Mere Genealogical Records

Mere Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

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.

Mere Baptism Registers (1561-1837)

Baptism records from people born in and around Mere between 1561 and 1837. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.

Mere Baptism Records (1561-1812)

A printed book recording baptisms held in the church of Mere. These records essentially record births in and around Mere between 1561 and 1812. Details may include residence, father's occupation and more.

Wiltshire Birth Index (1837-1948)

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.

Wiltshire Baptism Transcripts (1538-1854)

Transcriptions of Wiltshire baptisms covering around 50% of Anglican places of worship.

Mere Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

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.

Mere Marriages (1561-1812)

Transcriptions of records from baptism registers. They are the primary source for pre-1837 marriages. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.

Mere Marriage Records (1561-1812)

A book containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Mere. Church marriage registers are the primary source for marriage documentation before 1837. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.

Wiltshire Marriage Index (1837-2011)

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.

Vicar General’s Office Marriage Licences (1600-1679)

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.

Mere Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

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.

Mere Burial Records (1561-1812)

A printed register recording burials in the churchyard of Mere. These records essentially record deaths in and around Mere between 1561 and 1812.

St Michael, Mere Burial Records (1561-1837)

Burial records covering those buried at St Michael, Mere_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.

Wiltshire Death Index (1837-1948)

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.

Wiltshire Quaker Deaths (1542-1897)

Transcriptions of around 1,800 records from Quaker death records. They include ages, relations, residences and more.

Mere Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

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.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

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.

North Wiltshire Militia Musters (1539)

An index to names listed in a document listing those liable for militia service.

1901 British Census (1901)

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.

1891 British Census (1891)

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 Mere

Wells Journal (1851-1867)

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.

Sherborne Mercury (1770-1867)

Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Sherborne district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.

Western Gazette (1863-1950)

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.

Western Daily Press (1858-1949)

A regional newspaper covering the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It covers local and national news, family announcements, business news, legal proceedings and more.

Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle (1858-1867)

A liberal newspaper, containing news and family notices, such as births, marriages and death.

Mere Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

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.

Devon Wills Index (1163-1999)

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.

Salisbury & Wiltshire Wills Index (1464-1858)

An index to 90,000 wills, including name, occupation, year of probate, residence and more.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Admon Index (1559-1660)

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.

Wiltshire Probate Index (1242-1887)

An index to all ecclesiastical wills for Wiltshire, civil wills to 1887, nuncupative wills and inquisitions postmortem.

Mere Immigration & Travel Records

Wiltshire Removal Orders (1670-1890)

Abstracts of over 20,000 removal orders, which provided legal backing to move people to their parish of settlement.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

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.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

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.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

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.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

Mere Military Records

Berkshire & Wiltshire War Diaries (1914-1945)

Transcriptions of war diaries covering 15 regiments during World War I & II. The records detail war action and record names, generally those of officers.

Wiltshire War Monuments (1914-1945)

Photographs and transcriptions of monuments commemorating those who lost their lives in battle.

The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (1899-1902)

An account of the regiment's part in the South African War.

North Wiltshire Militia Musters (1539)

An index to names listed in a document listing those liable for militia service.

Wiltshire WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Wiltshire, with some service details.

Wiltshire - Inquisitiones Post Mortems (1625-1649)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.

Wiltshire - Inquisitiones Post Mortems (1327-1377)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.

Wiltshire - Inquisitiones Post Mortems (1242-1326)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.

Wiltshire Quarter Session Calendars (1728-1890)

Calendars to names occurring in over 65,000 legal documents.

Civil Pleas of the Wiltshire Eyre (1249)

Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.

Mere Taxation Records

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

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.

Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures (1710-1811)

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.

Red Book of the Exchequer (1066-1230)

A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.

Index to Death Duty Registers (1796-1903)

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.

Mere Land & Property Records

Wiltshire - Inquisitiones Post Mortems (1625-1649)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.

Wiltshire - Inquisitiones Post Mortems (1327-1377)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.

Wiltshire - Inquisitiones Post Mortems (1242-1326)

Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Wiltshire and the inheritance of their lands.

Wiltshire Poll Index (1772)

An index to freeholders who voted in the election. Also names tenants of properties.

Wiltshire Name Index (1242-1900)

An index to over 400,000 names from numerous Wiltshire records, including court, parish, poor law and other records.

Mere Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire (1939)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire (1927)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire (1920)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire (1915)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire (1912)

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.

Mere Cemeteries

Wiltshire Monumental Inscriptions (1600-2000)

An index to vital details engraved on over 290,000 monuments across the county of Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Wiltshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

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.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Mere Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

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.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

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.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Mere Histories & Books

Catholic History in South West England (1517-1856)

A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.

Victoria County History: Wiltshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Wiltshire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Church Photographs (1999-Present)

Extensive galleries of parish churches in Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Windmills (1998-Present)

An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.

Mere School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

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.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

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.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

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.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Mere Occupation & Business Records

Salisbury Infirmary Admissions & Discharges (1761-1832)

An index to over 100,000 patient records covering Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Pub Histories (1820-Present)

Histories of Wiltshire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

South England Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.

Lost Pubs of Wiltshire (1750-Present)

Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

British Trade Union Membership Registers (1870-1999)

An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Mere

Victoria County History: Wiltshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Mere Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Wiltshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Wiltshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Wiltshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Mere Church Records

Mere Parish Registers (1561-1837)

Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Mere are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.

Mere Parish Registers (1561-1812)

A printed book comprised of baptism, marriage and burial transcriptions from the registers of the church at Mere. These records document relations between people, detail where they live and may offer other details such as occupations.

Catholic History in South West England (1517-1856)

A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.

Wiltshire Church Photographs (1999-Present)

Extensive galleries of parish churches in Wiltshire.

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

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.

Biographical Directories Covering Mere

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

The Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1654-1930)

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.

Mere Maps

Maps of Wiltshire (1626-1911)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Parish Maps of Britain (1832)

Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.

Mere Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

Mere, a small market town, which gives its name to the hundred in which it is situated, at the western extremity of the county, on the borders of Somersetshire.

There was formerly a castle here, of which not the smallest vestige now remains; but near the site is an ancient camp called Whiteshole Hill.

The houses at Mere are indifferently built and ill-arranged. In the centre stands a small cross, or market-house. The church here is the only building worthy of notice; it is a spacious edifice with a handsome square tower at the west end. This town is said to have been once of considerable importance, and has undoubtedly possessed a market from a very remote period, though the privilege seems occasionally to have lain dormant; it is now however exercised on Thursdays: and here are besides two annual fairs. The chief support of Mere now is its manufactory of English dowlas and bed-ticking, in which a number of women are employed. The town contains 170 houses, and 781 inhabitants.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

MERE is a union town and parish on the borders of three counties-Wilts, Dorset and Somerset-which meet in the vicinity, and is on the road from Salisbury to Taunton Dean, 4 miles north from Gillingham station on the Salisbury and Yeovil branch of the South Western railway, 23 west-by-north from Salisbury, 7 west from Hindon, 7 east-by-north from Wincanton and 102 from London, in the Southern division of the county, Mere hundred, Tisbury and Mere petty sessional division, county court district of Shaftesbury, Wylye rural deanery (Heytesbury portion), archdeaconry of Sarum and diocese of Salisbury. The town is lighted with gas from works erected in 1866. The church of St. Michael the Archangel is a stone building with traces of Early English and reputed Saxon work, consisting of chancel with chapels, clerestoried nave of five bays, aisles, north and south porches, over each of which is a parvise, and a western tower 100 feet high, with pinnacles, and containing a clock with chimes and 6 bells: the chancel is separated from the nave by a beautifully carved oak screen: there are two chantry chapels, and in the south chapel is a brass to John Betteshorne, d.1398: the present chancel and the chapels were built in the 14th century, but the tower dates from about the middle of the 15th century: there are 580 sittings: in 1883 the churchyard was levelled and planted with shrubs and flowers. The registers are in a good state of preservation, and date from 1572, and the churchwardens’ books, still preserved, date from 1556. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £210, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Salisbury, and held since 1890 by the Rev. John Augustus Lloyd M.A. of St. John’s College, Oxford, and surrogate. The mission church of St. Matthew, about 1 ½ miles south of the town, and on the Shaftesbury road, was opened in 1882, and is an edifice of stone and brick, consisting of apsidal chancel, nave, north porch, and a turret containing one bell, and will seat 150 persons: the cost of erection was about £1,000, the site being the gift of Miss Grove; it is served by the clergy of St. Michael the Archangel. The Congregational chapel, a large Gothic structure, was erected at a cost of over £5,000, defrayed by Charles Jupe esq.; there is also a Primitive Methodist chapel and one for the Plymouth Brethren. The Society of Friends have a meeting house here. The Cemetery, on the south side of the town, consisting of about two acres, was opened in 1856, and has two mortuary chapels; during the excavations necessary in its formation an earthen vessel was discovered containing 400 Roman coins; it is under the control of a burial board of 9 members. The market, formerly held on Tuesday, has now become extinct, also the annual fairs that were held on the 17th of May and the 10th of October. The clock tower in the Market place occupies the site of the old market house and was erected in 1866 by H. R. H, the Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall. The charities amount to £158 yearly: Gillingham Forest charity, arising from inclosure of land at Gillingham Forest, produces £100 yearly, and is distributed in shares: the allotment charity, derived from land in Gillingham parish, yields £20 annually, and is distributed to the poor. John Phillips left by his will the sum of £800, the interest of which is devoted to the repair of his tomb and the support of the Sunday school, the surplus is distributed by the churchwardens; there are a few minor charities now amalgamated under a scheme of the Charity Commissioners. The ancient Manor House, now used as a farm, house, includes a domestic chapel, called “Woodlands,” south of the town. Mere constitutes a part of the Duchy of Cornwall: in the year 1253 per mission was given to Richard, Earl of Cornwall, to build a castle on the hill, now known as Castle Hill, and afterwards to fortify it; some traces of this castle were found during excavations in 1887. The principal landowners are H. R. H, the Prince of Wales, who is lord of the manor, George Troyte-Chafyn-Grove esq. F. S. A, of North Coker, Somerset, the trustees of the late Meyrick Bankes esq. and A. R. White esq. The soil is various, clay, chalk and flint; subsoil, chalk and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, beans and oats to the north; and on the south of the town (which is principally clay) fine grazing land. The Ashfield water rises from a chalk, hill in the neighbourhood, and after turning several mills joins the river Stour. The parish contains 5,792 acres; rateable value, £7,997; the population in 1891 was 749 in the civil and 2,279 in the ecclesiastical parish, including 49 officers and inmates in the workhouse.

Bush Hayes, 1 ½ miles south-east; Manor House, Barrow Street, 1 south-east, and Burton, half a mile east, are adjacent places.

Mere Union

The following is a list of places in Mere union:-Kilmington, Kingston Deverill, East Knoyle, West Knoyle, Maiden Bradley, Mere Town, Monckton Deverill, Sedghill, Stourton & Zeals. The population in 1891 was 5,762; area, 31,091 acres; rateable value in 1897, £32,077.

Workhouse, Castle street, a building of stone, built about 1839, hold 150 inmates.

School Attendance Committee.

Meets at the Workhouse every Friday, monthly, at 1 p.m. Clerk, John Thomas Humby, Church street, Mere Attendance & Inquiry Officer, Thomas Hall Woodford, Castle street.

Places of Worship, with times of services

Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Rev. John Augustus Lloyd M.A. vicar; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; daily at 10 a.m. & 5.30 p.m.; holy communion, 1st & 3rd Sundays of month after morning prayer, & all Sundays at 8 a.m. & holy days 10 a.m.

St. Matthew’s Church, Rev. John Augustus Lloyd M.A. vicar; 2.30 p.m.; every Sunday except 1st Sunday of month at 6 p.m.; holy communion, 1st Sun.10 a.m.

Society of Friends’ Meeting House; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Congregational, Mere, Rev. John Pither; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.

Plymouth Brethren; 10.30 a.m. & 3 & 6 p.m.; Mon. wed. & sat. 7.30 p.m. Primitive Methodist; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7 p.m.

Schools

National (mixed & infants), erected in 1841 & enlarged in 1892, for 540 children; average attendance, 168.

British (mixed), built in 1853, for 400 children; average attendance, 201.

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire (1898)

Most Common Surnames in Mere

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Mere Hundred
1Gray1231:2416.16%30
2Norris1041:2821.58%71
3Mills1021:2921.43%74
4Morgan801:3726.49%173
5Coward691:4333.01%260
6Maidment631:4717.36%132
7Hooper621:4726.96%236
8Cowley611:4831.77%281
9Ford561:526.86%24
9Bristow561:5230.11%292
11Alford531:5520.87%217
12Welch461:6439.32%483
12Farthing461:6480.70%906
14Carter421:704.30%16
15Taylor411:723.40%9
15Foot411:7227.33%359
17Green391:755.20%32
18Fricker381:7732.20%477
18Gatehouse381:7754.29%764
20Long371:795.80%45
20Read371:796.65%56
20Sheppard371:794.30%19
23Avery321:9240.51%693
24Meatyard271:10950.94%967
25Dodington261:113100.00%1,560
26Grey241:12218.32%417
26Herridge241:12268.57%1,250
28Down231:12811.56%273
28Lander231:12860.53%1,182
30White221:1331.43%3
30Markey221:13384.62%1,560
32Dowding211:14014.69%378
32Baverstock211:14031.34%794
34Brown201:1471.21%2
34Mitchell201:1476.19%153
34Matthews201:1472.34%20
37Baker191:1542.14%18
37Curtis191:1542.87%42
37Deverill191:15459.38%1,334
40Cross181:1638.87%268
40Parfitt181:16315.65%492
40Chalk181:1638.11%247
40Jupe181:16381.82%1,739
44Edwards171:1732.10%25
44Collins171:1732.93%52
44Parsons171:1732.38%36
44Burfitt171:17342.50%1,146
48Stone161:1832.76%53
49Charlton151:19628.85%980
49Toogood151:19615.63%585
49Harcourt151:196100.00%2,175
52Glover141:21025.45%929
52Wickham141:21019.18%733
52Forward141:21038.89%1,221
52Doddington141:21087.50%2,092
56Smith131:2260.31%1
57Sharp121:24510.17%477
57Lawrence121:2452.82%89
57Arnold121:2458.22%368
57Mead121:2453.61%146
57Hallett121:24519.35%852
57Clothier121:24535.29%1,280
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