Matlock and Matlock Bath Lists Through the Centuries

Organized by century. Some lists contain less than five names.

Click on any list and all the others are linked to it, so navigation is easy. Have a look at the section in the next century 'just in case' as, where the list is very short, someone may included under a later century.

16th Century Lists & Before

Shorter Lists:

{ 14thc Lay Subsidy

{ A List of "Alehouses, Innes, and Tavernes," in the Year 1577 *New*

{ Lists containing less than five names: High Constables | Petty Constables | The County Forces : General Musters | A Muster for Spanish Invasion*New*

17th Century Lists

Shorter Lists:

{ Vills & Freeholders of the Wirksworth Hundred of Derbyshire, 1633

{ Lists containing less than five names: Derbyshire Visitation, 1611 | The Conventicle Acts | Religion Under the Commonwealth

Longer lists, on their own page:

{ Ayd to King Charles I - the "Forced Loan", 1627 (now on its own page)

Free and Voluntary Present, 1661 - Contributions to the gift to King Charles II

Hearth Tax Assessments, 1670 - Often referred to as Chimney Tax

Recusant Fines, 1681-2 - Those who didn't conform to the Anglican church

18th Century Lists

Shorter Lists:

{ Horse Tax Register, 1785

{ Licences for badgers, drovers, hucksters and swailers etc

{ Lists containing less than five names: The Toleration Act | Meeting Houses

19th Century Lists

Shorter Lists:

Lists containing less than five names: Deserter Index Extracts | Derbyshire County Councillors

Longer lists, on their own page:

Volunteer Infantry Lists
i. Roll I. Militia (1809) | Matlock, Dethick and Lea Volunteers (1803)
ii. Wirksworth Battalion (1803 - 1808).

Matlock School Charity, 1814

Matlock, All Saints' School
i. Admissions Register, sample of entries 1895 - 1898
ii. School Log Book, sample of entries 1875 - 1879

Before the Board at Bakewell, 1838 - 1841

Keeping Law and Order : Magistrates for the County | J.P's | Sheriffs | Deputy-Lieutenants | County Police

Manorial Records, Extracts from 1851

Owners of Land, 1873

Items delivered to Matlock Railway Station, 1851

20th Century Lists

Matlock Bath Men Serving King and Country, 1914

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