Let your fingers find your family history in and around Milford-on-Sea.
Do you ever wonder how long your family have lived in Milford? And where did Great-Grandad come from as you know he wasn’t born in Milford? And whatever happened to Granny’s sister?
Milford-on-Sea Historical Record Society [MOSHRS] is starting a major project called “Local History Lives” which may help you find the answers to these and other questions about your family’s history.
Three new local history search tools will be launched on the MOSHRS website over the next twelve months. The Research Library, Names Directory and Parish Registers will serve the local history needs of family historians as well as the curious.
If you want to find out what Milford was like a hundred or two hundred years ago, then you will be able to dip into our Research Library. You may find your family or your house among the 150 research articles published by MOSHRS. Each article will be available in a word searchable pdf file and the text may be readily converted into a speech file.
Looking for a particular house or family? A good place to start will be our Names Directory which will search through over 75,000 local records. Successful searches will provide source references for you to investigate more deeply. The directory will draw on many historical records relevant to Milford including parish registers, census records, churchyard burial records, parish rate books, and taxation records going back to 1327.
If you are searching for some really old ancestors, then you will be able to explore our Parish Registers which first started in 1594. The registers of the ancient parish of Milford include the baptisms, marriages and burials of Milford, Hordle, Milton and Pennington, so they cover a very wide area from Highcliff in the west to Priestlands in the east, and from Holmsley and Wootton Bridge in the New Forest, and south to the sea. Our records continue until 1837 when life events were registered centrally.
The Hampshire Archives Trust says; “This far-sighted and ambitious project looks to make research material widely available and in a form that suits the needs of users.”
Chris Hobby, chairman of MOSHRS says; “Whether you come from an old village family, are new to the area or are viewing from afar, you will be able to use these search tools to investigate your family history and to learn something of Milford’s rich history."
Nick Saunders, chairman of Milton Heritage Society says; “The three new research tools that will be made available through the Local History Lives project will be an invaluable resource for local historians. They will help us to gain a better understanding of those who lived in our area and enable us to examine the social history in our villages."
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The Steering Group’s first meeting |
For further information, please contact: chris.sanders@moshrs.co.uk
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About the Milford on Sea Historical Record Society
The society has an excellent website with a lot of information and historical pictures of Milford on Sea's past.
The MOSHRS meet 5 times a year where you can hear an interesting talk and meet people from across the village. There are also annual visits to places of interest. Membership is just £10.
MoS Historical Record Society
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