Difference between revisions of "Wiltshire"

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+[[Category:Region 8 ~ Southern England]]
-[[Image:wiltshire.jpg|250px|thumb|England's prettiest village - Castle Combe submitted by Macbev
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+| Known as the Gateway to the West Country situated in the South West of the country.
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-[[Image:EnglandWiltshire.jpg|left|151px|thumb|Wiltshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
-<br>
-'''Wiltshire'''
-County Town: Trowbridge
+Home of ancient mystical sites, such as Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and Avebury.
-Major towns: Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Warminster
+Famed for its beautiful countryside with white horses carved into the hills.
+Castle Combe was voted the prettiest Village in England.
-Known as the Gateway to the West Country situated in the South West of the country. Home of ancient mystical sites, such as Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and Avebury. Famed for its beautiful countryside, Castle Combe – voted prettiest Village in England and with white horses carved into the hills.
+Sir John Betjeman went to school at Marlborough College
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+'''County town:''' Trowbridge
+'''Other major towns:''' Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Warminster
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Wiltshire| Wiltshire Places of Worship]]'''
-Sir John Betjeman went to school at Marlborough College
-<br><br><br><br><br><br>
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
-==Register Office==
+| [[Image: EnglandWiltshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-'''Chippenham'''
+'''Primary Reference'''
-The Register Office <br>
+*[http://www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/archives.html '''County Record Office''']
-Timber Street
-Chippenham<br>
-SN15 3BZ<br>
-Tel 01249 654361
+*[http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire UKBMD ]
-'''Devizes and Marlborough'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
+*[http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/home.htm Wiltshire Family History Society]
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.brown6666/wiltsopc/ Online Parish Clerks]
-The Beeches<br>
-Bath Road<br>
-Devizes<br>
-SN10 2AL<br>
-Tel 01380 722162
+*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]
-'''Salisbury'''
+*[http://www.pope-genealogy.me.uk/nwocp.htm North Wiltshire Online Census Project]
-The Register Office<br>
-The Laburnums<br>
-Bedwin Street<br>
-Salisbury<br>
-SP1 3UW<br>
-Tel 01722 335340
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-'''Trowbridge'''
+*[http://www.henly.f9.co.uk/wiltshire.html Transcribed BMDs and other documents (Clives Home Pages)]
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wilt1830/wilt1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
-The Chestnuts<br>
-Bythesea Road<br>
-Trowbridge<br>
-BA14 8EZ<br>
-Tel 01225 713097
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/wil1772.html Index of the Poll of Wiltshire Freeholders 1772]
-'''Warminster'''
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy]
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html  North Wiltshire Musters Name Index to North Wiltshire Musters 1834 ]
-The Avenue<br>
-Warminster<br>
-BA12 9AB<br>
-Tel 01985 213435<br>
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests ==
+*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/ Wiltshire Community History]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Duncan and Mandy's website]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy - includes some Parish Records]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Wiltshire/visitations/index.html The Visitation of Wiltshire 1623]
-*Wiltshire & Swindon R/O ''Occasionally'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=80 Nana Anna]
+*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills]
-==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 linked above.
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.alderbury.org.uk/ Alderbury and Whaddon Local History Research Group]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.atworth-familyhistory.co.uk/ Atworth Family History]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+*[http://www.freshford.com/bradford_home.htm Bradford on Avon History and Facts]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/wiltshire/bradford/bradford.htm The Parish of Bradford on Avon ]
+*[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
-==Links==
+*[http://chitterne.com/history/index.html The History of Chitterne]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office.htm '''County Record Office'''] Note:Closed due to re-location until Oct 2007
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesb.txt Devizes Workhouse Births 1848-1902]
-*[http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire Births Marriages & Deaths] UKBMD project
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesd.txt Devizes Workhouse Deaths 1866-1902]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office.htm Wiltshire BMD]
+*[http://www.roughwood.net/VitalRecords/Wiltshire/DonheadStMaryBaptisms1/DonheadBaptismsFrames.htm Donhead St Mary Baptisms]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/index.html Genuki: Wiltshire]
+*[http://www.fovanthistory.org/full.html Fovant History Interest Group]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
+*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/fourcounties/cr.htm The Lydiards - Lydiard Tregoze and Lydiard Millicent a one-place study]
+*[http://www.lynehamvillage.com/history/genealogy.html Lyneham Village]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~JIM.DOWNES1/index.htm Maiden Bradley]
+*[http://www.pewsey-heritage-centre.org.uk/index.html Pewsey Heritage Centre]
-*[http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/home.htm Wiltshire Family History Society]
+*[http://www.ramsburyatwar.com/ Ramsbury at War (WW2)]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/smarstn1.htm#srnidx South Marston]
+*[http://www.suttonveny.co.uk/ Sutton Veny]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm Swindon Genealogy]
+*[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ Trowbridge Museum of The Cloth Industry]
-*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.brown6666/wiltsopc/ Online Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.westgrimsteadfamilyhistory.co.uk/index.html West Grimstead Family History]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wharnham.htm West Harnham Genealogy]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Ancestry]
-'''Archives'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWiltshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Wiltshire]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/wills_search.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wills Search ]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/historic_calne_photos_gallery1.shtml Historic Calne photos]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/wil1772.html Index of the Poll of Wiltshire Freeholders 1772]
+*[http://oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Wiltshire Churches]
-*[http://www.henly.f9.co.uk/wiltshire.html Transcribed BMD's and other documents (Clives Home Pages)]
+*[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/WARMEM.htm War Memorials and Rolls of Honour]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office/wsro-wiltshire-wills-project.htm Wiltshire Wills Project]
+==Register Office==
+*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/copy-certificates Wiltshire BMD copy certificates]
+'''Chippenham'''
-'''Family and Social History'''
+The Register Office <br>
+Timber Street
+Chippenham<br>
+SN15 3BZ<br>
+Tel 01249 654361
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/wilts/wiltshire_workhouses.htm Wiltshire Workhouses]
+'''Devizes and Marlborough'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Beeches<br>
+Bath Road<br>
+Devizes<br>
+SN10 2AL<br>
+Tel 01380 722162
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+'''Salisbury'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Laburnums<br>
+Bedwin Street<br>
+Salisbury<br>
+SP1 3UW<br>
+Tel 01722 335340
-*[http://oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Wiltshire Churches]
+'''Trowbridge'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Chestnuts<br>
+Bythesea Road<br>
+Trowbridge<br>
+BA14 8EZ<br>
+Tel 01225 713097
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+'''Warminster'''
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/wilts.html Local History Directory]
+The Register Office<br>
+The Avenue<br>
+Warminster<br>
+BA12 9AB<br>
+Tel 01985 213435<br>
-*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/ Wiltshire Community History]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm A Miscellany of Information and Links for Wiltshire]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wilt1830/wilt1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/wiltshire/bradford/bradford.htm The Parish of Bradford on Avon ]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.fovanthistory.org/full.html Fovant History Interest Group]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html  North Wiltshire Musters Name Index to North Wiltshire Musters 1834 ]
-*[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ Trowbridge Museum of The Cloth Industry]
-*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wharnham.htm West Harnham Genealogy]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Ancestry]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]

Difference between revisions of "Wiltshire"

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