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| − | | Known as the Gateway to the West Country situated in the South West of the country.
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| − | Famed for its beautiful countryside with white horses carved into the hills.
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| − | Castle Combe was voted the prettiest Village in England.
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| − | Sir John Betjeman went to school at Marlborough College
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| − | '''County town:''' Trowbridge
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| − | '''Other major towns:''' Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Warminster
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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Wiltshire| Wiltshire Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| − | | [[Image: EnglandWiltshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | '''Primary Reference'''
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| − | *[http://www.wshc.eu/about-wshc/archives.html '''County Record Office''']
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| − | *[http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire UKBMD ]
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| − | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
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| − | *[http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/home.htm Wiltshire Family History Society]
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| − | *[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.brown6666/wiltsopc/ Online Parish Clerks]
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| − | *[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]
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| − | *[http://www.pope-genealogy.me.uk/nwocp.htm North Wiltshire Online Census Project]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.henly.f9.co.uk/wiltshire.html Transcribed BMDs and other documents (Clives Home Pages)]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/wilt1830/wilt1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/wil1772.html Index of the Poll of Wiltshire Freeholders 1772]
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| − | *[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWiltsMuster/IndexWiltsMuster.html North Wiltshire Musters Name Index to North Wiltshire Musters 1834 ]
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| − | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwil/ Wiltshire Genweb project ]
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| − | *[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/ Wiltshire Community History]
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| − | *[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/index.asp Moonrakers Wiltshire Genealogy and History]
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| − | *[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Duncan and Mandy's website]
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| − | *[http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/Wiltshire.htm Wiltshire Genealogy - includes some Parish Records]
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| − | *[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Wiltshire/visitations/index.html The Visitation of Wiltshire 1623]
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| − | *[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills]
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| − | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.alderbury.org.uk/ Alderbury and Whaddon Local History Research Group]
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| − | *[http://www.atworth-familyhistory.co.uk/ Atworth Family History]
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| − | *[http://www.freshford.com/bradford_home.htm Bradford on Avon History and Facts]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parishregisters/wiltshire/bradford/bradford.htm The Parish of Bradford on Avon ]
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| − | *[http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/burbageindex.html Burbage Family History and Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://chitterne.com/history/index.html The History of Chitterne]
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| − | *[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesb.txt Devizes Workhouse Births 1848-1902]
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| − | *[http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/Devizesd.txt Devizes Workhouse Deaths 1866-1902]
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| − | *[http://www.roughwood.net/VitalRecords/Wiltshire/DonheadStMaryBaptisms1/DonheadBaptismsFrames.htm Donhead St Mary Baptisms]
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| − | *[http://www.fovanthistory.org/full.html Fovant History Interest Group]
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| − | *[http://members.lycos.co.uk/fourcounties/cr.htm The Lydiards - Lydiard Tregoze and Lydiard Millicent a one-place study]
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| − | *[http://www.lynehamvillage.com/history/genealogy.html Lyneham Village]
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| − | *[http://www.btinternet.com/~JIM.DOWNES1/index.htm Maiden Bradley]
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| − | *[http://www.pewsey-heritage-centre.org.uk/index.html Pewsey Heritage Centre]
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| − | *[http://www.ramsburyatwar.com/ Ramsbury at War (WW2)]
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| − | *[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/smarstn1.htm#srnidx South Marston]
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| − | *[http://www.suttonveny.co.uk/ Sutton Veny]
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| − | *[http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/swindon.htm Swindon Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ Trowbridge Museum of The Cloth Industry]
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| − | *[http://www.westgrimsteadfamilyhistory.co.uk/index.html West Grimstead Family History]
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| − | *[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wharnham.htm West Harnham Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/wylyevalleyuk/ Wylye Valley Ancestry]
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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/image_galleries/historic_calne_photos_gallery1.shtml Historic Calne photos]
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| − | *[http://oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm Wiltshire Churches]
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| − | *[http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/WARMEM.htm War Memorials and Rolls of Honour]
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | *[http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/copy-certificates Wiltshire BMD copy certificates]
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| − | '''Chippenham'''
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| − | The Register Office <br>
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| − | 4 Timber Street
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| − | Chippenham<br>
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| − | SN15 3BZ<br>
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| − | Tel 01249 654361
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| − | '''Devizes and Marlborough'''
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| − | The Register Office<br>
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| − | The Beeches<br>
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| − | Bath Road<br>
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| − | Devizes<br>
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| − | SN10 2AL<br>
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| − | Tel 01380 722162
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| − | '''Salisbury'''
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| − | The Register Office<br>
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| − | The Laburnums<br>
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| − | 50 Bedwin Street<br>
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| − | Salisbury<br>
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| − | SP1 3UW<br>
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| − | Tel 01722 335340
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| − | '''Trowbridge'''
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| − | The Register Office<br>
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| − | The Chestnuts<br>
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| − | Bythesea Road<br>
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| − | Trowbridge<br>
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| − | BA14 8EZ<br>
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| − | Tel 01225 713097
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| − | '''Warminster'''
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| − | The Register Office<br>
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| − | 3 The Avenue<br>
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| − | Warminster<br>
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| − | BA12 9AB<br>
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| − | Tel 01985 213435<br>
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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