Wonston Hampshire Family History Guide

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Wonston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hampshire.

Other places in the parish include: Sutton-Scotney, Sutton Scotney.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1570
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1724

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Wonston Parish Registers

Wonston Marriages 1570 to 1812. Edited by W. P.W. Phillimore, S. Andrews and J. F. Williams Vol. 9. Published London 1907. Issued to the subscribers by Phillimore & Co. 124 Chancery Lane. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WONSTON, a parish in Winchester district, Hants; 1¾ mile W of Mitcheldever r. station, and 6 N of Winchester. It contains Sutton-Scotney village, which has a post-office under Mitcheldever Station. Acres, 4,160. Real property, £7,132. Pop., 706. Houses, 150. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £967. Patron, the Bishop of W. The church is modern. There is a national school.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Hampshire, Wonston – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Wonston, 1724-1867
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wonston (Hampshire)

Marriages at Wonston, 1570-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wonston (Hampshire)

Parish register transcripts
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Winslade (Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Wolverton (Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Wonston (Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Worting (Hampshire)

Parish registers for Wonston, 1570-1876
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wonston (Hampshire)

Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts, 1780-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hannington (Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Wonston. Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts, 1780-1811

Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts, 1780-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sherfield-upon-Loddon (Hampshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Wonston. Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts, 1811-1812; Church of England. Parish Church of Overton (Hampshire). Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts, 1780-1790

England, Hampshire, Wonston – Probate records ( 1 )
Original wills 1581-1674
Author: Church of England. Peculiar Court (Wonston with Sutton Scotney and Cranborne, Hampshire)

England, Hampshire, Wonston – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Wonston, 1799-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Hampshire)

Administration

  • County: Hampshire
  • Civil Registration District: Winchester
  • Probate Court: Pre-1845 – Court of the Peculiar of Wonston with Sutton, Scotney and Cranborne, Post-1844 – Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, 1845-1856 – Somborne, 1856-1871 – Chilbolton
  • Poor Law Union: Winchester
  • Hundred: Buddlesgate
  • Province: Canterbury