Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Castle Combe, Wiltshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Hundred | Chippenham |
| Poor Law Union | Chippenham |
| Registration District | Chippenham |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1653 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1602 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Malmesbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester and Bristol |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Pre-1786 - Court of the Peculiar of Castle Combe; Post-1785 Court of the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire |
| Archive | |
| Wiltshire Record Office | |
Parish History
CASTLE-COMBE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union and hundred of Chippenham, Chippenham andCalne, and N. divisions of Wilts, 6½ miles (N. W. by W.)from Chippenham.[1]
Resources
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Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Castle Combe Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Wiltshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Wiltshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Wiltshire ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Wiltshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England BMD-Wiltshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Wiltshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Wiltshire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records
The 1841 Census returns for Castle Combe are missing.
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Wiltshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 526-531. Date accessed: 21 August 2013.