England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Michelmersh lies in western Hampshire not too far from its border with neighbouring Wiltshire. Michelmersh is located on the eastern side of the valley of the River Test about 4 miles north of the market town of Romsey. Michelmersh is a small and compact village located about a half mile east of the A3057 road which connects Romsey with Andover following the same valley. Michelmersh is built around and between two crossroads of lanes on rising ground and slightly away from the valley bottom. The area would have had a largely mixed farming economy at the time of this transcript although it has become much more arable with the advent of heavy machinery to work the heavy soils. The Test drains the parish southwards and reaches the English Channel through Southampton Water not too far to the south. Michelmersh is sited at between 55 and 70 metres above the sea, the northern end being the higher; this is some 40 metres above the Test valley but land continues to rise eastwards to local heights in excess of 100 metres on Bailey's Down. Western Hampshire parishes are rather larger than their eastern counterparts and Michelmersh was no exception, it covered almost 4,000 acres and supported a population of almost 1,200 parishioners. The parish included the nearby villages of Awbridge and Braishfield. There is no specific mention of Michelmersh in Domesday Book. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 2nd July 1754 - 17th October 1812 | Hampshire Record Office -
Reference - 91M72/PR5 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads | Poor handwriting throughout leads to "health warning" regarding the likelihood of frequent misreads as a result |
2 | 24th January 1813 - 5th November 1836 | Hampshire Record Office - Reference - 91M72/PR10 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads | Poor handwriting throughout leads to "health warning" regarding the likelihood of frequent misreads as a result |
Mottisfont
St Andrew
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Kings
Somborne St Peter & St Paul
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Kings
Somborne St Peter & St Paul
Farley Chamberlayne St John |
Mottisfont
St Andrew
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Farley
Chamberlayne St John
Hursley All Saints |
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Romsey
St Mary & St Ethelfleda
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Romsey
St Mary & St Ethelfleda
Timsbury St Andrew |
Romsey
St Mary & St Ethelfleda
Hursley All Saints |
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