Silton Dorset Family History Guide
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Silton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1653
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1731
Nonconformists include:
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
SILTON, a parish, with a village, in the district of Mere and county of Dorset; on the river Stour, 3 miles NW of Gillingham r. station, and 5 W by N of Wincanton. Post town, Wincanton, under Bath. Acres, 1,257. Rated property, £2,009. Pop., 306. Houses, 72. The manor belongs to Miss Chafyn Grove. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £379. Patron, the Rev. W. J. E. Percy. The church good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage |
|---|---|
| Adam Doggerel, of Silton, Somerset [sic, Dorset?], & Mary Apsy, of M. 20 Feb. 1704/5 | Mere Wiltshire |
| John Moger, of p. Silton, & Elizabeth Oak, wid., of M. 18 Nov. 1714 | Mere Wiltshire |
| Joseph Suter, of Silton, & Mary Bealing, of M. 27 May 1715 | Mere Wiltshire |
| John Lewins & Sarah Hulet, of Silton, Dorset 27 May 1715 | Mere Wiltshire |
| Richard Calloe, of M., & Mary Sparrow, of Silton, Dorset 24 Apr. 1717 | Mere Wiltshire |
| William Eaton, of M., & Mary Doggerel, of p. Silton 8 Oct. 1717 | Mere Wiltshire |
| William Thick, of Silton, Dorset, & Anne Millard, of M. 5 Oct. 1719 | Mere Wiltshire |
| William Burfit, of Silton, & Elianor Matthews, of M. – – – (1724 ?) | Mere Wiltshire |
| Samuel Lander, of M., & Elizabeth Bradford, of Silton 7 Jan. 1734/5 | Mere Wiltshire |
Parish Records
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Administration
- County: Dorset
- Civil Registration District: Mere
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
- Diocese: Salisbury
- Rural Deanery: Shaftesbury
- Poor Law Union: Mere
- Hundred: Redland
- Province: Canterbury