Difference between revisions of "Leicestershire"

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==Links==
 
==Links==
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
  
 
*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland''']
 
*[http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm '''The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland''']
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/leicestershire.html Library Links]
 
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/leicestershire.html Library Links]
 
*[http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/ Leicestershire Villages.com]
 
 
 
 
'''Local History Society'''
 
 
  
 
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/leics.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
 
*[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]
 
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/leicestershire.html Leicestershire Family History Society]
 
 
 
 
'''OPC'''
 
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engleiopc/  Leicestershire Online Parish Clerks]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engleiopc/  Leicestershire Online Parish Clerks]
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
 
 
 
'''Archives'''
 
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLeicester.htm#PageTitle IGI for Leicestershire]
 
*[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/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]
 
 
*[http://www.theyorks.org.uk/enderbyvillage%201.htm Enderby Parish Records]
 
  
*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Wartnaby Marriages 1635-1838]
 
  
*[http://uk.geocities.com/st_martins_leicester/monnames.htm St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester- Monumental Inscriptions from 1589]
 
  
 
*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Some Inscriptions from Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester]
 
*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Some Inscriptions from Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester]
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*[http://www.knittingtogether.org.uk/ Knitting Together]
 
  
 
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/leics/leicestershire_workhouses.htm Leicestershire Workhouses]
 
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/leics/leicestershire_workhouses.htm Leicestershire Workhouses]
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*[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
 
*[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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*[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://uk.geocities.com/st_martins_leicester/monnames.htm St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester- Monumental Inscriptions from 1589]
 
*[http://www.lubenham.org.uk/ Lubenham]
 
*[http://www.lubenham.org.uk/ Lubenham]
  
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*[http://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/index.html Redmile Archive] Includes some Census and Parish Records
 
*[http://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/index.html Redmile Archive] Includes some Census and Parish Records
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*[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://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/Sheepy/ Records for Sheepy Magna]
 
*[http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/Sheepy/ Records for Sheepy Magna]
  
 
*[http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/ Swannington Heritage]
 
*[http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/ Swannington Heritage]
 
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/welford_road_cemetery/welcem1.htm Wartnaby Marriages 1635-1838]
 
*[http://www.wymeswold.org/localhis.htm Wymeswold Local History]
 
*[http://www.wymeswold.org/localhis.htm Wymeswold Local History]
 
   
 
   

Revision as of 10:26, 16 March 2008

Leicestershire County Map (source: Wikipedia)



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.

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.






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)

Website:Copy certificates for family history-Genealogy

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.

For the following areas and dates you will need to apply to the Leicester City holdings office at:

Leicestershire Records Office
Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE8 2AH



Record Office Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.


Records Office Lookup Contacts

  • Leicestershire R/O JoJo

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

  • Leicester/Leicestershire (anywhere) JoJo

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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.


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