Wiltshire Ancestors

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This group is for anyone with ancestors from the county of Wiltshire in England.

Location: Wiltshire, England
Members: 74
Latest Activity: Jan 6

Welcome to Wiltshire

Welcome to the Wiltshire Ancestors Group for all those who have an interest in the County of Wiltshire.

Please introduce yourself and your Wiltshire interests on the Comment Wall or start a discussion on the Discussion Forum.

Useful Links
Berkshire Family History Society have a number of Wiltshire related items in their Research Centre
Genuki Wiltshire
Goddard Association of Europe
Guild of One Name Studies
Moonrakers
Pictures of Wiltshire
Wikipedia
Wiltshire and Swindon Archives
Wiltshire Family History Society
Wiltshire Parishes A map of the parishes in the county
Wiltshire Wills Index of Wills held at Wiltshire Archives

Related Surname Groups on GenealogyWise
Breadmore Genealogy
CLIFF / CLIFFE / CLYFFE
Colbourne and Colborne
Doust
The GURD Family
HELLARD family from South Wraxall Wiltshire
Rawlin(g)s Family of Enford Wiltshire
WOODMAN family from Melksham, Wiltshire

Related Place Groups on GenealogyWise
England Family History
Mildenhall, Wiltshire

Discussion Forum

TOGOOD/TOOGOOD/TWOGOOD FAMILY OF MERE, WILTSHIRE

Hello everyone,I am trying to find information on my Togood/Toogood/Twogood Family (as you can see there are 3 different ways of spelling their last name) also there is a lot of information out…Continue

Started by Robyne Moran Oct 24, 2011.

Hall Family of Goatacre, 1600's

The earliest Hall I know of is a Thomas that was born about 1655 (give or take a few years), probably in Goatacre, of Hilmarton. He left England about 1681 and settled in Delaware Co., PA USA. If…Continue

Started by Jérome Armént Oct 16, 2010.

Ludgershall and area Name interests 6 Replies

Chandler.Cook,Burgess,Mathews,Cannons,Habberfield

Started by steve welling. Last reply by Andrew Hutchins Aug 22, 2010.

Find and Purchase Wiltshire Parish Records 9 Replies

I have been searching for over a 2 weeks for Wiltshire Parish Records prior to 1837. It seems The Wiltshire Historical Society has decided to allow the website "Find my past" a pay per view or…Continue

Tags: book, format, Cd, online, records

Started by Jen Barnett. Last reply by Jen Barnett May 23, 2010.

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Comment by Kay Pedrosa on August 31, 2009 at 12:58pm: I'm a descendant from the Porter / Sheppard line - both of Atworth, Wilts., later from Bristol, and eventually Cwmbran, South Wales.
I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else interested in these lines. I have traced back to mid 1700's.

Comment by Michael Hampton on August 31, 2009 at 12:22pm: My father came to Bristol, where I was born, as a child. Both his parents, Charles HAMPTON b.1876 and Emily WATTS b.1885, came from Devizes. I have traced the WATTS side of the family, originating in Potterne, back to the C17. I would be pleased to hear from anyone having family links.

Comment by Dorothy Gurd on August 31, 2009 at 9:59am: I descend from generations of the Gurd family who have lived in south Wiltshire from as far back as the 13th century to the present day. I have found no links to the early Gurds (yet!), but have paper evidence to confirm the family line back to the early 16th century in Semley and Donhead St Mary. The Gurds intermarried with many well known south Wiltshire families. I would welcome contact from anyone who has links to the family

Comment by Andrew Young for Margaret Young on August 31, 2009 at 9:42am: Elizabeth and Dorothy
Welcome to you both - I have added links to your groups

Comment by Elizabeth Kipp nee Blake on August 31, 2009 at 8:21am: Elizabeth Rawlings, my great grandmother, was born at Enford bap 19 Oct 1853 and the daughter of William Rawlings and Elizabeth Lywood. Elizabeth Lywood was born at Milston bap 25 Dec 1826 and the daughter of George Lywood and Martha Peck. William Rawlings was born at Enford 1825 and the son of Thomas Rawlins and Mary Dove. I have more information on the Rawlings, Lywood, Peck and Dove lines.

It is likely that my Isaac Farmer (b 1764) was born/bap at Collingbourne Kingston (bap 6 May 1764) and the son of John Farmer who was buried at Collingbourne Kingston in 1771.