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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
APPLETON (St. Lawrence), a '''parish''', in the union of Abingdon, hundred of Ock, county of Berks, 5½ miles (N. W.) from Abingdon.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50758#s5 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 66-69. Date accessed: 27 March 2013.</ref> | |||
{{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}} | {{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}} | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
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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. 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 ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | ||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. | Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. | ||
=====Non-Conformist Churches===== | ===== Non-Conformist Churches ===== | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
a. {{British Census|241203}}<br> | a. {{British Census|241203}}<br> | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
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Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Berkshire Probate Records|Berkshire 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 [[Berkshire Probate Records|Berkshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area. | Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | {{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Berkshire]] | |||