Difference between revisions of "Wiltshire"

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-[[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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-'''Wiltshire'''
+Home of ancient mystical sites, such as Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and Avebury.
-County Town: Trowbridge
+Famed for its beautiful countryside with white horses carved into the hills.
-Major towns: Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Warminster
+Castle Combe was voted the prettiest Village in England.
+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]]'''
-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
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandWiltshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/archives.html '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire UKBMD ]
-==Local Register Office Contact Details ==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
-=====Chippenham=====
+*[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]
-Timber Street
-Chippenham<br>
-SN15 3BZ<br>
-Tel 01249 654361
-=====Devizes and Marlborough=====
+*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://www.pope-genealogy.me.uk/nwocp.htm North Wiltshire Online Census Project]
-The Beeches<br>
-Bath Road<br>
-Devizes<br>
-SN10 2AL<br>
-Tel 01380 722162
-=====Salisbury=====
-The Register Office<br>
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-The Laburnums<br>
-Bedwin Street<br>
-Salisbury<br>
-SP1 3UW<br>
-Tel 01722 335340
-=====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
-=====Warminster=====
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/wil1772.html Index of the Poll of Wiltshire Freeholders 1772]
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy]
-The Avenue<br>
-Warminster<br>
-BA12 9AB<br>
-Tel 01985 213435<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html  North Wiltshire Musters Name Index to North Wiltshire Musters 1834 ]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests ==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/ Wiltshire Community History]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
+*[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Duncan and Mandy's website]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy - includes some Parish Records]
-*Wiltshire & Swindon R/O ''Occasionally'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=80 Nana Anna]
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Wiltshire/visitations/index.html The Visitation of Wiltshire 1623]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills]
-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'''
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.alderbury.org.uk/ Alderbury and Whaddon Local History Research Group]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+*[http://www.atworth-familyhistory.co.uk/ Atworth Family History]
+*[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 ]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
-*[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://chitterne.com/history/index.html The History of Chitterne]
-*[http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire Births Marriages & Deaths] UKBMD project
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesb.txt Devizes Workhouse Births 1848-1902]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office.htm Wiltshire BMD]
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesd.txt Devizes Workhouse Deaths 1866-1902]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/index.html Genuki: Wiltshire]
+*[http://www.roughwood.net/VitalRecords/Wiltshire/DonheadStMaryBaptisms1/DonheadBaptismsFrames.htm Donhead St Mary Baptisms]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
+*[http://www.fovanthistory.org/full.html Fovant History Interest Group]
+*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/fourcounties/cr.htm The Lydiards - Lydiard Tregoze and Lydiard Millicent a one-place study]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.lynehamvillage.com/history/genealogy.html Lyneham Village]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~JIM.DOWNES1/index.htm Maiden Bradley]
-*[http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/home.htm Wiltshire Family History Society]
+*[http://www.pewsey-heritage-centre.org.uk/index.html Pewsey Heritage Centre]
+*[http://www.ramsburyatwar.com/ Ramsbury at War (WW2)]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/smarstn1.htm#srnidx South Marston]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.suttonveny.co.uk/ Sutton Veny]
+*[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm Swindon Genealogy]
-*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.brown6666/wiltsopc/ Online Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ Trowbridge Museum of The Cloth Industry]
+*[http://www.westgrimsteadfamilyhistory.co.uk/index.html West Grimstead Family History]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wharnham.htm West Harnham Genealogy]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Ancestry]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWiltshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Wiltshire]
-*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/wills_search.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wills Search ]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.wis.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wil51sur.htm 1851 Census]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/historic_calne_photos_gallery1.shtml Historic Calne photos]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html North Wiltshire Musters 1539] Over 2,800 names
+*[http://oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Wiltshire Churches]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/wil1772.html Index of the Poll of Wiltshire Freeholders 1772]
+*[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/WARMEM.htm War Memorials and Rolls of Honour]
-*[http://www.henly.f9.co.uk/wiltshire.html Transcribed BMD's and other documents (Clives Home Pages)]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office/wsro-wiltshire-wills-project.htm Wiltshire Wills Project]
+*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/copy-certificates Wiltshire BMD copy certificates]
+'''Chippenham'''
+The Register Office <br>
+Timber Street
+Chippenham<br>
+SN15 3BZ<br>
+Tel 01249 654361
-'''Family and Social History'''
+'''Devizes and Marlborough'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/wilts/wiltshire_workhouses.htm Wiltshire Workhouses]
+The Register Office<br>
+The Beeches<br>
+Bath Road<br>
+Devizes<br>
+SN10 2AL<br>
+Tel 01380 722162
+'''Salisbury'''
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+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 memorial inscriptions and churches]
+'''Trowbridge'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Chestnuts<br>
+Bythesea Road<br>
+Trowbridge<br>
+BA14 8EZ<br>
+Tel 01225 713097
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+'''Warminster'''
+The Register Office<br>
+The Avenue<br>
+Warminster<br>
+BA12 9AB<br>
+Tel 01985 213435<br>
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/wilts.html Local History Directory]
-*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/ Wiltshire Community History Introduction]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm A Miscellany of Information and Links for Wiltshire]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wilt1830/wilt1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
+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.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/wiltshire/bradford/bradford.htm Bradford on Avon - some Parish Records]
-*[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
+'''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/ History of the Woollen Cloth Industry in Trowbridge - includes a glossary of old occupations in the industry]
-*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wharnham.htm West Harnham Genealogy]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Genealogy Pages]
+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]]

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