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'''Countywide Interest'''
 
'''Countywide Interest'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.gsia.org.uk/gia.htm Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] Mar 09
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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 past and present]
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*[http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/index.html Gloucestershire Portal - Gloucestershire Past and Present]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wrag44/index.htm North Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Parish Register Transcripts]  
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*[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]
  
*[http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/ Gloucestershire Transport History] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] Mar 09
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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]
 
*[http://www.bisley-glos.net/index.html Bisley, Gloucestershire]
 
  
 
*[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]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/fedgeg/index.html?200916 Forest Edge Churches] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] Mar 09
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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]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/tetbury1737/index.html?200916 Tetbury] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] Mar 09
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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]
  
*[http://cotswoldedge.org.uk/w-u-e/w-u-e.htm Wooton-under-Edge]
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*[http://wotton-under-edge.com/guide Wooton-under-Edge]
  
 
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==Bristol==
====Bristol====
 
  
 
*[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]
  
*[http://www.cotswoldedge.org.uk/ History and Photographs of The Cotswolds Area]
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==Register Office==
  
 
 
'''Books of local interest'''
 
 
 
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'''Cheltenham'''
 
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
 
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Gloucester Record Office [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=618 exiled in gloucs]<br>
 
Gloucestershire Family History Society [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=618 exiled in gloucs]
 
 
 
 
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*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]
 
*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.

County town: Gloucester


Other major towns: Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, and Tewkesbury.


Gloucestershire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

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

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Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Photo Offers

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