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Parish Registers were started in England in 1538. A law had been passed ordering the clergy to record baptisms, marriages and burials and early records were kept on parchment or paper. No records were kept before this date except a few monks recorded the events of prominent families. It was not however until 1598 that the records were required to be kept in books, and parishes were instructed to backdate them to 1538. Few did so, and only 11 Wilts parishes have records that survive from 1538.
A few of the earlier paper/parchment survivals are classed as BT's in the catalogue.

Bishops Transcripts By 1598 it had become the recognised practice for the incumbent to send to the Bishop a copy of the years' entries in the parish registers. These copies are known as Bishops Transcripts or BTs. Where they have survived they are useful, not only when the original registers have been lost, but even when they have survived, as the Bishops' Transcripts may provide different or additional information. As they are contemporary with the parish registers they present the same handwriting problems.



The Society has a programme of transcribing baptisms and burials from parish registers for Wiltshire. Provided that they are available in fiche or CDs, transcripts have not been reprinted in book form after a period of five years from the date of first publication. However, due to demand, some of them are now being reprinted. Below is a list of available transcripts.
Transcribing teams meet at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenhan each Friday at 9.30am and they will be pleased to welcome any helpers.

CDs of baptisms have been published as listed below, each at a price of £17 plus £1.20 p+p, from 10 Castle Lane, Devizes. SN10 1HJ both UK and overseas. The parishes included are shown in the list and a complete summary at the bottom of the page.

Those in red are in book form only until stocks run out.
NA = not available.
The information is the same for both formats.


Postage and Handling:

Fiche All fiche are £3.00 inc. VAT post free in the UK. Overseas £3.75 posted airmail
Note: Fiche may cover more than one Parish; this can be determined by examining the reference number. Please quote this number when ordering
Books As priced. Delivery in the UK. Value of order up to £2.00 please add 60p, and a further 10p for each additional £1.00 or part thereof of order value.
As priced. Delivery outside the UK. Value of order up to £2.00 please add £1.00, and a further 30p for each additional £1.00 or part thereof of order value. If you require the books to be sent airmail please contact the Society for a quotation.
Parish Record Series A5 books - £3.50 UK and £3.80 Overseas
Cheques payable to Wiltshire Family History Society

To view a current map of the parish click on the parish to go to a map. Note, not all parishes are yet linked and the map will open in another window.

For old-maps click on this link and select your parish/village

ppv = pay per view

Enquiries: click here

Parish and earliest entry (Baptisms and burials unless stated) Book Price Fiche No CD No Baptisms on ppv*
Alderbury (1606) £5.00+p/p 40
Alderton (1605) £3.30+p/p
Alvediston (1592) £2.80+p/p Yes
Avebury (1607) £5.00+p/p P1
Barford St Martin (1623) £5.50+p/p
Baverstock (1559) £2.00+p/p 36 Yes
Baydon (1578) £3.50+p/p 18 P1 Yes
Beechingstoke (1566) £3.00+p/p 1 P2 Yes
Bemerton (1629) £3.30+p/p P5
Berwick Bassett (1580) £2.50+p/p 25 P1
Berwick St Leonard (1629) £1 inc
Berwick St James (1606) £3.20+p/p 58 P5
Berwick St John (1560) £4.00+p/p
Biddestone (1605) & Slaughterford £5.00+p/p P4
Bishopstone North Wilts (1573) £6.00+p/p 31 P1
Box baps (1538) £8.00+p/p P4
Box burs (1538) £5.50+p/p
Broad Hinton (1604) 24 P1
Brokenborough (1605) £3.30+p/p
Broughton Gifford (1622) 3 Yes
Bulford (1608) £2.80+p/p 16 Yes
Buttermere (1606) £1.60+p/p 41
Castle Combe (1573) £5.50+p/p 22 P4 Yes
Charlton St Peter Peter (1611) 1 P2 Yes
Chilmark (1611) £5.00+p/p 48
Chirton (1579) £4.50+p/p P2
Chiseldon (1606) £7.00+p/p 4 P1
Cholderton (1608) £2.50+p/p 46 Yes
Christian Malford baps (1605) £6.00+p/p 55 Yes
Christian Malford burials (1605) £5.00+p/p 55
Chute (1580) £6.50+p/p Yes
Clyffe Pypard (1576) £7.00+p/p 24 P1
Colerne (1606) £7.50+p/p 57 P4
Collingbourne Ducis (1606 ) £5.00+p/p 60
Corsham (1566) 52+53 P4 Yes
Crudwell (1605) £5.00+p/p 54
Deverill, Brixton& Monkton (1606) £4.00+p/p 44 P3
Deverills, Hill & Kingston (1687) £4.50+p/p 44 P3
Devizes St Mary (1569) 45+47 P2 Yes
Dilton (1588) 5 Yes
Ditteridge (1584) £2.50+p/p P4
Donhead St Andrew (1610) £5.00+p/p 43 Yes
Draycot Cerne (1601) £2.80+p/p 59
East Coulston (1622) £2.50+p/p 6 Yes
East Kennet (1606) £2.50+p/p P1
East Knoyle (1538) £8.00+p/p 9 P3 Yes
Easton Grey (1606) £2.50+p/p
Eisey (1574) £2.50+p/p 39 Yes
Erlestoke (1579) 6
Etchilhampton (1605) £3.50+p/p P2
Everleigh (1598) £4.50+p/p 60
Figheldean (1605) £4.00+p/p 46 Yes
Fisherton Anger baps (1608) £5.50+p/p 28 P5 Yes
Fisherton Anger burs (1608) £6.00+p/p 28
Fisherton Delamere (1569) £4.00+p/p 36
Fittleton (1609) £3.50+p/p 60
Fonthill Bishop (1624) £2.80+p/p
Fovant (1541) £7.00+p/p 43
Great Cheverell (1622) 6 Yes
Great Somerford (1605) £3.50+p/p 17
Grittleton (1573) 17 or 22 P4 Yes
Ham (1604) £2.50+p/p
Hannington (1571) £5.00+p/p 39
Hardenhuish (1607) £1.80+p/p P4
Hilperton (1622) £5.50+p/p 7 Yes
Hindon (1599) £7.50+p/p 48
Holt (1568) £5.50+p/p 3 Yes
Horningsham (1561) £8.00+p/p 21 P3 Yes
Huish - inc in Wilcot (1605)
Idmiston & Porton (1577) £6.00+p/p 56
Imber (1624) 8 Yes
Kilmington (1582) £5.00+p/p 44 P3
Kington St Michael (1563) £9.00+p/p 35 P4
Landford (1586) £3.30+p/p 38
Langley Burrell (1605) £4.50+p/p 50 P4
Latton (1578) 39 Yes
Lea & Cleverton (1605) £3.50+p/p
Leigh Delamere £2.00+p/p P4
Liddington (1605) 4 P1 Yes
Limpley Stoke (1611) £3.50+p/p 26 Yes
Little Bedwyn (1591) 23
Little Hinton (1605) £3.30+p/p 31 P1 Yes
Somerford, Little (1605) £3.00+p/p 17
Littleton Drew (1605) £2.20+p/p P4
Longbridge Deverill baps (1607) £5.50+p/p P3
Longbridge Deverill burs (1607) £4.50+p/p
Luckington (1573) £4.00+p/p 50 Yes
Maiden Bradley (1626) £7.00+p/p P3
Manningfords (1539/1605) £4.50+p/p 1 Yes
Marden (1622) £3.00+p/p 1 P2 Yes
Market Lavington (1622) 10 P2 Yes
Marlborough St Mary (1602) 11 Yes
Marlborough St Peter (1607) 12 Yes
Mere (1561) 30+32 P3 Yes
Mildenhall (1552) £4.50+p/p 41
Milston (1539) £2.50+p/p 16
Milton Lilbourne(1606) £5.00+p/p 23 Yes
Monkton Farleigh (1598) £4.00+p/p 26
Netheravon (1579) 16 Yes
Nettleton (1557) £4.50+p/p 17 P4 Yes
Newton Tony (1568) £3.50+p/p 46
North Bradley (1616) 2 Yes
North Newnton (1605) £3.00+p/p P2
North Wraxall (1606) £3.50+p/p P4
Norton Bavant (1622) £2.80+p/p
Oaksey (1605) £4.00+p/p 54
Ogbourne St Andrew (1538) £5.50+p/p
Ogbourne St George (1579) £5.50+p/p
Patney (1592) £2.60+p/p 42 P2
Pitton & Farley (1605) £5.50+p/p 56
Preshute (1606) £8.00+p/p 29
Rodbourne Cheyney (1605) 18 Yes
Rushall (1622) £3.50+p/p P2
Salisbury Cathedral (1564) £5.50+p/p 51 P5
Salisbury St Thomas bapts [1530] 62(£6) P5 Yes
Salisbury St Thomas burs [1530] 63(£6)
Seagry (1605) £3.30+p/p 59
Sedgehill (1607) £2.50+p/p 9 P3
Semington (1588) 7 Yes
Slaughterford (1619) see Biddestone P4
Southbroom (Devizes) (1568) 13 P2 Yes
South Newton (1604) £4.00+p/p 58 P5
South Wraxall (1622) £4.00+p/p 49
Stapleford (1600) £4.00+p/p 58 P5
Staverton 1681) 7 Yes
Stert (1581) £3.00+p/p 13 P2 Yes
Stourton (1572) £7.00+p/p P3
Stratford sub Castle (1610) £4.00+p/p P5
Sutton Benger (1605) £5.00+p/p 59
Sutton Mandeville (1623) 36 Yes
Tidcombe (1620) £3.30+p/p 41 Yes
Tilshead (1603) £4.00+p/p 8 Yes
Tisbury baptisms (1563) £8.00+p/p 37
Tisbury burials (1563) £6.50+p/p 37
Urchfont (1538) 15+19 P2 Yes
Wanborough baptisms (1581) £5.50+p/p 18 P1 Yes
Wanborough burials (1581) £4.00+p/p 18
Westbury (1556) 27+33 Yes
West Grimstead & West Dean(1622/1599) £5.00+p/p
West Harnham (1567) £4.50+p/p 51 P5
West Kington (1605) £3.00+p/p P4
West Knoyle (1608) 9 P3 Yes
Westwood (1609) £4.50+p/p 49
Whaddon (1582) 7 Yes
Whiteparish baptisms (1560) £7.00+p/p 38
Whiteparish burials (1560) £6.50+p/p 38
Wilcot & Huish (1564) £7.00+p/p 42
Wilsford (near Pewsey) (1605) £4.50+p/p P2
Wingfield (1622) £3.50+p/p 49
Winterbourne Bassett (1607) £2.80+p/p 25 P1 Yes
Winterb.Daun,Earls & Gun (1558) £7.00+p/p 20 Yes
Winterbourne Stoke (1608) £2.80+p/p 20 P5 Yes
Winterbourne Monkton (1605) £2.50+p/p 25 P1 Yes
Winterslow (1597) £8.00+p/p 61
Woodborough (1567) £4.50+p/p 42
Woodford (1538) £5.00+p/p 40 P5 Yes
Wootton Bassett baps (1585) £8.00+p/p P1
Wootton Bassett burials (1585) £6.50+p/p
Wroughton (1606) 14 P1 Yes
Yatesbury (1607) 25 Yes
Yatton Keynell (1619) £4.00+p/p 57 P4

SUMMARY LIST OF BAPTISMS ON CD

CD P1 16 PARISHES SOUTH OF SWINDON

Avebury (1607), Baydon (1578), Berwick Bassett (1580), Bishopstone (1573), Broad Hinton (1604), Chiseldon (1606), Clyffe Pypard (1576), East Kennet (1606), Little Hinton (1605), Liddington (1605), Wanborough (1581), Winterbourne Bassett (1607), Winterbourne Monkton (1605), Wootton Bassett (1585) Wroughton (1606), Yatesbury (1607).

CD P2 14 PARISHES SOUTH AND EAST OF DEVIZES

Beechingstoke (1566), Charlton St Peter (1611), Chirton (1579), Devizes St Mary (1569), Etchilhampton 1605) Marden (1622), Market Lavington (1622), North Newnton (1605), Patney (1592), Rushall (1622), Devizes Southbroom (1568), Stert (1581), Urchfont (1538), Wilsford (1558)

CD P3 13 PARISHES, SOUTHWEST, WILTS

Brixton Deverill (1606), East Knoyle ( 1538), Horningsham (1561) Kilmington (1582), Hill Deverill (1687), Kingston Deverill (1611) Longbridge Deverill (1607), Maiden Bradley (1626), Mere (1561), Monkton Deverill(1608), Sedgehill (1607) Stourton (1572), West Knoyle (1608).

CDP4 17 PARISHES WEST AND NORTH OF CHIPPENHAM.

Biddestone (1605), Box (1538), Castle Combe (1573), Colerne (1606), Corsham (1568), Ditteridge (1584), Grittleton (1573), Hardenhuish (1607), Kington St Michael (1563), Langley Burrell (1605), Leigh Delamere (1605), Littleton Drew (1605), Nettleton (1557), North Wraxall (1606), Slaughterford (1619), West Kington (1605) & Yatton Keynell (1619).


CD P5 SALISBURY ST THOMAS & CATHEDRAL AND 9 PARISHES WEST AND NORTH OF SALISBURY.

Bermerton (1629), Berwick st James (1606), Fisherton Anger (1608), South Newton (1604), Stratford-sub-Castle (1610), Salisbury Cathedral (1564), SalisburySt Thomas (1530), Stapleford (1600), West Harnham (1567), Winterbourne Stoke (1608), Woodford (1538).

CDs 1-5 available £17.00 each plus ££1.20p/p each, UK and Overseas from WFHS 10 Castle Lane, Devizes, wiltshire, SN10 1HJ UK. Or order online from www.genfair.com


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