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|Home of Robin Hood, and Lord Byron the poet, located in the East Midlands and bordered by Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire.
  
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Noted for its collieries and textiles, Nottingham lace being the finest around.
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'''Nottinghamshire'''
 
  
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Other notable manufacturers are Raleigh Bicycles, Jesse Boot (the Chemist), John Player.
  
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County town: Nottingham
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Nottingham’s famous inhabitants include Robin Bailey (actor), Eric Coates (composer), Torville and Dean (ice skaters) Harold Larwood (Cricketer),
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and D.H. Lawrence the author.
  
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Other major towns: Hucknall, Mansfield, Sutton in Ashfield, Beeston, Worksop, Arnold and Newark-on-Trent
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'''County town:''' Nottingham
  
  
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Home of Robin Hood, and Lord Byron the poet, located in the East Midlands and bordered by Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire.
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'''Other major towns:''' Mansfield, Hucknall, Beeston, Worksop, Newark-on-Trent
  
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Noted for its collieries and textiles, Nottingham lace being the finest around. Other notable manufacturers are Raleigh Bicycles, Jesse Boot (the Chemist), John Player.
 
  
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Nottingham’s famous inhabitants include Robin Bailey (actor), Eric Coates (composer), Torville and Dean (ice skaters) and Harold Larwood (Cricketer).<br>
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Nottinghamshire| Nottinghamshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
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The Nottinghamshire Registration Service is split up into 5 different Registration Districts, each district holds their own local records.
 
  
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Because boundaries have changed several times over the years, it is often advisable to make a telephone enquiry to establish which Register Office holds the records you require, the main offices for each district are listed below, they can direct you to an alternative office if required.
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandNottinghamshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Gazetteer.html Genuki Registration Districts]
 
  
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/libraries/Archives/ '''County Records Office''']
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*[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/libraries/libraries-newlinc.htm County Library Gateway]
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*[http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/ Nottinghamshire Family History Society]
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*[http://home.clara.net/daibevan/LookupExch/notts.htm Nottinghamshire Look Up Exchange]
  
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==Register Offices==
 
  
  
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'''The City of Nottingham'''
 
  
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The Register Office<br>
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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50 Shakespeare Street<br>
 
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Nottingham<br>
 
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NG1 4FP<br>
 
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Tel 0115 9475665<br>
 
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e-mail office.register@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://nawcat.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Nottinghamshire Archives Worldwide Catalogue ] 
  
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'''Ashfield District'''
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*[http://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pigots1830index.htm Pigots 1830 Directory of Nottinghamshire]
  
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Basford Register Office<br>
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*[http://www.diplomate.freeserve.co.uk/dmv.htm Lost Village of Nottinghamshire]
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"The Woodlands"<br>
 
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Highbury Road<br>
 
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Bulwell<br>
 
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Nottingham<br>
 
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NG6 9DA<br>
 
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Tel: 0115 9271294
 
  
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*Handwritten certificates (modern) while you wait, if they are not too busy.
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nttsue/NTTpostDeathNotices1943.html Nottingham Evening Post, Death Notices December 1943]
  
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*[http://familyannouncements.thisisnottingham.co.uk Nottingham Evening Post Family Announcements (BMDs)]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engntt/ Nottinghamshire Genweb]
  
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'''Sutton-in-Ashfield District'''
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/notts.html A Wealth of Genealogical Links for Nottinghamshire]
  
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Sutton Centre<br>
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*[http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/default.htm Nottinghamshire History]
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High Pavement<br>
 
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Sutton-in-Ashfield<br>
 
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Nottinghamshire<br>
 
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NG17 1EE<br>
 
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Tel 01623 457677
 
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/notts/nottinghamshire_workhouses.htm  Nottingham Workhouses]
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/ Old Nottinghamshire - Local & Family History]
  
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'''Bassetlaw District'''
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*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/preg01.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
  
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County Council Offices<br>
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Parish Records]
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Chancery Lane<br>
 
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Retford<br>
 
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Nottinghamshire<br>
 
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DN22 6DG<br>
 
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Tel 01777 708631
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/pubs/others.htm Old Pubs, New Pubs and Alternative Names]
  
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*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/clerks-1730-1864.phtml Parish Clerks, Proctors & Schoolteachers, 1730-1864]
  
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'''Mansfield District'''
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/index.html Sharon and Ian Charles Nottinghamshire Research Site]
  
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Mansfield District Register Office<br>
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*[http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/ The Thoroton Society]
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County Council Offices<br>
 
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Dale Close<br>
 
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100 Chesterfield Road South<br>
 
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Mansfield<br>
 
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Nottinghamshire<br>
 
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NG19 7BD<br>
 
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Tel 01623 476564
 
  
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*Typed certificates while you wait, also will do scans of the register if the condition is not to frail.
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/au/articles/convict_research.html Transportation of Convicts to Australia]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdriver/news/Transportations.html Transported Convicts from Nottingham Borough Quarter Sessions to Australia]
  
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*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/collections/online-mss-catalogues/cats/an_presentment_bills_home.html Catalogue of Presentment Bills in the Archdeaconry of Nottingham archive]
  
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'''Newark and Sherwood District'''
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*[http://eastmidlandsgenealogy.webeden.co.uk/# East Midlands Genealogy]
  
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Newark District Register Office<br>
 
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County Council Offices<br>
 
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Balderton Gate, Newark<br>
 
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Nottinghamshire<br>
 
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NG24 1UW<br>
 
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Tel 01636 705455
 
  
  
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'''Specific town and village interest'''
  
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'''Rushcliffe District'''
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*[http://www.barnby-in-the-willows.org.uk/ One Thousand Years of Barnby-in-the-Willows]
  
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Rushcliffe District Register Office<br>
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Bnprindex.htm Bingham Parish Records]
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The Hall<br>
 
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Bridgford Road<br>
 
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West Bridgford <br>
 
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Nottinghamshire<br>
 
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NG2 6AQ<br>
 
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Tel 0115 9815307
 
  
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*[http://www.broxtowehundred.co.uk My Broxtowe Hundred Journal]
  
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*[http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/index.htm Census & Parish Records for Bunny Village]
  
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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.carltoncensus.co.uk/index.htm Carlton-in-Lindrick]
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.greasleyparish.com/yourgreasleymemories.htm  Greasley Parish]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/Greenhalgh%20village.htm Greenhalgh Web]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/par/Hiprindex.htm Hickling Parish Records]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.britton/hucknalltorkardhistory/index.htm Hucknall Torkard History]
  
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*Nottinghamshire Archives [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=12 Kite Runner] '''NOT''' during Sch Holidays
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*[http://huthwaite.org/genealogy/ Hucknall-under-Huthwaite]
  
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*[http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/ Jacksdale and Westwood]
  
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*[http://keyworth-history.org.uk/census/index.htm Keyworth History]
  
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*[http://kingsclipstone.yuku.com/ Kings Clipstone Community]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.lambleyheritage.co.uk/Can%20you%20help.htm Lambley Historical Society]
  
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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/Lenprindex.htm Lenton Parish & Priory Records]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/ Lenton Times]
  
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*[http://www.archive.long-eaton.com/ Long Eaton and Sawley Archive]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/lmmisc/quaker1.htm Index of Mansfield Entries in Local Quaker Registers to 1837]
  
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*Clarborough, St John the Baptist [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=194 Lynn The Forest Fan]
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/ Welcome to Lost Mansfield]
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*Eastwood [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
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*Greasley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
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*Hayton, St Peter's Church (will take longer)  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=194 Lynn The Forest Fan]
 
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*Kimberley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
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*Nuthall [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
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*Shireoaks near Worksop [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=362 Vicky the Viking]
 
  
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*'''Wiki page: [[Newark]]'''
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~parishregisters/nottinghamshire/newark/newark.htm Newark - some Parish Register Transcriptions]
  
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lesleydonald/ Normanton on Soar - a One-Place Study]
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~burnettweb/index-page01.html Welcome to the Lordship of Normanton on Soar]
  
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*North Nottinghamshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=779 Chrissie Smiff]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brianfjohnson/Cuckney/Cuckney.htm Norton Cuckney]
  
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*Balderton, Newark, Farndon, Coddington, Hawton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/profile.php?do=newpm&u= Rosie Knees]
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*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/strays07.htm Nottinghamshire Stray Marriages in Lambley]
  
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*[http://www.nottinghamgoosefair.co.uk/ Nottingham Goose Fair]
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/data/churchdatabase/index.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Church Database]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/ Churches of the Diocese of Nottingham & Southwell]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/1814.HTM Hodson's 1814 Directory, Nottingham]
  
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*[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/libraries/Archives/ '''County Records Office''']
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*[http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/history/city.htm Nottingham, the City - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line Magazine]  
  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/nottingham.html  Library Links]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pollbookindex.htm 1754 Poll Book For the Town of Nottingham]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/nlha/societies.html Nottinghamshire Local History Society]
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*[http://www.rfkm.org/history_226252.html Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum]
  
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*[http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/ The Thoroton Society]
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*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/main.html Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project]
  
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*[http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/ Nottinghamshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp Southwell Union Workhouse]  
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engntt/ Nottinghamshire Genweb]
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/ash.burials.html Parliament Street Chapel & Burial Ground, Sutton-in-Ashfield]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyNottingham.htm#PageTitle IGI Nottinghamshire]
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/memorial/index.htm The Sutton-in-Ashfield War Memorial Project]
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/notts.html A Wealth of Genealogical Links for Nottinghamshire]
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*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/woodboroughheritage/ Woodborough's Heritage]  
  
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*[http://home.clara.net/daibevan/LookupExch/notts.htm Nottinghamshire Look Up Exchange]
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*[http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/worksop.html Worksop Workhouse and Memories of Worksop]
  
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*[http://www.winthorpe.org.uk/village-history Winthorpe Village History]
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
 
  
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*[http://www.diplomate.freeserve.co.uk/dmv.htm Lost Village of Nottinghamshire]
 
  
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nttsue/NTTpostDeathNotices1943.html Nottingham Evening Post Death  Notices December 1943]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://familyannouncements.thisisnottingham.co.uk Nottingham Evening Post Family Announcements (BMDs)]
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*[http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/england.htm Alan Godfrey Maps]  
  
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*[http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/default.htm Nottinghamshire History]
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*[http://www.photo-ark.co.uk/html/map1.ntt.html Nottingham and Newark Town Map dated 1835]
  
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*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/preg01.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
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*[http://www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk/index.asp?page=welchman  The Welchman Archive of Photographs]
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Parish Records]
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/index.htm Nottinghamshire Church Photographs]
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/ Old Nottinghamshire - Local & Family History]
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*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=nottinghamshire Gravestone Photographs]
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/pubs/others.htm Old Pubs, New Pubs and Alternative Names]
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk Images of Nottingham Nottinghamshire Old & New]
  
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*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/clerks-1730-1864.phtml Parish Clerks, Proctors & Schoolteachers, 1730-1864]
 
  
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/index.html Sharon and Ian Charles Nottinghamshire Research Site]
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/au/articles/convict_research.html Transportation of Convicts to Australia]
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'''Books of local interest'''
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdriver/news/Transportations.html Transported Convicts from Nottingham Borough Quarter Sessions to Australia]
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*Victorian Nottingham - Michael Payne, in the 'Pocket images' series. ISBN: 978-0-7524-4639-4
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*Hucknall & District - Harry Smith, 'Pocket images' ISBN: 978-0-7524-4639-4
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*Arnold & Bestwood - M.W. Spick, 'Pocket images' ISBN: 978-0-7524-4639-4
  
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==Register Office==
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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The Nottinghamshire Registration Service is split up into 5 different Registration Districts, each district holding their own local records.
  
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*[http://www.barnby-in-the-willows.org.uk/ One Thousand Years of Barnby-in-the-Willows]
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Because boundaries have changed several times over the years, it is often advisable to make a telephone enquiry to establish which Register Office holds the records you require. The main offices for each district are listed below, they can direct you to an alternative office if required.
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Bnprindex.htm Bingham Parish Records]
 
  
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*[http://www.broxtowehundred.co.uk My Broxtowe Hundred Journal]
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'''The City of Nottingham'''
  
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*[http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/index.htm Census & Parish Records for Bunny Village]
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The Register Office<br>
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50 Shakespeare Street<br>
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Nottingham<br>
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NG1 4FP<br>
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Tel 0115 9475665<br>
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e-mail office.register@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
  
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*[http://www.carltoncensus.co.uk/index.htm Carlton-in-Lindrick]
 
  
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*[http://www.greasleyparish.com/yourgreasleymemories.htm  Greasley Parish]
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'''Ashfield District'''
  
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*[http://www.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/Greenhalgh%20village.htm Greenhalgh Web]
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Basford Register Office<br>
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"The Woodlands"<br>
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Highbury Road<br>
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Bulwell<br>
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Nottingham<br>
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NG6 9DA<br>
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Tel: 0115 9271294
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/par/Hiprindex.htm Hickling Parish Records]
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*Handwritten certificates (modern) while you wait, if they are not too busy.
  
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.britton/hucknalltorkardhistory/index.htm Hucknall Torkard History]
 
  
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*[http://huthwaite.org/genealogy/ Hucknall-under-Huthwaite]
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'''Sutton-in-Ashfield District'''
  
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*[http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/ Jacksdale and Westwood]
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Sutton Centre<br>
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High Pavement<br>
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Sutton-in-Ashfield<br>
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Nottinghamshire<br>
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NG17 1EE<br>
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Tel 01623 457677
  
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*[http://keyworth-history.org.uk/census/index.htm Keyworth History]
 
  
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*[http://groups.msn.com/KingsClipstoneCommunity/ Kings Clipstone Community]
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'''Bassetlaw District'''
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Lenprindex.htm Lenton Parish & Priory Records]
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County Council Offices<br>
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Chancery Lane<br>
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Retford<br>
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Nottinghamshire<br>
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DN22 6DG<br>
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Tel 01777 708631
  
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*[http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/ Lenton Times]
 
  
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*[http://www.archive.long-eaton.com/ Long Eaton and Sawley Archive]
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'''Mansfield District'''
  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/lmmisc/quaker1.htm Index of Mansfield Entries in Local Quaker Registers to 1837]
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Mansfield District Register Office<br>
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County Council Offices<br>
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Dale Close<br>
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100 Chesterfield Road South<br>
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Mansfield<br>
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Nottinghamshire<br>
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NG19 7BD<br>
  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/ Welcome to Lost Mansfield]
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Tel 01623 476564<br>
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brianfjohnson/Cuckney/Cuckney.htm Norton Cuckney]
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*Typed certificates while you wait. Will do scans of the register if the condition is not too fragile.
  
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*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/strays07.htm Nottinghamshire Stray Marriages in Lambley]
 
  
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*[http://www.nottinghamgoosefair.co.uk/ Nottingham Goose Fair]
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'''Newark and Sherwood District'''
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/data/churchdatabase/index.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Church Database]
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Newark District Register Office<br>
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County Council Offices<br>
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Balderton Gate, Newark<br>
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Nottinghamshire<br>
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NG24 1UW<br>
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Tel 01636 705455
  
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*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/ Churches of the Diocese of Nottingham & Southwell]
 
  
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/1814.HTM Hodson's 1814 Directory, Nottingham]
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'''Rushcliffe District'''
  
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*[http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/history/city.htm Nottingham, the City - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line Magazine]
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Rushcliffe District Register Office<br>
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The Hall<br>
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Bridgford Road<br>
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West Bridgford <br>
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Nottinghamshire<br>
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NG2 6AQ<br>
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Tel 0115 9815307<br>
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pollbookindex.htm 1754 Poll Book For the Town of Nottingham]
 
  
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*[http://www.rfkm.org/history_226252.html Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/main.html Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp Southwell Union Workhouse]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/ash.burials.html Parliament Street Chapel & Burial Ground, Sutton-in-Ashfield]
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/memorial/index.htm The Sutton-in-Ashfield War Memorial Project]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/worksop.html Worksop Workhouse and Memories of Worksop]
 
  
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*[http://www.winthorpe.org.uk/village-history Winthorpe Village History]
 
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=nottinghamshire Gravestone Photographs]
 
  
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk Images of Nottingham Nottinghamshire Old & New]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/england.htm Alan Godfrey Maps]
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==Photo Offers==
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/index.htm Nottinghamshire Church Photographs]
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
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*[http://www.photo-ark.co.uk/html/map1.ntt.html Nottingham and Newark Town Map dated 1835]
 
  
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*[http://www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk/index.asp?page=welchman  Bassetlaw Museum - The Welchman archive]
 
  
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 16 May 2023

Home of Robin Hood, and Lord Byron the poet, located in the East Midlands and bordered by Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire.

Noted for its collieries and textiles, Nottingham lace being the finest around.

Other notable manufacturers are Raleigh Bicycles, Jesse Boot (the Chemist), John Player.

Nottingham’s famous inhabitants include Robin Bailey (actor), Eric Coates (composer), Torville and Dean (ice skaters) Harold Larwood (Cricketer), and D.H. Lawrence the author.

County town: Nottingham


Other major towns: Mansfield, Hucknall, Beeston, Worksop, Newark-on-Trent


Nottinghamshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia


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Countywide Interest


Specific town and village interest


Maps and Photographs


Books of local interest

  • Victorian Nottingham - Michael Payne, in the 'Pocket images' series. ISBN: 978-0-7524-4639-4
  • Hucknall & District - Harry Smith, 'Pocket images' ISBN: 978-0-7524-4639-4
  • Arnold & Bestwood - M.W. Spick, 'Pocket images' ISBN: 978-0-7524-4639-4

Register Office

The Nottinghamshire Registration Service is split up into 5 different Registration Districts, each district holding their own local records.

Because boundaries have changed several times over the years, it is often advisable to make a telephone enquiry to establish which Register Office holds the records you require. The main offices for each district are listed below, they can direct you to an alternative office if required.


The City of Nottingham

The Register Office
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FP
Tel 0115 9475665
e-mail office.register@nottinghamcity.gov.uk


Ashfield District

Basford Register Office
"The Woodlands"
Highbury Road
Bulwell
Nottingham
NG6 9DA
Tel: 0115 9271294

  • Handwritten certificates (modern) while you wait, if they are not too busy.


Sutton-in-Ashfield District

Sutton Centre
High Pavement
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 1EE
Tel 01623 457677


Bassetlaw District

County Council Offices
Chancery Lane
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6DG
Tel 01777 708631


Mansfield District

Mansfield District Register Office
County Council Offices
Dale Close
100 Chesterfield Road South
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG19 7BD

Tel 01623 476564

  • Typed certificates while you wait. Will do scans of the register if the condition is not too fragile.


Newark and Sherwood District

Newark District Register Office
County Council Offices
Balderton Gate, Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1UW
Tel 01636 705455


Rushcliffe District

Rushcliffe District Register Office
The Hall
Bridgford Road
West Bridgford
Nottinghamshire
NG2 6AQ
Tel 0115 9815307


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