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Guide to '''Seacourt, Berkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
== Parish History  ==


{{England Parish Infobox
Seacourt is an [http://maps.familysearch.org/ '''extra-parochial place'''] partly in Berkshire and partly in Oxfordshire. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. No non-Church of England denominations have been identified for Seacourt. <ref>http://maps.familysearch.org/</ref>
| Place = Seacourt
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| Type = [[Extra-parochial]]
| County = Oxfordshire
| Hundred = Hormer
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Abingdon/ Abingdon]
| Registration District = Abingdon
| PRbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
| BTbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
| Province =
| Diocese = Not Applicable
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Not Applicable
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Oxfordshire Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History ==
[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Names/Extraparochial.shtml Genuki.org.uk] has additional information on this parish.


SEACOURT, an '''extra-parochial liberty''', in the poorlaw union of Abingdon, hundred of Hormer, county of Berks.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261#s6 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 36-40.</ref> It was three miles northwest of Oxford.<ref>Colin Hinson, "Extra-Parochial places for Berkshire," ''GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy'', 2003, http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BRK/Names/Extraparochial, accessed 7 August 2018.</ref> Search surrounding parishes for records and information.
== Resources <br> ==


== Resources ==
==== Civil Registration <br>  ====


=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
==== Church records <br> ====
::*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<br>


=== Civil Registration ===
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.  
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


=== Church Records ===
==== Census records <br>  ====


Seacourt is an '''extra parochial area''' and the closest ecclesiastical parish is [[Binsey, Oxfordshire Genealogy|Binsey]].
Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F534384 241201]. <br>To view these census images online, they are available through a number of websites for a fee or free. <br>■[http://findmypast.co.uk FindMyPast] (fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. <br>■[http://ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk](fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com. <br>■[http://thegenealogist.co.uk The Genealogist.co.uk](fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. <br>■[http://freecen.rootsweb.com FreeCen] is a free based UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions. <br>  
*''Extra-parochial'' areas were not attached to parish churches.
*The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.<br>


=== Census Records ===
==== Probate records <br> ====
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
=== Probate Records  ===


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Berkshire Probate Records|Berkshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Berkshire Probate Records|Berkshire 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 and Gazetteers <br> ==


Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>■[http://maps.familysearch.org England Jurisdictions 1851] <br>■[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] <br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]  


== Websites ==
== Web sites ==
 
== Reference  ==
 
{{Reflist}}


[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/cms/ Berkshire Family History Society]  
[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/cms/ Berkshire Family History Society]  
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[http://www.berkshire.net/~bfha/ Berkshire Family History Association, Inc.]  
[http://www.berkshire.net/~bfha/ Berkshire Family History Association, Inc.]  


== References  ==
[[Category:Berkshire]]
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{Oxfordshire}} 
 
[[Category:Berkshire Parishes]] [[Category:Oxfordshire Parishes]]

Revision as of 13:18, 27 September 2012

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Parish History[edit | edit source]

Seacourt is an extra-parochial place partly in Berkshire and partly in Oxfordshire. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. No non-Church of England denominations have been identified for Seacourt. [1]

Genuki.org.uk has additional information on this parish.

Resources
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Civil Registration
[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
[edit | edit source]

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Census records
[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 241201.
To view these census images online, they are available through a number of websites for a fee or free.
■FindMyPast (fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
■Ancestry.co.uk(fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
■The Genealogist.co.uk(fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
■FreeCen is a free based UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.

Probate records
[edit | edit source]

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Berkshire 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.
■England Jurisdictions 1851
■Vision of Britain

Web sites[edit | edit source]

Reference[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://maps.familysearch.org/

Berkshire Family History Society

Berkshire Family History Association, Inc.

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