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.
-'''Gloucestershire'''
+Places of interest are Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold. Sudeley Castle, Tewkesbury Abbey and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Slimbridge.
+There are several royal residences in Gloucestershire, including Highgrove House and Gatcombe Park.
-County town: Gloucester
-Other major towns: Bristol, Cheltenham
-In the South West of England, Gloucestershire is the home the Cotswolds and the source of the River Severn. Gloucestershire boasts some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere in the world. The Cotswolds are considered one of the most scenic areas in Great Britain.
 The book 'Cider with Rosie' By Laurie Lee is a tale of growing up in Gloucestershire.
-<br><br><br>
-==Register Office Contact Details==
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+'''County town:''' Gloucester
-Certificate Application Information and downloadable application forms available at
-Gloucestershire County Council - Ordering a copy of a Birth/Marriage or Death certificate
+'''Other major towns:''' Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, and Tewkesbury.
-=====Cheltenham=====
-St George's Road <br>
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire Places of Worship]]'''
-Cheltenham<br>
-Glos<br>
-GL50 3EW
-Tel 01242 532455<br>
-E-mail cheltenham.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br>
-=====Cinderford (Forest of Dean)=====
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandGloucestershire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
-The Oaks <br>
+==Resources==
-Belle Vue Centre<br>
-, Belle Vue Road<br>
-Cinderford<br>
-Glos.<br>
-GL14 2AB
-Tel 01594 822113<br>
+'''Primary Reference'''
-E-mail forestofdean.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
-=====Cirencester=====
+*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1348 '''Gloucestershire Archives/Record Office''']
-The Corinium<br>
+*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleID=163 Gloucestershire Library]
-Old Memorial Hospital<br>
-Sheep Street<br>
-Cirencester<br>
-Glos.<br>
-GL7 1QW
-Tel 01285 650455/652893<br>
+*[http://www.gfhs.org.uk/ Gloucestershire Family History Society]
-E-mail cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-=====Gloucester=====
+*[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/gloucestershire/index.html Gloucestershire Look-up Exchange]
-The Maitland Suite <br>
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
-Maitland House<br>
-Spa Road<br>
-Gloucester<br>
-GL1 1UY
-Tel 01452 425275<br>
-E-mail gloucester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-=====Moreton in the Marsh=====
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-North Cotswold Registration District<br>
+*[http://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/ Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum]
-The Redesdale Room <br>
-The Council Offices<br>
-High Street<br>
-Moreton-in-Marsh<br>
-Glos.<br>
-GL56 0AZ
-Tel 01608 651199<br>
+*[http://members.shaw.ca/panthers1/tayfam.html The Cotswolds and Surrounds]
-E-mail northcotswold.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-=====Stroud=====
+*[http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ Forest of Dean Family History]
-The Old Victorian School <br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Forest of Dean Trade Directories]
-Parliament Street<br>
-Stroud<br>
-Glos.<br>
-GL5 1DY
-Tel 01453 766049<br>
+*[http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/ Gloucester Docks and the Sharpness Canal Past, Present and Future]
-E-mail stroud.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
+*[http://www.gsia.org.uk/gia.htm Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology]
+*[http://www.gloshistory.org.uk/lhcorg.htm Gloucestershire Local History]
+*[http://www.halefamily.net/misc2.html Gloucestershire Miscellany]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/index.html Gloucestershire Portal - Gloucestershire Past and Present]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm North Gloucestershire & Worcestershire Parish Register Transcripts]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/parish.htm Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/ Gloucestershire Pubs]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.parishmouse.com/gloucestershire Parishmouse - Gloucestershire]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.glosters.org.uk/ The Soldiers of Gloucestershire]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/ Gloucestershire Transport History]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/cotsx.html The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide]
-*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]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-==Links==
+*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/arlingham.htm Arlingham Baptism, Marriage & Burial Registers]
-*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1348 '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath BMDs]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/gloucester.html Library Links]
+*[http://www.bittonfamilies.com/index.html Bitton Families]
+*[http://www.bgas.org.uk/cheltgaz/ Historical Gazeteer of Cheltenham]
+*[http://www.chippingcampden.org/index.php? Chipping Campden]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.chalfordhill.org.uk/index.html Chalford Hill]
+*[http://www.dursleyglos.org.uk/html/dursley/industry/mills/mills.htm The Woollen Cloth Industry in the Dursley Area]
-*[http://www.gfhs.org.uk/ Gloucestershire Family History Society]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/ Deerhurst, Forthampton & Eldersfield]
-*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol And Avon FHS]
+*[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.local-history.co.uk/Groups/glos.html The Local History Directory]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Trade Directory - The Forest of Dean area]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/fedgeg/index.html?200916 Forest Edge Churches]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42319  Old Gloucester Street Names]
-*[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/gloucestershire/index.html Gloucestershire Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/gloster.txt Gloucester Pigot's Directory 1830]
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
+*[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>
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.hawkesburyhistory.com/ Hawkesbury History]
+*[http://www.longhopevillage.co.uk/ Longhope Village]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyEssex.htm#PageTitle IGI Gloucestershire A-M]
+*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/minchin/index.htm Marriage entries at Minchinhampton to 1812]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyGloucester_(N-Z).htm#PageTitle IGI Gloucestershire N-Z]
+*[http://www.randwicksources.org.uk/index.html Randwick Village]
-*[http://www.parishmouse.co.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page Parishmouse- Shropshire, Gloucestershire & Worcestershire]
+*[http://www.taynton.btinternet.co.uk/ The History of Taynton]
-*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/parish.htm Gloucestershire -some Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/tetbury1737/index.html?200916 Tetbury Religious Affiliations Census taken about 1735]
-*[http://www.scribes-alcove.co.uk/ Some Gloucestershire Parish Records]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/leigh/leigh.htm Parish Register Transcripts The Leigh]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm Parish register Transcripts] covers  Ashleworth, Boddington; Bromsberrow, Corse; Deerhurst; Elmstone Hardwicke;Forthampton; Hasfield; Lassington; The Leigh; Norton; Oxenton; Staverton; Tewkesbury; Tirley & Tredington
+*[http://www.scribes-alcove.co.uk  Parish Records For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton & Stone]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/leigh/leigh.htm Phillimore Transcripts and Bishop's Transcripts]
+*[http://www.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk/ Parish of Winterbourne]
-*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath BMD's]
+*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/history1.html Woodchester and Selsey]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/ Genuki Wills Of Gloucestershire]
+*[http://wotton-under-edge.com/guide Wooton-under-Edge]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/Census.html Census Records]
+==Bristol==
-*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/gloster.txt Pigots Directory 1830]
+*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon Family History Society]
+*[http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/acwuk/ Bristol Family History Research Guide]
-'''Family and Social History'''
+*[http://www.brigstowe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Bristol History]
+*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.bittonfamilies.com/ History Of Bitton ]
+*[http://www.churchcrawler.co.uk/ Bristol's Cathedrals and Churches]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/gloucs/gloucestershire_workhouses.htm Gloucester Workhouses]
+*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs mid-16th - mid-20th Century]
-*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42319  Old Gloucester Street Names ]
+*[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://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/ Gloucestershire Pubs]
-*[http://home.clara.net/clempson/index.htm Welcome to the Stroudwater Textile Trust]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://home.freeuk.net/ray.wilson/mills/ The Woollen Cloth Industry in the Dursley Area]
+*[http://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/Collections/search.asp?Search=2 Old Cheltenham Photographs]
-*[http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/ Gloucester Docks and the Sharpness Canal Past, Present and Future]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/gls.htm Old Gloucestershire Maps]
-*[http://home.freeuk.net/ray.wilson/glospop/ Gloucestershire Population Tables 1801-1901]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/photo2/artists.html Some Early Gloucestershire Photographers]
-*[http://weldgen.tripod.com/id41.html Bristol Companies, History and Information]
+*[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==
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+'''Cheltenham'''
+St George's Road <br>
+Cheltenham<br>
+Glos<br>
+GL50 3EW<br>
+Tel 01242 532455<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/photo2/artists.html Some Early Gloucestershire Photographers]
+Email: cheltenham.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/gls.htm Old Gloucestershire Maps]
+'''Cinderford (Forest of Dean)'''
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+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
-*[http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire.html Gloucestershire In The Domesday Book ]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ Genuki's List Of Gloucestershire Towns And Parishes]
+'''Cirencester'''
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/theParishes.html The Cotswolds]
+The Corinium<br>
+Old Memorial Hospital<br>
+Sheep Street<br>
+Cirencester<br>
+Glos.<br>
+GL7 1QW<br>
+Tel 01285 650455/652893<br>
-*[http://tormarton-glos.tripod.com/index.html The South Of The Cotswolds]
+Email: cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ Forest Of Dean]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Trade Directories of Gloucestershire - Forest of Dean]
+'''Gloucester'''
-*[http://www.halefamily.net/misc2.html Gloucestershire Miscellany]
+The Maitland Suite <br>
+Maitland House<br>
+Spa Road<br>
+Gloucester<br>
+GL1 1UY<br>
+Tel 01452 425275<br>
-*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/cotsx.html The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide]
+Email: gloucester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.glosters.org.uk/ The Soldiers of Gloucestershire -a  Museum]
+'''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>
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
+Email: northcotswold.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk <br>
-*[http://www.chalfordhill.org.uk/index.html Chalford Hill]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/ Deerhurst, Forthampton & Eldersfield]
+'''Stroud'''
-*[http://www.scribes-alcove.co.uk  Parish Records For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton & Stone]
+The Old Victorian School <br>
+Parliament Street<br>
+Stroud<br>
+Glos.<br>
+GL5 1DY <br>
+Tel 01453 766049<br>
-*[http://home.freeuk.com/gloshistory/lhcorg.htm Gloucestershire Local History]
+Email: stroud.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.hawkesburyhistory.com/ Hawkesbury History]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/tormarton-glos/page4.html Village Records And Monumental Inscriptions]
+==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'' <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>
-**''You can order copies of anything you find - details on the website''
-*[http://www.bisley-glos.net/index.html Bisley, Gloucestershire]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.taynton.btinternet.co.uk/ The history of Taynton]
-*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/arlingham.htm Arlingham Baptisms, Marriages & Burial registers]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.randwicksources.org.uk/index.html Randwick Village]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.geocities.com/tetbury1737/index.html?20071?20079 Tetbury Religious Affiliations Census 1735]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.stokegifford.org.uk/History/History_Various_Parish_Records.htm Stoke Gifford Parish Council]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Trade Directory- The Forest of Dean area]
-*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/flight/minchin/index.html Marriage entries at Minchinhampton to 1812]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[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]
+*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://www.bristolhistory.com/ Memories of Bristol over the past 100 years including 3000 photographs on-line]
-*[http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/ Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.churchcrawler.co.uk/ Bristol's Cathedrals and Churches]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/ Bristol’s Lost Pubs Mid 16th - mid 20th Century]
+*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.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk/ Parish of Winterbourne.]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]

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Register Office

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Cemetery Lookup Requests

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