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"Is bounded on the north and south by the parishes of Brinkley and West Wratting, and on the east by Carlton. It contains 2,943 acres; its population in 1801 was 318; in 1831, 444; and in 1841, 530 souls. The amount of assessed property is £ 2,442. The soil of the parish is rich, and the principal proprietor is John Hall, Esq., the lord of the manor.
Manor.--The principal manor was for several generations in the family of Colville, to which it appears to have passed by marriage with an heiress of the Ufford's in the reign of Edward I. It was afterwards in the possession of the Fynderne family, from which it passed successively to the families of Elliott, Puttenham, Dacre, and Carter, and it is now the property of Mr. Hall.
The Village of Weston Colville, which is small and irregularly built, is 7 miles south of Newmarket."
[History, Gazeteer & Directory of Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Robert Gardner, 1851, pp.241-242]
The Monumental Inscriptions for the Blessed Virgin churchyard, 1427-1976 are recorded in the Cambridge Records Office. These are also available in microfiche form from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridge Record Office. In addition the 1851 Census for Weston Colville is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
"The Church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, consists of a nave, chancel, south porch, north chapel, and square western tower. Over the porch, in a niche, is a figure of the Blessed Virgin and Infant Saviour; and the side chapel is the burial-place of the Hall family. The living is a rectory in the deanery of Camps, rated in the King's books at £ 21. 13s. 6-1/2d., but now returned at £200 nett per annum. John Hall, Esq. is the patron, and the Rev. Wm. Acton, M.A., incumbent. At the enclosure of the parish, pursuant to an act of parliament passed in 1777, land was allotted in lieu of tithes.
The Rectory-House, a genteel residence, stands a little N.E. of the church.-- Here is a Primitive Methodist Chapel erected in 1847, and in connexion with which is a Sunday school well attended."
[History, Gazeteer & Directory of Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Robert Gardner, 1851, pp.241-242]
Weston Colville, Blessed Virgin: Records of baptisms 1712-2003, marriages 1712-1979, burials 1712-1992, and banns 1755-1812, 1820-1892, 1903-2003 reside in the Cambridge Record Office. The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1849 can be found in the Cambridge University Library. Indexed transcripts exist in the Cambridge Record Office for baptisms 1599-1851, marriages 1602-1900 and burials 1599-1851. The parish record transcripts for the Blessed Virgin 1599-1851 are available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
Land Tax: records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside in the Cambridge Record Office for the years 1759-63 and 1673-1857.
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