Romsey, Hampshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Romsey, Hampshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Romsey | |
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| Romsey Abbey | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Hundred | King's Sombourn; Romsey |
| Poor Law Union | Romsey |
| Registration District | Romsey |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1569 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1780 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Somborne |
| Diocese | Winchester |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester |
| Archive | |
| Hampshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
ROMSEY (St. Mary), a market-town and parish, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of King's-Sombourn, Romsey and S. divisions of the county of Southampton, 8 miles (N. W. by N.) from Southampton, and 75 (S. W. by S.) from London. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Sandemanians.[1].
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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
| Romsey Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Hampshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Hampshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts-Hampshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| Hampshire (Portsmouth) - FamilySearch | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Hampshire ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast (Portsmouth)-Hampshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England Hampshire ($) | 1500s-1800s 1800s-1900s |
1500s-1800s 1600s-1800s 1700s-1900s |
1500s-1800s 1800s-1900s |
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| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 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 - Hampshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Hampshire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"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 ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Genealogy from Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Hedge, Pam. Man of Means. History and a family tree has been drawn up from the Will of George Wheeler 1811-1892, of Oaklands Romsey. Article in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol. 19, part 2, August 1992, pages 95-96, FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.27 B2h
Burrowes, L.R. Mackrell's Last Journey. Mackrell family tree and story of George Mackrell age 19, buried 25 Mar 1831 the same day as his infant son George Henry Macknell was baptised.. George was drowned in river Test, and article gives an accout of his last journey. Pedigree chart 1714-1960's. Article in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol. 14, no.1, May 1987, pages 18-20
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Hampshire 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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 690-695. Date accessed: 07 June 2013.