Buckinghamshire Parishes (old)
Westbury Parish
Church: St Augustine of Canterbury
Hundred: Buckingham
Poor Law District: Brackley
Size (acres): 2530
Easting & Northing: 462235
Grid Ref SP620650 Click to see map
Articles
Article Title
Category
Westbury
Westbury Parish (Pop. 391) Two small Daily Schools, in which about 16 children of both sexes are instructed at the expense of their parents; and One Sunday School, in which 18 females receive instruction at the expense of Benjamin Price, Esq. ABSTRACT OF EDUCATION RETURNS, 1833.
Westbury
The village of Westbury, situated between the market towns of Brackley and Buckingham, saw a new squire installed just before Christmas 1902 when Sir Samuel Scott, MP for Marylebone, moved into Beachborough House. To celebrate the occasion Sir Samuel gave a house warming party for many of his friend
Map
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Places
Name | Type | Note |
---|---|---|
Westbury | PARISH | St Augustine of Canterbury |
Westberie | NAMES | name for Westbury in Domesday Book in 1086 |
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Population
These population figures are based on the Census results. The boundaries are those used in the particular census which may vary over time..
Note | |
1801 | 308 |
1811 | 320 |
1821 | 345 |
1831 | 391 |
1841 | 471 |
1851 | 458 |
1861 | 379 |
1871 | 419 |
1881 | 417 |
1891 | 357 |
1901 | 302 |
1911 | 287 |
1921 | 236 |
1931 | 213 |
1941 | N/A |
1951 | 245 |
1961 | 287 |
1971 | 303 |
1981 | 307 |
1991 | 318 |
There was no census in 1941.
Records
Parish | Church | Register | Start Date | End Date | Online Search | E-Mail Search | Publication |
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Westbury | St Augustine of Canterbury | Baptisms | 1558 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Westbury | St Augustine of Canterbury | Marriages | 1558 | 1903 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Westbury | St Augustine of Canterbury | Burials | 1558 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here |
Surnames
These were extracted from our own records and presented as a guide.
Position | Before 1700 | 18th Century | 19th Century | Overall Surnames |
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1 | SHOWLER | FRANKLIN | BEDDEN | FRANKLIN |
2 | JAKEMAN | WALKER | FRANKLIN | BEDDEN |
3 | HARRIS | GIBBS | RUSSELL | MAKEPEACE |
4 | WATTS | POLLARD | MAKEPEACE | RUSSELL |
5 | PRICE | KING | WHITEHEAD | WALKER |
6 | POLLARD | PRICE | JOHNSON | WHITEHEAD |
7 | CHAPMAN | MAY | COLLIN | GIBBS |
8 | CROW | HARRIS | WHITTON | JOHNSON |
9 | MINN | GOLBY | WALKER | COLLIN |
10 | TURNER | ARIS | GIBBS | WHITTON |