Gloucestershire

Newland Church ~ Cathedral in the Forest submitted by Guinevere

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

Links

• County Record Office

• Library Links

Local History Society

• Gloucestershire Family History Society

• Bristol And Avon FHS

• The Local History Directory

OPC

Archives

• IGI Gloucestershire A-M

• IGI Gloucestershire N-Z

• Parishmouse covers Shropshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

• Gloucetershire -some Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions

• Phillimores And Bishops Transcripts

• Bath Bmd

• Genuki Wills Of Gloucestershire

• Census Records

• GLOUCESTER - PIGOT'S 1830 DIRECTORY

Family and social history

• History Of Bitton Particularly Families Involved With Zinc Smelting. - Links To Researchers And Other Useful sites.

• Gloucester Workhouses

• Old Gloucester Street Names and some details of their location.

• Gloucestershire Pubs

• Welcome to the Stroudwater Textile Trust

• The Woollen Cloth Industry in the Dursley Area

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

• Gloucestershire Population Tables 1801-1901

• Bristol Companies, History and Information

Maps & Photographs

• Some Early Gloucestershire Photographers

Countywide interest

• Gloucestershire In The Domesday Book

• Genuki's List Of Gloucestershire Towns And Parishes if you are researching Chedworth, - transcription of details of rented property on 1843 tithe map/lists of burials

• A good site for the Cotswolds

• Good site for villages In The South Of The Cotswolds

• Forest Of Dean

• Trade Directories of Gloucestershire Transcriptions of some selected Towns and Villages within the Forest of Dean.

• Gloucestershire Miscellany

• The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide

Specific Town Village interest

• Deerhurst, Forthampton & Eldersfield

• Parish Records online with Searchable Database For Thornbury, Berkeley, Hill, Oldbury On Severn, Rockhampton And Stone

• Gloucestershire Local History

• [Hawksbury 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

• Bisley, Gloucestershire

• Taynton, Gloucestershire History of the village and also transcriptions of the 1851 and 1861 census/school index/church buriels/

• Baptisms, Marriages and Burials in Arlingham registers.

• Village of Randwick sources

• Tetbury Religious Affiliations Census taken about 1735

• Stoke Gifford Parish Council South Gloucestershire

• Trade Directory transcriptions for The Forest of Dean area

• The Marriage entries at Minchinhampton to 1812 are contained in seven volumes

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

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