | 13.04% | 841 |
| 9 | Wright | 8 | 1:40 | 0.40% | 7 |
| 10 | Howard | 7 | 1:46 | 4.00% | 346 |
| 10 | Sharpe | 7 | 1:46 | 0.90% | 43 |
| 10 | Fielding | 7 | 1:46 | 7.22% | 615 |
| 10 | Copley | 7 | 1:46 | 18.92% | 1,402 |
| 14 | Bailey | 6 | 1:53 | 0.53% | 18 |
| 14 | Goodman | 6 | 1:53 | 1.00% | 63 |
| 16 | Black | 5 | 1:64 | 1.51% | 163 |
| 16 | Cropper | 5 | 1:64 | 45.45% | 3,039 |
| 16 | Marriot | 5 | 1:64 | 11.90% | 1,275 |
| 16 | Groome | 5 | 1:64 | 38.46% | 2,745 |
| 16 | Vials | 5 | 1:64 | 41.67% | 2,880 |
| 16 | Sponge | 5 | 1:64 | 35.71% | 2,619 |
| 16 | Sodson | 5 | 1:64 | 100.00% | 5,064 |
| 23 | Turner | 4 | 1:80 | 0.72% | 72 |
| 23 | Wells | 4 | 1:80 | 0.50% | 39 |
| 23 | Greaves | 4 | 1:80 | 2.23% | 336 |
| 23 | Haines | 4 | 1:80 | 1.88% | 277 |
| 23 | Downs | 4 | 1:80 | 9.30% | 1,254 |
| 23 | Carver | 4 | 1:80 | 8.51% | 1,161 |
| 23 | Metheringham | 4 | 1:80 | 36.36% | 3,039 |
| 23 | Orson | 4 | 1:80 | 10.81% | 1,402 |
| 31 | Hall | 3 | 1:106 | 0.23% | 13 |
| 31 | Shrives | 3 | 1:106 | 33.33% | 3,450 |
| 31 | Goodboy | 3 | 1:106 | 100.00% | 6,591 |
| 34 | Taylor | 2 | 1:160 | 0.09% | 4 |
| 34 | Cooper | 2 | 1:160 | 0.14% | 11 |
| 34 | Newton | 2 | 1:160 | 0.48% | 120 |
| 34 | Farmer | 2 | 1:160 | 0.42% | 96 |
| 34 | Underwood | 2 | 1:160 | 0.31% | 54 |
| 34 | Dodson | 2 | 1:160 | 5.13% | 1,346 |
| 34 | Musson | 2 | 1:160 | 0.74% | 197 |
| 34 | Crowhurst | 2 | 1:160 | 20.00% | 3,227 |
| 34 | Goodacre | 2 | 1:160 | 1.16% | 354 |
| 34 | Burroughs | 2 | 1:160 | 50.00% | 5,775 |
| 34 | Bonser | 2 | 1:160 | 0.99% | 296 |
| 34 | Holwell | 2 | 1:160 | 5.26% | 1,370 |
| 34 | Ecob | 2 | 1:160 | 7.69% | 1,774 |
| 47 | Brown | 1 | 1:319 | 0.04% | 2 |
| 47 | Walker | 1 | 1:319 | 0.09% | 17 |
| 47 | Thompson | 1 | 1:319 | 0.10% | 25 |
| 47 | King | 1 | 1:319 | 0.08% | 16 |
| 47 | Allen | 1 | 1:319 | 0.07% | 12 |
| 47 | Gibson | 1 | 1:319 | 0.23% | 110 |
| 47 | Palmer | 1 | 1:319 | 0.10% | 22 |
| 47 | Stevens | 1 | 1:319 | 0.19% | 82 |
| 47 | Bird | 1 | 1:319 | 0.18% | 69 |
| 47 | Rose | 1 | 1:319 | 0.30% | 160 |
| 47 | Gill | 1 | 1:319 | 0.55% | 328 |
| 47 | Goodwin | 1 | 1:319 | 0.48% | 284 |
| 47 | Skinner | 1 | 1:319 | 0.63% | 395 |
| 47 | Burrows | 1 | 1:319 | 0.29% | 151 |
| 47 | Glover | 1 | 1:319 | 0.17% | 64 |
| 47 | Hilton | 1 | 1:319 | 2.08% | 1,137 |
| 47 | Stubbs | 1 | 1:319 | 1.03% | 615 |
| 47 | Charles | 1 | 1:319 | 0.95% | 563 |
| 47 | Howes | 1 | 1:319 | 3.70% | 1,741 |
| 47 | Hinton | 1 | 1:319 | 2.17% | 1,186 |
| 47 | Littlewood | 1 | 1:319 | 2.56% | 1,346 |
| 47 | Hastings | 1 | 1:319 | 1.43% | 828 |
| 47 | Chester | 1 | 1:319 | 0.45% | 255 |
| 47 | Down | 1 | 1:319 | 11.11% | 3,450 |
| 47 | Hitchcock | 1 | 1:319 | 1.06% | 636 |
| 47 | Carrington | 1 | 1:319 | 3.45% | 1,659 |
| 47 | Orton | 1 | 1:319 | 0.17% | 65 |
| 47 | Biddle | 1 | 1:319 | 1.00% | 601 |
| 47 | Randell | 1 | 1:319 | 2.27% | 1,228 |
| 47 | Furniss | 1 | 1:319 | 100.00% | 8,942 |
| 47 | Asher | 1 | 1:319 | 1.00% | 601 |
| 47 | Hibbard | 1 | 1:319 | 14.29% | 4,095 |
| 47 | Bottom | 1 | 1:319 | 5.88% | 2,282 |
| 47 | Stanhope | 1 | 1:319 | 3.13% | 1,556 |
| 47 | Hyman | 1 | 1:319 | 1.41% | 819 |
| 47 | Friar | 1 | 1:319 | 50.00% | 7,535 |
| 47 | Hatherley | 1 | 1:319 | 100.00% | 8,942 |
| 47 | Wallin | 1 | 1:319 | 3.23% | 1,580 |
| 47 | Bert | 1 | 1:319 | 50.00% | 7,535 |
| 47 | Sound | 1 | 1:319 | 100.00% | 8,942 |
| 47 | Coalbank | 1 | 1:319 | 100.00% | 8,942 |
| 47 | Suds | 1 | 1:319 | 100.00% | 8,942 |