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*For a long list of Northamptonshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Northamptonshire '''List of museums in Northamptonshire'''] in Wikipedia. | |||
==Civil Registration Offices== | |||
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''', | |||
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Archives[edit | edit source]
Northamptonshire Archives and Heritage at the Record Office
Wootton Hall Park
Mereway
Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 8BQ UK
Telephone: 01604 362513
Website
Family history
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Northamptonshire Central Library
82 Abington St.
Northampton, Northamptonshire NN1 2BA UK
Telephone: 300 126 1000
Email: centlib@firstforwellbeing.co.uk
Website
- The Northamptonshire Central Library holds a large collection of local and family history resources.
Museums[edit | edit source]
- For a long list of Northamptonshire museums, go to List of museums in Northamptonshire in Wikipedia.
Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their 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.
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,
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