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[Evans/Cooper deed] Marriage
Settlement
An 1804 deed of settlement on the intended marriage of Rev James Evans and
Mary Anne Cooper, both of Salisbury. Mary Anne brought to the marriage
property in Milford Street, Giggon Street [evidently today's Gigant Street], Brown Street and Blue Boar Row.
Manuscript on 2 large parchment sheets. The deed bears the clear
signatures Mary Anne Cooper, James Evans and the 4 trustees (Fort, Baker, Brodie,
Stevens) to the settlement. (ref 6943) £25.00 post-free
Not for export
The Mullins Family of Box, Wiltshire
Patrick Mullins, 1991. A4 25pp, thin card covers, paper spine. Small lib
stamp at foot of p1. (ref A116) £3.50 UK post-free
[Reeves & Whitaker] Sheep Bell &
Ploughshare
Marjorie Reeves, 1978. 180pp inc index, 23 ills. The story of 2 Bratton
families. VG in VG d/w. (ref 6559) £8.50
[Whiles] At Local Level
John Whiles, 1996. A5, white card covers, 105pp, several photo ills. Author
was born in Bridgwater, moved to Calne with the family in 1942 and became mayor of Calne
in 1966. He was a founder member of the Wiltshire Family History Society. VG. (ref 1015) £2.50
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An Act for Inclosing Lands in the Parish of Bradford in the
County of Wilts
1818 printed Act, 14pp disbound. Minor waterstains to fore-edges.
£5.00 UK post-free
[Bremhill] Swine Fever Poster -
Stockham Marsh
This 1888 poster announces Alfred Hillier's pigsty to be free of swine fever,
having been declared infected a month previous. Printed poster, approx
9"x11". (ref 266/19) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Bromham document] Scheduling of
Westbrook Farm & 3 Cottages under the Land Improvement Act 1864
An official copy of an 1896 Order by the Board of Agriculture concerning the
154 acre Westbrook Farm, tenanted by James Perrett, and 3 cottages only
identified as St Edith's, tenanted by N King, W Hillier and W Trews or his
sub-tenant. Single parchment sheet, multifolded, size approx 22"x18"
though the lower half of the document is occupied by a table of loan repayments
for the next 25 years. Bears the red embossed seal of the Land Loan &
Enfranchisement Company. (ref 447/9) £12.50 post-free
Not for export
[Charlton/Brinkworth/Brokenborough/Garsden/Hankerton/Malmesbury
document] Scheduling of Lands under the 1864 Land Improvement Act
An official copy - signed and sealed by the Inclosure Commissioners - of an 1873
Order scheduling 8364 acres of land owned by the Earl of Suffolk. An important item
for both local and family historians as the schedule lists 32 tenant farmers, their farms
and acreages. If you want to check if your ancestor was one of the tenants, email
us. Manuscript on large (approx 28"x23") parchment sheet, multifolded but
clean. (ref 118/1) £25.00 post-free Not for export
An earlier (1868) Order affecting the same 8364 acres. A smaller (approx 21"x17") parchment sheet, consequently the handwriting is also smaller. Signed and sealed by the Inclosure Commissioners. (ref 118/2) £20.00 post-free Not for export
Another Order - affecting the same 8364 acres but dated 1870. Size approx 27"x20", signed and sealed. (ref 118/3) £22.00 post-free Not for export
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of
Chitterne Saint Mary and Chittern All Saints, in the County of Wilts, and for repealing an
Act...for inclosing Lands within the Manor and Parish of Chitterne Saint Mary, in the
County of Wilts
1815 printed Act, 20pp disbound. £5.00 UK post-free
[Clyffe Pypard] 3 Documents
concerning Bushton Farm
An abstract of conveyance, a mortgage and a memorandum, all dated 1907.
Formerly part of the Meux estate auctioned in 1906, this farm was the concern of
the Watts family. The 3 items (ref 28/52) £12.50
post-free Not for export
[Corsham document] Scheduling of the Corsham
Court Estate by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1890 Order scheduling 2006 acres owned by Lord Methuen
comprising land, farms, woods, even the Pack Horse Inn and Methuen Arms Hotel. An
important item for both local and family historians in that it breaks the 2006 acres into
22 parts and lists the acreages and occupiers/tenants. Manuscript on large (approx
27"x23") parchment sheet, multifolded but clean. (ref 118/4)
£22.00 post-free Not for
export
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of
Damerham South, in the County of Wilts
1818 printed Act, 23pp disbound. Some browning of pages, and fore-edge of top page
curled back. £5.00 UK post-free
[Hullavington document] Licence to
Deepen a Ditch
This is a duplicate copy of a 1902 licence granted to the Great Western
Railway. The document is accompanied by a folding plan showing the ditch
in question, the purpose being to allow surplus water to run-off from the
railway line. Although a duplicate, it bears the GWR seal.
Rather grubby and mis-folded. (ref 103/16) £8.00 post-free Not
for export
[Kemble document] Scheduling of
Part of the Kemble Estate
This official copy 1892 document records the scheduling of a 2000 acre part
of the Kemble Estate by the Board of Agriculture under the 1864 Improvement of
Land Act. The schedule very briefly breaks down the area into Kemble House
Farm, the Kemble Upper Farm, Clay Furlong and Beak's [Farm?]. The schedule
also lists the land owner, the three tenants - two of which are described as
'late' - and the acreages. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 19"x15".
(ref 447/1) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Kemble document] Scheduling of
Part of the Kemble Estate
This official copy of an earlier [1889] Order by the Board of Agriculture
concerns 2524 acres, predominantly Kemble House Farm, Clay Furlong (farm?),
Smerrill Farm, Beak's Farm [conveniently tenanted by D Beak], Ewen Farm and
several unidentified smallholdings, cottages etc. The schedule
lists the land owner, the four tenants - two of which are described as
'late' - and the acreages. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 20"x15".
(ref 447/11) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Kemble and Poole Keynes document] Scheduling of
Part of the Kemble Estate
This official copy of an 1891 Order by the Board of Agriculture concerns
1644 acres, part of the Kemble Estate. It specifically concerns Kemble Clay
Furlong and Smerrill in Kemble, and West End in Poole Keynes. The schedule lists the land owner, the
two tenants - one of which is described as
'late' - and the acreages. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 19"x14".
(ref 447/12) £12.00 post-free Not for export
Old Sarum Excavation Fund - Reports of the
Excavation Committee to the Society of Antiquaries for 1909, 1910 and 1911
Society of Antiquaries, 1912. 36pp + 19pp, 11 photo ills, 4 folding plans,
scattered light foxing. Grey overlapping paper covers, ragged at edges. £2.00
UK post-free
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Tithing of Rodbourne, in the
Parish of Saint Paul, Malmesbury, in the County of Wilts
1819 printed Act, 18pp, some foxing, disbound. £5.00
UK post-free
Shrewton OS 1:25000 Map
1958. Special library edition, the map glazed & in yellow card folder.
Principal places included are Tilshead, Shrewton & Winterbourne Stoke. A couple of lib
stamps. (ref 475/66) £2.50 UK post-free
Some Notes on the Ancient Church of St
Leonard, Stanton Fitzwarren, Wilts, And Otherwise
W Caldwell Masters, 1913. 4to, white cloth boards with gilt lettering, 50pp,
6 plates. Signed dedication, eps browned, scattered spotting here & there, spine
sunned. (ref 0349) £16.00
Some Notes on the Ancient Church of St
Leonard, Stanton Fitzwarren, Wilts, And Otherwise
W Caldwell Masters, 1913. 4to, red cloth boards with gilt lettering, 50pp, 6
plates. Signed dedication. An ex-lib copy with ususal labels/stamps, eps browned,
scattered spotting here & there, spine worn at top & tail, some surface damage to
top board due to careless removal of old dymo label. (ref 475/130) £8.50
[Stanley, near Chippenham] Sale Poster
This 1837 printed poster announces the forthcoming sale of a farmhouse, a
field called The Home Close or Stanley Bridge Ground, a field called The Wood Leaze, a 5
acre orchard and a couple of cottages. The only siting information is that the
property was bounded on the West by the River Marden. It would seem the sale was
brought about following the death of Anthony Crook who lived at the farmhouse. Large
[approx 13"x16"] early poster, one or two small holes, offsetting due to having
been folded for so long, but you'd be hard-pressed to find another copy in any
condition. (ref 266/10) £18.00 UK post-free
Another Copy
We spoke too soon! And this copy isn't so affected by the offsetting.
We almost certainly have the only 2 copies on the market. (ref 266/11)
£20.00 UK post-free
[Stockton and Codford St Mary document]
Scheduling of the Stockton Estate
This official copy 1883 document records the scheduling of the 2700 acre
Stockton Estate by the Land Commissioners. The schedule very briefly
breaks down the area into 10 lots, and shows sitting tenants, acreages etc.
Unfortunately for us, not all the sitting tenants are named - the most unhelpful
entry being 'cottages and gardens' occupied by 'various tenants'. Having
said that, there are 5 named tenants (Melsome, Notley, Sims, Hebdon and Giles).
The Estate seems to have straddled the Stockton/Codford St Mary parish boundary.
Manuscript on parchment, size approx 20"x15", bears the official embossed seal
of the Land Commissioners. (ref 447/2) £15.00 post-free
Not for export
Directory of Swindon with Stratton St Margaret
Gedney Sales Ltd, 1970. 4to, blue paper boards with blue linen spine (faded),
202pp. Ex-lib copy with label & stamps but still a nice copy, VG. (ref 475/78) £5.00
Swindon - A Sixth Selection
Britain in Old Photographs series, 1998. Usual format, rather bigger
than A5 in pictorial card covers, 160pp jam-packed with captioned photographs from the
collection of The Swindon Society. This is a damaged copy, with 5 leaves [pp7-16] of
the 'perfect binding' completely detached & beginning to wear. An affordable
price, however, as the title is (probably) still in print at £9.99. Apart from the
detached leaves, VG. (ref 0000) £2.00
[Swindon documents]
Inventories & Valuations of Fixtures & Fittings at the Beehive, 94 Victoria Road
Contemporary copies of valuations made
in 1923 and 1928, together with an original of 1943, all 3 due to changes of
tenant. (ref 68/35) £12.50 UK post-free
[Swindon documents]
Inventories & Valuations of Beerhouse at 7 Albert Street
Professional assessment drawn up in
1902 on change of tenant, together with a scrappy inventory of 1904 and a more
detailed professional valuation of 1908. The three (ref 68/41)
£12.50 UK post-free
[Swindon documents] List of
Beerhouse Fixtures etc at 3 Westcott Place
Scrappy lists drawn up in 1923 and
1932 on changes of tenant. 2 small paper sheets. (ref 68/50)
£8.00 UK post-free
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Upton Lovell, in the
County of Wilts
1815 printed Act, 17pp disbound. £5.00
UK post-free
The History of Warminster
John J Daniell, 1879 2nd (the 1st ed was also 1879). Small 8vo, 237pp inc
index, single ill is the frontis view of the town. A decent copy would set you back
something like £30 - this scruffy ex-lib copy with all the usual lending library
trimmings is offered at a price we hope someone will overlook its appearance. (ref
0000) £3.00
[Various Parishes]
Scheduling of 8000+ acres by
the Inclosure Commissioners
This official copy 1872 document records the scheduling of large blocks of
land - including 33 entire farms - owned by the Earl of Suffolk under the 1864
Improvement of Land Act. The lands lay scattered amongst several parishes,
predominantly Charlton, Brokenborough, Garsden, Hankerton, Brinkworth and
Malmesbury, and to a much lesser extent Westport St Mary, Purton, Lea and
Milbourne. The 8364 acres are broken down into 39 blocks of land and
against them are shown the acreages and tenant farmers. Manuscript
on parchment, size approx 24"x24", bears the embossed seal of the Inclosure
Commissioners. (ref 447/3) £25.00 post-free
Not for export
An earlier Scheduling for the same properties.
This copy Order is dated 1868. The same 8364
acres are detailed, but the amount of the loan is higher. Rather foxed. (ref 447/5)
£25.00 post-free
Not for export
A third Scheduling for the same properties
This is dated 1871, again for same properties, and again the only change
appears to the amount of money loaned by the Earl of Suffolk. (ref 447/6) £25.00 post-free
Not for export
[Various Parishes] Scheduling of
the Pythouse Estate under The Improvement of Land Act 1864
Official copy on an 1880 Order covering 2398 acres owned by Vere Fane Benett
Stanford Esq, almost all of it in the parishes of Tisbury and Semley.
The schedule breaks down the estate into various farms and other bits of land,
shows their acreages and the 17 various occupiers. Manuscript on large
parchment sheet, bears the embossed seal of the Inclosure Commissioners. (ref
447/7) £18.00 post-free
Not for export
A subsequent (1881) schedule
For a much lower amount, otherwise the details appear identical. (ref
447/8) £18.00 post-free
Not for export
[Various Parishes inc some in Gloucs]
Scheduling of Lands by The Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1895 Order
concerning 4930 acres of land owned by George Thomas John Sotheron Estcourt Esq
of Estcourt House, Shipton Moyne [Gloucs]. Much of the land
consisted of farms, and the schedule provides details such as name and acreage,
together with tenants, eg line one shows Thomas White occupying the 415 acre
South Farm in the parish of Ashley. This huge area was sprinkled amongst
the parishes of Ashley and Long Newton in Wiltshire and Shipton Moyne and
Tetbury in Gloucestershire. In all, some 23 tenants are specifically
named. Manuscript on large parchment sheet, though about 40% of it is
occupied by a schedule of repayments projected over 25 years. Bears the
red embossed seal of the Land Loan and Enfranchisement Company together with the
signature of it's secretary. By all means check with us before you buy.
(ref 447/4) £18.00
post-free
Not for export
NB this is also listed on the Gloucestershire
page
[Various Parishes inc some in Somerset]
Scheduling of Lands by The Land Commissioners
Official copy of an 1889 Order
concerning 7310 acres of land owned by The Duke of Somerset. Much of the land
consisted of farms, and the schedule provides details such as name and acreage,
together with tenants, eg line one shows Charles Crees occupying a mill and 106
acres of land in the parish of Maiden Bradley. This huge area was sprinkled amongst
the parishes of Maiden Bradley, Semington, Seend and Hill Deverill in Wiltshire, and
Gasehill and Witham Friary in Somerset. In all, some 36 tenants are specifically
named. Manuscript on large parchment sheet [size approx 27"x22"]. By all means check with us before you buy,
if you want reassurance your ancestor is mentioned.
(ref 447/10) £22.00
post-free
Not for export
NB this is also listed on the Somerset
page
Wiltshire Bibliography
Canon Ed H Goddard, 1929. 276pp, a catalogue of printed books,
pamphlets and articles bearing on the history, topography and natural history of the
county and of course one of the standard works, mandatory for all serious Wiltshire
researchers. Divided into 2 parts, Wiltshire as a whole, and individual parishes
arranged alphabetically. G copy (ref 1676) £22.00
The Wiltshire Woollen Industries in the
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
G D Ramsay, 1965 2nd. 165pp inc index, frontis county sketch-map shows
those areas concerned. This was the golden age of this branch of the textile
industry. Published at £21, this VG copy in VG d/w (ref 525/37) £20.00
The Beauties of Wiltshire displayed in
Statistical, Historical, and Descriptive Sketches: Interspersed with Anecdotes of
the Arts
John Britton, 1801. 2 vols, half-calf on paper covered boards, 312pp
& 311pp, a total of 14 engraved plates as required by Upcott. Inner hinges of
vol 2 cracked, half calf on both vols worn esp corners (calf on one corner hanging
off), some foxing and offsetting esp from plates, first several leaves of both vols
waterstained at top. However contents of both vols are nice and firm. (ref
1333) £100.00
The Monumental Brasses of Wiltshire
Edward Kite, 1969, 1 of just 1000 facsimile rep of 1860. Tall 8vo, 111pp followed by 32
plates, other ills & 2 folding pedigrees in the text. Subtitled 'A Series of Examples
of These Memorials Ranging From the 13th to the 17th centuries accompanied with
Notices Descriptive of Ancient Costume, and Generally Illustrative of the History of the
county during this Period'. Ex-lib copy with label & stamps, nevertheless we'd
venture to say this remains a F copy in VG d/w, plastic protective wrapper. (1191) £15.00
Wiltshire Jury List, 1936
Large printed poster listing 60 jurors summoned for the Wiltshire Autumn
Assizes 1936. Shows names, addresses and occupations - surnames are Ball, Biggs,
Billington, Case, Chant, Clayton, Collins, Coward, Eyres, Fielden, Giles, Goddard, Gould,
Gregory, Grosvenor, Harding, Hardy, Harrison, Hatch, Hayter, Hinton, Jenkins, John, Kite,
Larkham, Locke, Lywood, Maggs, Main, Marshall, Matthews, Mitchell, Morgan, Morris,
Musselwhite, Nugent, Osmond, Perry, Pickett, Ponton, Raven, Razey, Read, Sainsbury,
Sawyer, Simmonds, Stiles, Stratton, Trimby, Walker, Wareham, Warren, Waters, Weekes,
White, Whitmarsh, Williams. Size approx 12"x20", multifolded, very nice
clean condition and highly suitable for framing. (ref 3659) £18.00
UK post-free
Wiltshire Notes & Queries No 1, March
1893
Familiar orange paper covers, clean but rather worn. Pp1-48
containing articles on Great Chalfield Manor House, Holt [2pp]; A List of Wiltshire
Patentees [4pp]; Some Wiltshire Folk-Lore [4pp]; Archbishop Laud's visitation to Salisbury
in 1634 [14pp]; Ivy Church [5pp]; The Guild of Taylors, Salisbury [1pp]; and several
lesser articles variously mentioning Osmund Gibbs (of Westwood?), Benjamin Webb of
Devizes, Rev Thomas Holland of Amesbury, The Farwell family. (ref 0000)
£2.00 UK post-free
Wiltshire Quarter Sessions and Assizes, 1736
WANHS Records Branch vol 11, 1955. Familiar tall 8vo in blue cloth
boards, 65+213pp inc 2 indexes totalling 57pp. Well over 1000 entries from the
various quarter sessions held around the county during the year 1736, including offenders,
juries and lists of constables - hundreds of people get a mention. Comparatively VG
example, one of only 300 printed. (ref 2664) £15.00
Wiltshire Meeting House Certificates
1689-1852
Wiltshire Record Society vol 40,
1985. Tall 8vo, familiar blue cloth boards, 226pp inc index. One of
only 500 copies printed. Very nice copy, easily VG. (ref 2878)
£12.00