Maiden Bradley Genealogical Records
Maiden Bradley 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.
Baptisms records for children living in and around Maiden Bradley, detail the names of their parents - their occupations and residence from 1608 to 1843.
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.
Maiden Bradley 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 growing index of marriages registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
An index to over 262,000 marriages, including Quaker marriages and marriages of Wiltshire residents in other counties. Available on CD or as a lookup service.
Transcriptions of 78 parish marriage registers. They list brides and grooms, their residence, marital status and occasionally other details.
An index to over 75,000 marriage bonds covering the counties of Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset & Devon. The index can be used to order the original documents, which may supply details not listed in marriage registers, such as age and parents' names.
Maiden Bradley 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.
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.
Transcriptions of around half the parish burial registers for Somerset. They list the name of the deceased, the date of their death and/or burial and sometimes other details, such as age and occupation.
Maiden Bradley 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 Maiden Bradley
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.
Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Bath area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements 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.
Maiden Bradley 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 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 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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley Court & Legal Records
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.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley Land & Property Records
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.
An index to over 400,000 names from numerous Wiltshire records, including court, parish, poor law and other records.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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 Maiden Bradley
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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley Church Records
The parish registers of Maiden Bradley provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1608 to 1843. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1608.
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.
Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Biographical Directories Covering Maiden Bradley
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.
Maiden Bradley 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.
Maiden Bradley 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
MAIDEN BRADLEY is a parish, on the Somersetshire border, 5 miles west from Witham station on the Bath and Yeovil section of the Great Western railway, 7 north-west from Warminster, 6 north from Mere and 6 south from Frome, in the Western division of the county, Warminster petty sessional division, Mere union and hundred, Frome county court district, rural deanery of Wylye (Heytesbury portion), archdeaconry and diocese of Salisbury. The Roman road from Uphill, in Somerset, to Old Sarum, in this county, is conjectured to have pursued nearly a straight line through Maiden Bradley. The village runs north and south, and stands between Bradley Knoll and Brinsdown. The church of All Saints, founded in the reign of Richard II. is a building of stone in mixed styles, and consists of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and a western tower, containing 6 bells: the chancel has a stained window, the gift of the 12th Duke of Somerset, and there is another erected as a memorial to Michael John Festing: esq.: here is the tomb of Sir Edward Seymour bart. Speaker of the House of Commons an 1678: the organ chamber was added in 1884, at a cost of £402: in 1884 the vestry was enlarged: in 1891 the chancel floor was relaid, and in 1893 a new reredos, painted by Mrs. Hanson, wife of the late vicar (1883—97) was provided: there are 280 sittings. The register dates from the year 1662. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value about £160, with 10 acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of Christ Church, Oxford, and held since 1897 by the Rev. Edward Chamberlaine M.A. of Worcester College, Oxford. Here is a Congregational chapel. Thomas Taylor, by his will dated September 14th, 1621, left £150, and Mrs. Brent, by her will, about the year 1797, £100, now producing £8 10s. which is distributed in fuel and clothing. In a valley to the north-east there was formerly a priory, also an hospital for poor leprous females, adjoining the church, founded in the reign of King Stephen; the portion of the old priory remaining is now used as a stable. A fine fountain, in stone, was erected in 1891 by the 14th Duke of Somerset. Bradley House, a stone mansion, close to the church, is the seat of the Duke of Somerset, who is lord of the manor, and owns the whole parish with a trifling exception. The soil is sandy loam; subsoil, chalk and greenstone. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and pasturage. The area is 4,453 acres, consisting of arable, pasture and down land; rateable value, £3,935; the population in 1891 was 606.
National School (mixed), with residence for master; for 130 children; average attendance, 94. This has been enlarged & improved at a cost of £320.
Most Common Surnames in Maiden Bradley
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Mere Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | 51 | 1:12 | 3.31% | 3 |
| 2 | Newbury | 43 | 1:14 | 39.09% | 518 |
| 3 | Miles | 28 | 1:21 | 3.53% | 28 |
| 4 | Doman | 21 | 1:28 | 67.74% | 1,369 |
| 5 | Howell | 20 | 1:30 | 5.75% | 138 |
| 6 | Snook | 19 | 1:31 | 5.22% | 130 |
| 7 | Bailey | 16 | 1:37 | 1.32% | 8 |
| 7 | Ball | 16 | 1:37 | 3.54% | 81 |
| 9 | Garrett | 14 | 1:43 | 6.54% | 255 |
| 10 | Young | 13 | 1:46 | 1.61% | 26 |
| 11 | Marshall | 12 | 1:50 | 4.29% | 191 |
| 11 | Elliott | 12 | 1:50 | 3.60% | 145 |
| 11 | Drayton | 12 | 1:50 | 85.71% | 2,259 |
| 11 | Mounty | 12 | 1:50 | 54.55% | 1,739 |
| 15 | Adlam | 11 | 1:54 | 4.26% | 215 |
| 16 | Mitchell | 10 | 1:60 | 3.10% | 153 |
| 17 | Sims | 9 | 1:66 | 2.11% | 89 |
| 17 | Prince | 9 | 1:66 | 5.36% | 323 |
| 17 | Flower | 9 | 1:66 | 5.11% | 312 |
| 17 | Tayler | 9 | 1:66 | 6.92% | 423 |
| 17 | Viney | 9 | 1:66 | 5.84% | 350 |
| 22 | Harris | 8 | 1:75 | 0.82% | 15 |
| 22 | Dyke | 8 | 1:75 | 3.59% | 246 |
| 22 | Prowse | 8 | 1:75 | 33.33% | 1,651 |
| 22 | Salway | 8 | 1:75 | 25.81% | 1,369 |
| 22 | Tanswell | 8 | 1:75 | 20.51% | 1,165 |
| 22 | Goulton | 8 | 1:75 | 100.00% | 3,156 |
| 28 | Pickford | 7 | 1:85 | 19.44% | 1,221 |
| 28 | Beaven | 7 | 1:85 | 2.47% | 187 |
| 28 | Vallis | 7 | 1:85 | 9.86% | 756 |
| 28 | Salvidge | 7 | 1:85 | 50.00% | 2,259 |
| 32 | Johnston | 6 | 1:99 | 19.35% | 1,369 |
| 32 | Waters | 6 | 1:99 | 2.14% | 189 |
| 32 | Forsyth | 6 | 1:99 | 42.86% | 2,259 |
| 32 | Appleyard | 6 | 1:99 | 100.00% | 3,860 |
| 36 | Jones | 5 | 1:119 | 0.34% | 4 |
| 36 | Hughes | 5 | 1:119 | 1.09% | 79 |
| 36 | Arnold | 5 | 1:119 | 3.42% | 368 |
| 36 | Jeffreys | 5 | 1:119 | 23.81% | 1,788 |
| 36 | Dredge | 5 | 1:119 | 3.25% | 350 |
| 41 | Rose | 4 | 1:149 | 0.93% | 87 |
| 41 | Smart | 4 | 1:149 | 0.86% | 76 |
| 41 | Norris | 4 | 1:149 | 0.83% | 71 |
| 41 | Chamberlain | 4 | 1:149 | 3.70% | 529 |
| 41 | Eden | 4 | 1:149 | 14.29% | 1,489 |
| 41 | Beal | 4 | 1:149 | 22.22% | 1,955 |
| 41 | Holbrook | 4 | 1:149 | 28.57% | 2,259 |
| 41 | Jefferys | 4 | 1:149 | 7.02% | 906 |
| 49 | Brown | 3 | 1:199 | 0.18% | 2 |
| 49 | Barnes | 3 | 1:199 | 0.37% | 27 |
| 49 | Harding | 3 | 1:199 | 0.44% | 39 |
| 49 | Dowling | 3 | 1:199 | 2.97% | 559 |
| 49 | Way | 3 | 1:199 | 8.57% | 1,250 |
| 49 | Toogood | 3 | 1:199 | 3.13% | 585 |
| 49 | Stringfellow | 3 | 1:199 | 60.00% | 4,298 |
| 49 | Dalley | 3 | 1:199 | 33.33% | 2,952 |
| 49 | Galpin | 3 | 1:199 | 21.43% | 2,259 |
| 58 | Wright | 2 | 1:298 | 0.75% | 206 |
| 58 | Turner | 2 | 1:298 | 0.33% | 49 |
| 58 | Barber | 2 | 1:298 | 1.42% | 385 |
| 58 | Sullivan | 2 | 1:298 | 11.76% | 2,030 |
| 58 | Walmsley | 2 | 1:298 | 100.00% | 6,102 |
| 58 | Winslow | 2 | 1:298 | 2.90% | 775 |
| 58 | Dorington | 2 | 1:298 | 100.00% | 6,102 |
| 65 | Smith | 1 | 1:596 | 0.02% | 1 |
| 65 | Cooper | 1 | 1:596 | 0.18% | 55 |
| 65 | Miller | 1 | 1:596 | 0.44% | 237 |
| 65 | Collins | 1 | 1:596 | 0.17% | 52 |
| 65 | Butler | 1 | 1:596 | 0.20% | 69 |
| 65 | Ford | 1 | 1:596 | 0.12% | 24 |
| 65 | Pearce | 1 | 1:596 | 0.07% | 7 |
| 65 | Murphy | 1 | 1:596 | 9.09% | 2,605 |
| 65 | Newton | 1 | 1:596 | 1.03% | 579 |
| 65 | Marsh | 1 | 1:596 | 0.27% | 128 |
| 65 | Burgess | 1 | 1:596 | 0.31% | 157 |
| 65 | Warren | 1 | 1:596 | 0.44% | 237 |
| 65 | Sutton | 1 | 1:596 | 0.30% | 147 |
| 65 | Woods | 1 | 1:596 | 0.63% | 337 |
| 65 | Curtis | 1 | 1:596 | 0.15% | 42 |
| 65 | Ashton | 1 | 1:596 | 1.85% | 944 |
| 65 | Bartlett | 1 | 1:596 | 0.27% | 130 |
| 65 | Muir | 1 | 1:596 | 50.00% | 6,102 |
| 65 | Giles | 1 | 1:596 | 0.24% | 92 |
| 65 | Gibbons | 1 | 1:596 | 0.77% | 423 |
| 65 | Irvine | 1 | 1:596 | 50.00% | 6,102 |
| 65 | Hutchings | 1 | 1:596 | 1.45% | 775 |
| 65 | Cave | 1 | 1:596 | 1.43% | 764 |
| 65 | Crabb | 1 | 1:596 | 7.69% | 2,374 |
| 65 | Pitman | 1 | 1:596 | 2.22% | 1,065 |
| 65 | O'Ram | 1 | 1:596 | 0.34% | 178 |
| 65 | Hearne | 1 | 1:596 | 100.00% | 7,174 |
| 65 | Bradfield | 1 | 1:596 | 0.90% | 511 |
| 65 | Trollope | 1 | 1:596 | 0.62% | 335 |
| 65 | Doel | 1 | 1:596 | 0.32% | 168 |
| 65 | Witcombe | 1 | 1:596 | 5.26% | 1,890 |
| 65 | Crees | 1 | 1:596 | 2.27% | 1,078 |
| 65 | Eastment | 1 | 1:596 | 14.29% | 3,480 |
| 65 | Nicholes | 1 | 1:596 | 12.50% | 3,156 |
| 65 | Pothecary | 1 | 1:596 | 1.32% | 712 |
| 65 | Shrigley | 1 | 1:596 | 100.00% | 7,174 |
| 65 | Croom | 1 | 1:596 | 12.50% | 3,156 |
| 65 | Hurden | 1 | 1:596 | 4.17% | 1,651 |
| 65 | Shiles | 1 | 1:596 | 100.00% | 7,174 |
| 65 | Kidmore | 1 | 1:596 | 100.00% | 7,174 |
| 65 | Hellett | 1 | 1:596 | 100.00% | 7,174 |
| 65 | Sticklan | 1 | 1:596 | 100.00% | 7,174 |