Kilmington Genealogical Records
Kilmington 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.
Baptism registers document the baptism and sometimes birth of people in and around Kilmington. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
A growing index of births registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
Transcriptions of Wiltshire baptisms covering around 50% of Anglican places of worship.
Transcriptions of around 1,500 births recorded in Quaker registers. Details recorded are much the same as in Anglican baptism registers.
Kilmington 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.
An index to marriages in Kilmington from 1582 to 1839, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Kilmington. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1558.
An index to marriages in between 1751 and 1839, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Kilmington 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 St Mary, Kilmington_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
A growing index of deaths registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
Transcriptions of around 1,800 records from Quaker death records. They include ages, relations, residences and more.
A service charged at £12 an hour to search transcripts of of baptism and burial indexes. Includes some Quaker and Methodist records.
Kilmington 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.
An index to names listed in a document listing those liable for militia service.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
Digital images of books the list people eligible to vote in Somerset. Includes addresses and nature of that address.
Newspapers Covering Kilmington
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Wells area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Sherborne district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.
A liberal newspaper, containing news and family notices, such as births, marriages and death.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Wiltshire area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Fully text-searchable articles from a regional newspaper covering the Wiltshire district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.
Kilmington 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 90,000 wills, including name, occupation, year of probate, residence and more.
An index to all ecclesiastical wills for Wiltshire, civil wills to 1887, nuncupative wills and inquisitions postmortem.
Summaries of 1,616 wills that may detail family relationships, land ownership and other details.
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.
Kilmington Immigration & Travel Records
Abstracts of over 20,000 removal orders, which provided legal backing to move people to their parish of settlement.
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.
Kilmington Military Records
Transcriptions of war diaries covering 15 regiments during World War I & II. The records detail war action and record names, generally those of officers.
Photographs and transcriptions of monuments commemorating those who lost their lives in battle.
An account of the regiment's part in the South African War.
An index to names listed in a document listing those liable for militia service.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Wiltshire, with some service details.
Kilmington Court & Legal Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.
Calendars to names occurring in over 65,000 legal documents.
Kilmington 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.
Kilmington Land & Property Records
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.
An index to freeholders who voted in the election. Also names tenants of properties.
Kilmington Directories & Gazetteers
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.
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.
Kilmington Cemeteries
An index to vital details engraved on over 290,000 monuments across the county of Wiltshire.
Photographs and descriptions of Wiltshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to vital details engraved on over 100,000 monuments across the county of Somerset.
Photographs and descriptions of Somerset'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.
Kilmington 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.
Kilmington Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and images of churches in Wiltshire.
Extensive galleries of parish churches in Wiltshire.
An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.
Selected issues of a periodical which contains many historical and genealogical tracts relating to the counties of Somerset and Dorset.
Kilmington 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.
Kilmington Occupation & Business Records
An index to over 100,000 patient records covering Wiltshire.
Histories of Wiltshire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Somerset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kilmington
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Pedigrees of Somerset gentry families, including depictions of their arms. The book also contains some biographical information.
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.
Kilmington Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Wiltshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Pedigrees of Somerset gentry families, including depictions of their arms. The book also contains some biographical information.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Somerset's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Kilmington Church Records
The parish registers of Kilmington are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1596 to 1837.
A collection of charters, writs, letters, conveyances and other records from the Dean & Chapter of Wells.
Extensive galleries of parish churches in Wiltshire.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Somerset. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Biographical Directories Covering Kilmington
Brief biographies of thousands of notable Somerset men.
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.
Kilmington Maps
Digital images of maps covering 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.
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.
Kilmington 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
KILMINGTON parish, originally in Somerset, has been transferred to Wilts, under the provisions of Section 54 of the “Local Government Act, 1888” (51 and 52 Vict. c. 41), by “Local Government Boards Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act, 1896” (59 and 60 Vict. c. 75), as from September 30, 1896, Order made March 23, 1896, numbered P. 1,226, and will be found in Kelly’s Directory of Wiltshire.
KILMINGTON is a pleasant parish, about 4 miles south-east from Witham Friary station on the Great Western railway, and 6 east from Bruton, in the Eastern division of the parliamentary county of Somerset, hundred of Norton Ferris, Wincanton petty sessional division, union of Mere, Frome county court district, rural deanery of Cary, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The Wiley stream has its source in this parish. This parish, originally in Somerset, has been transferred to Wilts, under the provisions of Section 54 of the “Local Government Act, 1888” (51 and 52 Vict. c. 41), by “Local Government Boards Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act, 1896” (59 and 60 Vict. c. 75), as from September 30, 1896, Order made March 23, 1896, numbered P.1,226. The church of St. Mary is a plain building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing 2 bells: the chancel was rebuilt in 1864 and the church was restored in 1869 at a cost of £1,640: there are sittings for 170 persons. The register dates from the year 1538. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £475, including 52 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Earl of Ilchester, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Mark Warburton B. D. of Queen’s College, Oxford, and prebendary of Wells. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. There are two charities of £300 each, the interest of which is distributed in money amongst 20 deserving poor annually. The manor of Kilmington once belonged to the Crown, but in the time of Edward I. it was granted to the family of Le Port; thence it passed to the family of Hartgill, two of whom, in the reign of Queen Mary, were assassinated by Charles, 7th baron Stourton, who was hanged for this crime with a halter of silk, at Salisbury, March 16, 1557; it is now in the possession of Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare bart. Samuel Jarvis esq. and Henry Hobhouse esq. M. P. of Hadspen House, Pitcombe, are the chief landowners. The soil is sandy loam; subsoil, clay. Chief crops are oats, barley and some land in pasturage. The area is 2,754 acres; rateable value, £3,486; and the population in 1891 was 369.
National School, rebuilt, with residence for the mistress, in 1874, at a cost of £640, for 120 children; average attendance, 46.
Most Common Surnames in Kilmington
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Norton Ferris Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lapham | 40 | 1:12 | 44.94% | 1,018 |
| 2 | Herrington | 20 | 1:24 | 27.78% | 1,227 |
| 3 | Edwards | 18 | 1:27 | 1.22% | 21 |
| 4 | Gray | 16 | 1:30 | 4.65% | 254 |
| 4 | Bealing | 16 | 1:30 | 48.48% | 2,166 |
| 6 | Smith | 15 | 1:32 | 0.34% | 1 |
| 7 | Davis | 14 | 1:34 | 0.55% | 5 |
| 7 | Bishop | 14 | 1:34 | 1.11% | 35 |
| 7 | Stride | 14 | 1:34 | 10.37% | 680 |
| 10 | Howell | 13 | 1:37 | 2.95% | 182 |
| 11 | Bird | 11 | 1:44 | 2.42% | 174 |
| 11 | Brixey | 11 | 1:44 | 73.33% | 3,536 |
| 13 | Prince | 10 | 1:48 | 6.25% | 570 |
| 14 | Marshall | 9 | 1:54 | 1.57% | 123 |
| 14 | Mills | 9 | 1:54 | 2.01% | 178 |
| 14 | Harding | 9 | 1:54 | 0.85% | 51 |
| 17 | Stone | 8 | 1:60 | 0.53% | 20 |
| 17 | Gaisford | 8 | 1:60 | 30.77% | 2,545 |
| 17 | Darknell | 8 | 1:60 | 50.00% | 3,399 |
| 20 | Coombs | 7 | 1:69 | 0.85% | 71 |
| 20 | Lush | 7 | 1:69 | 11.86% | 1,416 |
| 20 | Creese | 7 | 1:69 | 8.75% | 1,126 |
| 20 | Horrell | 7 | 1:69 | 46.67% | 3,536 |
| 24 | Cook | 6 | 1:80 | 0.43% | 24 |
| 24 | Pike | 6 | 1:80 | 0.87% | 99 |
| 24 | Whitmore | 6 | 1:80 | 85.71% | 5,654 |
| 24 | Russ | 6 | 1:80 | 4.48% | 687 |
| 24 | Shell | 6 | 1:80 | 12.24% | 1,627 |
| 24 | Trimby | 6 | 1:80 | 14.63% | 1,863 |
| 24 | Mounty | 6 | 1:80 | 10.71% | 1,465 |
| 31 | Hughes | 5 | 1:96 | 1.51% | 265 |
| 31 | Francis | 5 | 1:96 | 0.60% | 70 |
| 31 | Smart | 5 | 1:96 | 1.31% | 219 |
| 31 | Hooper | 5 | 1:96 | 0.44% | 40 |
| 31 | Carpenter | 5 | 1:96 | 0.92% | 134 |
| 31 | Cannon | 5 | 1:96 | 4.72% | 858 |
| 31 | Dunford | 5 | 1:96 | 2.56% | 463 |
| 31 | Gascoigne | 5 | 1:96 | 71.43% | 5,654 |
| 31 | Ryall | 5 | 1:96 | 4.76% | 870 |
| 31 | Markey | 5 | 1:96 | 13.16% | 1,965 |
| 41 | Newton | 4 | 1:121 | 0.99% | 203 |
| 41 | Warburton | 4 | 1:121 | 9.52% | 1,837 |
| 41 | Ings | 4 | 1:121 | 12.12% | 2,166 |
| 44 | White | 3 | 1:161 | 0.10% | 3 |
| 44 | Clark | 3 | 1:161 | 0.18% | 16 |
| 44 | Reeves | 3 | 1:161 | 1.27% | 385 |
| 44 | Welch | 3 | 1:161 | 0.98% | 290 |
| 44 | Sims | 3 | 1:161 | 0.66% | 172 |
| 44 | Head | 3 | 1:161 | 2.03% | 614 |
| 44 | Haines | 3 | 1:161 | 0.98% | 290 |
| 44 | Jeffery | 3 | 1:161 | 1.16% | 347 |
| 44 | Gascoyne | 3 | 1:161 | 75.00% | 7,808 |
| 44 | Doman | 3 | 1:161 | 5.77% | 1,540 |
| 44 | Flicker | 3 | 1:161 | 16.67% | 3,173 |
| 44 | Phripp | 3 | 1:161 | 100.00% | 8,898 |
| 56 | Green | 2 | 1:241 | 0.19% | 47 |
| 56 | Dawson | 2 | 1:241 | 4.17% | 1,653 |
| 56 | Ford | 2 | 1:241 | 0.17% | 39 |
| 56 | Gregory | 2 | 1:241 | 0.31% | 104 |
| 56 | Miles | 2 | 1:241 | 0.39% | 145 |
| 56 | Burt | 2 | 1:241 | 0.49% | 201 |
| 56 | Garrett | 2 | 1:241 | 0.59% | 260 |
| 56 | Coward | 2 | 1:241 | 1.22% | 555 |
| 56 | Clement | 2 | 1:241 | 2.02% | 927 |
| 56 | Feltham | 2 | 1:241 | 1.23% | 563 |
| 56 | Moors | 2 | 1:241 | 5.41% | 2,008 |
| 56 | Gulliford | 2 | 1:241 | 0.70% | 308 |
| 56 | Abery | 2 | 1:241 | 33.33% | 6,245 |
| 56 | Jew | 2 | 1:241 | 100.00% | 10,160 |
| 56 | Tabour | 2 | 1:241 | 100.00% | 10,160 |
| 71 | Hill | 1 | 1:482 | 0.04% | 6 |
| 71 | Harris | 1 | 1:482 | 0.05% | 12 |
| 71 | Scott | 1 | 1:482 | 0.18% | 130 |
| 71 | Long | 1 | 1:482 | 0.14% | 89 |
| 71 | Read | 1 | 1:482 | 0.20% | 153 |
| 71 | Lucas | 1 | 1:482 | 0.30% | 259 |
| 71 | Lord | 1 | 1:482 | 1.96% | 1,568 |
| 71 | Jarvis | 1 | 1:482 | 0.56% | 506 |
| 71 | Hayward | 1 | 1:482 | 0.20% | 160 |
| 71 | Goddard | 1 | 1:482 | 0.61% | 548 |
| 71 | John | 1 | 1:482 | 7.14% | 3,674 |
| 71 | Ansell | 1 | 1:482 | 8.33% | 4,036 |
| 71 | Ricketts | 1 | 1:482 | 0.48% | 442 |
| 71 | Pitman | 1 | 1:482 | 0.13% | 75 |
| 71 | Dowding | 1 | 1:482 | 0.64% | 584 |
| 71 | Gatehouse | 1 | 1:482 | 2.94% | 2,119 |
| 71 | Bourton | 1 | 1:482 | 1.64% | 1,376 |
| 71 | Radmore | 1 | 1:482 | 33.33% | 8,898 |
| 71 | Vigar | 1 | 1:482 | 1.41% | 1,241 |
| 71 | Sawtell | 1 | 1:482 | 1.25% | 1,126 |
| 71 | Witmore | 1 | 1:482 | 100.00% | 12,126 |