Difference between revisions of "Wiltshire"

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-[[Image:EnglandWiltshire.jpg|right|151px|thumb|Wiltshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
+[[Category:Region 8 ~ Southern England]]
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-'''Wiltshire'''
+| Known as the Gateway to the West Country situated in the South West of the country.
-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.
-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.
+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
-<br><br>
-==Register Office==
-'''Chippenham'''
+'''Other major towns:''' Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Warminster
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Wiltshire| Wiltshire Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[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 ]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
-The Register Office <br>
+*[http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/home.htm Wiltshire Family History Society]
-Timber Street
-Chippenham<br>
-SN15 3BZ<br>
-Tel 01249 654361
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.brown6666/wiltsopc/ Online Parish Clerks]
-'''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'''
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://www.henly.f9.co.uk/wiltshire.html Transcribed BMDs and other documents (Clives Home Pages)]
-The Laburnums<br>
-Bedwin Street<br>
-Salisbury<br>
-SP1 3UW<br>
-Tel 01722 335340
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wilt1830/wilt1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
-'''Trowbridge'''
+*[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 Chestnuts<br>
-Bythesea Road<br>
-Trowbridge<br>
-BA14 8EZ<br>
-Tel 01225 713097
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html  North Wiltshire Musters Name Index to North Wiltshire Musters 1834 ]
-'''Warminster'''
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
-The Register Office<br>
+*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/ Wiltshire Community History]
-The Avenue<br>
-Warminster<br>
-BA12 9AB<br>
-Tel 01985 213435<br>
+*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests ==
+*[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Duncan and Mandy's website]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy - includes some Parish Records]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Wiltshire/visitations/index.html The Visitation of Wiltshire 1623]
+*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-*Wiltshire & Swindon R/O ''Occasionally'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=80 Nana Anna]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.alderbury.org.uk/ Alderbury and Whaddon Local History Research Group]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.atworth-familyhistory.co.uk/ Atworth Family History]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[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 ]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
+*[http://chitterne.com/history/index.html The History of Chitterne]
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesb.txt Devizes Workhouse Births 1848-1902]
+*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesd.txt Devizes Workhouse Deaths 1866-1902]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.roughwood.net/VitalRecords/Wiltshire/DonheadStMaryBaptisms1/DonheadBaptismsFrames.htm Donhead St Mary Baptisms]
-'''Primary Reference Links'''
+*[http://www.fovanthistory.org/full.html Fovant History Interest Group]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office.htm '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/fourcounties/cr.htm The Lydiards - Lydiard Tregoze and Lydiard Millicent a one-place study]
-*[http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire Births Marriages & Deaths] UKBMD project
+*[http://www.lynehamvillage.com/history/genealogy.html Lyneham Village]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/copy-certificates Wiltshire BMD copy certs]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~JIM.DOWNES1/index.htm Maiden Bradley]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/index.html Genuki: Wiltshire]
+*[http://www.pewsey-heritage-centre.org.uk/index.html Pewsey Heritage Centre]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
+*[http://www.ramsburyatwar.com/ Ramsbury at War (WW2)]
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/smarstn1.htm#srnidx South Marston]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWiltshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Wiltshire]
+*[http://www.suttonveny.co.uk/ Sutton Veny]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/wilts.html Local History Directory]
+*[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm Swindon Genealogy]
-*[http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/home.htm Wiltshire Family History Society]
+*[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]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Ancestry]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/wil1772.html Index of the Poll of Wiltshire Freeholders 1772]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html  North Wiltshire Musters Name Index to North Wiltshire Musters 1834 ]
-*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.brown6666/wiltsopc/ Online Parish Clerks]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wilt1830/wilt1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/historic_calne_photos_gallery1.shtml Historic Calne photos]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Wiltshire/visitations/index.html The Visitation of Wiltshire 1623]
+*[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/community/ Wiltshire Community History]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
+*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/copy-certificates Wiltshire BMD copy certificates]
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy - includes some Parish Records]
-*[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/access-to-records/wiltshire-and-swindon-record-office/wsro-wiltshire-wills-project.htm Wiltshire Wills Project]
+'''Chippenham'''
-*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/wills_search.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wills Search ]
+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
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+'''Salisbury'''
-*[http://www.atworth-familyhistory.co.uk/ Atworth Family History]
+The Register Office<br>
+The Laburnums<br>
+Bedwin Street<br>
+Salisbury<br>
+SP1 3UW<br>
+Tel 01722 335340
-*[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 ]
+'''Trowbridge'''
-*[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
+The Register Office<br>
+The Chestnuts<br>
+Bythesea Road<br>
+Trowbridge<br>
+BA14 8EZ<br>
+Tel 01225 713097
-*[http://chitterne.com/history/index.html The History of Chitterne]
-*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesb.txt Devizes Workhouse Births 1848-1902]
+'''Warminster'''
-*[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesd.txt Devizes Workhouse Deaths 1866-1902]
+The Register Office<br>
+The Avenue<br>
+Warminster<br>
+BA12 9AB<br>
+Tel 01985 213435<br>
-*[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]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.lynehamvillage.com/history/genealogy.html Lyneham Village]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.ramsburyatwar.com/ Ramsbury at War] (WW2)
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.suttonveny.co.uk/ Sutton Veny]
-*[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm Swindon Genealogy]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ Trowbridge Museum of The Cloth Industry]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.westgrimsteadfamilyhistory.co.uk/index.html West Grimstead Family History]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wharnham.htm West Harnham Genealogy]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Ancestry]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/WARMEM.htm War Memorials and Rolls of Honour]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Wiltshire Churches]
+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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Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers