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=== | === Parish History === | ||
OVERTON-HEATH, an '''extra-parochial liberty''', in the [[Hundred (division)|hundred]] of Selkley, Marlborough and Ramsbury. It is located in the county of Wiltshire (Wilts); containing, ClatfordPark, also extra-parochial, 40 inhabitants.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51199#s9 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 498-500. Date accessed: 07 October 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=22633 John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72)]</ref> | |||
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=== | === Resources === | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|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]. | |||
==== Church records ==== | |||
=== Census | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|464201}} | {{British Census|464201}} | ||
=== Probate | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Wiltshire Probate Records|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. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Wiltshire Probate Records|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. | ||
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*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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Revision as of 15:21, 25 June 2014
England
WiltshireWiltshire Parishes
| Overton Heath, Wiltshire, England | |
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| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Selkey |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Poor Law Union | Marlborough |
| Registration District | Marlborough |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: For records see surrounding parishes | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: For records see surrounding parishes | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Location of Archive | |
| Wiltshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
OVERTON-HEATH, an extra-parochial liberty, in the hundred of Selkley, Marlborough and Ramsbury. It is located in the county of Wiltshire (Wilts); containing, ClatfordPark, also extra-parochial, 40 inhabitants.[1][2]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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]
Census records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[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. 498-500. Date accessed: 07 October 2013.
- ↑ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72)