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'''County town:''' Hereford,
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'''Other major towns:''' Leominster, Ross on Wye
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Herefordshire|Herefordshire Places of Worship]]'''
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'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: Hereford.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/3584.asp '''Herefordshire Archive Service/Record Office''']
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ GENUKI: Herefordshire]
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*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/1566.asp Herefordshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/ Family History Society]
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Parishes.html Herefordshire Towns and Parishes (GENUKI)]
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php Field Names Database]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm  Herefordshire Poll Books]
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/here/herefordshire_workhouses.htm  Herefordshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire]
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*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php Historic Herefordshire Online Sites and Monuments Database]
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*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/epncurrent/php/results_county.php?searcht=Herefordshire,HRE Parishes in Herefordshire]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1840/pdoh1840index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840, Index]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1830/pdoh1830index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1830, Index]
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*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/workhouses/workhouses_poorlaw.htm Poor Law in Hereford 1836-1851]
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*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/prisons/prisons_index.htm Prisons in Herefordshire]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/hereforshire_directories.htm Trade Directory Transcriptions]
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/about.html  Wills of Herefordshire]
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/herefordshire.htm  Parish Registers for Bishops Frome & Colwall]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/colwall/colwall.htm The Parish of Colwall]
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*[http://eardislandhistory.co.uk/  Eardisland History Website]
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Herefordshire/Sarnesfield/Sarnesfield/index.html Parish Registers of Sarnesfield 1660-1897]
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*[http://www.weobleyhistory.info/ Weobley and District Local History Society]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/hef.htm Maps across the Centuries]
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'''Books of local interest'''
  
  
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==Register Offices==
 
==Register Offices==
  
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Website: [http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/comm...ving/index.asp Hereford Registrars]
 
Website: [http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/comm...ving/index.asp Hereford Registrars]
E-mail  registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk
 
  
'''Bromyard'''<br>
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E-mail:  registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk
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'''Bromyard'''
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Register Office<br>   
 
Register Office<br>   
 
1 Rowberry Street, <br>   
 
1 Rowberry Street, <br>   
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HR7 4DU <br>   
 
HR7 4DU <br>   
 
Tel 01432 260258 <br>   
 
Tel 01432 260258 <br>   
9.15 a.m.-1.00 p.m.<br>  Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
 
  
'''Hereford'''<br>
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'''Hereford'''
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Register Office<br>   
 
Register Office<br>   
 
County Offices,<br>   
 
County Offices,<br>   
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HR1 2HQ <br>   
 
HR1 2HQ <br>   
 
Tel: 01432 260565 <br>   
 
Tel: 01432 260565 <br>   
9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m.and 2.00 p.m.-4.00 p.m. <br>  
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. <br> 
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9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m.on Thursdays.
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'''Kingston'''
  
'''Kingston'''<br>
 
 
Register Office<br>   
 
Register Office<br>   
 
Old Court House, <br>   
 
Old Court House, <br>   
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HR5 3DP <br>   
 
HR5 3DP <br>   
 
Tel: 01544 230156<br>   
 
Tel: 01544 230156<br>   
10.00 a.m.-12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m.-4.00 p.m. <br> 
 
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
 
  
'''Ledbury'''<br>
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'''Ledbury'''
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The Register Office<br>   
 
The Register Office<br>   
 
Town Council Offices<br>   
 
Town Council Offices<br>   
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HR8 1DH <br>   
 
HR8 1DH <br>   
 
Tel: 01531 632618<br>   
 
Tel: 01531 632618<br>   
12.30 a.m.-2.00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, <br> 
 
Wednesday & Friday.
 
  
'''Leominster'''<br>
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'''Leominster'''
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The Register Office<br>   
 
The Register Office<br>   
 
The Priory <br>   
 
The Priory <br>   
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HR6 8EQ <br>   
 
HR6 8EQ <br>   
 
Tel: 01568 610131/610595 <br>   
 
Tel: 01568 610131/610595 <br>   
9.30 a.m.-1.00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
 
  
'''Ross on Wye'''<br>
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'''Ross on Wye'''
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The Register Office<br>   
 
The Register Office<br>   
 
The Old Chapel, <br>   
 
The Old Chapel, <br>   
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HR9 7AN <br>   
 
HR9 7AN <br>   
 
Tel: 01989 562795 <br>   
 
Tel: 01989 562795 <br>   
10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday
 
  
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
  
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
 
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
  
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==Photo Offers==
 
==Photo Offers==
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
  
 
==Links==
 
 
 
*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/3584.asp '''Herefordshire Archive Service/Record Office''']
 
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ GENUKI: Herefordshire]
 
 
*[http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/1566.asp Herefordshire Libraries]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/ Family History Society]
 
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Parishes.html Herefordshire Towns and Parishes (GENUKI)]
 
 
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
 
 
 
'''Countywide Interest'''
 
 
*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php Field Names Database]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm  Herefordshire Poll Books]
 
 
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/here/herefordshire_workhouses.htm  Herefordshire Workhouses]
 
 
*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/ Historic Herefordshire]
 
 
*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php Historic Herefordshire Online Sites and Monuments Database]
 
 
*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/epncurrent/php/results_county.php?searcht=Herefordshire,HRE Parishes in Herefordshire]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1840/pdoh1840index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1840, Index]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/Directories/pigot_directory_of_herefordshire_1830/pdoh1830index.html  Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1830, Index]
 
 
*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/workhouses/workhouses_poorlaw.htm Poor Law in Hereford 1836-1851]
 
 
*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/post-medieval/prisons/prisons_index.htm Prisons in Herefordshire]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/hereforshire_directories.htm Trade Directory Transcriptions]
 
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/about.html  Wills of Herefordshire]
 
 
 
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/herefordshire.htm  Parish Registers for Bishops Frome & Colwall]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/herefordshire/colwall/colwall.htm The Parish of Colwall]
 
 
*[http://eardislandhistory.co.uk/  Eardisland History Website]
 
 
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Herefordshire/Sarnesfield/Sarnesfield/index.html Parish Registers of Sarnesfield 1660-1897]
 
 
*[http://www.weobleyhistory.info/ Weobley and District Local History Society]
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/hef.htm Maps across the Centuries]
 
  
  
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Revision as of 12:45, 30 April 2008

County town: Hereford,


Other major towns: Leominster, Ross on Wye


Herefordshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs


Books of local interest


Register Offices

Herefordshire is split into six registration districts, each district has a main office which operates under the Hertfordshire Registration Service, and can supply copy certificates.

Website: Hereford Registrars

E-mail: registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk


Bromyard

Register Office
1 Rowberry Street,
Bromyard
Herefordshire
HR7 4DU
Tel 01432 260258


Hereford

Register Office
County Offices,
Bath Street
Hereford
HR1 2HQ
Tel: 01432 260565


Kingston

Register Office
Old Court House,
Market Hall Street
Kington
HR5 3DP
Tel: 01544 230156


Ledbury

The Register Office
Town Council Offices
Church Street
Ledbury
HR8 1DH
Tel: 01531 632618


Leominster

The Register Office
The Priory
Leominster
HR6 8EQ
Tel: 01568 610131/610595


Ross on Wye

The Register Office
The Old Chapel,
Cantilupe Road
Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire
HR9 7AN
Tel: 01989 562795


Record Office Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.



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