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Dursley, Gloucestershire, England



 

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"DURSLEY, a parish and market town in the upper division of the hundred of Berkeley, in the county of Gloucester, 14 miles S.W. of Gloucester, and 110 from London. It is a station on the Dursley branch of the Midland railway. It is situated on the river Cam, under the Cotswold hills, which are here clothed with beech woods. The town derives its name from dwr and ley, signifying "water meadow", from the Broadwell spring in the vicinity. It was one of the five boroughs returning members to parliament in the reign of Edward I., and is still an election town and polling-place for the county. The town is governed by a bailiff and 12 aldermen. It contains the market house, two banks, fulling-mills, and several breweries. County and manor courts are held, and a board of guardians meet regularly for the Dursley Poor-law Union, which embraces 11 parishes. Woollen cloth used to be manufactured in large quantities, but the trade has much declined.

The living is a rectory* with the curacy of Woodmancote annexed, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value ?228, annexed to the archdeaconry of Gloucester. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a handsome modern structure. The chapel-of-ease of Woodmancote is a neat stone edifice. The parochial charities produce nearly ?180 per annum, about ?25 of which is for Sunday-schools. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a chapel, and there is an endowed as well as a National school.

Two miles to the N.E. of Dursley, on Nibley Knoll, is a memorial to Tyndale, the martyr, and translator of the Bible. The Knoll belongs to Lord Fitzhardinge and the freeholders of North Nibley, in which village Tyndale was born. The first stone was laid on the 28th May, 1863, and when completed: the memorial will consist of a tower 111 feet high, exclusive of the terminal, which is to be a reflector. The cardinals will be ornamented with sculpture, representing the chief events in Tyndale's life. Inside the entrance door will be a book-tray, upon which a Bible will be chained.

A great many fossils have been found in the neighbourhood. Thomas H. S. Sotherton, Esq., is lord of the manor. Thursday and Saturday are market days. Fairs are held on the 6th May and 4th December for horses and cattle."

"STOUTS HILL, a hamlet in the parish of Dursley, hundred of Upper Berkeley, county Gloucester, 1 mile E. of Dursley, under the Cotswold hills. Rudder, the county historian, was born here."

"WOODMANCOTE, a hamlet in the parish of Dursley, hundred of Upper Berkeley, county Gloucester, 2 miles from Dursley, and 15 S.W. of Gloucester, under the Cotswold hills."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

Transcribed by Colin Hinson ?2003]


Birth

Results 1 to 30 of 60

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   First & lastname    Birth    Person ID 
1 Living  Bef 15 Aug 1684Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10752
2 Arundale, Sarah  Abt 1648Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I265
3 Baily, William  Bef 3 Mar 1665Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10745
4 Bloxsome, Ann  Bef 21 May 1799Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I159
5 Bloxsome, Anne  Abt 1839Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3132
6 Bloxsome, Berkeley Wathen  Bef 31 Mar 1806Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I162
7 Bloxsome, Elizabeth  1804Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I161
8 Bloxsome, George Frederick  1811Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I164
9 Bloxsome, Gertrude  Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3227
10 Bloxsome, Julia  Abt 1836Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3601
11 Bloxsome, Mary  1840Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3602
12 Bloxsome, Mary  Abt 1845Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3019
13 Bloxsome, Mary E.  Abt 1798Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I158
14 Bloxsome, Reginald  Abt 1832Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3992
15 Bloxsome, Reverend William Henry  1809Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I163
16 Cam, Alan William  Abt 1854Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10762
17 Cam, Ann  1774Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I247
18 Cam, Elizabeth  1777Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I248
19 Cam, Emily Matilda  1 May 1849Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3792
20 Cam, Josiah Tippetts Esq.  20 Nov 1781Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I249
21 Cam, Mary  Bef 28 Jan 1773Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I113
22 Cam, Sophia  1787Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I250
23 Cam, William  1784Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I251
24 Cam, William Herbert  Abt Nov 1850Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10761
25 Davies, William  30 Jan 1740Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3986
26 Ford, Mervyn Charlesworth R.  Between Jan 1883 and Mar 1883Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3067
27 Harris, Arthur Balman  Between Jul 1887 and Sep 1887Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10782
28 Harris, Clement Mears  Abt 1816Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10736
29 Harris, Emily Ann  Abt 1818Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10732
30 Harris, Harriet Mary A.  Between Apr 1886 and Jun 1886Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10783

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Christening

Results 1 to 4 of 4

   First & lastname    Christening    Person ID 
1 Bloxsome, Ann  21 May 1799Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I159
2 Bloxsome, Edward  21 Jan 1801Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I160
3 Bloxsome, Reginald  27 Oct 1837Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3992
4 Bloxsome, Reverend William Henry  23 May 1809Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I163

Death

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   First & lastname    Death    Person ID 
1 Arundale, Sarah  Bef 23 Jan 1713Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I265
2 Arundell, Mary  Bef 1727Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10721
3 Bloxsome, Lieutenant Arthur R.N.  Between Oct 1875 and Dec 1875Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3555
4 Bloxsome, Berkeley Wathen  Mar 1852Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I162
5 Bloxsome, Eliza  Between Jul 1867 and Sep 1867Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3990
6 Bloxsome, Elizabeth  Dec 1874Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I161
7 Bloxsome, Reginald  27 Mar 1838Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3992
8 Cam, Ann  Between Oct 1849 and Dec 1849Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I247
9 Cam, Elizabeth  Dec 1859Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I248
10 Cam, Harriet Byam  Between Jan 1895 and Mar 1895Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10735
11 Cam, John  Bef 22 Mar 1822Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I115
12 Cam, Joseph Byam  Between Apr 1893 and Jun 1893Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10730
13 Cam, Mary  Between Oct 1840 and Dec 1840Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I113
14 Cam, Mary Anne  16 Oct 1891Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3793
15 Curwood, Elizabeth Anne  Between Jul 1867 and Sep 1867Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I3001
16 Harris, Clement Mears  Between Apr 1889 and Jun 1889Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10736
17 Harris, Clement William  Between Jul 1876 and Sep 1876Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10737
18 Tippetts, Dorothy  Bef 5 Jul 1824Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I120
19 Tippetts, Johanna  11 Aug 1717Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I263
20 Tippetts, John  Bef 3 Jun 1706Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I5943
21 Tippetts, John  1736Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10727
22 Tippetts, Joseph  Bef 21 Jun 1687Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10753
23 Tippetts, Josiah  Bef 2 May 1674Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10746
24 Tippetts, Josiah  Bef 14 Mar 1677Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I5942
25 Tippetts, Josiah  Bef 5 Dec 1685Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10750
26 Tippetts, Mary  Bef 10 Mar 1683Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10722
27 Tippetts, Mary  1714Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10755
28 Tippetts, Rebecca  Bef 23 Mar 1686Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10725
29 Tippetts, Rebecca  Bef 9 Jul 1747Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I5946
30 Tippetts, Richard  Bef 18 Jan 1706Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I259

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Burial

Results 1 to 15 of 15

   First & lastname    Burial    Person ID 
1 Arundale, Sarah  23 Jan 1713Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I265
2 Arundell, Mary  7 Nov 1727Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10721
3 Tippetts, John  3 Jun 1706Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I5943
4 Tippetts, Joseph  21 Jun 1687Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10753
5 Tippetts, Josiah  2 May 1674Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10746
6 Tippetts, Josiah  14 Mar 1677Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I5942
7 Tippetts, Josiah  5 Dec 1685Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10750
8 Tippetts, Mary  10 Mar 1683Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10722
9 Tippetts, Rebecca  Bef 9 Jul 1747Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I5946
10 Tippetts, Richard  18 Jan 1706Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I259
11 Tippetts, Sarah  11 Mar 1668Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10743
12 Tippetts, William  2 Jan 1669Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10742
13 Tippetts, William  28 Mar 1725Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10748
14 Unknown, Elizabeth  8 Sep 1715Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I10740
15 Unknown, Rebecca  1 Dec 1707Dursley, Gloucestershire, England I267

Marriage

Results 1 to 11 of 11

   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 / Cunynghame  29 Sep 1891Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F1215
2 Baily / Tippetts  6 Jan 1662Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F4117
3 Bloxsome / Bullock  Between Apr 1880 and Jun 1880Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F1251
4 Bloxsome / Cam  23 Jan 1797Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F21
5 Cam / Harris  Between Apr 1848 and Jun 1848Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F4114
6 Cam / Tippetts  28 Apr 1772Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F19
7 Nichols / Tippetts  20 Mar 1734Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F4118
8 Tippetts / Arundale  3 Jan 1668Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F61
9 Tippetts / Paul  1747Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F538
10 Tippetts / Phillimore  30 Apr 1660Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F4116
11 Unknown / Cam  Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872Dursley, Gloucestershire, England F4122

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