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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.
  
'''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.
  
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.
  
Other major towns: Hucknall, Mansfield, Sutton in Ashfield, Beeston, Worksop, Arnold and Newark-on-Trent
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'''County town:''' Nottingham
  
  
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
  
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) and Harold Larwood (Cricketer).
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Nottinghamshire| Nottinghamshire Places of Worship]]'''
The Nottinghamshire Registration Service is split up into 5 different Registration Districts, each district holds 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.
 
  
*[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''']
  
=====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]
  
The Register Office<br>
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*[http://home.clara.net/daibevan/LookupExch/notts.htm Nottinghamshire Look Up Exchange]
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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*[http://familyannouncements.thisisnottingham.co.uk Nottingham Evening Post Family Announcements (BMDs)]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engntt/ Nottinghamshire Genweb]
  
=====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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*[http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/default.htm Nottinghamshire History]
  
Basford Register Office<br>
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/notts/nottinghamshire_workhouses.htm  Nottingham Workhouses]
"The Woodlands"<br>
 
Highbury Road<br>
 
Bulwell<br>
 
Nottingham<br>
 
NG6 9DA<br>
 
Tel: 0115 9271294
 
  
=====Sutton-in-Ashfield District=====
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/ Old Nottinghamshire - Local & Family History]
Sutton Centre<br>
 
High Pavement<br>
 
Sutton-in-Ashfield<br>
 
Nottinghamshire<br>
 
NG17 1EE<br>
 
Tel 01623 457677
 
  
=====Bassetlaw District=====
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*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/preg01.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Records]
County Council Offices<br>
 
Chancery Lane<br>
 
Retford<br>
 
Nottinghamshire<br>
 
DN22 6DG<br>
 
Tel 01777 708631
 
  
=====Mansfield District=====
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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/sutton/pubs/others.htm Old Pubs, New Pubs and Alternative Names]
  
Mansfield District Register Office<br>
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*[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/archdeaconry/parishes/clerks-1730-1864.phtml Parish Clerks, Proctors & Schoolteachers, 1730-1864]
County Council Offices<br>
 
Dale Close<br>
 
100 Chesterfield Road South<br>
 
Mansfield<br>
 
Nottinghamshire<br>
 
NG19 7BD<br>
 
Tel 01623 476564
 
  
=====Newark and Sherwood District=====
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*[http://www.charliespage.co.uk/index.html Sharon and Ian Charles Nottinghamshire Research Site]
Newark District Register Office<br>
 
County Council Offices<br>
 
Balderton Gate, Newark<br>
 
Nottinghamshire<br>
 
NG24 1UW<br>
 
Tel 01636 705455
 
  
=====Rushcliffe District=====
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*[http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/ The Thoroton Society]
Rushcliffe District Register Office<br>
 
The Hall<br>
 
Bridgford Road<br>
 
West Bridgford <br>
 
Nottinghamshire<br>
 
NG2 6AQ<br>
 
Tel 0115 9815307
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/au/articles/convict_research.html Transportation of Convicts to Australia]
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdriver/news/Transportations.html Transported Convicts from Nottingham Borough Quarter Sessions to Australia]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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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]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://eastmidlandsgenealogy.webeden.co.uk/# East Midlands Genealogy]
  
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
*Nottinghamshire Archives [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=12 Kite Runner] '''NOT''' during Sch Holidays
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'''Specific town and village interest'''
  
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*[http://www.barnby-in-the-willows.org.uk/ One Thousand Years of Barnby-in-the-Willows]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Bnprindex.htm Bingham Parish Records]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.broxtowehundred.co.uk My Broxtowe Hundred Journal]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/index.htm Census & Parish Records for Bunny Village]
  
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*[http://www.carltoncensus.co.uk/index.htm Carlton-in-Lindrick]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.greasleyparish.com/yourgreasleymemories.htm  Greasley Parish]
  
*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.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/Greenhalgh%20village.htm Greenhalgh Web]
*Eastwood [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
*Gedling BC [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=2 Pippa Doll]
 
*Greasley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
*Hayton, St Peter's Church (will take longer)  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=194 Lynn The Forest Fan]
 
*Kimberley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
*Mansfield DC [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=2 Pippa Doll]
 
*Newark and Sherwood DC  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=2 Pippa Doll]
 
*Nuthall [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=265 lisaht]
 
*Shireoaks near Worksop [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=362 Vicky the Viking]
 
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/par/Hiprindex.htm Hickling Parish Records]
  
'''Please Note''' Pippa Doll, also available to take photos of other places of interest. (Patience required though.)
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.britton/hucknalltorkardhistory/index.htm Hucknall Torkard History]
  
==Links==
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*[http://huthwaite.org/genealogy/ Hucknall-under-Huthwaite]
  
*[http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/libraries/Archives/ COUNTY RECORD OFFICE]
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*[http://www.jacksdale.org.uk/ Jacksdale and Westwood]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/nottingham.html  LIBRARY LINKS]
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*[http://keyworth-history.org.uk/census/index.htm Keyworth History]
  
*[http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/ FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY]
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*[http://kingsclipstone.yuku.com/ Kings Clipstone Community]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/notts.html LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY GATEWAY]
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*[http://www.lambleyheritage.co.uk/Can%20you%20help.htm Lambley Historical Society]
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Lenprindex.htm Lenton Parish & Priory Records]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/ FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY]
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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://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/ Welcome to Lost Mansfield]
  
'''OPC'''
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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]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lesleydonald/ Normanton on Soar - a One-Place Study]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyNottingham.htm#PageTitle IGI Nottinghamshire]
 
  
*[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]
  
*[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]
  
*[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://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]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/par/Hiprindex.htm Hickling Parish Records]
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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://www.geocities.com/ian_charles_uk/pollbookindex.htm 1754 Poll Book For the Town of Nottingham]
  
'''Family and social history'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/notts/nottinghamshire_workhouses.htm  Nottingham Workhouses]
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp Southwell Union Workhouse]  
  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp Southwell Union workhouse documents on line]  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/ash.burials.html Parliament Street Chapel & Burial Ground, Sutton-in-Ashfield]
  
*[http://www.rfkm.org/history_226252.html Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum]
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*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/memorial/index.htm The Sutton-in-Ashfield War Memorial Project]
  
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/au/articles/convict_research.html Transportation of Convicts to Australia]
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*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/woodboroughheritage/ Woodborough's Heritage]  
  
*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/pubs/others.htm Old Pubs, New Pubs and Alternative names]
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*[http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/worksop.html Worksop Workhouse and Memories of Worksop]
  
*[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.winthorpe.org.uk/village-history Winthorpe Village History]
  
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=nottinghamshire GRAVESTONE PHOTOGRAPHS]
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*[http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/england.htm Alan Godfrey Maps]  
  
*[http://www.picturethepast.org.uk Images of Nottingham Nottinghamshire old and new]. Loads of pictures of Nottingham.
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*[http://www.photo-ark.co.uk/html/map1.ntt.html Nottingham and Newark Town Map dated 1835]
  
*[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.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk/index.asp?page=welchman  The Welchman Archive of Photographs]
  
 
*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/index.htm Nottinghamshire Church Photographs]
 
*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/churches/index.htm Nottinghamshire Church Photographs]
  
*[http://www.photo-ark.co.uk/html/map1.ntt.html Nottingham and Newark Town Map dated 1835]
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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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'''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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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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'''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.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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'''Rushcliffe District'''
  
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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>
  
'''Countywide interest'''
 
  
*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/notts.html A Wealth of Genealogical Links for Nottinghamshire]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdriver/news/Transportations.html Convicts transported from Nottingham Borough Quarter Sessions to Australia]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
'''Specific Town Village interest'''
 
  
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/history/city.htm Nottingham, the City - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line magazine] Various historical pieces about Nottinghamshire
 
  
*[http://www.broxtowehundred.co.uk My Broxtowe Hundred Journal] Looks like the site is still being developed, but some records go back to 1599.
 
  
*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/data/churchdatabase/index.htm Nottinghamshire Parish Church Database]
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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.
  
*[http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/ Churches of the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Bnprindex.htm Bingham Parish Records]
 
  
*[http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/index.htm Bunny Village] Census and Parish Records
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/Lenprindex.htm Lenton Parish & Priory Records]
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==Photo Offers==
  
*[http://www.oldnotts.co.uk/sutton/memorial/index.htm The Ashfield War memorial project]
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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.
  
*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lost-mansfield/ Welcome to Lost Mansfield, a collection of historical resources relating to the ancient town of Mansfield]
 
  
*[http://www.barnby-in-the-willows.org.uk/ The history of Barnby-in-the-Willows]
 
  
*[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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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


Record Office & Archive 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 above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts


Cemetery 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 above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

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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