Woodmancote and Popham Hampshire Family History Guide

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Woodmancote and Popham is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Hampshire, created in 1847 from Woodmancote chapelry in Brown Candover Ancient Parish and Popham chapelry in Micheldever Ancient Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Popham.

Alternative names: Woodmancot, Woodmancote, Woodmancott

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Woodmancote and Popham

  • Parish registers: 1762
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1780

Popham

  • Parish registers: 1628
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1849

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic

Adjacent Parishes

Woodmancote and Popham Parish Registers

Hampshire Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 9 contains both Popham Marriages 1628 to 1812 and Woodmancote Marriages 1772 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

Woodmancote and Popham Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Woodmancote and Popham. The index includes information from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837

Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences 1689 to 1837

The following have been extracted from Allegations for Marriage Licences in the county of Hampshire. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

Popham

BEARE, Thomas, of Popham, & Grace Savage, of Waltham, maiden, at Winslade, 9 Nov., 1728.

BENNICKE, William, of Callington, co. Cornwall, gent., 44, b., & Ann Lacey Harding, of Popham, 23, sp., at P., 9 Aug., 1800. William Harding, of the s., yeoman, bondsman. 

DIGWEED, Francis William, of Greywell, yeoman, 24 b., & Elizabeth Harding, of St. Peter Cheesehill, Winchester, 24, sp., at St. P. C., 18 Apl., 1806. William Harding, of Popham, yeoman, bondsman.

FARR, John, of Freefolk, & Mary Hooker, of Popham, sp., at P., St. Thomas, or St. Maurice, Winchester, 29 Sep., 1725.

FAULKNER, Christopher, of Popham, gardener, b,, & Mary Hawkins, of the s., sp., at P., 9 Nov., 1702.

Foscu, Nathaniel, of Popham, husbandman, b., & Mary Oliver, of Woodmancote, sp., at Andover, 30 Sep., 1737 

Gibson, Richard, of Popham, gent., 21, b., & Keziah Foscue, of the s., 21, sp., at P., 2 Oct., 1793.

GOODALL, John, of North Waltham, victualler, & Elizabeth Biggs, of the s., sp.; at N. W., Popham, or Northington, 13 June, 1732.

HARDING, William, of Popham, yeoman, 25, b., & Elizabeth Bailey, of Stoke Charity, 21, sp., at s. C., 20 July, 1805. Hinton Bailey, of the s., yeoman, bondsman. 

HARFIELD, John, of Popham, collarmaker, b., & Mary Egby, of the s., 19, sp., at P., St. Bartholomew, or the Cathedral, Winchester, 14 Oct., 1734. 

Hunt, James, of Popham, Esq., & Theophila Baker, of Kingsclere, sp., at K., or Ecchenswell, 24 Aug., 1740.

Hunt, Thomas, of Timsbury, labourer, b., & Olive Isdole, of Popham, 25, sp., 23 July, 1733.

Woodmancote

ACKLAND, Daniel, of Woodmancote, yeoman, 25, b., & Mary Lock, of Headbourn Worthy, 25, sp., 2 Aug., 1768. William Lock, junr., of H.W., victualler, bondsman.

CLEE, Robert, of Woodmancote, husbandman, & Sarah Cooper, of the s., sp., at W., the Cathedral, or St. Thomas’s, Winchester, 10 Sep., 1725. 

Foscu, Nathaniel, of Popham, husbandman, b., & Mary Oliver, of Woodmancote, sp., at Andover, 30 Sep., 1737.

GOULD, James, of East Stratton, maltster, 21, b., & Ann Cooper, of Woodmancote, 21, sp., 7 June, 1770.

HALL, Isaac, of Basingstoke, gent., 21, & Hannah Pannell, of Woodmancote, 21, at W., 5 Nov., 1794.

Hall, John, of Whitchurch, w., & Anne Dummer, of the s., 21, sp., at W., Woodmancote, or Crawley, 19 June, 1734.

HOLDAWAY, Thomas, of Exton, labourer, 23, b., & Elizabeth Callaway, of Woodmancote, 21, sp., at W., 29 July, 1806.

HOOPER, William, of Woodmancote, yeoman, 21, b., & Mary Sawkins, of East Stratton, 21, sp., at E. S., 18 Dec., 1802. 

HUMBER, Richard, of Woodmancote, & Rebecca Pinke, of the s., w., at King’s Worthy, 31 July, 1690.

HUNT, John, of Woodmancote, wheelwright, & Martha Aishridge [ sic, ? Etheridge ], of the s., sp., 26 May, 1716. 

KINCHIN, Augustine, of Woodmancote, gent., & Mary Head, of Newbury, co. Berks, w., at Burghclere, 13 Aug., 1732. 

KINCHIN, James, of Woodmancote, yeoman, 28, b., & Sarah Wake, of St. John’s, near Winchester, 22, sp., at St. J., St. Peter Cheesehill, or the Cathedral, 22 Feb., 1742.

KINCHIN, Simon, of Woodmancote, yeoman, b., & Anne [ ? ] Hellier, of East Stratton, sp., at Andover, 24 Aug., 1704.

LEWIS, John, of Woodmancote, farmer, 21, b., & Elizabeth Lywood, of Barton Stacey, 18, sp., with c. of her f., John Lywood, of the s., farmer, at B. S., 9 Jan., 1822.

LOVELL, John, of Woodmancote, w., & Mary Thorne, of the s., 30, sp., at St. Maurice, or St. John, Winchester, 18 July, 1691.

Matthews, Francis, of Deane, husbandman, w., & Brigett Bayley, of Steventon, sp., at S., Brown Candover, or Woodmancote, 24 July, 1708. 

MEWES, Thomas, of Chilton Candover, 21, b., & Rebecca Turvill, of Woodmancote, 21, sp., at W., 16 June, 1824. Aff.

MORGAN, Thomas, of Woodmancote, husbandman, & Elizabeth Cooper, of the s., sp., at W., or Basingstoke, 22 Aug., 1736.

ORPWOOD, John, of Woodmancote, yeoman, w., & Elizabeth Peaty, of the s., 30, sp., 19 June, 1764.

Ponton, John, of Woodmancote, yeoman, 21, b., & Hannah Copperthwayte, of the s., 21, sp., 27 June, 1766. 

READING, Daniel, of Whitchurch, draper, & Sarah Drew, of Andover, sp., at A., or Woodcutt [? Woodmancote ), 16 March, 1725-6.

TAME, Richard, of Woodmancote, labourer, b., & Elizabeth Biggs, of the s., 21, sp., at W., or Wolvesey, 29 Apl., 1739. 

VINCE, William, of Winnall, labourer, 22, b., & Mary Langford, of Woodmancote, 21, sp., at Winnall, 9 July, 1803.

VINCENT, William, of Ludshelf [ sic ? Litchfield ], & Ann Vokes, of Woodmancote, at Burghclere, 26 Nov., 1734.

Watts, John, of Woodmancote, husbandman, b., & Anne Parr, of the s., sp., at Basingstoke, or W., 2 Sep., 1737.

White, Edmund, of Sarum, co. Wilts, waggoner, & Elizabeth Savage, of North Waltham, sp., at N. W., Micheldever, or Woodmancote, 9 Jan., 1723.

WILLIS, Henry, of Basingstoke, 21, b., & Anna Martin, of Woodmancote, 21, sp., at W., 25 Dec., 1828. Aff

Source: Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester. 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens

Woodmancote and Popham School Records

The National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870–1914 collection offers a rare glimpse into the educational journeys of children across England and Wales during a transformative era. These records often capture names, dates of birth, parental occupations, and school attendance patterns – making them invaluable for family historians, local researchers, and anyone tracing Victorian or Edwardian ancestry. You can view them free with a Findmypast Trial.

Popham and Woodmancote National/Church of England School 1875-1931 Admissions

Popham and Woodmancote National/Church of England School 1875-1931 Logs

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WOODMANCOTT, a parish in Basingstoke district, Hants; 4½ miles NE of Mitcheldever r. station, and 8 SW of Basingstoke. Post town, Basingstoke. Acres, 1,396. Real property, £784. Pop., 87. Houses, 13. The living is a vicarage, united with Popham, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, not reported. Patron, Lord Ashburton.

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

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Administration

  • County: Hampshire
  • Civil Registration District: Basingstoke
  • Probate Court: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Alresford
  • Poor Law Union: Basingstoke
  • Hundred: Bermondspit; Holdshot
  • Province: Canterbury