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

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Bristol

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers