Buckinghamshire Parishes (old)
Eton Parish
Church: St John the Evangelist
Hundred: Stoke
Poor Law District: Eton
Size (acres): 786
Easting & Northing: 496177
Grid Ref SU960770 Click to see map
Articles
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Category
Eton
Eton Parish (Pop. 3,232) Five Daily Schools, One whereof is endowed for 60 males and 30 females, by Mark Antony Porney; the master's salary is £59 per annum, with the privilege of taking extra scholars, of which he has 20, who are paid for by their parents; mistress's salary, £38
Eton
Description of Eton from J. J. Sheahan, 1861.
Eton
Description of Boverney, J. J. Sheahan, 1861
Map
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Places
Name | Type | Note |
---|---|---|
Eton | PARISH | St John the Evangelist |
Bovenie | NAMES | name for Boveney in Domesday Book in 1086 |
Brockess | NAMES | name for The Brocas in 1569 |
Eaton | NAMES | name for Eton in 1546 |
Ettone | NAMES | name for Eton in Domesday Book in 1086 |
Independent | NON-CONFORMIST | Eton Wick. First Mentioned: c1800 |
Barnes Pool Bridge | PLACE | within the parish |
Bell Farm | PLACE | North of Eton Wick |
Boveney | PLACE | St Mary Magalene church |
Colenorton Brook | PLACE | within the parish |
Eton College | PLACE | school in parish |
Eton Wick | PLACE | St John the Baptist built 1867 |
Eton Wick | PLACE | Village in parish of Eton |
South Field | PLACE | within the parish |
The Brocas | PLACE | within the parish |
Tilson Bridge | PLACE | within the parish |
Timbralls | PLACE | within the parish |
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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 | 2026 |
1811 | 2279 |
1821 | 2475 |
1831 | 3232 |
1841 | 3609 |
1851 | 3796 |
1861 | 3122 |
1871 | 3261 |
1881 | 3984 |
1891 | 2955 |
1901 | 3666 |
1911 | 3714 |
1921 | 3893 |
1931 | 2511 |
1941 | N/A |
1951 | 3247 |
1961 | 3894 |
1971 | 3956 |
1981 | N/A |
1991 | N/A |
There was no census in 1941.
Records
Parish | Church | Register | Start Date | End Date | Online Search | E-Mail Search | Publication |
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Eton | St John Evang, St John Bapt & Sch Chapel | Baptisms | 1598 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Not available | Eton | St John Evang, St John Bapt & Sch Chapel | Marriages | 1604 | 1902 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Not available | Eton | St John Evang, St John Bapt & Sch Chapel | Burials | 1603 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Not available |
Surnames
These were extracted from our own records and presented as a guide.
Position | Before 1700 | 18th Century | 19th Century | Overall Surnames |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BELL | SMITH | SMITH | SMITH |
2 | JOHNSON | ATKINS | BROWN | BROWN |
3 | SMITH | CARTER | TAYLOR | CARTER |
4 | BUTLER | WILLIAMS | STEVENS | STEVENS |
5 | WEST | WEBB | WHITE | WHITE |
6 | CUTLER | PIPER | CANNON | ATKINS |
7 | COX | CUTLER | CARTER | TAYLOR |
8 | WOODWARD | WHITE | COX | WILLIAMS |
9 | SEXTON | STEVENS | GRAY | COX |
10 | ALDRIDGE | ROBERTS | DAVIS | CANNON |