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BRIEF DETAILS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucestershire is a county in the West of England. It stretches inland from the Welsh Border and the Bristol Channel.

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MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES

Bristol
Cheltenham
Gloucester

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INDUSTRIES

Agriculture
Seafaring
Coal Mining
Manufacture of fine cloth

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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES

We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Gloucestershire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.

Gloucestershire Record Office
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
GLOUCESTER
GL1 3DW
01452 425295
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The UK Census has been taken every 10 years since 1841 and is made public after 100 years.

Many societies publish booklets giving details of the census in towns and villages in their area. Some can be purchased from Amazon, for details click here, alternatively you can contact the society direct.

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selection of books
on the history of Gloucestershire
Click here for a list.

For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.

REGISTRATION OFFICES

We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Gloucestershire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.

Bristol
Quakers Friars
Bristol
BS1 3AR
0117 929 2461

Cheltenham
St Georges Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3EW
01242 532455

Cirencester
Old Memorial Hospital
Sheep Street
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1QW
01285 650455

Forest of Dean
Belle Vue Centre
6 Belle Vue Road
Cinderford
Gloucestershire
GL14 2AB
01594 822113

Gloucester
Maitland House
Spa Rd
Gloucester
GL1 1UY
01452 425275

North Cotswolds
Council Office
High Street
Moreton in Marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 0AZ
01608 650881

South Gloucestershire
Poole Court
Poole Court Drive
Yate
South Gloucestershire
BS17 4PP
01454 320045

Stroud
Parliament Street
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 1DY
01453 766049

LOCAL SOCIETIES

SURNAME LISTS

Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below

Bristol & Avon FHS
Gloucestershire FHS
Royal Forest of Dean FHS
The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society

Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin!

Gloucestershire Surnames Interest List

MAILING LISTS

LOOK UP EXCHANGES

Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail).

Goucestershire is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature.

BRISTOL_and_
SOMERSET

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GLOUCESTER

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If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details

Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries.

Gloucestershire Lookup Exchange

Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS

USEFUL LINKS

IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement.

If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following:

Eleanor Harris
Branchlines
Ag Lab Ancestry
Southern Counties Ancestry

Genuki Gloucestershire
Genealogy Links - Gloucestershire
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Gen Link UK - Gloucestershire

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1880 map of Gloucestershire

 

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