Gloucestershire

Newland Church ~ Cathedral in the Forest submitted by Guinevere

Gloucestershire County Map (source: Wikipedia)

Gloucestershire

County town: Gloucester

Other major towns: Bristol, Cheltenham

In the South West of England, Gloucestershire is the home the Cotswolds and the source of the River Severn. Gloucestershire boasts some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere in the world. The Cotswolds are considered one of the most scenic areas in Great Britain.

The book 'Cider with Rosie' By Laurie Lee is a tale of growing up in Gloucestershire.

Register Office Contact Details

Certificate Application Information and downloadable application forms available at Gloucestershire County Council - Ordering a copy of a Birth/Marriage or Death certificate

Cheltenham

St George's Road
Cheltenham
Glos
GL50 3EW

Tel 01242 532455
E-mail cheltenham.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Cinderford (Forest of Dean)

The Oaks
Belle Vue Centre
6, Belle Vue Road
Cinderford
Glos.
GL14 2AB

Tel 01594 822113
E-mail forestofdean.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Cirencester

The Corinium
Old Memorial Hospital
Sheep Street
Cirencester
Glos.
GL7 1QW

Tel 01285 650455/652893
E-mail cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Gloucester

The Maitland Suite
Maitland House
Spa Road
Gloucester
GL1 1UY

Tel 01452 425275
E-mail gloucester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Moreton in the Marsh

North Cotswold Registration District
The Redesdale Room
The Council Offices
High Street
Moreton-in-Marsh
Glos.
GL56 0AZ

Tel 01608 651199
E-mail northcotswold.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Stroud

The Old Victorian School
Parliament Street
Stroud
Glos.
GL5 1DY

Tel 01453 766049
E-mail stroud.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

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Record Office Lookup Contacts

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

• Forest of Dean dolly mixture
• St Paul's Whiteshill, Stroud Mark Dudley
• Painswick (couple of days notice required) Mark Dudley

Photo Offers

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

• Gloucester dolly mixture
• Forest of Dean dolly mixture
• Bristol Bee
• South Gloucestershire Bee

Links

Primary Reference Links

• Gloucestershire Archives/Record Office

• GENUKI Gloucester

• Gloucestershire Library

• Library Links

• Gloucestershire Family History Society

• Bristol and Avon FHS

• Forest of Dean Family History

• The Local History Directory

• Gloucestershire Look-up Exchange

• Parish Register Look-up Exchange

• IGI Gloucestershire A-M

• IGI Gloucestershire N-Z

Countywide Interest

• Forest of Dean

• Forest of Dean Trade Directories

• Genuki's List of Gloucestershire Towns and Parishes

• Genuki Wills of Gloucestershire

• Gloucester Docks and the Sharpness Canal Past, Present and Future

• Gloucestershire in the Domesday Book

• Gloucestershire Miscellany

• Gloucestershire - Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions

• Gloucestershire Population Tables 1801-1901

• Gloucestershire Pubs

• Parishmouse - Shropshire, Gloucestershire & Worcestershire

• Parish Register Transcripts covers Ashleworth, Boddington, Bromsberrow, Corse, Deerhurst, Elmstone Hardwicke,

Forthampton, Hasfield, Lassington, The Leigh, Norton, Oxenton, Staverton, Tewkesbury, Tirley & Tredington

• Old Gloucester Street Names

• Parish Register Transcripts The Leigh,Gloucestershire

• Pigot's Directory 1830

• The Cotswolds

• The Soldiers of Gloucestershire -a Museum

• The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide

• The South of the Cotswolds

• Gloucester Workhouses

Specific Town Village Interest

• Arlingham Baptism, Marriage & Burial Registers

• Bath BMDs

• Scribes Alcove -Berkeley and Thornbury

• Bisley, Gloucestershire

• Bitton Families
• Bristol Companies, History and Information
• Bristol Family History Research Guide

• Bristol Wills Index 1793-1858

• Memories of Bristol over the past 100 years including 3000 photographs online

• Aspects of Bristol History and Genealogy

• Bristol's Cathedrals and Churches

• Bristol’s Lost Pubs mid-16th - mid-20th Century

• Campden Voices-Chipping Campden

• Chalford Hill

• Deerhurst, Forthampton & Eldersfield

• The Woollen Cloth Industry in the Dursley Area

• Parish Records from St Mary's Church, Dymock 1538-1796

• Trade Directory- The Forest of Dean area

• Gloucestershire Local History

• Hawkesbury History

• Village Records and Monumental Inscriptions

• Gloucestershire Council Genealogical Database
  • Index of all wills proved at Gloucester between 1541 and 1858
    
  • Nonconformist Baptisms
    
  • Overseers of the poor records
    
  • Gaol Registers - details of prisoners held in the county gaol from 1815 to 1879
    
  • You can order copies of anything you find - details on the website

• Longhope Village

• Marriage entries at Minchinhampton to 1812

• Randwick Village

• Stoke Gifford Parish Council
• Welcome to the Stroudwater Textile Trust

• The History of Taynton

• Tetbury Religious Affiliations Census 1735

• Parish Records For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton & Stone

• Parish of Winterbourne

• Woodchester and Selsey

• Wooton-under-Edge

Maps & Photographs

• Some Early Gloucestershire Photographers

• Old Gloucestershire Maps

• History and Photographs of The Coltwolds Area

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• Census Records

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