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BROCKTHROP (St. Swithin), a '''parish''', in the union of Wheatenhurst, Middle division of the hundred of Dudstone and King's Barton, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 4 miles (S. E.) from Gloucester. This place is situated on the road between Gloucester and Stroud, and near the head of a small stream which falls into the Severn. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50833#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 392-395.''] Date accessed: 13 May 2013.</ref> | BROCKTHROP (St. Swithin), a '''parish''', in the union of Wheatenhurst, Middle division of the hundred of Dudstone and King's Barton, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 4 miles (S. E.) from Gloucester. This place is situated on the road between Gloucester and Stroud, and near the head of a small stream which falls into the Severn. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50833#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 392-395.''] Date accessed: 13 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== 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. 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]. | ||
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