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|Situated in the centre of England, Leicestershire at one time included England's smallest county of Rutland.  
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'''Leicestershire'''
 
 
 
 
 
County town: Leicester
 
 
 
Other major towns: Hinkley, Loughborough, Coalville
 
 
 
 
 
Situated in the centre of England, Leicestershire now includes what was once England's smallest county of Rutland.
 
  
The county is a stronghold of fox hunting with famous hunts such as the Quorn, the Belvoir and the Cottesmore meeting regularly in the winter season. Market Harborough's claim to fame is the invention of the liberty bodice and later other ladies undergarments.
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Market Harborough's claim to fame is the invention of the liberty bodice and later other ladies undergarments.
  
 
Lady Jane Grey, the nine-days queen executed by Mary Tudor, lived part of her short life at Bradgate House in Charnwood forest near Leicester.
 
Lady Jane Grey, the nine-days queen executed by Mary Tudor, lived part of her short life at Bradgate House in Charnwood forest near Leicester.
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'''County town:''' Leicester
  
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'''Other major towns:''' Hinkley, Loughborough, Coalville
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Leicestershire | Leicestershire Places of Worship]]'''
  
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional projects Forum]'''
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==Resources==
  
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
  
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*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland''']
  
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*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/libraries/ Leicestershire Libraries & Information Service]
  
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*[http://lrfhs.org.uk/ Leicestershire Family History Society]
  
==Register Office Contact Details==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engleiopc/  Leicestershire Online Parish Clerks]
  
For events within Leicestershire but not within the city of Leicester
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
=====Leicestershire Registration Service=====
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071005123840/http://uk.geocities.com/leicslookup/ Leicestershire Look-up Exchange]
  
County Register Office <br>
 
County Hall<br>
 
Leicester Road<br>
 
Glenfield<br>
 
Leicester<br>
 
LE3 8RN
 
  
Tel 0116 265 6509 (for further information and general enquiries only)
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
Website:[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/community_services/reg_services/registration_services/copy_certificates_genealogy.htm Copy certificates for family history-Genealogy]
 
  
E-mail registration@leics.gov.uk
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blanchec/EMidBaps.htm East Midlands General Baptist History]
  
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*[http://www.leicesterchronicler.com/home.htm Leicester Chronicler]
  
Orders cannot be taken by phone or e-mail, postal applications only. Copy certificates usually supplied within 3-5 days of order.
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*[http://www.knittingtogether.org.uk Knitting Together]
  
*[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-cou...ice/copy-certs City of Leicester Events]
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
  
For the following areas and dates you will need to apply to the Leicester City holdings office at:
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*[http://www.wartimeleicestershire.com/index.html Leicestershire during World War Two]
  
=====Leicestershire Records Office=====
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080228042011/http://www.leicestershireroots.co.uk/ Leicestershire Roots ]
  
Long Street<br>
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*[http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/ Leicestershire Villages]
Wigston Magna<br>
 
Leicestershire<br>
 
  
LE8 2AH
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*[http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/pot/wills/leicswillsfram.html Leicester Wills 1552-1546]
  
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
 
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.applebymagna.org.uk/appleby_history/ Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk/ Ashby de la Zouch museum]
  
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*[http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/barlestone/familyhistory.html Barlestone]
  
'''Records Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/barrowuponsoar/familyhistory.html Barrow upon Soar]
  
*Leicestershire R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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*[http://www.logicmarque.co.uk/barwell.htm Barwell]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.bishopstreetchurch.org.uk/html/baptism_registers.html Bishop Street Methodist Church Baptism Registers]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/index.htm The Guys of Bottesford]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://st.mary.users.btopenworld.com/ St Mary's Church, Broughton Astley]
  
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*[http://www.theyorks.org.uk/enderbyvillage%201.htm Enderby Parish Records]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/Ag/maps/maps.htm Framland Hundred Pages]
  
*Leicester/Leicestershire (anywhere):[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=30 JoJo]
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Hoton.htm Hoton Marriages 1654-1826]
  
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*[http://www.leicesterunitarians.co.uk/ The Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel, Leicester]
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/epitaphsingravey00pageiala Epitaphs in the Graveyard and Chapel of the Great Meeting, Leicester]
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/accountsofchurch00leic Accounts of Churchwardens of St Martin's Church, Leicester 1489-1844]
  
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*[http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/pot/lough/loughhome.html Materials for Loughborough 1540-1640]
  
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*[http://www.lubenham.org.uk/ Lubenham]
  
==Links==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/measham/measham_dir.html Measham links and records]
  
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/leicestershirepa02phil Phillimore Marriages 1562-1837 (Melton Mowbray area)]
  
*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''County Records Office''' ]
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/leicestershirepa11phil Phillimore Marriages 1555-1837 (Melton Mowbray area)]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/leicestershire.html Library Links]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/seal/seal.htm Netherseal and Overseal Parish Pages]  
  
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*[http://www.quorndon.com/genealogy/ Quorn Village Site]
  
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*[http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/ratcliffe/index.htm Ratcliffe Culey - Includes some Parish Records]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/index.html Redmile Archive]  
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/leics.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
 
 
 
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/leicestershire.html Leicestershire Family History Society]
 
 
 
 
 
'''OPC'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engleiopc/  Leicestershire Online Parish Clerks]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Archives'''
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLeicester.htm#PageTitle IGI for Leicestershire]
 
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/rothleybirth.htm Rothley Baptist Births Part one]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/rothleybirth.htm Rothley Baptist Births Part one]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/rothleybirth2.htm Rothley Baptist Births Part two]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/rothleybirth2.htm Rothley Baptist Births Part two]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pond/1598/stmargs.html St. Margaret's Church, Leicester. Marriages: July 1, 1837 to May 12, 1897]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040306235816/www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pond/1598/stmargs.html St.Margaret's parish, Leicester - Marriage Index]
  
*[http://www.theyorks.org.uk/enderbyvillage%201.htm Enderby Parish Records]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070808180727/http://uk.geocities.com/st_martins_leicester/monnames.htm St Martin's Cathedral Monuments]
  
*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Wartnaby Marriages 1635-1838]
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*[http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/Sheepy/ Records for Sheepy Magna]
  
*[http://uk.geocities.com/st_martins_leicester/monnames.htm St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester- Monumental Inscriptions from 1589]
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*[http://www.geneapedia.co.uk Somerby Baptisms - 1813 to 1830]
  
*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Some Inscriptions from Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester]
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*[http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/ Swannington Heritage]
  
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Some Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
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*[http://www.tiltononthehill.org.uk/index.asp Tilton on the Hill]
  
*[http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/pot/wills/leicswillsfram.html Leicester Wills 1552-1546]
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Wart.htm Wartnaby Marriages 1635-1838]  
  
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*[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=1163 Welford Road Cemetery]
  
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070922143530/http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Welford Road Cemetery - plan]
  
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*[http://www.hoap.co.uk/who/localhis.htm Wymeswold Local History]
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://www.bishopstreetchurch.org.uk/html/memorial_plaques.html War memorials at Bishop Street Methodist Church]
  
  
*[http://www.knittingtogether.org.uk/doc2.asp?doc=7342&cat=753 Wigston Textile Workers]
 
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/leics/leicestershire_workhouses.htm Leicestershire Workhouses]
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'''Photographs and Maps'''
  
*[http://www.wartimeleicestershire.com/index.html Leicestershire during World War Two]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ Photographs of the East Midlands]
  
  
  
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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==Register Office==
  
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'''For events within Leicestershire but not within the city of Leicester:'''
  
'''Countywide Interest'''  
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'''Leicestershire Registration Service'''<BR>
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County Register Office <br>
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County Hall<br>
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Leicester Road<br>
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Glenfield<br>
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Leicester<br>
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LE3 8RN<br>
  
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Tel 0116 265 6509 (for further information and general enquiries only) <br>
  
*[http://www.leicestershireroots.co.uk/ Leicestershire Roots ]
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*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/registration_services/copycertificates Copy certificates for family history-Genealogy]
  
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E-mail registration@leics.gov.uk
  
'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
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Orders cannot be taken by phone or e-mail, postal applications only. Copy certificates usually supplied within 3-5 days of order.
  
*[http://www.ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk/ Ashby De La Zouch museum]
 
  
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/index.htm The Guys of Bottesford] Includes online Bottesford Parish Records
 
  
*[http://www.theyorks.org.uk/enderbyvillage%201.htm Enderby Parish Records]
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/Ag/maps/maps.htm Framland Hundred Pages] Includes Village Maps and Directory Listings for this area of North-East Leicestershire
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/measham/measham_dir.html Measham links and records]
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/seal/seal.htm Netherseal and Overseal Parish Pages] Includes Parish Records and Trade Directory Listings
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
  
*[http://www.quorndon-mag.org.uk/leicestershire.html#H Directory Of Quorndon Village Websites ]
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*[http://www.quorndon.com/genealogy/ Quorn Village Site]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/ratcliffe/index.htm Ratcliffe Culey - Includes some Parish Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/index.html Redmile Archive] Includes some Census and Parish Records
 
 
 
*[http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/Sheepy/ Records for Sheepy Magna]
 
 
 
*[http://webber-history.rootschat.net/index.htm#TOC Webber Family History website]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:04, 16 May 2023

Situated in the centre of England, Leicestershire at one time included England's smallest county of Rutland.

Market Harborough's claim to fame is the invention of the liberty bodice and later other ladies undergarments.

Lady Jane Grey, the nine-days queen executed by Mary Tudor, lived part of her short life at Bradgate House in Charnwood forest near Leicester.

County town: Leicester

Other major towns: Hinkley, Loughborough, Coalville

Leicestershire Places of Worship

Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference



Countywide Interest



Specific Town and Village Interest



Photographs and Maps



Register Office

For events within Leicestershire but not within the city of Leicester:

Leicestershire Registration Service
County Register Office
County Hall
Leicester Road
Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RN

Tel 0116 265 6509 (for further information and general enquiries only)

E-mail registration@leics.gov.uk

Orders cannot be taken by phone or e-mail, postal applications only. Copy certificates usually supplied within 3-5 days of order.


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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