Category: Gazetteer

A geographical dictionary providing reference information about places and place names in Warminster and other civil parishes in the surrounding area.

Living In Norridge Wood, At The Time Of The 1891 Census

Sunday 5th April 1891

The 1891 Census for Warminster, taken on Sunday 5th April 1891, records who was living at Norridge Wood, in the civil parish of Warminster.

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Number on schedule: 113.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: Norridge Wood.
Houses: 1 Inhabited.

Name: Alfred Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 44.
Profession or occupation: Gamekeeper.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Romsey, Hants.

Name: Annie Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 44.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Petersfield, Hants.

Name: Louisa Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 18.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Romsey, Hants.

Name: Caroline Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 16.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: -.
Place where born: Alton, Hants.

Name: Jesse Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 14.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Alton, Hants.

Name: Arthur Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 12.
Profession or occupation:
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Winchester, Hants.

Name: Albert Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 10.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Romsey, Hants.

Name: Agnes Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 8.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Southampton, Hants.

Name: Bertha Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 6.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Nellie Betteridge.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 3.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Thomas Rowe.
Relation to head of family: Lodger.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 24.
Profession or occupation: Under Gamekeeper.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

The Almshouses, Portway, Warminster, At The Time Of The 1891 Census

Sunday 5th April 1891

The 1891 Census for Warminster, taken on Sunday 5th April 1891, records The Almshouses, at Portway, Warminster.

The census enumerator recorded The Almshouses between 61 Portway and 67 Portway.
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Number on schedule: 88.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 1 Alms House.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 2 rooms.

Name: Sarah Pinnell.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Widow.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 69.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: America. British subject.

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Number on schedule: 89.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 2 Alms House.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 2 rooms.

Name: Jane Fish.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 89.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Kent.

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Number on schedule: 90.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 3 Alms House.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 2 rooms.

Name: Eliza Witt.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Widow.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 72.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Annie F. Witt.
Relation to head of family: Granddaughter.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 26.
Profession or occupation: Dressmaker.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Bristol, Gloucestershire.

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Number on schedule: 91.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 4 Alms House.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 2 rooms.

Name: Emma Young.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Widow.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 74.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Bourton, Wiltshire, or Bourton, Buckinghamshire.

Scotland Cottages, Warminster, At The Time Of The 1891 Census

Sunday 5th April 1891

The 1891 Census for Warminster, taken on Sunday 5th April 1891, records Scotland Cottages, at Portway, Warminster.

The census enumerator recorded Scotland Cottages between 32 Portway and 38 Portway.
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Number on schedule: 63.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 1 Scotland Cottages.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 4 rooms.

Name: Thomas Langley.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 31.
Profession or occupation: Iron moulder.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Corsley, Wiltshire.

Name: Bessie Langley.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 34.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: North Cadbury, Wiltshire.

Name: William J. Hunt.
Relation to head of family: Boarder.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 28.
Profession or occupation: Painter and glazier.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: North Cadbury, Somerset.

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Number on schedule: 64.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 2 Scotland Cottages.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 4 rooms.

Name: Joseph Whittock.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Widower.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 58.
Profession or occupation: Coachman (domestic).
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Elizabeth Whittock.
Relation to head of family: Niece.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 36.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Bristol.

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Number on schedule: 65.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 3 Scotland Cottages.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 4 rooms.

Name: Frederick W. Cane.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 41.
Profession or occupation: Letter carrier.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Emily Cane.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 39.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: George F. cane.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: Single.
Profession or occupation: Telegraph Messenger.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Florence Cane.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 14.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: William S. Cane.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 12.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Beatrice Cane.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 10.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Ernest E. Cane.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 8.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Ethel J. Cane.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 6.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Oxford Terrace, Warminster, At The Time Of The 1891 Census

Sunday 5th April 1891

The 1891 Census for Warminster, taken on Sunday 5th April 1891, records Oxford Terrace, off East Street, Warminster.

The census enumerator recorded Oxford Terrace between 4 Halliday’s Yard and 23 East Street.
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Number on schedule: 120.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 2 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 4 rooms.

Name: Oliver Withers.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 47.
Profession or occupation: Postman.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Elizabeth Withers.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 40.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: William Withers.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 17.
Profession or occupation: Post Office assistant.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Number on schedule: 121.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 3 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 3 rooms.

Name: Emma Eacott.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 60.
Profession or occupation: Shirt maker.
Employer, Employed or neither: Neither.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Number on schedule: 122.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 4 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 3 rooms.

Name: John Holton.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 68.
Profession or occupation: Hay cutter.
Employer, Employed or neither: Neither.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Alice Holton.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 25.
Profession or occupation: Domestic servant.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Number on schedule: 123.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 5 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 4 rooms.

Name: Thomas G. Weekes.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 26.
Profession or occupation: Collar man.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Bath, Somerset.

Name: Eliza Frances Weekes.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 27.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Bath, Somerset.

Name: Herbert George Weekes.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 1.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Number on schedule: 124.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 6 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 3 rooms.

Name: Fanny Withers.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Widow.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 61.
Profession or occupation: Nurse.
Employer, Employed or neither: Neither.
Place where born: Codford, Wiltshire.

Name: Sarah Ann Withers.
Relation to head of family: Daughter.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 36.
Profession or occupation: Housemaid.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Number on schedule: 125.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 7 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 3 rooms.

Name: Harry Brown.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 30.
Profession or occupation: Labourer.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Louisa Brown.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 27.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Name: George Brown.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 6 months.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Name: Jane Dewey.
Relation to head of family: Boarder.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 7.
Profession or occupation: Scholar.
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Chitterne, Wiltshire.

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Number on schedule: 126.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 8 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Uninhabited.

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Number on schedule: 127.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 9 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Uninhabited.

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Number on schedule: 128.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: 10 Oxford Terrace.
Houses: 1 Inhabited. 3 rooms.

Name: William Elling.
Relation to head of family: Head.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 31.
Profession or occupation: Iron moulder.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Corsley, Wiltshire.

Name: Alice Elling.
Relation to head of family: Wife.
Condition as to marriage: Married.
Male or Female: Female.
Age last birthday: 26.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire.

Name: William F. Elling.
Relation to head of family: Son.
Condition as to marriage: – .
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 7 months.
Profession or occupation: – .
Employer, Employed or neither: – .
Place where born: Warminster, Wiltshire.

Smallbrook Mill, Warminster, At The Time Of The 1891 Census

Sunday 5th April 1891

The 1891 Census for Warminster, taken on Sunday 5th April 1891, records Smallbrook Mill (in the civil parish of Warminster, and the ecclesiastical parish of Upton Scudamore).
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Number on schedule: 50.
Road, Street, &c., and no. or name of house: Smallbrook Mill.
Houses: 1 Inhabited.

Name: Thomas H. Cross.
Relation to head of family: Step Son.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 30.
Profession or occupation: Miller.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employer.
Place where born: Marshfield, Gloucestershire.

Name: Frederick W. Cross.
Relation to head of family: Step Son.
Condition as to marriage: Single.
Male or Female: Male.
Age last birthday: 28.
Profession or occupation: Grocer’s Assistant.
Employer, Employed or neither: Employed.
Place where born: Hants.

Sale Particulars Of Property In West Street, Warminster, Sold By Trustees Of The Late Catherine Bleeck, Including ‘Bleecks Buildings’ 1886

The Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre, at Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3QN, holds the following document(s):

Sale particulars of property in West Street, Warminster, sold by the trustees of the late Catherine Bleeck, including the cottages known as ‘Bleecks Buildings’. Bundle also includes an abstract of title (1847-1886) and some draft conveyances. 1886. Farnfield and Nicholls, solicitors, Warminster. Reference 628/17/8.

George Mead, Adjoining Weymouth Street, Warminster, Sold By Auction In Eastleigh Estate Sale, 1884

At the Eastleigh Estate sale of land and properties in the parishes of Bishopstrow, Sutton Veny and Warminster, being sold (on behalf of Sir John Dugdale Astley) by auction by the firm of Marsh, Dawes And Gibbs at the Bath Arms Hotel, Market Place, Warminster on Wednesday 4th June 1884:

Lot 21 was ‘George Mead’ adjoining Weymouth Street, Warminster, occupied by Robert Coles.

Middle Mead And Ferris Ground, Adjoining Upper Marsh Road, Warminster, Sold By Auction In Eastleigh Estate Sale, 1884

At the Eastleigh Estate sale of land and properties in the parishes of Bishopstrow, Sutton Veny and Warminster, being sold (on behalf of Sir John Dugdale Astley) by auction by the firm of Marsh, Dawes And Gibbs at the Bath Arms Hotel, Market Place, Warminster on Wednesday 4th June 1884:

Lot 19 was ‘Middle Mead’ and ‘Ferris Ground’ adjoining Upper Marsh Road, Warminster, occupied by Robert Coles.

Damask Close, Warminster, Sold By Auction In Eastleigh Estate Sale, 1884

At the Eastleigh Estate sale of land and properties in the parishes of Bishopstrow, Sutton Veny and Warminster, being sold (on behalf of Sir John Dugdale Astley) by auction by the firm of Marsh, Dawes And Gibbs at the Bath Arms Hotel, Market Place, Warminster on Wednesday 4th June 1884:

Lot 16 was ‘Damask Close’ near Christ Church, Warminster, occupied by James Chapman.

Woodyear’s Or Powell’s Two Acres And Cooper’s Field Or Fernhill, Warminster, In Eastleigh Estate Sale, 1884

At the Eastleigh Estate sale of land and properties in the parishes of Bishopstrow, Sutton Veny and Warminster, being sold (on behalf of Sir John Dugdale Astley) by auction by the firm of Marsh, Dawes And Gibbs at the Bath Arms Hotel, Market Place, Warminster on Wednesday 4th June 1884:

Lot 15 was ‘Woodyears’ or ‘Powell’s Two Acres’ and ‘Cooper’s Field’ or ‘Fernhill’ in the parish of Warminster occupied by James Chapman.

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