As part of a study of personalization and effective communication (.pdf file), Douglas Galbi created the following datasets that include given names in England before 1800. The cited sources should be consulted for documentation, for updates, and to verify data integrity. For additional information and sources on given names, see the AGNAMES site.
The datasets are provided below as text files in which each comma delimited line is a record for an individual. Typical fields include rn (a record sequence number), gname-r (raw given name), gname (GINAP standardized given name), sex (GINAP standardized sex), lname (last or family name), and a location or file fields. The specific fields in the records for each file are given below. They are also included as a header line in the text files.
Carlisle, Cumberland, 1377 (461 records, 18 KB) . Compiled from Fenwick (1998). Fields: rn, town, gname-r, gname, sex.
Herefordshire, 1379 (2642 records, 66 KB). Compiled from Fenwick (1998). Fields: rn, gname-r, gname, sex.
Salford Hundred, Lancashire, 1381 (830 records, 31 KB). Compiled from Fenwick (1998). Fields: rn, town, gname-r, gname, sex.
Rutland Lay Subsidy 1296/7 (1840 records, 86 KB). Compiled from the transcription of Postles, D.A., Rutland Lay Subsidy 1296/7. Fields: rn, place, fullname, gname, sex.
Protestation of 1642 in Manchester (1305 records, 45 KB). Compiled from The Palatine Note-Book (1881). Fields: rn, gname-r, lname, gname, sex.
East Anglican Office Holders, 1272-1460 (1595 records, 62 KB). Compiled from transcription in Alsford, Stephen, The Men Behind the Masque: Office-holding in East Anglian boroughs, 1272-1460, Appendix I, "The Officers of Borough Government." Fields: appendix (of source), year (year person first held office), fullname, gname, sex.
Northumberland and Durham, 1530-1830 (79517 records, 2924 KB). Compiled from George Bell’s parish marriage register transcriptions for Northumberland and Durham. Fields: rn, placeid (see file names in source directories), year (of marriage), gname-r, gname, sex.
Source citations:
Fenwick, Carolyn C., The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381, Records of Social and Economic History, New Series 27 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998).
"The Protestation of 1641-2 in Manchester," The Palatine Note-Book (Manchester: J.E. Cornish, 1881-85) May 1881, pp. 80-4; June 1881, pp. 102-8; July 1881, pp. 122-4; Aug. 1881, pp. 138-40; Oct. 1881, p .167-72; Dec. 1881, 210-5.