Difference between revisions of "Gloucestershire"

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In the South West of England, Gloucestershire include part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.

Places of interest are Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold. Sudeley Castle, Tewkesbury Abbey and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Slimbridge.

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-===='''Register Office Contact Details'''====
+[[Category:Region 8 ~ Southern England]]
+[[Category:Adopted Pages]]
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+|In the South West of England, Gloucestershire include part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.
-Certificate Application Information and downloadable application forms available at
+Places of interest are Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold. Sudeley Castle, Tewkesbury Abbey and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Slimbridge.
-Gloucestershire County Council - Ordering a copy of a Birth/Marriage or Death certificate
+There are several royal residences in Gloucestershire, including Highgrove House and Gatcombe Park.
-====='''Cheltenham'''=====
+The book 'Cider with Rosie' By Laurie Lee is a tale of growing up in Gloucestershire.
-St George's Road
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
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+'''County town:''' Gloucester
-Cheltenham
-Glos
+'''Other major towns:''' Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, and Tewkesbury.
-GL50 3EW
-Tel 01242 532455
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire Places of Worship]]'''
-E-mail cheltenham.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br>
-====='''Cinderford'''=====
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandGloucestershire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
-(Forest of Dean registration district)
+==Resources==
-The Oaks
-Belle Vue Centre
-, Belle Vue Road
-Cinderford
-Glos.
-GL14 2AB
-Tel 01594 822113
-E-mail forestofdean.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
-====='''Cirencester'''=====
+'''Primary Reference'''
-The Corinium
+*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1348 '''Gloucestershire Archives/Record Office''']
-Old Memorial Hospital
+*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleID=163 Gloucestershire Library]
-Sheep Street
+*[http://www.gfhs.org.uk/ Gloucestershire Family History Society]
-Cirencester
+*[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/gloucestershire/index.html Gloucestershire Look-up Exchange]
-Glos.
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
-GL7 1QW
-Tel 01285 650455/652893
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-E-mail cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
+*[http://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/ Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum]
-====='''Gloucester'''=====
+*[http://members.shaw.ca/panthers1/tayfam.html The Cotswolds and Surrounds]
-The Maitland Suite
+*[http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ Forest of Dean Family History]
-Maitland House
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Forest of Dean Trade Directories]
-Spa Road
+*[http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/ Gloucester Docks and the Sharpness Canal Past, Present and Future]
-Gloucester
+*[http://www.gsia.org.uk/gia.htm Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology]
-GL1 1UY
+*[http://www.gloshistory.org.uk/lhcorg.htm Gloucestershire Local History]
-Tel 01452 425275
+*[http://www.halefamily.net/misc2.html Gloucestershire Miscellany]
-E-mail gloucester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
+*[http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/index.html Gloucestershire Portal - Gloucestershire Past and Present]
-====='''Moreton in the Marsh'''=====
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm North Gloucestershire & Worcestershire Parish Register Transcripts]
-North Cotswold Registration District
+*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/parish.htm Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions]
-The Redesdale Room
+*[http://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/ Gloucestershire Pubs]
-The Council Offices
+*[http://www.parishmouse.com/gloucestershire Parishmouse - Gloucestershire]
-High Street
+*[http://www.glosters.org.uk/ The Soldiers of Gloucestershire]
-Moreton-in-Marsh
+*[http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/ Gloucestershire Transport History]
-Glos.
+*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/cotsx.html The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide]
-GL56 0AZ
-Tel 01608 651199
-E-mail northcotswold.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-====='''Stroud'''=====
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-The Old Victorian School
-Parliament Street
+*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/arlingham.htm Arlingham Baptism, Marriage & Burial Registers]
-Stroud
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath BMDs]
-Glos.
+*[http://www.bittonfamilies.com/index.html Bitton Families]
-GL5 1DY
+*[http://www.bgas.org.uk/cheltgaz/ Historical Gazeteer of Cheltenham]
-Tel 01453 766049
+*[http://www.chippingcampden.org/index.php? Chipping Campden]
-E-mail stroud.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
+*[http://www.chalfordhill.org.uk/index.html Chalford Hill]
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+*[http://www.dursleyglos.org.uk/html/dursley/industry/mills/mills.htm The Woollen Cloth Industry in the Dursley Area]
-====Links====
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/ Deerhurst, Forthampton & Eldersfield]
-*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1348 County Record Office] <br><br>
+*[http://www.kindredkonnections.com/cgi-bin/extracted?-1+0+000000+English+0-0+ch000525+uk Parish Records from St Mary's Church, Dymock 1538-1796]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/gloucester.html Library Links]<br><br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Trade Directory - The Forest of Dean area]
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath Bmd ]<br><br>
+*[http://www.geocities.com/fedgeg/index.html?200916 Forest Edge Churches]
-*[http://www.gfhs.org.uk/ Gloucestershire Family History Society]<br><br>
+*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42319  Old Gloucester Street Names]
-*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol And Avon FHS]<br><br>
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/gloster.txt Gloucester Pigot's Directory 1830]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/glos.html The Local History Directory]<br><br>
+*[http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx Gloucestershire Council Genealogical Database]
+:''Index of all wills proved at Gloucester between 1541 and 1858'' <br>
+:''Nonconformist Baptisms''<br>
+:''Overseers of the poor records''<br>
+:''Gaol Registers - details of prisoners held in the county gaol from 1815 to 1879''<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/leigh/leigh.htm Phillimores And Bishops Transcripts] <br><br>
+*[http://www.hawkesburyhistory.com/ Hawkesbury History]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/ Deerhurst, Forthampton & Eldersfield] <br><br>
+*[http://www.longhopevillage.co.uk/ Longhope Village]
-*Parish Records online with [http://www.scribes-alcove.co.uk  Searchable Database] For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton And Stone<br><br>
+*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/minchin/index.htm Marriage entries at Minchinhampton to 1812]
-*[http://home.freeuk.com/gloshistory/lhcorg.htm Gloucestershire Local History] <br><br>
+*[http://www.randwicksources.org.uk/index.html Randwick Village]
-*[Hawksbury History ]<br><br>
+*[http://www.taynton.btinternet.co.uk/ The History of Taynton]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/tormarton-glos/page4.html Village Records And Monumental Inscriptions] <br><br>
+*[http://www.geocities.com/tetbury1737/index.html?200916 Tetbury Religious Affiliations Census taken about 1735]
-*[http://www.bittonfamilies.com/ History Of Bitton ] Particularly Families Involved With Zinc Smelting. - Links To Researchers And Other Useful sites. <br><br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/leigh/leigh.htm Parish Register Transcripts The Leigh]
-*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10glou131/10glou131gazA.htm Town And Country Maps] <br><br>
+*[http://www.scribes-alcove.co.uk  Parish Records For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton & Stone]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/gloucs/gloucestershire_workhouses.htm Gloucester Workhouses] <br><br>
+*[http://www.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk/ Parish of Winterbourne]
-*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx Gloucestershire Council Genealogical Database] <br>
+*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/history1.html Woodchester and Selsey]
-''Index of all Wills Proved At Gloucester between 1541 And 1858''
+*[http://wotton-under-edge.com/guide Wooton-under-Edge]
-''Nonconformist Baptisms''
+==Bristol==
-''Overseers of the poor records''
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon Family History Society]
-''Gaol Registers - details of prisoners held in the county gaol from 1815 to 1879''
+*[http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/acwuk/ Bristol Family History Research Guide]
-''You can order copies of anything you find - details on the website''<br><br>
+*[http://www.brigstowe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Bristol History]
-*[http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire.html Gloucestershire In The Domesday Book ] <br><br>
+*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ Genuki's List Of Gloucestershire Towns And Parishes] if you are researching Chedworth, there's good stuff on Genuki's page including transcription of details of rented property on 1843 tithe map and lists of burials<br><br>
+*[http://www.churchcrawler.co.uk/ Bristol's Cathedrals and Churches]
-*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/flight/gloslink.html Site containing various Gloucestershire links] <br><br>
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs mid-16th - mid-20th Century]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/theParishes.html A good site for the Cotswolds]<br><br>
+*[http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/records-and-archives/bristol-wills-indices-1781-1858.en;jsessionid=2DC36FB9A75DF09751B6A7AD501B98DC.tcwwwaplaws1 Bristol Wills Index 1793-1858]
-*[http://tormarton-glos.tripod.com/index.html Good site for villages In The South Of The Cotswolds]<br><br>
-*[http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ Forest Of Dean]<br><br>
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*This link provides a list Of old [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42319  Gloucester Street Names ] and some details of their location. <br><br>
+*[http://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/Collections/search.asp?Search=2 Old Cheltenham Photographs]
-*[http://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/publist/gl5-6-a-b.htm Gloucestershire Pubs]<br><br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/gls.htm Old Gloucestershire Maps]
-*[http://www.bisley-glos.net/index.html Bisley, Gloucestershire]<br><br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/photo2/artists.html Some Early Gloucestershire Photographers]
-*This Site Is Very Good For [http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/Census.html Census Records]<br><br>
+*[http://oldgloucester.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/ Gloucester City photos 1900-1980]
-*[http://www.taynton.btinternet.co.uk/ Taynton, Gloucestershire] A good village site which houses school indexes, church burials, history of the village and also transcriptions of the 1851 and 1861 census.
+*[http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Default.htm Old Photos of the Forest of Dean]
+==Register Office==
+'''Cheltenham'''
+St George's Road <br>
+Cheltenham<br>
+Glos<br>
+GL50 3EW<br>
+Tel 01242 532455<br>
+Email: cheltenham.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br>
+'''Cinderford (Forest of Dean)'''
+The Oaks <br>
+Belle Vue Centre<br>
+, Belle Vue Road<br>
+Cinderford<br>
+Glos.<br>
+GL14 2AB<br>
+Tel 01594 822113<br>
+Email: forestofdean.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
+'''Cirencester'''
+The Corinium<br>
+Old Memorial Hospital<br>
+Sheep Street<br>
+Cirencester<br>
+Glos.<br>
+GL7 1QW<br>
+Tel 01285 650455/652893<br>
+Email: cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
+'''Gloucester'''
+The Maitland Suite <br>
+Maitland House<br>
+Spa Road<br>
+Gloucester<br>
+GL1 1UY<br>
+Tel 01452 425275<br>
+Email: gloucester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
+'''Moreton in the Marsh'''
+North Cotswold Registration District<br>
+The Redesdale Room <br>
+The Council Offices<br>
+High Street<br>
+Moreton-in-Marsh<br>
+Glos.<br>
+GL56 0AZ<br>
+Tel 01608 651199<br>
+Email: northcotswold.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
+'''Stroud'''
+The Old Victorian School <br>
+Parliament Street<br>
+Stroud<br>
+Glos.<br>
+GL5 1DY <br>
+Tel 01453 766049<br>
+Email: stroud.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br>
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+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 above.
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+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 above.
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Forest of Dean [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=98 dolly mixture]
+*St Paul's Whiteshill, Stroud [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7 Mark Dudley]
+*Painswick (couple of days notice required) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7 Mark Dudley]
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
+*Bristol [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1400 Bee]
+*Forest of Dean [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=98 dolly mixture]
+*Gloucester [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=98 dolly mixture]
+*South Gloucestershire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1400 Bee]
+Back to [[England]]

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Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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