©Transcribed and alphabetised for Dorset OPC by Joy Waters
THE PROTESTATION RETURNS FOR DORSET
1642
C.W. 1. The Libertie of Gillingham
From a book preserved at the House of Lords and copied with permission in 1912 by Edward Alexander Fry
The Protestation Returns are the closest record we have to a census from 1642. By order of the House of Commons, all adult men were asked to swear the following Oath of Allegiance to the Protestant religion. Their names were duly inscribed in a list in each parish, and the list sent back to Parliament.
"I (A. B.) doe, in the presence of Almightie God, promise, vow and protest to maintaine and defend, so farre as lawfullie I maie, with my life, power, and estate, the true Reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England, against all Poperie and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrarie to the same Doctrine and according to the dutie of my Allegiance to his Majesties Royall person, honour and estate. As also the Power and Privileges of Parliament, the lawful rights and Liberties of the subject, and every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall doe in the lawful pursuance of ye same. And to my power, and as farre as lawfullie I may, I will oppose, and by all good waies and means indeavor to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by Force, Practise, Counsells, Plotts, Conspiracies, or otherwise do anie thing in this present Protestation contained. And further, that I shall in all Just and honourable waies endeavour to preserve ye Union and Peace between the three Kingdomes of England, Scotland and Ireland. And neither for hope, feare, nor other respect, relinquish this promise, vow and Protestation."
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Humphry Adam |
Gilbert Alford |
James Alford |
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Thomas Alford |
Thomas Alford |
Thomas Arnold |
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Jesper Ayemes |
John Baker |
Richard Baker |
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William Baker |
Thomas Bale |
Charles Barnes |
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Georg Barnes |
John Barnes |
Christopher Barter |
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Edward Barter |
John Batwell |
Thomas Bealing |
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Thomas Beck |
James Belbin |
John Belman |
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Thomas Belman |
Richard Belman |
Christopher Bower |
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Edward Bowles |
Thomas Bowles |
William Bowles |
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Robert Brabin |
Thomas Breadly |
Henry Brethers |
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Edmund Brewer |
Robert Brewer |
Willi. Brewer |
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William Brewer |
William Brewer |
Georg Briant |
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John Briar |
Hugh Brodin |
John Brodin |
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Robert Brodin |
Theophilus Brodin |
Thomas Brodin |
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Thomas Brodin |
Arthur Browne |
John Browne |
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William Browne |
Nicholas Bugges |
John Buggs |
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John Buggs |
Charles Burden |
John Burden |
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John Bush |
Richard Butler |
Andrew Butt |
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Edward Butt |
Henry Butt |
James Butt |
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Jasper But |
John Butt |
John Butt |
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John Butt |
John Butt |
John Butt |
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Matthew Butt |
Richard Butt |
Robert Butt |
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Thomas But |
Thomas Butt |
Thom. Butt |
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William Butt |
Will. Butt |
William Butt |
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Thomas Card |
Thomas Card |
William Carman |
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Edward Carter |
William Carter |
Anthony Cave |
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Henry Cave |
John Cave |
John Cave |
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John Cave |
John Cave |
John Cave |
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Morgaine Cave |
Morgaine Cave, sen |
Morgaine Cave, jun |
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Morgaine Cave |
Robert Cave |
Thomas Cave |
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Richard Chiffis |
Henry Chiles |
John Chiles |
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John Chiles |
Martin Chiles |
Richard Chiles |
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Steven Chiles |
William Chiles |
John Clarke |
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John Clarke |
Thomas Clarke |
Thomas Clarke |
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John Clerke |
Josias Clerek |
Edward Cooke |
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John Cornish |
George Courtney |
Richard Courtney |
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Edmond Coward |
Gilbert Coward |
Andrew Cox |
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Thomas Cox |
John Cranne |
William Crespin |
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Nicholas Crouch |
William Cundit |
John Darby, sen |
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Joseph Darby, jun |
Joseph Darby |
Nathaniell Dashwood |
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Edward Davenant, D.D. |
Henry Davidg |
Nicholas Davidge |
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Thom. Davidg |
Robert Davis |
William Davis |
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Christo. Dirdow, gent |
Edward Dirdom, gent |
Adam Doggerill |
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John Doggerill |
Mathew Dowland |
John Dunne |
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John Durneford |
John Ellis |
Richard Eme |
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John Extines |
Peter Extines |
Peter Extins |
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John Faymes |
Nicholas Flinger |
Christopher Fookes |
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John Fryday |
John Fryday |
Georg Gage |
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Nicholas Gaile |
John Garland |
John Gartery |
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Steven Gerrat |
Thomas Gilbert |
Richard Gildon, recusant |
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Christopher Goffe |
Georg Goffe |
Robert Goffe |
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William Goff |
Willia. Goff, sen |
Thom. Greave (Greane?) |
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Christopher Greene |
Christopher Greene |
Francis Greene |
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Francis Greene |
Gregory Greene |
Gregory Greene |
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John Greene |
Jerrom Greene |
Robert Greene |
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Robert Greene |
Thomas Greene |
Thomas Greene |
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Robert Hale |
Thomas Hale |
Morgaine Hanham |
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Robert Hanham |
Richard Hanhum |
Tho. Hardin |
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John Harris |
Walter Hayter |
Hugh Hebdage |
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William Hebdege |
William Hebdage |
Edward Henbury |
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George Henbury |
Markes Henbury |
Marke Henbury, sen |
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Richard Henbury |
Robert Henbury |
Thomas Hill |
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Edward Hooper |
Thomas Horder |
Thomas Horder |
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Andrew Hoskins |
Joseph Hoskins |
William Hoskins |
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Richard Humber |
Thomas Humber |
Edward Hunibale |
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Edward Iron |
Tho. Iron |
James Jesmond |
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Gilbert Joanes |
Henry Joanes |
Peter Joanes |
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Thomas Joanes |
William Joanes |
Robert Johnson |
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Roger Johnson |
Hugh Kerby |
Richard Kerby |
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Christopher King |
Nicholas King |
Richard King |
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Thomas King |
William King |
Edward Knaplocke |
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John Knaplocke |
William Knaplocke |
Edward Lamburd |
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Thomas Lane |
Tristram Legg |
John Leight |
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Francis Lemma |
James Light |
John Light |
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Ambrose Lilly |
John Lock |
Nicholas Loocke |
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John Loveban |
John Lucas |
John Lucas |
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Thomas Lucas |
Hugh Ludlow |
Robert Luffut |
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Georg Lunning |
William Lush |
William Lush |
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Thomas Mably |
Willm. Maler |
Philip Marsh |
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Richard Martin |
Robert Martin |
Thomas Mascoll |
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John Masters |
Austine Mathew |
Hugh Mathew |
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John Mathew |
John Mathew |
Robert Mathew |
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Thomas Mathew |
Walter Mathew |
Robert Mathews |
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Richard Mayo, gent |
Tymothy Meade |
John Meleed |
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Richard Merchant |
John Miles |
Robert Millerd |
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Osman Moger |
Thomas Moores |
William Moores |
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William Moores |
William Moores |
Henry Mountier |
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Thomas Mountier |
Thomas Mountier |
Thomas Mullins |
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Nicholas Muncke |
William Nelson |
Richard Newman |
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Thomas Newman |
Thomas Newman |
Thomas Norman |
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Will. Norman |
Henry Panner (Vanner?) |
Robert Parker |
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Tho. Perrat |
John Phellips |
Edmund Phillips |
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John Phillips |
John Phillips |
Thomas Phillips |
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Robert Phripe |
Henry Phrippe |
John Phripp |
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Thomas Ramson |
Andrew Read |
Edward Read |
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John Read |
John Read |
John Read |
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John Read |
John Reed |
Robert Read |
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William Reade |
Thomas Reed |
Thomas Reddut |
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William Reddut |
Morgaine Reekes |
Nicholas Reekes |
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Thomas Reekes |
John Robens |
John Roberts |
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Thomas Samwayes |
Benjamin Sanger |
David Sanger |
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John Sanger |
John Sanger |
John Sanger |
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Richard Sanger |
William Sayer |
John Sendole |
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Robert Sendole |
Brand. Shepherd |
Charles Shepherd |
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John Shepherd |
Richard Shepherd |
Thomas Shepherd |
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William Shepherd |
William Shepherd |
Willia. Shepherd, sen |
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Thom. Shergold |
William Shergoll |
William Silver |
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Henry Simes |
John Simes |
Robt. Simes |
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William Simes |
Edward Smale |
Georg Snooke |
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John Sparke |
Andrew Spencer |
James Stafford |
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Noye Steevens |
Thomas Stevens |
George Story |
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William Stoute |
Robert Strong |
Walter Sudele |
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William Suter |
Georg Sutor |
James Sutton |
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Hugh Sweete |
James Taylor |
Robert Thomas |
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Robt. Thorne, gent |
John Tice |
Walter Tice |
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William Tice |
John Tommas |
John Topp |
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Henry Toppe |
William Toppes |
Richard Tounsend |
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John Treble |
Edward Turner |
Henry Vanner (Panner?) |
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Thom. Vincen |
John Vinning |
Edmund Waters |
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John Waters |
Anthony Watley |
John Watley |
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William Watley |
William Whit |
Henry Wilkins |
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John Wilkins |
John Wilkins |
William Wilkins |
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Edward Williams |
Henry Williams |
Charles Willes |
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John Willis |
Joseph Willes |
Josias Willes |
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William Willes |
Nicholas Willis |
Robert Willis |
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Walter Windle |
John Woburne |
John Woburne |
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John Woen |
Andrew Wolridg |
Thomas Woodford |
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John Wooldridg |
Francis Young |
Stephen Young |
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