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| + | *[http://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/ Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum] | ||
*[http://members.shaw.ca/panthers1/tayfam.html The Cotswolds and Surrounds] | *[http://members.shaw.ca/panthers1/tayfam.html The Cotswolds and Surrounds] | ||
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*[http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/ Gloucester Docks and the Sharpness Canal Past, Present and Future] | *[http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/ Gloucester Docks and the Sharpness Canal Past, Present and Future] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.gsia.org.uk/gia.htm Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology] | ||
*[http://www.gloshistory.org.uk/lhcorg.htm Gloucestershire Local History] | *[http://www.gloshistory.org.uk/lhcorg.htm Gloucestershire Local History] | ||
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*[http://www.halefamily.net/misc2.html Gloucestershire Miscellany] | *[http://www.halefamily.net/misc2.html Gloucestershire Miscellany] | ||
| − | *[http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/index.html Gloucestershire Portal - Gloucestershire | + | *[http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/index.html Gloucestershire Portal - Gloucestershire Past and Present] |
| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm North Gloucestershire & | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm North Gloucestershire & Worcestershire Parish Register Transcripts] |
*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/parish.htm Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions] | *[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/parish.htm Parish Records and Memorial Inscriptions] | ||
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*[http://www.glosters.org.uk/ The Soldiers of Gloucestershire] | *[http://www.glosters.org.uk/ The Soldiers of Gloucestershire] | ||
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| + | *[http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/ Gloucestershire Transport History] | ||
*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/cotsx.html The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide] | *[http://www.grahamthomas.com/cotsx.html The South Cotswolds Genealogical and Local History Guide] | ||
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | '''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | ||
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*[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/arlingham.htm Arlingham Baptism, Marriage & Burial Registers] | *[http://www.glosgen.co.uk/arlingham.htm Arlingham Baptism, Marriage & Burial Registers] | ||
*[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath BMDs] | *[http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/ Bath BMDs] | ||
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*[http://www.bittonfamilies.com/index.html Bitton Families] | *[http://www.bittonfamilies.com/index.html Bitton Families] | ||
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Trade Directory - The Forest of Dean area] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/index.htm Trade Directory - The Forest of Dean area] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.geocities.com/fedgeg/index.html?200916 Forest Edge Churches] | ||
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42319 Old Gloucester Street Names] | *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42319 Old Gloucester Street Names] | ||
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*[http://www.taynton.btinternet.co.uk/ The History of Taynton] | *[http://www.taynton.btinternet.co.uk/ The History of Taynton] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.geocities.com/tetbury1737/index.html?200916 Tetbury Religious Affiliations Census taken about 1735] | ||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/leigh/leigh.htm Parish Register Transcripts The Leigh] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/leigh/leigh.htm Parish Register Transcripts The Leigh] | ||
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*[http://www.grahamthomas.com/history1.html Woodchester and Selsey] | *[http://www.grahamthomas.com/history1.html Woodchester and Selsey] | ||
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*[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon Family History Society] | *[http://www.bafhs.org.uk/ Bristol and Avon Family History Society] | ||
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*[http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Default.htm Old Photos of the Forest of Dean] | *[http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Default.htm Old Photos of the Forest of Dean] | ||
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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. | Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries. | ||
| + | *Bristol [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1400 Bee] | ||
| + | *Forest of Dean [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=98 dolly mixture] | ||
*Gloucester [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=98 dolly mixture] | *Gloucester [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=98 dolly mixture] | ||
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*South Gloucestershire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1400 Bee] | *South Gloucestershire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1400 Bee] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 16 May 2023
| In the South West of England, Gloucestershire include part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.
Places of interest are Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold. Sudeley Castle, Tewkesbury Abbey and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Slimbridge. There are several royal residences in Gloucestershire, including Highgrove House and Gatcombe Park. The book 'Cider with Rosie' By Laurie Lee is a tale of growing up in Gloucestershire. |
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County town: Gloucester
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
- 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
Bristol
Maps and Photographs
Register Office
Cheltenham
St George's Road
Cheltenham
Glos
GL50 3EW
Tel 01242 532455
Email: 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
Email: forestofdean.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Cirencester
The Corinium
Old Memorial Hospital
Sheep Street
Cirencester
Glos.
GL7 1QW
Tel 01285 650455/652893
Email: cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Gloucester
The Maitland Suite
Maitland House
Spa Road
Gloucester
GL1 1UY
Tel 01452 425275
Email: 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
Email: northcotswold.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Stroud
The Old Victorian School
Parliament Street
Stroud
Glos.
GL5 1DY
Tel 01453 766049
Email: stroud.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk
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
- 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 send a private message to the member with your queries.
- Bristol Bee
- Forest of Dean dolly mixture
- Gloucester dolly mixture
- South Gloucestershire Bee
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