Gloucestershire
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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
Record Office Lookup Requests
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Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
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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
Links
Local History Society
OPC
Archives
- Parishmouse covers Shropshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
Family and social history
- History Of Bitton Particularly Families Involved With Zinc Smelting. - Links To Researchers And Other Useful sites.
- Old Gloucester Street Names and some details of their location.
Maps & Photographs
Countywide interest
- Genuki's List Of Gloucestershire Towns And Parishes if you are researching Chedworth, there's good stuff on Genuki's page including transcription of details of rented property on 1843 tithe map and lists of burials
- Trade Directories of Gloucestershire Transcriptions of some selected Towns and Villages within the Forest of Dean.
Specific Town Village interest
- Parish Records online with Searchable Database For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton And Stone
- [Hawksbury History ]
- 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
- Index of all Wills Proved At Gloucester between 1541 And 1858
- Taynton, Gloucestershire A good village site which houses school indexes, church burials, history of the village and also transcriptions of the 1851 and 1861 census.
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