Broadmayne Dorset Family History Guide

Broadmayne is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

Other places in the parish include: Maine Martel and Mayne Martell.

Alternative names: Broadmoigne

Parish church: St. Martin

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1663
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1731

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Gazetteer of the British Isles 1887

Broadmayne, par., S. Dorset, 4½ miles SE. of Dorchester, 2540 ac., pop. 511; P.O.

Source: Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical. Editor: John Bartholomew. Publisher, A. and C. Black. Published: 1887

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BROADMAYNE, or Broadmoigne, a parish in Dorchester district, Dorset; 2 miles S of the Southwestern railway, and 4 SE of Dorchester. It has a post office under Dorchester. Acres, 2,540. Real property, £1,902. Pop., 506. Houses, 97. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of West Knighton, in the diocese of Salisbury. The church is not good.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BROADMAYNE (St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Dorchester, hundred of George, but locally in that of Culliford-Tree, Dorchester division of Dorset, 4 miles (S. E. by S.) from Dorchester; containing 490 inhabitants.

It is situated on the road from Dorchester to Wareham, and comprises by admeasurement 1500 acres, chiefly arable land; the soil is chalky, and the produce consists principally of wheat, barley, oats, and turnips. Bricks, of excellent quality, are made to a considerable extent.

The living is a rectory, annexed to that of West Knighton, and valued in the king’s books at £15. 4. 2.: land and a money payment were assigned in 1805, in lieu of tithes. The church is in the Norman style. Many tumuli of great antiquity may be seen in the neighbourhood.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

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England, Dorset, Broadmoigne

England, Dorset, Broadmayne – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Broadmayne, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Dorset, Broadmayne – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Broadmayne, 1731-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadmayne (Dorsetshire)

Churchwardens’ accounts, 1845-1910
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadmayne (Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for Broadmayne, 1951-1980
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadmayne (Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

England, Dorset, Broadmayne – Land and property ( 1 )
Enclosure and the family historian

Directories

An Address from the County of Dorset on the Elementary Education Bill, May 9 1870

To the Right Honourable The EARL de GREY and RIPON President of Her Majesty’s Privy Council and To the Right Honourable W. E. FORSTER MP Vice President

We the undersigned Clergy and Laity of the Archdeaconry and County of Dorset, accepting the principle of the Elementary Education Bill now before Parliament, by which in existing Schools perfect liberty of Religious Teaching is guaranteed to the Managers, together with perfect liberty of withdrawal from such Teaching to the Parents of the Children, do earnestly deprecate any Alteration in the Bill which may affect such principle.

At the same time we are prepared to concede, if necessary, the substitution for the so-called Conscience Clause, of an Enactment which shall confine the Teaching of the Formularies of any Denomination to the first part of the School Hours.

BROADMAYNE

William Urquhart, rector
John Samways, church warden
Henry Duke, church warden
William Voss
H.J. Cockeram, gentleman, Friarmayne
Sarah Salisbury
E.W. Northover
T. Thompson
Elias Bishop
William Samways
William Taylor
Henry Kinden
James Squibb, shepherd
Elizabeth Langdown
Mary Jane Crann
Elizabeth Croad
Daniel Bowring
Matilda Gillingham
Ann Bridle
Susan Whittle
Samuel Coleman
Paul Sylvester, curate, B.A.
Charles Keats
Isaac Gerrard
Thomas Pearce

Source: An Address from the County of Dorset on the Elementary Education Bill, May 9 1870 by Dorset. Published by H. Spicer, Dorset County Chronicle Office, 1870.

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Dorchester
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Dorchester
  • Poor Law Union: Dorchester
  • Hundred: George
  • Province: Canterbury