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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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'''Nottinghamshire'''
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Noted for its collieries and textiles, Nottingham lace being the finest around.
  
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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).
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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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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Gazetteer.html Genuki Registration Districts]
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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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==Register Offices==
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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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=====The City of Nottingham=====
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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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The Register Office<br>
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*[http://home.clara.net/daibevan/LookupExch/notts.htm Nottinghamshire Look Up Exchange]
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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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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://nawcat.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ Nottinghamshire Archives Worldwide Catalogue ] 
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*[http://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pigots1830index.htm Pigots 1830 Directory of Nottinghamshire]
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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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=====Ashfield District=====
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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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Basford Register Office<br>
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/notts.html A Wealth of Genealogical Links for 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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=====Sutton-in-Ashfield District=====
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*[http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/default.htm Nottinghamshire History]
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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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=====Bassetlaw District=====
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/notts/nottinghamshire_workhouses.htm  Nottingham Workhouses]
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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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=====Mansfield District=====
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/ Old Nottinghamshire - Local & Family History]
  
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*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/preg01.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
  
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Mansfield District Register Office<br>
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Parish Records]
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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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=====Newark and Sherwood District=====
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/pubs/others.htm Old Pubs, New Pubs and Alternative Names]
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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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=====Rushcliffe District=====
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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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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
 
  
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/index.html Sharon and Ian Charles Nottinghamshire Research Site]
  
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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/ The Thoroton Society]
  
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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.genealogytoday.com/au/articles/convict_research.html Transportation of Convicts to Australia]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://eastmidlandsgenealogy.webeden.co.uk/# East Midlands Genealogy]
  
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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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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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'''Specific town and village interest'''
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.barnby-in-the-willows.org.uk/ One Thousand Years of Barnby-in-the-Willows]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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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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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/index.htm Census & Parish Records for Bunny Village]
  
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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://www.carltoncensus.co.uk/index.htm Carlton-in-Lindrick]
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*Eastwood [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
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*Gedling BC [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=2 Pippa Doll]
 
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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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*Mansfield DC [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=2 Pippa Doll]
 
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*Newark and Sherwood DC  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=2 Pippa Doll]
 
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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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*[http://www.greasleyparish.com/yourgreasleymemories.htm  Greasley Parish]
  
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'''Please Note''' Pippa Doll, also available to take photos of other places of interest. (Patience required though.)
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*[http://www.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/Greenhalgh%20village.htm Greenhalgh Web]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/par/Hiprindex.htm Hickling Parish Records]
  
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.britton/hucknalltorkardhistory/index.htm Hucknall Torkard History]
  
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*[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/libraries/Archives/ County Records Office]
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*[http://huthwaite.org/genealogy/ Hucknall-under-Huthwaite]
  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/nottingham.html  Library Links]
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*[http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/ Jacksdale and Westwood]
  
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*[http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society]
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*[http://keyworth-history.org.uk/census/index.htm Keyworth History]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/notts.html Local History Society Gateway]
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*[http://kingsclipstone.yuku.com/ Kings Clipstone Community]
  
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*[http://www.lambleyheritage.co.uk/Can%20you%20help.htm Lambley Historical Society]
  
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'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Lenprindex.htm Lenton Parish & Priory Records]
  
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*[http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/ Lenton Times]
  
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*[http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society]
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*[http://www.archive.long-eaton.com/ Long Eaton and Sawley Archive]
  
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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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'''OPC'''
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/ Welcome to Lost Mansfield]
  
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*'''Wiki page: [[Newark]]'''
  
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'''Archives'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~parishregisters/nottinghamshire/newark/newark.htm Newark - some Parish Register Transcriptions]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyNottingham.htm#PageTitle IGI Nottinghamshire]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lesleydonald/ Normanton on Soar - a One-Place Study]
  
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/index.html Sharon and Ian CHARLES website] Site with some old Nottingham records - poll-books and trade directories mainly:
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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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*[http://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pollbookindex.htm 1754 Poll Book For the town of Nottingham.]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brianfjohnson/Cuckney/Cuckney.htm Norton Cuckney]
  
 
*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/strays07.htm Nottinghamshire Stray Marriages in Lambley]
 
*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/strays07.htm Nottinghamshire Stray Marriages in Lambley]
  
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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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*[http://www.nottinghamgoosefair.co.uk/ Nottingham Goose Fair]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/par/Hiprindex.htm Hickling Parish Records]
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/data/churchdatabase/index.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Church Database]
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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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*[http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/history/city.htm Nottingham, the City - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line Magazine]  
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Parish.htm Some Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Parish Records]
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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://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/preg01.htm Some Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
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*[http://www.rfkm.org/history_226252.html Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum]
  
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*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/main.html Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project]
  
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp Southwell Union Workhouse]
  
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'''Family and social history'''
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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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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/notts/nottinghamshire_workhouses.htm  Nottingham Workhouses]
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*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/woodboroughheritage/ Woodborough's Heritage]
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*[http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/worksop.html Worksop Workhouse and Memories of Worksop]
  
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp Southwell Union workhouse documents on line]  
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*[http://www.winthorpe.org.uk/village-history Winthorpe Village History]
  
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*[http://www.rfkm.org/history_226252.html Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum]
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/au/articles/convict_research.html Transportation of Convicts to Australia]
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/pubs/others.htm Old Pubs, New Pubs and Alternative names]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/clerks-1730-1864.phtml Abstracts of names of parish clerks, proctors and schoolteachers, 1730-1864]
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*[http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/england.htm Alan Godfrey Maps]  
  
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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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'''Maps & Photographs'''
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*[http://www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk/index.asp?page=welchman  The Welchman Archive of Photographs]
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/index.htm Nottinghamshire Church Photographs]
  
 
*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=nottinghamshire Gravestone Photographs]
 
*[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 and new].
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*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk Images of Nottingham Nottinghamshire Old & New]
  
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*[http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/england.htm Alan Godfrey Maps] Alan Godfrey Maps has three Ordnance Survey maps of old Nottingham
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/index.htm Nottinghamshire Church Photographs]
 
  
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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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'''Books of local interest'''
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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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The Nottinghamshire Registration Service is split up into 5 different Registration Districts, each district holding 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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'''The City of Nottingham'''
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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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'''Ashfield District'''
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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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*Handwritten certificates (modern) while you wait, if they are not too busy.
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'''Sutton-in-Ashfield District'''
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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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'''Bassetlaw District'''
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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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'''Mansfield District'''
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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://www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk/projects/bassetlaw.asp?page=welchman Bassetlaw Museum to enable the purchase and digitisation of 20,000 negatives taken by professional photographers Edgar Welchman and Son of Grove Street, Retford between 1910 and 1960.]
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Tel 01623 476564<br>
  
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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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'''Countywide interest'''
 
  
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'''Newark and Sherwood District'''
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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://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/notts.html A Wealth of Genealogical Links for Nottinghamshire]
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/ Old Nottinghamshire - History and links]
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'''Rushcliffe District'''
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engntt/ Nottinghamshire Genweb]
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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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdriver/news/Transportations.html Convicts transported from Nottingham Borough Quarter Sessions to Australia]
 
  
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nttsue/NTTpostDeathNotices1943.html Nottingham Evening Post Death  Notices December 1943]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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'''Specific Town Village interest'''
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
  
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*[http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/history/city.htm Nottingham, the City - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line magazine] Various historical pieces about Nottinghamshire
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.broxtowehundred.co.uk My Broxtowe Hundred Journal] Looks like the site is still being developed, but some records go back to 1599.
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/data/churchdatabase/index.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Church Database]
 
  
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*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/ Churches of the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Bnprindex.htm Bingham Parish Records]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/index.htm Bunny Village] Census and Parish Records
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Lenprindex.htm Lenton Parish & Priory Records]
 
  
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/memorial/index.htm The Ashfield War memorial project]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/ Welcome to Lost Mansfield, a collection of historical resources relating to the ancient town of Mansfield]
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==Photo Offers==
  
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*[http://www.barnby-in-the-willows.org.uk/ The history of Barnby-in-the-Willows]
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/ash.burials.html Parliament Street Chapel & Burial Ground, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts ... few Burials Between 1775 & 1797]
 
  
  
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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


Resources

Primary Reference



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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