Wiltshire Record Society
Encyclopedia
The Wiltshire Record Society is a publishing
association
in Wiltshire
, England
, which edits and publishes historic documents concerned with the history of Wiltshire
.
was the chief mover in a proposal to found the records branch of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
. The Records Branch was established in 1939, and in 1967 it became the Wiltshire Record Society, an independent organization in its own right. However, the numbering of the volumes published has remained continuous, the last volume published by the Records Branch being number 21 and the first volume under the new regime being number 22. The books published by both have all been bound in pale blue cloth and have the same size and format.
The work of the Society is funded by the subscribing members, some of them being academic bodies and libraries, but most are private individuals. An annual general meeting
is held in Wiltshire once a year, usually in June.
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
association
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, which edits and publishes historic documents concerned with the history of Wiltshire
History of Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a historic county located in the South West England region. Wiltshire is landlocked and is in the east of the region.-Early history:...
.
History
In 1937 Ralph PughRalph Pugh
Ralph Bernard Pugh was an historian and editor of the Victoria History of the Counties of England from 1949 to 1977....
was the chief mover in a proposal to found the records branch of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society was founded in 1853, and is one of the largest county-based archaeological societies in the UK. It runs the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes, Wiltshire which has the best Bronze Age collections in Britain, including finds from Avebury...
. The Records Branch was established in 1939, and in 1967 it became the Wiltshire Record Society, an independent organization in its own right. However, the numbering of the volumes published has remained continuous, the last volume published by the Records Branch being number 21 and the first volume under the new regime being number 22. The books published by both have all been bound in pale blue cloth and have the same size and format.
The work of the Society is funded by the subscribing members, some of them being academic bodies and libraries, but most are private individuals. An annual general meeting
Annual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
is held in Wiltshire once a year, usually in June.
General editors
- 1962–1972: Dr Christopher ElringtonChristopher ElringtonChristopher Robin Elrington was an English historian, known primarily for his work with the Victoria County History. Elrington was born in Farnborough, as the second of three sons of Brigadier Maxwell Elrington, and his wife Beryl. Christopher's father died in active service in Germany, while the...
- 1972–1976: Dr Douglas A. Crowley
- 1976–1978: D. C. Cox
- 1979–1981: Miss Janet H. Stevenson
- 1981–1982: vacant
- 1982–1988: Dr J. L. Kirby
- 1988–1995: Dr Jane Freeman
- 1995–2007: Dr John Chandler
- 2007– : Dr Virginia Bainbridge
Publications
Since 1939, the Society and its predecessor the Records Branch have produced roughly one volume per year, the list of publications being as follows.- Vol. 1: Abstracts of feet of fines relating to Wiltshire for the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, ed. R. B. PughRalph PughRalph Bernard Pugh was an historian and editor of the Victoria History of the Counties of England from 1949 to 1977....
, 1939 - Vol. 2: Accounts of the parliamentary garrisons of Great Chalfield and MalmesburyMalmesburyMalmesbury is a market town and civil parish located in the southern Cotswolds in the county of Wiltshire, England. Historically Malmesbury was a centre for learning and home to Malmesbury Abbey...
, 1645-1646, H. P. Pafford, 1940 - Vol. 3: Calendar of Antrobus deeds before 1625, ed. R. B. Pugh, 1947
- Vol. 4: Wiltshire county records : minutes of proceedings in sessions, 1563 and 1574 to 1592, ed. H. C. Johnson, 1949
- Vol. 5: List of Wiltshire borough records earlier in date than 1836, ed. M. G. Rathbone, 1951
- Vol. 6: The Trowbridge woollen industry as illustrated by the stock books of John and Thomas Clark 1804-1824, ed. R. P. Beckinsale
- Vol. 7: Guild stewards book of the borough of CalneCalneCalne is a town in Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
, 1561-1688, ed. A. W. Mabbs, 1953 - Vol. 8: Andrews and Dury's map of Wiltshire, 1773: a reduced facsimile, ed. Elizabeth Crittall, 1952
- Vol. 9: Surveys of the manors of Philip, earl of Pembroke and MontgomeryPhilip Herbert, 5th Earl of PembrokePhilip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Earl of Montgomery , succeeded to the titles in 1649 on the death of his father, also called Philip Herbert....
, 1631-2, ed. E. Kerridge, 1953 - Vol. 10: Two sixteenth century taxation lists, 1545 and 1576, ed. G. D. Ramsay, 1954
- Vol. 11: Wiltshire quarter sessions and assizes, 1736, ed. J. P. M. Fowle, 1955
- Vol. 12: Collectanea, ed. N.J. Williams, 1956
- Vol. 13: Progress notes of Warden Woodward for the Wiltshire estates of New College, OxfordNew College, OxfordNew College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, 1659-1675, ed. R. L. Rickard, 1957 - Vol. 14: Accounts and surveys of the Wiltshire lands of Adam de StrattonAdam de StrattonAdam de Stratton was a royal moneylender, administrator and clergyman under Edward I of England. He advanced professionally through the patronage of the earls of Devon, and became chamberlain of the Exchequer and steward of Isabella, Countess of Devon...
, ed. M. W. Farr, 1959 - Vol. 15: Tradesmen in early-Stuart Wiltshire : a miscellany, ed. N. J. Williams, 1960
- Vol. 16: Crown pleas of the Wiltshire eyre, 1249, ed. C. A. F. Meekings, 1961
- Vol. 17: Wiltshire apprentices and their masters, 1710-1760, ed. Christabel Dale, 1961
- Vol. 18: Hemingby's register, ed. Helena M. Chew, 1963
- Vol. 19: Documents illustrating the Wiltshire textile trades in the eighteenth century, ed. Julia de L. Mann, 1964
- Vol. 20: The diary of Thomas Naish, ed. Doreen Slatter, 1965
- Vol. 21: The rolls of the Highworth hundred 1275-1287, part 1, ed. Brenda Farr, 1966,
- Vol. 22: The rolls of the Highworth hundred 1275-1287, part 2, ed. Brenda Farr, 1968
- Vol. 23: The earl of HertfordEdward Seymour, 1st Earl of HertfordSir Edward Seymour, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Hache and 1st Earl of Hertford, KG was the son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, by his second wife Anne Stanhope....
's lieutenancy papers, 1603-1612, ed. W. P. D. Murphy, 1969 - Vol. 24: Court rolls of the Wiltshire manors of Adam de Stratton, ed. R. B. Pugh, 1970.
- Vol. 25: Abstracts of Wiltshire inclosure awards and agreements, ed. R. E. Sandell, 1971
- Vol. 26: Civil pleas of the Wiltshire eyre, 1249, ed. M. T. Clanchy, 1971
- Vol. 27: Wiltshire returns to the bishop's visitation queries, 1783, ed. Mary Ransome, 1972
- Vol. 28: Wiltshire extents for debts, Edward I - Elizabeth I, ed. Angela Conyers, 1973
- Vol. 29: Abstracts of feet of fines relating to Wiltshire for the reign of Edward III, ed. C. R. Elrington, 1974
- Vol. 30: Abstracts of Wiltshire tythe apportionments, ed. R. E. Sandell, 1975
- Vol. 31: Poverty in early-Stuart SalisburySalisburySalisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, ed. Paul Slack, 1975 - Vol. 32: The subscription book of Bishops Tounson and Davenant, 1620-40, ed. B. Williams, 1977
- Vol. 33: Wiltshire gaol delivery and trailbaston trials, 1275-1306, ed. R. B. Pugh, 1978
- Vol. 34: Lacock abbeyLacock AbbeyLacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order.- History :...
charters, ed. K. H. Rogers, 1979 - Vol. 35: The cartulary of Bradenstoke priory, ed. Vera C. M. London, 1979
- Vol. 36: Wiltshire coroners' bills, 1752-1796, ed. R. F. Hunnisett, 1981
- Vol. 37: Two justicing notebooks of William Hunt, 1744-1749, ed. Elizabeth Crittall, 1982
- Vol. 38: Two Elizabethan women : correspondence of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611, ed. Alison D. Wall, 1983
- Vol. 39: The register of John Chandler, dean of Salisbury, 1404-17, ed. T. C. B. Timmins, 1984
- Vol. 40: Wiltshire dissenters meeting house certificates and registrations, 1689-1852, ed. J. H. Chandler, 1985
- Vol. 41: Abstracts of feet of fines relating to Wiltshire, 1377-1509, ed. J. L. Kirby, 1986
- Vol. 42: The EdingtonEdington, WiltshireEdington is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about five miles east of Westbury.The parish includes two principal settlements, Edington village and Tinhead, which lies between the main village and Coulston and contains the parish's only surviving public house, The Paulet Arms...
cartulary, ed. Janet H. Stevenson, 1987 - Vol. 43: The commonplace book of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, ed. Jane Freeman, 1988
- Vol. 44: The diaries of Jeffery Whitaker, schoolmaster of Bratton, 1739-1741, ed. Marjorie Reeves and Jean Morrison, 1989
- Vol. 45: The Wiltshire tax list of 1332, ed. D. A. Crowley, 1989
- Vol. 46: Calendar of Bradford-on-Avon settlement examinations and removal orders, 1725-98, ed. Phyllis Hembry, 1990
- Vol. 47: Early trade directories of Wiltshire, ed. K. H. Rogers and indexed by J. H. Chandler, 1992
- Vol. 48: Star chamber suits of John and Thomas Warneford, ed. F. E. Warneford, 1993
- Vol. 49: The Hungerford cartulary : a calendar of the earl of Radnor's cartulary of the Hungerford family, ed. J. L. Kirby, 1994
- Vol. 50: The Letters of John Peniston, Salisbury architect, Catholic, and Yeomanry Officer, 1823-1830, ed. M. Cowan, 1996
- Vol. 51: The Apprentice Registers of the Wiltshire Society, 1817-1922, ed. H. R. Henly, 1997
- Vol. 52: Printed Maps of Wiltshire 1787-1844 : a selection of topographical, road and canal maps, in facsimile, ed. John Chandler, 1998
- Vol. 53: Monumental Inscriptions of Wiltshire, ed. Peter Sherlock, 2000
- Vol. 54: The First General Entry Book of the City of Salisbury, 1387-1452, ed. David R. Carr, 2001
- Vol. 55: Devizes income tax assessments, 1842-1860, ed. Robert Colley, 2002
- Vol. 56: Wiltshire Glebe Terriers, 1588-1827, ed. Steven Hobbs, 2003
- Vol. 57: Wiltshire Farming in the Seventeenth Century, ed. Joseph Bettey, 2005
- Vol. 58: Early Motor Vehicle Registration in Wiltshire 1903-1914, ed. Ian Hicks, 2006
- Vol. 59: Marlborough Probate Inventories 1591–1775, ed. Lorelei Williams and Sally Thomson, 2007
- Vol. 60: The Hungerford Cartulary, a calendar of the Hobhouse cartulary of the Hungerford family, ed. J. L. Kirby, 2007
- Vol. 61: The Court Records of BrinkworthBrinkworth, WiltshireBrinkworth, in northern Wiltshire, is the longest village in Britain, at over 6 miles...
and Charlton, 1544-1648, ed. Douglas Crowley, 2009 - Vol. 62: The Diary of William Henry Tucker, 1825–1850, ed. Helen Rogers, 2009
- Vol. 63: Gleanings from Wiltshire Parish Registers, ed. Steven Hobbs, 2010
See also
- Wiltshire Victoria County HistoryWiltshire Victoria County HistoryThe Wiltshire Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic history of the county of Wiltshire in England. It forms part of the overall Victoria County History of England founded in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria...
- History of WiltshireHistory of WiltshireWiltshire is a historic county located in the South West England region. Wiltshire is landlocked and is in the east of the region.-Early history:...
- Wiltshire and Swindon History CentreWiltshire and Swindon History CentreWiltshire and Swindon History Centre is a building in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, which serves as a focal point for heritage services relating to Wiltshire and Swindon. It is funded by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council...
External links
- PUBLICATIONS OF THE WILTSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY at british-history.ac.uk