October 2023 journal
The October 2023 journal is now on-line and is available to members, who should log on and select Journals through the Members' Area.
Wiltshire Strays - updated version
Our Wilthire Strays database has been updated with more new records. There are now over 29,000 events available.
A name and event index is available to all in the Free Name Index page in Publications. The full database is avilable to members in the Resource section, once logged in.
In both cases the records are in a single pdf file, which has bookmarks enabled to ease navigation. This facility works with the downloaded file.
Remember, if you spot any Wiltshire strays, please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Happy hunting!!
Salisbury St Edmund parish register transcripts now available for purchase or download
We are pleased to announce the publication of Salisbury St Edmund parish register transcripts.
The baptisms and burials transcripts are each available as printed books and as downloads.
They are also available, together with the transcript of marriages, as CMB 6 on CD-ROM or as a download.
All versions can be ordered through GenFair.
July 2023 journal
The July 2023 journal is now on-line and is available to members, who should log on and select Journals through the Members' Area.
Our 2023 Family History Day
Click here to download a pdf version with links to the attendees and local facilities.
2024 Family History Day
Click here to view and download a pdf version of the flyer and map showing how to reach the venue.
April 2023 journal
The April 2023 journal is now on-line and is available to members, who should log on and select Journals through the Members' Area.
AGM 2022
WILTSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Registered Charity No. 290284
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Wiltshire Family History Society will be held on Saturday 17 September 2022 at Nursteed Centre, Nursteed Road, Devizes, SN10 3AH commencing at 3.15pm.
The business of the meeting will be to receive the annual report of the Executive Committee as Trustees, to receive the accounts of the Society for 2021/22, to elect the members of the Executive Committee other than the six Branch Representatives for the ensuing year, to re-elect or elect where necessary the President and Vice-Presidents of the Society for terms of six years, and to transact any other business on the agenda to be circulated at the meeting.
Proceedings and election of officers will be in accordance with the Constitution.
Nomination forms for the elections may be obtained from the General Secretary by post or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. They should be signed by the proposer, the seconder, and the nominee and reach the General Secretary by Saturday 3 September 2022.
A copy of the accounts may be obtained prior to the AGM from the General Secretary at the Resource Centre upon receipt of a stamped addressed envelope after 31 August 2022.
Preceding the AGM, at 2.00pm there will be a talk by Ann King on ‘The Turnpike Roads of Wiltshire’, to which all members are invited.
Wiltshire Local History Month
Wiltshire Local History Month - May 2022.
If you live in or near Wiltshire, see the booklet for talks and exhibitions around the county throughout the month. Plenty there for family historians
1921 Census
Zoom talks hosted by WFHS branches
Talks about the newly-released 1921 Census by FindMypast specialists on Zoom: Devizes (18 Jan), Westbury (27 Jan) and Swindon (10 Feb) branches. Note that places can be limited, so please see their Branch pages for more information about attending this talk and any other Zoom talks they are hosting.