The following is a break-down of names found in the parish registers of Maisemore, Gloucestershire, in 1538-1600, available on the web at http://www.glosgen.co.uk/maisereg.htm. I have sorted the names by alphabetical order, first the feminine names, then the masculine names, and then the surnames.
Many of the given names in these documents are recorded in Latin. I have used as the headers for each name the likely vernancular form; these forms are not recorded in the registers, but are based on the vernacular forms found in registers from other parishes in Gloucestershire in the same period. [1] The surnames are listed here in the spelling they are found in the actual register.
Note: I have not normalized the names to conform with modern capitalization standards.
Feminine given names
(listed alphabetically)
| Agnes | |
| Agneta | 1544, 1544, 1544, 1557, 1557, 1557, 1566, 1568, 1569, 1573, 1575, 1580, 1581, 1582, 1585, 1598 |
| Agnete | 1550, 1560 |
| Alice | |
| Alicia | 1560, 1575, 1575, 1579, 1590 |
| Alicie | 1544, 1544, 1547, 1560, 1562, 1567, 1567, 1567, 1577 |
| Anne | |
| Anna | 1556, 1582, 1590, 1592, 1593, 1594, 1595 |
| Bridgett | |
| Briget | 1585 |
| Catherine | |
| Catheren | 1558, 1558, 1562 |
| Catherena | 1540, 1546, 1547, 1577, 1580, 1581, 1583, 1584 |
| Catherina | 1540, 1546, 1547, 1577, 1580, 1581, 1583, 1584 |
| Elizabeth | |
| Elizabeth | 1549, 1550, 1551, 1556, 1557, 1557, 1557, 1557, 1560, 1561, 1563, 1567, 1571, 1575, 1576, 1576, 1582, 1582, 1588, 1590, 1593, 1598, 1599 |
| Elizabetha | 1543, 1574, 1589, 1597, 1600 |
| Elizabethe | 1548, 1563, 1563, 1569, 1573, 1576 |
| Elinor | |
| Elinar | 1557 |
| Elner | 1584, 1599 |
| Elnera | 1575 |
| Ellen | |
| Elene | 1542 |
| Elline | 1591 |
| Emily (?) | |
| Emlinie | 1571 |
| Fraunces | |
| ffranncis | 1551 |
| Isabel | |
| Isabell | 1592 |
| Isabella | 1558, 1580 |
| Isable | 1582, 1590 |
| Isibille | 1556 |
| Joan | |
| Jana | 1578 |
| Jane | 1571 |
| Joana | 1557, 1560, 1563, 1569, 1576, 1576, 1577, 1578, 1581, 1583, 1583, 1585, 1588, 1590, 1590, 1591, 1592, 1596, 1596 |
| Joane | 1551, 1551, 1553 |
| Joanes | 1557 |
| Joanna | 1575 |
| Joanne | 1561, 1562 |
| Joannes | 1558 |
| Johanne | 1560 |
| Joyce | |
| Joyce | 1568 |
| Margaret | |
| Margaret | 1541, 1544 |
| Margareta | 1540, 1540, 1540, 1543, 1560, 1562, 1575, 1578, 1578, 1580, 1582, 1583, 1591, 1594, 1598 |
| Margarete | 1563, 1563, 1563, 1565, 1565, 1567, 1568 |
| Margarita | 1579 |
| Margery | |
| Margeri | 1540, 1575 |
| margeria | 1578 |
| margerie | 1590 |
| margerye | 1574 |
| Margerye | 1575 |
| Mary | |
| Marye | 1557, 1568, 1572, 1575, 1575 |
| ? | |
| Rassia | 1577 |
| Rossia | 1591 |
| Rose | |
| Rossa | 1561, 1584 |
| Sible | |
| Sibill | 1575 |
| Sibilla | 1543, 1581, 1582, 1583 |
| Sibille | 1544, 1544, 1551, 1555, 1557, 1561, 1563, 1570, 1570 |
| Thomaseen | |
| Tomasson | 1571, 1589 |
| Tibalde | |
| Tyballis | 1568 |
| Tyboule | 1590 |
| Tybule | 1570, 1570 |
| Winifride | |
| Wynifridi | 1565, 1566 |
Masculine given names
(listed alphabetically)
| Anthony | |
| Anthonius | 1590 |
| Arnold | |
| Arnaldus | 1593 |
| Arnold | 1581 |
| Arthur | |
| Arterus | 1585 |
| Christopher | |
| Christopherus | 1575 |
| Christophori | 1551 |
| Edmund | |
| Edmund | 1581 |
| Edmundi | 1557 |
| Edward | |
| Edwardi | 1577 |
| Edwardus | 1575 |
| Gilbert | |
| Gilbarti | 1567 |
| Gilbert | 1575 |
| Henry | |
| Henrici | 1562 |
| Hugh | |
| Hugoni | 1547 |
| Jacob | |
| Jacobe | 1562 |
| Jacobus | 1590 |
| Jasper | |
| Jasperis | 1568 |
| Jesperus | 1580 |
| John | |
| Johanes | 1538, 1538, 1544, 1544, 1555, 1557, 1557, 1557, 1557, 1558, 1558, 1559, 1563, 1563, 1564, 1565, 1566, 1566, 1567, 1567, 1567, 1568, 1571, 1571, 1575, 1575, 1576, 1576, 1578, 1580, 1580, 1582, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1589, 1590, 1590, 1591, 1591, 1591, 1593, 1595, 1596, 1597, 1598, 1598, 1599 |
| Johanis | 1539, 1541, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1546, 1546, 1546, 1546, 1550, 1550, 1553, 1554, 1559, 1560, 1560, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1562, 1562, 1563, 1567, 1570, 1570 |
| Nicholas | |
| Nicolai | 1563 |
| Peter | |
| Peter | 1597 |
| Randolph | |
| Roundelphi | 1544 |
| Raynould | |
| Raynoldi | 1558 |
| Richard | |
| Richard | 1539, 1544, 1588 |
| Richardi | 1554, 1561, 1562, 1566, 1567, 1583 |
| Richardus | 1582, 1583 |
| Robert | |
| Robart | 1596 |
| Robarti | 1538, 1538, 1538, 1548, 1551, 1555, 1557, 1558, 1561, 1562, 1564, 1568 |
| Robartus | 1573, 1576, 1581 |
| Roger | |
| Rogeri | 1541, 1552 |
| Rogerus | 1585 |
| Thomas | |
| Thoma | 1554, 1575, 1575, 1577, 1578, 1580 |
| Thomas | 1570, 1576, 1584, 1584, 1588, 1591, 1592 |
| Thome | 1542, 1543, 1544, 1544, 1546, 1547, 1548, 1548, 1549, 1549, 1554, 1555, 1556, 1557, 1558, 1558, 1558, 1558, 1565, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568, 1569, 1569, 1571, 1572, 1575 |
| Walter | |
| Gualterus | 1599 |
| Walterus | 1568 |
| William | |
| William | 1572, 1579 |
| Willielmi | 1540, 1541, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1547, 1548, 1549, 1555, 1557, 1558, 1560, 1560, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1562, 1562, 1568, 1571, 1575 |
| Willielmus | 1539, 1550, 1550, 1557, 1558, 1562, 1562, 1565, 1565, 1568, 1570, 1571, 1571, 1575, 1575, 1576, 1577, 1577, 1578, 1578, 1578, 1581, 1582, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1589, 1590, 1590, 1591, 1591, 1591, 1593, 1593, 1593, 1594, 1594, 1594, 1595, 1595, 1597 |
| Williems | 1571 |
Surnames
(listed alphabetically)
| Allen | |
| Allen | 1598 |
| Appowell | |
| Appowell | 1575 |
| Backer | |
| Backer | 1561, 1590, 1590, 1594 |
| Badge | |
| Badge | 1590 |
| Badger | 1590 |
| Bayle | |
| Bayle | 1554 |
| Beale | |
| Beale | 1584, 1588, 1591, 1593 |
| Bentlie | |
| Bentlie | 1575 |
| Bobins | |
| Bobins | 1570 |
| Bollocke | |
| Bollocke | 1571 |
| Bozan | |
| Bozan | 1550 |
| Braunch | |
| Braunch | 1585 |
| Braunche | 1589 |
| Brodeforde | |
| Brodeforde | 1565, 1578, 1588 |
| Brodforde | 1558 |
| Bryan | |
| Bryan | 1546 |
| Butter | |
| butter | 1554 |
| Butter | 1547, 1550, 1552, 1555, 1557, 1565, 1566, 1569, 1575 |
| Carpenter | |
| Carpenter | 1553, 1557, 1557, 1560, 1577, 1582, 1592 |
| Carpenter alias Wyman | 1560, 1583 |
| Carter | |
| Carter | 1546, 1558, 1561, 1568 |
| Chen | |
| Chen | 1558 |
| Cicell | |
| cicell | 1568 |
| Cicell | 1543, 1549, 1557, 1557, 1560, 1566, 1571 |
| Cicelle | 1565 |
| Cicle | 1544, 1551 |
| Clarke | |
| Clarke | 1591 |
| Cockeshote | |
| Cockeshote | 1581 |
| Collier | |
| Collear | 1579 |
| Collier | 1538, 1541, 1558, 1560, 1570, 1571, 1575, 1576 |
| Combley | |
| Combley | 1562 |
| Compton | |
| Compton | 1589 |
| Congley | |
| Congley | 1561 |
| Connoppe | |
| Connoppe | 1575 |
| Cooke | |
| Cooke | 1540, 1551, 1551, 1556, 1557, 1557, 1579, 1581, 1590 |
| Coopper | |
| Coopper | 1567 |
| Cope | |
| Cope | 1565 |
| Coulsie | |
| Coulsie | 1575 |
| Coxe | |
| Coxe | 1558, 1589, 1590, 1593, 1596 |
| Coxe alias Haywarde | |
| Coxe alias Haywarde | 1560 |
| Crouse | |
| Crouse | 1571 |
| Daffe | |
| daffe | 1560 |
| Danbie | |
| Danbith | 1557 |
| Danbithe | 1563 |
| danbie | 1570, 1578, 1578, 1580, 1581, 1584 |
| Danbie | 1580, 1581 |
| danbye | 1562, 1565, 1569, 1573, 1585 |
| Danbye | 1568, 1568, 1568, 1575, 1580 |
| Denbighe | |
| Denbighe | 1540, 1543 |
| Elyotes | |
| Elyotes | 1582 |
| Endole | |
| Endole | 1578 |
| Etkins | |
| Etkins | 1540, 1541, 1558, 1558, 1563, 1571 |
| Euanes | |
| Euanes | 1590 |
| ffalbroke | |
| ffalbroke | 1544 |
| ffidlowe | |
| ffidlowe | 1575 |
| ffortie | |
| ffortie | 1538, 1538, 1542, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1555, 1563, 1563, 1569 |
| ffortye | 1555, 1561, 1571, 1575, 1580 |
| ffreeman | |
| ffreeman | 1557, 1558, 1561, 1562, 1563 |
| ffreemann | 1543 |
| Fisher | |
| fisher | 1543 |
| Geines | |
| Geines | 1584 |
| Gibes | |
| Gibes | 1590 |
| Gifforde | |
| Gifford | 1570 |
| gifforde | 1571 |
| Gifforde | 1558, 1559, 1566, 1571 |
| Gines | |
| gines | 1576 |
| Goade | |
| Goade | 1581, 1583 |
| Goodeman | |
| Goodeman | 1562 |
| Goselinge | |
| Goselinge | 1576 |
| Gyblete | |
| Gyblete | 1575 |
| Gyfforde | |
| Gyfforde | 1544, 1560, 1573, 1573, 1575, 1576 |
| Halle | |
| Halle | 1572 |
| Hayewarde | |
| Hayewarde | 1597 |
| Hayewrde | 1591 |
| Hill | |
| Hill | 1557 |
| Hille | 1577 |
| Hoskins | |
| Hoskins | 1540 |
| Houldie | |
| houldie | 1576 |
| Houldie | 1544, 1544, 1550, 1557, 1562, 1567, 1571, 1575, 1576, 1577, 1578, 1582, 1582, 1582, 1582, 1582, 1582, 1582, 1584, 1584, 1585, 1590 |
| Howell | |
| Howell | 1585 |
| Huntley | |
| Huntley | 1581 |
| Husewife | |
| Husewife | 1568 |
| Itheridge | |
| Itheridge | 1543, 1559, 1561, 1562, 1563, 1564, 1575, 1586, 1576, 1590, 1590, 1591, 1591, 1591, 1594,1 599 |
| Jelfe | |
| Jelfe | 1549, 1558, 1598 |
| Jelfes | 1576 |
| Jeninges | |
| Jeninges | 1567, 1574, 1575 |
| Jesper | |
| Jesper | 1557 |
| Keeble | |
| Keeble | 1577 |
| Keent | |
| Keent | 1575, 1578 |
| Kente | |
| Kente | 1551 |
| Keye | |
| Keye | 1572 |
| Kimppe | |
| Kimpe | 1562, 1583 |
| Kimppe | 1554, 1560, 1565, 1567 |
| Lader | |
| Lader | 1551 |
| Lea | |
| Lea | 1575 |
| Litefoote | |
| Lightfoote | 1570 |
| Litefoote | 1544, 1571, 1575 |
| Litfoote | 1546 |
| Litle | |
| litle | 1547 |
| Litle | 1540, 1544, 1556, 1557, 1557, 1558, 1578, 1580, 1583, 1594 |
| Maille | |
| Maille | 1557 |
| Marden | |
| Marden | 1592, 1593 |
| Masson | |
| masson | 1562, 1563, 1567 |
| Masson | 1546, 1547, 1561, 1568, 1570, 1580 |
| Measser | |
| Measser | 1593 |
| Milton | |
| milton | 1557 |
| Milton | 1547, 1557, 1558, 1565, 1565, 1569, 1593, 1596, 1598 |
| Mores | |
| Mores | 1562 |
| Morton | |
| morton | 1588 |
| Pace | |
| Pace | 1548, 1548, 1557, 1562, 1563, 1568, 1583, 1591, 1591, 1591, 1595 |
| Packinton | |
| Packinton | 1562 |
| Pearse | |
| Pearse | 1539, 1539, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1555, 1571, 1571, 1593, 1598 |
| Philipps | |
| Philipps | 1550 |
| Porter | |
| Porter | 1560 |
| Price | |
| Price | 1557 |
| Purse | |
| Purse | 1581 |
| Rastle | |
| Rastle | 1551, 1582, 1594 |
| Raynaldes | |
| Raynaldes | 1553 |
| Rene | |
| Rene | 1564 |
| Rine | |
| Rine | 1560 |
| Rogers | |
| Rogers | 1544, 1544, 1544, 1544, 1546, 1548, 1548, 1555, 1559, 1567, 1568, 1577, 1577, 1577, 1582, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1588, 1590, 1591, 1591, 1595, 1596, 1598 |
| Roundle | |
| Roundill | 1557 |
| Roundle | 1544, 1546, 1556, 1562, 1566, 1566, 1570, 1594, 1597 |
| Russell | |
| Russell | 1568, 1578, 1581 |
| Rydge | |
| Rydge | 1570 |
| Ryver | |
| Ryver | 1575 |
| Saunders | |
| saunders | 1561, 1562, 1581, 1595 |
| Saunders | 1541, 1541, 1547, 1548, 1550, 1554, 1558, 1560, 1562, 1563, 1567, 1574, 1575, 1575, 1577, 1580, 1584, 1592, 1595, 1599 |
| Seemes | |
| Seemes | 1592 |
| Shaile | |
| Shaile | 1590 |
| Sillye | |
| Sillye | 1556 |
| Slauter | |
| Slauter | 1560 |
| Smith | |
| Smith | 1583 |
| Smithe | 1578 |
| Spenser | |
| Spenser | 1568, 1572 |
| Spilman | |
| Spilman | 1558, 1558, 1563 |
| Stallerde | |
| Stalerde | 1593 |
| Stallerde | 1563, 1567, 1575, 1580, 1596 |
| Steavens | |
| Steavens | 1551 |
| Stiles | |
| Stiles | 1567 |
| Still | |
| Still | 1560 |
| Stocke | |
| Stocke | 1585 |
| Sysmore | |
| Sisemore | 1568 |
| Sysmore | 1554, 1562, 1566, 1591 |
| Tayler | |
| Tayler | 1590 |
| Tayller | 1589 |
| Tonye | |
| Tonye | 1575, 1576, 1589 |
| Varrington | |
| varrington | 1581 |
| Vesare | |
| Vesare | 1544 |
| Voughan | |
| voughan | 1595 |
| Voughan | 1570 |
| Vreman | |
| Vreman | 1556 |
| Warde | |
| warde | 1566 |
| Watkins | |
| Watkins | 1589 |
| Weare | |
| Weare | 1542 |
| Weaver alias Steavens | |
| Weaver alias Steavens | 1599 |
| Weebbe | |
| Weebbe | 1578 |
| Weebe | 1582 |
| Weell | |
| Weale | 1565 |
| Weel | 1550 |
| weell | 1583 |
| Weell | 1567, 1567, 1577, 1577, 1578, 1578, 1578, 1585, 1599, 1599 |
| Weell alias Pomfrye | |
| Weell alias Pomfrye | 1570 |
| White | |
| White | 1584 |
| Wodley | |
| Wodley | 1557 |
| Wyman | |
| Wyman | 1544, 1549, 1562, 1563, 1590, 1595, 1597 |
| Yarnall | |
| yarnall | 1590 |
Notes:
[1] See my article "16th Century Gloucestershire Names".