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BOXWELL (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Tetbury, Upper division of the hundred of Grumbald's Ash, W. division of the county of Gloucester,5 miles (E. by S.) from Wotton-under-Edge, and 6 (W.)from Tetbury. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50817#s24 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 320-323.''] Date accessed: 07 May 2013.</ref>  
BOXWELL (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Tetbury, Upper division of the hundred of Grumbald's Ash, W. division of the county of Gloucester,5 miles (E. by S.) from Wotton-under-Edge, and 6 (W.)from Tetbury. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50817#s24 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 320-323.''] Date accessed: 07 May 2013.</ref>  


=== Resources  ===
== Resources ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


==== Civil Registration ====
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>
=== 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].  
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>


==== Church records  ====
=== Church Records ===
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:


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''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" | '''AC = '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry) - (£)]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 'Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813,'] ''Ancestry,'' accessed 17 June 2016.</ref><ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5066 'Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1913,'] ''Ancestry,'' accessed 24 June 2016.</ref><ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5156 'Gloucestershire, England, Marriages, 1754-1938,'] ''Ancestry,'' accessed 21 June 2016.</ref><ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5158 'Gloucestershire, England, Burials, 1813-1988,'] ''Ancestry,'' accessed 5 July 2016.</ref>
 
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====Church of England====
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD = '''[http://findmypast.co.uk/ Boyd's Marriage Index (findmypast) (£)]<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163810/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-GLS.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''Origins.net,'' accessed 1 December 2012.</ref><ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987).</ref>
 
|-
''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FHSO''' = [http://www.fhs-online.co.uk/ FHSOnline - (£)]<ref>[http://www.fhs-online.co.uk/coverage.php?dbid=64 'Coverage for the Gloucestershire Marriages database,'] ''FHS Online,'' accessed 5 May 2014.</ref>
=====Chapelries of Boxwell with Leighterton=====
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{|
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG = '''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeReg.org.uk]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''JOIN''' = [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Gloucestershire/ 'Gloucestershire Coverage,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 18 April 2014.</ref>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''PALL''' = [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)]<ref>''Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes.''</ref>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:30px; width:50%"|
*Boxwell with Leighterton
*Leighterton
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'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''
 
<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>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
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! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''BOXWELL WITH LEIGHTERTON PARISH Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Boxwell with Leighterton Parish Records'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''All Chapelries Found in PARISH Boxwell with Leighterton are included in these links.'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1582-1812''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1582-1812''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1582-1753''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1582-1753''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1582-1812''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1582-1812''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Gloucestershire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5066 '''1813-1913''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CGloucestershire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5066 '''1813-1913''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5156 '''1754-1938''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CGloucestershire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5156 '''1754-1938''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5158 '''1813-1988''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CGloucestershire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5158 '''1813-1988''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Gloucestershire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1473014|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1572-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1473015|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1473016|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FHSO'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.fhs-online.co.uk/ '''1800-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1572-1812''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JOIN'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Gloucestershire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/gloucestershire-baptisms 1700s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ '''1572-1810''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/gloucestershire-marriages 1700s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/gloucestershire-burials 1700s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''PALL'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast (Bristol)-Gloucestershire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/gloucestershire-bristol-baptism-index 1600s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 '''1790-1812''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/gloucestershire-bristol-marriage-index 1600s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/gloucestershire-bristol-burial-index 1600s-1900s]</center>
|}
 
'''Leighterton''' parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''Leighterton Parish Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Gloucestershire ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5066/ 1800s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5156/ 1700s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5158/ 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1548-1754''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1548-1754''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1548-1753''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1548-1753''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1548-1754''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4732 '''1548-1754''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5156 '''1874-1880''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5156 '''1874-1880''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1700s-1800s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''PALL'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 '''1790-1812''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Gloucestershire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Gloucestershire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/gloucestershire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Gloucestershire] ($)
*[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


 
==== Nonconformist Records====
===== Non-Conformist Records =====
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary
*'''1642-1996''' {{RecordSearch|3648679|England, Gloucestershire Non-conformist Records, 1642-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index (''dates may vary by parish'')
*'''1642-1996''' {{RecordSearch|3648679|England, Gloucestershire Non-conformist Records, 1642-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index (''dates may vary by parish'')


==== Census records  ====
=== Census Records ===


{{British Census|288770}}  
{{British Census|288770}}  


==== Probate records ====
=== Probate Records ===


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Gloucestershire 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 [[Gloucestershire 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  ==
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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  ==

Latest revision as of 20:49, 13 June 2024

Guide to Boxwell with Leighterton, Gloucestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Boxwell with Leighterton, Gloucestershire
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Grumbald's Ash
County Gloucestershire
Poor Law Union Tetbury
Registration District Tetbury
Records begin
Parish registers: 1548
Bishop's Transcripts: 1606
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Hawkesbury
Diocese Pre 1836 - Gloucester; Post 1835 - Gloucester and Bristol
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
Gloucestershire Record Office

Parish History

BOXWELL (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Tetbury, Upper division of the hundred of Grumbald's Ash, W. division of the county of Gloucester,5 miles (E. by S.) from Wotton-under-Edge, and 6 (W.)from Tetbury. [1]

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use 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

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Chapelry is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.

Chapelries of Boxwell with Leighterton
  • Boxwell with Leighterton
  • Leighterton

Online Parish Records Table

Due to the increasing access of online records:

  • Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
  • Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Boxwell with Leighterton Parish Records
All Chapelries Found in PARISH Boxwell with Leighterton are included in these links.
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Gloucestershire
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Parish Registers – Gloucestershire
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Gloucestershire ($)
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1700s
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1700s
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1700s
Findmypast (Bristol)-Gloucestershire ($)
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1600s-1900s
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1600s-1900s
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1600s-1900s
Ancestry-Gloucestershire ($)
1800s-1900s
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1700s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1700s-1800s

Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records

Census Records

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

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Gloucestershire 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 are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

References

  1. Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 320-323. Date accessed: 07 May 2013.