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Guide to '''Godington, Oxfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. <br> {{Infobox England Jurisdictions
Guide to '''Godington, Oxfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. <br> {{England Parish Infobox
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=== Parish History ===
== Parish History ==


GODDINGTON (Holy Trinity), a '''parish''', in the union of Bicester, hundred of Ploughley, county of Oxford, 5½ miles (N. E.) from Bicester. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50983 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 301-312. Date accessed: 04 October 2012.</ref>  
GODDINGTON (Holy Trinity), a '''parish''', in the union of Bicester, hundred of Ploughley, county of Oxford, 5½ miles (N. E.) from Bicester.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50983 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 301-312. Date accessed: 04 October 2012.</ref>  


=== Resources ===
== Resources ==


==== Civil Registration  ====
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


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].
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>


==== Church records  ====
=== Civil Registration ===


Godington parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


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=== Church Records ===
|-
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch - free]
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
|-
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''ANC 1''' = [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61056 Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812 (Ancestry) - ($)]
 
|-
==== Church of England ====
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''ANC 2''' = [https://search.ancestry.com/ Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Records (Ancestry) - ($)]
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
|-
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP''' = [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/oxfordshire-marriage-bonds-1634-1849 Oxfordshire Marriage Bonds 1634-1849 (FindMyPast) - ($)]
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
|-
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850 (FindMyPast) - free]
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''IGI''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>ArcherSoftware.co.uk</ref>
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Godington Online Parish Records'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS Catalog BTs''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog Bishop's transcripts - free]
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''OFHS''' = [http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Oxfordshire Family History Society - ($)] Results delivered by email.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" |'''Godington  Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Oxfordshire
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2COxfordshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CWiltshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2COxfordshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Oxfordshire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|3293406|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|3293406|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|3293406|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1473014|'''1538-1975'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1473015|'''1538-1973'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1473016|'''1538-1991'''}}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''ANC 1'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Oxfordshire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61056 '''1538-1812''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-births-and-baptisms-1538-1975 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61056 '''1538-1812''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-marriages-1538-1973 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61056 '''1538-1812''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=england+deaths+%26+burials+1538-1991&sid=103&county=oxfordshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''ANC 2'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Marriage Bonds-Oxfordshire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61057 '''1813-1915''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61058 '''1754-1930''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/oxfordshire-marriage-bonds-1634-1849 1600s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61059 '''1813-1965''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England BMD - Oxfordshire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61057 1800s-1900s]  </center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/oxfordshire-marriage-bonds-1634-1849 '''1634-1849''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61058 1700s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61059 1800s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 '''1538-1850''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IGI'''
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS Catalog BTs'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''OFHS'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ '''1538-1900s''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ '''1538-1900s''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ '''1538-1900s''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|}
|}
'''''Other Online Records'''''
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Oxfordshire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Oxfordshire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/oxfordshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Oxfordshire] ($)
*[http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Oxfordshire Family History Society]
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records


To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.<br><br>
====Nonconformist Records====
 
"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.<br>
Records are also available at the [https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/history/oxfordshire-history-centre Oxfordshire History Centre].
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
 
==== Census records  ====
 
a.&nbsp; {British Census|474574 }}<br>


==== Probate records ====
=== Census Records ===
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 [[Oxfordshire Probate Records|Oxfordshire 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 [[Oxfordshire Probate Records|Oxfordshire 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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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]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


== Reference<br>  ==
== References ==


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