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'''This article provides information covering areas once in the historic county of Gloucester. The current Gloucestershire County Council area does not have the same geographical boundaries as the historic county.'''
The current Gloucestershire County Council area does not have the same geographical boundaries as the historic county.  
*Some northern parts of the county, including '''Long Marston and Welford-on-Avon, were transferred to '''Warwickshire''' in 1931.  
*Some northern parts of the county, including Long Marston and Welford-on-Avon, were transferred to Warwickshire in 1931.  
*Following the Local Government Act 1972, some southern parts of the county were transferred for administrative purposes to the new county of Avon, which ceased to exist on 1 April 1996. Parts of Gloucestershire were then returned.  
*Following the Local Government Act 1972, some southern parts of the county were transferred for administrative purposes to the new county of Avon, which ceased to exist on 1 April 1996.  
*After 1996, the city of '''Bristol and South Gloucestershire became separate unitary authorities'''.<ref>"Gloucestershire", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire, accessed 16 February 2023.</ref>
*After 1996, the city of Bristol and South Gloucestershire became separate unitary authorities.
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'''Gloucestershire Archives''' is a Gloucestershire County Council service. It also provides archives services for '''South Gloucestershire''' County Council. The geographic are that these two councils cover used to be a single county. Today we call it the '''historic county of Gloucestershire.'''<ref>"Welcome to Gloucestershire Archives @ the Heritage Hub", at Gloucestershire County Council, https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/, accessed 16 February 2023.</ref>
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'''Long Marston''' records are held in the '''Gloucestershire Record Office'''. '''Welford-on-Avon''' records are held in the '''Warwickshire Record Office'''.
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Alvin Street<br>
Alvin Street<br>
Gloucester,  Gloucestershire GL1 3DW UK<br>Telephone: 01452 425 295<br> Email: [mailto:archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk]<br>
Gloucester,  Gloucestershire GL1 3DW UK<br>Telephone: 01452 425 295<br> Email: [mailto:archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk]<br>
*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives Website]
[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives Website]<br>[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/online-catalogue/ Online Catalogue]
*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/online-catalogue/ Online Catalogue]
*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides Research Guides]
*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides/parish Parish Registers Research Guide]
*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides/non-conformist Non-conformist Records Research Guide]
*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides/bishops Bishop's Transcripts Research Guide]
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'''Bristol Archives''' <br>
'''Bristol Record Office''' (now known as Bristol Archives which is part of Bristol Museums)<br>
'B' Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre)<br>
'B' Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre)<br>
Smeaton Road<br>
Smeaton Road<br>
Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 6XN UK<br><br>Telephone: 0117 922 4224<br>Email: [mailto:bro@bristol.gov.uk bro@bristol.gov.uk]<br>
Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 6XN UK<br>Telephone: 0117 922 4224<br>Email: [mailto:bro@bristol.gov.uk bro@bristol.gov.uk]<br>
*[https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/ Website]
[https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/ Website]<br>
*[https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/whats-at/bristol-collections/ Online catalogue]
:Bristol Record Office was established in 1924. It looks after the official archives of the City of Bristol, besides collecting and preserving many other records relating to the city and surrounding area. The office acts as a '''Diocesan Record Office for Bristol diocese.'''
::Bristol Record Office was established in 1924. It looks after the official archives of the City of Bristol, besides collecting and preserving many other records relating to the city and surrounding area. The office acts as a '''Diocesan Record Office for Bristol diocese.'''
{{main|Bristol Record Office}}
::'''Church Records include:'''
 
::*Records of the Diocese of Bristol: including wills, Bishop’s transcripts, faculty papers, records of ordination, estate records and tithe maps.
== Archives ==
::*Parish registers and records: these include registers of baptisms, marriages and burials for the Archdeaconry of Bristol, records of the Overseers of the Poor and churchwarden’s accounts.


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
*'''Gloucestershire County Libraries:''' [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/ Website]
 
*'''South Gloucestershire County Libraries:''' [http://www.southglos.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ Website]
=== Gloucestershire County Libraries ===
 
'''Gloucestershire County Libraries'''<br>Website: [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/ County Libraries]
 
'''South Gloucestershire County Libraries'''<br>Website: [http://www.southglos.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ South County Libraries]


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
For a long list of Gloucestershire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Gloucestershire '''List of museums in Gloucestershire''''] in Wikipedia.
 
==Civil Registration Offices==
For a long list of Gloucestershire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Gloucestershire List of museums in Gloucestershire] in Wikipedia.
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/GLS.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Gloucestershire].
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*[https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths-and-civil-partnerships/order-certificates/ '''Order certificates Gloucester County''']
*[http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ '''Gloucestershire Birth, Marriage, Death Indexes''']
*[https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths-and-civil-partnerships/registration-offices-contact-details-opening-times/ '''Gloucestershire Registration Offices Location and Contact Information''']
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*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/ '''South Gloucestershire Births, deaths, marriages and ceremonies''']
:*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/order-a-replacement-birth-death-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate/ '''Order a birth certificate''']
:*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/order-a-replacement-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate/ '''Order a marriage certificate''']
:*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/order-a-replacement-death-certificate/ '''Order a death certificate''']


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Revision as of 18:48, 16 February 2023

Gloucestershire Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Gloucestershire Background
Local Research Resources

Boundary Changes Affecting Record Storage[edit | edit source]

The current Gloucestershire County Council area does not have the same geographical boundaries as the historic county.

  • Some northern parts of the county, including Long Marston and Welford-on-Avon, were transferred to Warwickshire in 1931.
  • Following the Local Government Act 1972, some southern parts of the county were transferred for administrative purposes to the new county of Avon, which ceased to exist on 1 April 1996.
  • After 1996, the city of Bristol and South Gloucestershire became separate unitary authorities.
Current Districts

Gloucester Districts.png

Archives[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire Archives
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 3DW UK
Telephone: 01452 425 295
Email: archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Website
Online Catalogue

Bristol Record Office (now known as Bristol Archives which is part of Bristol Museums)
'B' Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre)
Smeaton Road
Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 6XN UK
Telephone: 0117 922 4224
Email: bro@bristol.gov.uk
Website

Bristol Record Office was established in 1924. It looks after the official archives of the City of Bristol, besides collecting and preserving many other records relating to the city and surrounding area. The office acts as a Diocesan Record Office for Bristol diocese.
Main article: Bristol Record Office


Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire County Libraries[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire County Libraries
Website: County Libraries

South Gloucestershire County Libraries
Website: South County Libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Gloucestershire museums, go to List of museums in Gloucestershire in Wikipedia.

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