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The Long Index (Rebuild
commenced April 2004)
Index of Names
(Rebuilt Page)
A complete alphabetical listing of all the surnames contained in the
Wimpole Parish Registers from 1560 to 1863 listed with the dates of
their baptisms, marriages, banns and burials. I've also added surnames
and dates shown in the Wimpole Churchyard Register from 1710 to 2001,
the 1881 and 1891 Census, the Wimpole and Arrington War Memorial,
trade directories, known godparents and known witnesses to marriages.
The list contains around 1050 Wimpole surnames (from Abbot to Young)
with over 6000 date-keys to every 'event' in the Registers. |
Baptisms 1560-1599
(Rebuilt Page)
The page now complete and the missing years are now included. This
page is the full Register of Baptisms at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole,
for the years 1560 to 1599. Listings include godparents where known. |
Banns 1754-1863
(Rebuilt Page)
The 107 Banns published at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, in the years
1754 to 1863. Banns were posted when one (or both) of the couple getting
married lived outside the parish. The banns were read out during services
in the 'home' churches of both bride and groom, thus giving opportunity
for local objections. An interesting fact. Did you know that Marriage
Banns were introduced in 1753 by the Earl of Hardwicke when Lord Chancellor?
And that the same Lord Chancellor Hardwicke is interred in the Chicheley
Chapel in St Andrew's Parish Church in Wimpole? |
Marriages 1700-1799
(New Page in Preparation)
The full Register of Marriages at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, for
the years 1700 to 1799, including known witnesses. The page is being
transcribed in reverse year order to provide a continuous link with
Marriages 1800-1863. |
Marriages 1800-1863
(Rebuilt Page)
The full Register of Marriages at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, for
the years 1800 to 1863, including known witnesses. From 1838, marriage
entries usually included the age, occupation, father and father's
occupation for both the bride and groom. |
Burials 1560-1599
(Rebuilt Page)
The full Register of Burials at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, for the
years 1560 to 1599. Most frequent Wimpole names: Mawlden/Malden, Semer,
Tyton, Cropwell, Brocke, Chapman, Gryper/Griper, Jepson, Pratt, Stockes/Stokes,
Hubberd, Heiwood/Heywood, and Chicheley. |
Burials 1600-1699
(Rebuilt Page)
The full Register of Burials at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, for the
years 1600 to 1699. In 1616 one fifth of the population in Wimpole
died within a 12 month period. Most frequent Wimpole names: (to 1650)
Seamer/Seemer, Godfrey, Rutt(er)(ford), Moore, Jepson, Malden, Stokes,
Chapman, Hubbard, Pratt and Chicheley. |
Burials 1700-1799
(Rebuilt Page)
The full Register of Burials at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, for the
years 1700 to 1799. 395 names and dates. |
Burials 1800-1863
(Rebuilt Page)
The full Register of Burials at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole, for the
years 1800 to 1863. From 1813, the register entries generally include
the age of the deceased. From 1839, the register entries generally
include the cause of death. Most frequent Wimpole names: Hewett/Hewitt,
Gadd, Pratt, Goats/Goates, Ingrey/Ingray, Whitby, Wilmott, Rule, Chapman,
Bullen, Skinner, Pett and Yorke. |
Parish Churchyard
(Rebuilt Page)
Index of names (from 1710 to 2003) and the location of known graves
of those buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
(also known as the Old Wimpole Cemetery). Includes monumental inscriptions,
details of unmarked graves and those buried in the church vaults. |
Yorke Family Tree
(New Page!)
A reference page giving basic biographical details of the principal
members of the Yorke Family, taking the lineage down through the five
Earls of Hardwicke who owned Wimpole from 1740 to 1894. Did you know
St Andrew's Parish Church has an admiral whose flagship was "HMS
Victory"? Or a general who was at the Battle of Culloden and
of whom it was later said by US President John Adams "I have planted
the American standard at the Hague. There let it wave and fly in triumph
over Sir Joseph Yorke and British pride." |
The Yorkes - Deaths
(New Page!)
A list of the 30 members of the Yorke Family who
are buried or interred at St Andrews Parish Church. Plus a contemporary
account of the "melancholy death" by drowning of Admiral
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, K.C.B., whilst sailing between Spithead and
Hamble. Other pieces on the general theme of Yorkes and Death include
a recent report on a long forgotten monument in a Hampshire garden
that claims the third Earl's heart - literally! |
The Hardwicke (Yorke)
Family Vault (Rebuilt Page)
A general description of the vault which is located under the Chicheley
Chapel. The page includes an 1985 photograph and a transcription of
the nine coffin plates. |
Yorke Monumental
Inscriptions (New Page!)
A page listing some of the inscriptions from the Memorials and Monuments
to the Yorke Family in St Andrew's Parish Church and the Chicheley
Chapel. This new page has the inscriptions to Elizabeth Lygon (wife
of John), Philip Yorke (2nd Earl of Hardwicke),
Agneta Johnston (second wife of Charles),
Charles Philip Yorke (husband of Agneta) and Philip Yorke (3rd Earl
of Hardwicke). Additional inscriptions will
be added later. |
1881 Census
The full 1881 Census Record for the Parish of Wimpole. The residence,
name, relation to head of family, marital status, age, sex, occupation
and place of birth of the 355 men, women and children living in Wimpole
in 1881. At that time, some properties were in the Parish of Orwell
and outside the line of the 1881 Wimpole parish boundary. Census details
for 2 to 15 New Orwell (now 15 to 71 Cambridge Road, Wimpole), can
be found in the 1881
Census for Orwell. |
1891 Census
(Rebuilt Page)
The full 1891 Census Record for the Parish of Wimpole. The residence,
name, relation to head of family, marital status, age, sex, occupation
and place of birth of the 290 men, women and children living in Wimpole
in 1891. At that time, some properties were in the Parish of Orwell
and outside the line of the 1891 Wimpole parish boundary. Census details
for 2 to 15 New Orwell (now 15 to 71 Cambridge Road, Wimpole), can
be found in the 1891
Census for Orwell. |
1901 Census
(Rebuilt Page)
The full 1901 Census Record for the Parish of Wimpole. The residence,
name, relation to head of family, marital status, age, sex, occupation
and place of birth of the men, women and children living in Wimpole
in 1901. The census has additional information and some contemporary
photographs of places and families. At that time, some properties
were in the Parish of Orwell and outside the line of the 1901 Wimpole
parish boundary. Census details for 2 to 15 New Orwell (now 15 to
71 Cambridge Road, Wimpole), can be found in the 1901
Census for Orwell. |
Caxton Union
Workhouse 1881 Census
The full 1881 Census Record for the staff and inmates of the Caxton
and Arrington Union Workhouse which is where the able-bodied poor
from the Parish of Wimpole were sent. The name, marital status, age,
sex, occupation and place of birth of the 129 men, women and children
living at the Workhouse in 1881. Now includes map, photographs and
site plan. |
Wimpole Parish Church
(Rebuilt Page)
A brief history of the building with some early photographs, descriptions
of the main monuments and a note on the rare set of 'hound sejant'
Communion Plate presented to the Church in 1679. |
Chicheley Chapel
(New Page!)
A history of the Chicheley Chapel (or Chantry) and descriptions of
the main religious monuments. Famous people buried at Wimpole include
at least two Lord Mayors of London, two Lord Chancellors, various
Earls, Knights, an Admiral, an Archdeacon, an Ambassador, the daughter
of Rudyard Kipling and Lady Savile who was the heroine of the siege
of Sheffield Castle during the English Civil War. |
Rectors 1591-1955
(Rebuilt Page)
The names and known details of the Rectors of Wimpole Church from
1591. |
Registers and
Records
This page details the Wimpole Parochial Records deposited with the
County Records Office at Shire Hall, Cambridge. The records include
many extracts and comments and provide a fascinating insight into
the history of Wimpole. |
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