A few questions that cross people's mind and does interest countless others, is when we attempt to find historic facts of our ancestors and the way they used to live. What it was like in the olden days, did one of my relatives used to live here in Lyneham and what did they do? How do you start uncovering the story of who lived in Lyneham. Who lived in the house you currently occupy?

Local archives should be able to answer some of these questions, but if you have a copy of your property deeds, they should illustrate previous owners. Sometimes these searches are very vague as little was recorded of Lyneham.

Lyneham Village Online have done quite an extensive search for the earliest recorded inhabitants to Lyneham. The tithe maps of 1821 and the apportionments, recorded to supplement the maps, show who owned which property and associated land.

The Large Family are documented in several decades of the UK Census records and we have found that some of their relatives are significant players in the Lyneham family tree. Looking through the ancestry charts we find that the Henly, Penniger, Pullen, Rumboll Canning and Spackman families are all closely associated in with the Large family.

Large Family Pedigree

The illustrated Large family pedigree starts from John Large who married Elizabeth Taylor on the 18th May 1736 at Somerford Keynes. Through the many generations, we trace their siblings and the subsequent family descendancy charts and see how they link together. Many of the Large family gravestones are located in St Michael and All Angels church yard Lyneham adjacent to the Yew tree by the south porch entrance. more..