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1. {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} includes 2,054,974 Gloucestershire baptisms. {{RecordSearch|1473015|England Marriages, 1538-1973}} includes 1,108,519 Gloucestershire entries. {{RecordSearch|1473016|England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991}} includes 523,006 Gloucestershire burials. ''Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index.'' These databases are free on FamilySearch. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle Coverage]. | 1. {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} includes 2,054,974 Gloucestershire baptisms. {{RecordSearch|1473015|England Marriages, 1538-1973}} includes 1,108,519 Gloucestershire entries. {{RecordSearch|1473016|England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991}} includes 523,006 Gloucestershire burials. ''Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index.'' These databases are free on FamilySearch. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle Coverage]. | ||
2. Ancestry.co.uk has recently published approximately 1.4 million name database for the county of Gloucestershire. | 2. Ancestry.co.uk has recently published approximately 1.4 million name database for the county of Gloucestershire. | ||
3. Findmypast.co.uk published about the same time, a Bristol City database index to baptisms, marriages and burials as well. | 3. Findmypast.co.uk published about the same time, a Bristol City database index to baptisms, marriages and burials as well. | ||
'''Baptisms''' | '''Baptisms''' | ||
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There are 93,780 Gloucestershire entries included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | There are 93,780 Gloucestershire entries included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
FamilySearch and Ancestry have all published extensive online data for marriages for Gloucestershire as of February, 2015. | FamilySearch and Ancestry have all published extensive online data for marriages for Gloucestershire as of February, 2015. | ||
Findmypast has published online data for the City of Bristol from 1538 to 1939. | Findmypast has published online data for the City of Bristol from 1538 to 1939. | ||
'''Burials''' | '''Burials''' | ||
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Burials from 310 Gloucestershire places (167,500 entries) are included in the [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records National Burial Index] (£). [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action?countyCode=GLS Coverage].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | Burials from 310 Gloucestershire places (167,500 entries) are included in the [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records National Burial Index] (£). [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action?countyCode=GLS Coverage].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
See Findmypast, Ancestry and Familysearch which | See Findmypast, Ancestry and Familysearch which also provide published data for burials for the county. | ||
=== Marriage Licences === | === Marriage Licences === | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 23 February 2015
England 
Gloucestershire Church Records
Parish Registers[edit | edit source]
The following websites provide data rich entries for baptisms, marriages and burials from early to the 1900's:
1. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 includes 2,054,974 Gloucestershire baptisms. England Marriages, 1538-1973 includes 1,108,519 Gloucestershire entries. England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 includes 523,006 Gloucestershire burials. Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index. These databases are free on FamilySearch. Coverage.
2. Ancestry.co.uk has recently published approximately 1.4 million name database for the county of Gloucestershire.
3. Findmypast.co.uk published about the same time, a Bristol City database index to baptisms, marriages and burials as well.
Baptisms
189,039 Gloucestershire entries are included in England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[1]
Marriages
Gloucestershire Marriage Index 1800-1837 is available online at Family History Societies Online (£).
222 Gloucestershire parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage. Bristol was a popular place to marry.[2]
There are 147 Gloucestershire parishes which are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[3]
There are 93,780 Gloucestershire entries included in England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[4]
FamilySearch and Ancestry have all published extensive online data for marriages for Gloucestershire as of February, 2015.
Findmypast has published online data for the City of Bristol from 1538 to 1939.
Burials
Burials from 310 Gloucestershire places (167,500 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.[5]
See Findmypast, Ancestry and Familysearch which also provide published data for burials for the county.
Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]
- 1637-1837 - Gloucestershire Marriage Licence Allegations 1637-1837 at Forest of Dean Family History Trust website - free. 44,000+ entries.
- 1637-1680 - Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1637-1680. Digitised by FamilySearch Digital Library - free.
- 1636-1777 - Boyd's Marriage Index (£) includes 30,312 entries from Bristol Diocese marriage licences (1637-1777). There are also 2756 entries from Gloucester Diocese marriage licences (1636-1742).[2]
Forest of Dean[edit | edit source]
A very helpful resource for parishes in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire is an online database of indexed parish registers found at www.forest-of-dean.net. It includes index baptism, marriage, and burial records from the following parishes.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bmi" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 1 September 2013.