Parish Register Guide A

Abenhall (St Michael) ...... 3 Abson (St James) ...... 5 Acton Turville (St Mary) ...... 7 Adlestrop (St Mary Magdalene) ...... 8 Alderley (St Kenelm) ...... 11 Alderton (St Margaret) ...... 13 Aldsworth (St Bartholomew) ...... 15 Alkington ...... 17 Almondsbury (St Mary the Virgin) ...... 19 Alstone (St Margaret) ...... 21 Alveston (St Helen) ...... 23 Alvington (St Andrew) ...... 25 Amberley (Holy Trinity) ...... 27 Ampney Crucis (Holy Cross) ...... 29 Ampney St Mary ...... 31 Ampney St Peter ...... 33 Andoversford ...... 35 Arlingham (St Mary) ...... 37 Ashchurch (St Nicholas) ...... 39 Ashleworth (St Bartholomew) ...... 41 Ashley (St James) ...... 43 Ashton-Under-Hill (St Barbara) ...... 45 Ashton, Cold ...... 47 Aston Blank (St Andrew) ...... 49

Aston Magna (St John the Evangelist) ...... 51 Aston Somerville (St Mary) ...... 53 Aston-Sub-Edge (St Andrew) ...... 55 Aust (St John) ...... 57 Avening (Holy Cross) ...... 59 Awre (St Andrew) ...... 61 Aylburton (St Mary) ...... 63

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Abenhall, St Michael (registers start from 1596) Abenhall is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Mitcheldean since 1928, and has been in the civil parish of Mitcheldean since 1935.

Parish registers on Ancestry: For most parishes, you can see digital images of registers of baptisms and confirmations up to the end of 1913, marriages and banns up to the end of 1938, and burials up to the end of 1988 via the Ancestry website. All the registers on Ancestry have been indexed and can be accessed from the website by name or by place. (You can also access most registers of confirmations up to and including 1913 via the Ancestry website)

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Abenhall by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P1/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Abenhall for the years: 1621, 1637-38, 1640, 1670-74, 1676-95, 1697-1735, 1737, 1740-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

You can access the Ancestry website for free from Gloucestershire Archives or any Gloucestershire Library with wi-fi, or from home with a subscription to www.ancestry.co.uk

Digitised by Ancestry but can’t find “your person” in their index? Try : Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Baptisms and Burials: 1762-1812 (Parish Transcripts) Baptisms: 1813-1896, Marriages: 1837-1901, Burials: 1813-1901 (Parish Transcripts) Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: Abenhall, Bilson (Methodist) See also: other non-conformist churches in the Forest of Dean See the Non-Conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Mitcheldean, Longhope, Flaxley or East Dean (See Map)

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Abson, St James (registers start from 1687) Abson, St James served as the church for Wick and Abson until the formation of the parish of Wick in 1880. Abson is in the Diocese of Bristol.

The registers for Abson are held at Bristol Archives (reference P/ABS)

Baptisms: 1687-2000 Marriages: 1687-2006 Burials 1687-2003

For more information about Bristol Archives please visit www.bristol.gov.uk/archives or phone 0117 922 4224

Resources available here: Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1814-1836 (Roes Marriage Index Bristol vol. 2) Parish register index: Marriages 1814-1836 (Roes Marriage Index Bristol vol. 2) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Bishop's Transcripts: (a copy of parish registers sent 1813-1859 See Wick (on microfilm, see separate guide to Bishop's Transcripts) to the Bishop)

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Acton Turville, St Mary (registers start from 1665) Acton Turville is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Great Badminton since 1921. Many Acton Turville marriages took place at Tormarton [the registers for Tormarton are held at Bristol Archives, P/TOR]

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Acton Turville by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P4/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Acton Turville for the years: 1599-1601, 1606, 1610, 1612-13, 1620, 1622-24, 1628, 1630, 1637-40, 1660, 1668-72, 1676, 1679, 1681-90, 1692, 1694, 1696, 1700-15, 1717-23, 1725-33, 1735-41, 1744-58, 1760-95, 1797-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place. You can access the Ancestry website for free from Gloucestershire Archives or any Gloucestershire Library with wi-fi, or from home with a subscription to www.ancestry.co.uk

Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1671-1812 vol. XIII (Phillimore volumes – light green) Marriages 1813-1837 vol. V (Roe's Marriage Index) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Alderley deposited. But try Chipping Sodbury (Baptist) See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Great Badminton, Tormarton , Little or Old Sodbury (See Map)

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Adlestrop, St Mary Magdalene (registers start from 1538) Adlestrop is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Oddington since 1936 and the civil parish has included Daylesford since 1935.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Adlestrop by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P5/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Adlestrop for the years: 1580, 1602, 1605-1606, 1610, 1612-1613, 1616, 1618, 1620-1621, 1623-1626, 1628, 1637- 1638, 1660-1662, 1664, 1667, 1669-1670, 1673, 1676, 1678, 1680-1683, 1685, 1686-1691, 1693-1700, 1702-1731, 1733-1757, 1759- 1761, 1763-1803, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Adlestrop deposited. But try Oddington (Methodist) See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Evenlode, Daylesford, Oddington or Broadwell (See Map)

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Alderley, St Kenelm (registers start from 1557) Alderley has been united with Hillesley since 1927. In 1923, the Tresham chapelry was transferred to Alderley. Separate registers for Tresham were kept from 1841 (baptisms), 1856 (burials) and 1876 (marriages). (See guide for registers marked T)

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Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Alderley for the years: 1570-78, 1606, 1609, 1620-21, 1623-25, 1628-29, 1632, 1637-38, 1640, 1661-63, 1665, 1667- 72, 1674-1703, 1704-1718, 1720-30, 1732-34, 1736-43, 1744, 1745-54, 1757-1803, 1806-12, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Alderton, St Margaret (registers start from 1596) Alderton is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Alderton by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P7/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Alderton for the years: 1625, 1629, 1638-1639, 1660, 1669-1670, 1672, 1675-1677, 1679-1695, 1697-1704, 1706- 1734, 1736-1770, 1772-1803, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Aldsworth, St Bartholomew (registers start from 1683) Aldsworth is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. The church used to be dedicated to St Peter.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Aldsworth by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P8/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Aldsworth for the years: 1571-1578, 1612-1613, 1617-1618, 1624, 1636-1637, 1740, 1743, 1746, 1749, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Alkington Alkington is part of Berkeley parish. Alkington has been a civil parish since 1894.

For registers see Berkeley (P42/IN/1).

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Almondsbury, St Mary the Virgin (registers start from 1653) Almondsbury is in the Diocese of Bristol

The registers for Almondsbury are held at Bristol Archives (reference P/ALM)

Baptisms: 1653-1956 Marriages: 1653-1975 Burials 1653-1880

For more information about Bristol Archives please visit www.bristol.gov.uk/archives or phone 0117 922 4224

Resources available here: Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1813-1837 (Roes Marriage Index Bristol vol. 2) Parish register index: Marriages 1813-1837 (Roes Marriage Index Bristol vol. 2) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester'

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Alstone, St Margaret (registers start from 1546) Alstone is in the Diocese of Worcester. It has been in the civil parish of Teddington since 1935.

The registers for Alstone are held at Worcester Record Office

The following are held on microfilm at the Hive:

Baptisms: 1550-1967 Marriages: 1550-1963 Burials 1546-1966

For more information about Worcester Record Office please visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records or phone (01905) 766351

Resources available here: Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1550-1805 (RR12.4GS) Monumental inscriptions: 1999 (Gloucestershire Family History Society churchyard survey - GAL/K3/42601/GS)

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Alveston, St Helen (registers start from 1742) Alveston is in the Diocese of Bristol

The registers for Alveston are held at Bristol Archives (reference P/ALV)

Baptisms: 1742-1967 Marriages: 1743-1991 Burials 1742-1990

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Alvington, St Andrew (registers start from 1668) Alvington is an ecclesiastical parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It used to be a chapelry annexed to Woolaston.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Alvington by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P12/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Alvington for the years: 1629, 1662, 1669-1671, 1678-1682, 1683-1687, 1690-1695, 1697, 1700-1727, 1729-1735, 1737-1738, 1740-1804, 1806-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1698-1836, vol. XIV (Phillimore volumes – light green) Parish register index: Marriages 1698-1836 (Roe's Marriage Index brides & grooms) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Alvington deposited/ But try Woolaston (Methodist) or other churches in the Forest of Dean. See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Woolaston , Aylburton , Lydney, Hewelsfield or St Briavels. (See Map)

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Amberley, Holy Trinity (registers start from 1838) Amberley is an ecclesiastical parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It was formed in 1840 from parts of Minchinhampton, Nailsworth and Rodborough. For entries before 1838 see Minchinhampton, Rodborough or Nailsworth

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Amberley by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P13/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

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Ampney Crucis, Holy Cross (registers start from 1559) Ampney Crucis is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Ampney St Peter and Ampney St Mary since 1921.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Ampney Crucis by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P15/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Ampney Crucis for the years: 1578-1580, 1607, 1612-1613, 1616-1617, 1621-1627, 1629, 1632, 1637-1638, 1640, 1662-1665, 1667, 1669-1670, 1672, 1674-1731, 1734-1791, 1793-1803, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Ampney St Mary (registers start from 1602) Ampney St Mary is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Ampney Crucis and Ampney St Peter since 1921. Although the parish church was disused between 1879 and 1913, (the parishioners attended the church in Ampney St Peter) the registers were maintained throughout this period

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Ampney St Mary by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P16/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Ampney St Mary for the years: 1613, 1620, 1622, 1624-1626, 1628-1629, 1631, 1637, 1639-1640, 1662-1663, 1665, 1667, 1670, 1672, 1675, 1677-1679, 1680, 1681-1693, 1695-1702, 1704-1717, 1719-1731, 1734-1755, 1757-1761, 1763-1764, 1766- 1783, 1785-1791, 1793-1803, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Ampney St Peter (registers start from 1599) Ampney St Peter is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Ampney Crucis and Ampney St Mary since 1921

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Ampney St Peter by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P17/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Ampney St Peter for the years: 1579-80 [also includes Ampney St. Mary], 1613, 1616-1617, 1620, 1622, 1623, 1624- 1625, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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33 Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: Ampney St Peter (Methodist) See also Ampney Crucis (Methodist), Ampney St Mary (Methodist) See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Ampney Crucis/St Peter, Poulton, Driffield, Harnhill or Maiseyhampton (See Map)

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Andoversford

Civil Parish Only

See Dowdeswell, Shipton, Whittington & Withington

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Arlingham, St Mary (registers start from 1539) Arlingham is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Arlingham by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P18/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Arlingham for the years: 1573-1578, 1604, 1618, 1620-1625, 1627, 1629, 1632, 1635, 1638-1639, 1661, 1664, 1667, 1669-1672, 1674-1694, 1696-1730, 1732-1754, 1756-1757, 1759-1763, 1765-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Baptisms: 1539-1799, 1900-1999 (Parish transcripts) Marriages: 1545-1799, 1900-1999 (Parish transcripts) Burials: 1540-1799, 1900-1999 (Parish transcripts) Marriages 1566-1837 (Roe's Marriage Index vols. 1 & 3 - blue) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Parish Transcript of Monumental Inscriptions, 1993 (Includes Ebenezer Chapel) Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Arlingham deposited. See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Fretherne or Frampton on Severn (See Map)

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Ashchurch, St Nicholas (registers start from 1555) Ashchurch is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Ashchurch by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P19/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Ashchurch for the years: 1606, 1617, 1620-1621, 1624-1626, 1637-1638, 1640, 1660-1662, 1671-1672, 1675-1735, 1737-1754, 1756-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Ashleworth, St Bartholomew (registers start from 1566) Ashleworth is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. The church used to be dedicated to St Andrew.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Ashleworth by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P20/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Ashleworth for the years: 1599-1601, 1605, 1609-1610, 1616-1618, 1620-1626, 1628-29, 1632, 1636-1637, 1639- 1641, 1660-1666, 1670-96,1700-1702, 1704-1707, 1710-1740, 1742-1749, 1751, 1754-1797, 1799-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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41 Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Ashleworth deposited. But try: Corse (Methodist), Sandhurst (Methodist) Gloucester (Roman Catholic, Quaker) See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Corse, Hasfield, Sandhurst, Maisemore or Hartpury. Also consider Gloucester (See Map)

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Ashley, St James (registers start from 1658) Ashley is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Bristol. It used to be in the county of Wiltshire but was transferred over to Gloucestershire in 1930.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Ashley by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P21/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) The bishop’s transcripts until 1836 are held at Wiltshire and Swindon Archives. Those after 1837 they are held at Bristol Archives

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Ashton-Under-Hill (St Barbara) Ashton Under Hill is in the diocese of Worcester.

The registers for Ashton-Under-Hill are held by the Worcestershire Archive Service

The following are held on microfilm at the Hive:

Baptisms: 1596-1981 Marriages: 1586-1972 Burials 1586-1982

For more information about Worcester Record Office please visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records or phone 01905 822866

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Ashton-Under-Hill for the years: 1606, 1618, 1620-1622, 1637-1638, 1670, 1672, 1675-1685, 1687-1688, 1690-1803, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Ashton, Cold

See Cold Ashton

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Aston Blank, St Andrew (registers start from 1727) Aston Blank, also known as Cold Aston, is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Notgrove since 1908.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Aston Blank by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P24/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Aston Blank for the years: 1580, 1599-1602, 1605, 1609, 1612-1613, 1618, 1621, 1623, 1629, 1631-1632, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1660-1663, 1669-1670, 1672, 1676-1695, 1697-1723, 1726, 1728-1802, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Baptisms & Burials 1727-1812; Marriages 1728-1754 (Parish Transcripts - with Cold Ashton) Marriages 1728-1812 (Phillimore volumes – light green, vol. XVII – as Cold Aston) Parish register index: Marriages 1728-1812 (Roe's Marriage Index brides & grooms) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Aston Blank deposited. But try Naunton (Baptist;) Bourton on the Water (Methodist) Upper Slaughter (Methodist), Turkdean (Methodist). See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Notgrove, Turkdean, Naunton, Upper & Lower Slaughter or Bourton on the Water (See Map)

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Aston Magna, St John the Evangelist (registers start from 1847) Aston Magna is an ecclesiastical parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It was created from part of Blockley in 1847 and has been united with Blockley since 1948. Aston Magna was in the Diocese of Worcester until 1919.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Aston Magna by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P25/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) We hold no Bishop’s Transcripts for Aston Magna. As Aston Magna (and before 1847, Blockley) was in the Diocese of Worcester, the Bishop’s Transcripts are at the Hive.

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Aston Somerville, St Mary (surviving registers date from 1977**) Aston Somerville is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It was in the County of Gloucester until 1931 when it was transferred to Worcestershire. The records of this parish were badly damaged in a fire in 1973.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Aston Somerville by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P26/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom. **Burnt fragments of the registers of baptisms, 1666-1807, marriages, 1661-1689 and burials 1730-1812 are on microfilm PMF26 at Gloucestershire Archives. But the Bishops Transcripts will be easier to read and survive for other years.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Aston Somerville for the years: 1617-18, 1621-1623, 1629, 1637-1639, 1660, 1664-1665, 1668, 1670, 1672, 1676- 1680, 1682-1708, 1710-1763, 1765-1803, 1805-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place. You can access the Ancestry website for free from Gloucestershire Archives or any Gloucestershire Library with wi-fi, or from home with a subscription to www.ancestry.co.uk

53 Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1661 – 1812 vol. IV(Phillimore volumes – light green) Parish register index: Marriages 1661 – 1812 (Roe's Marriage Index brides & grooms) Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: There are no Non-conformist Records for Aston Somerville deposited. Try Winchcombe (Congregational and Roman Catholic) See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Hinton on the Green, Dumbleton, Childswickham, Buckland or Wormington (See Map)

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Aston-sub-Edge, St Andrew (registers start from 1539) Aston-sub-Edge is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Weston-sub-Edge since 1930.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Aston-sub-Edge by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P27/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Aston-sub-Edge for the years: 1612-13, 1620-22, 1625, 1628, 1631-32, 1637-39, 1677-78, 1680-85, 1687-1754, 1755, 1756-1803, 1805-12, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Aust, St John Aust is a chapelry annexed to Olveston. It used to be annexed to Henbury. It is in the Bristol Diocese.

The registers for Aust are held at Bristol Archives (reference P/AU)

Baptisms: 1538-1990 Marriages: 1544-1990 Burials 1538-1989

For more information about Bristol Archives please visit www.bristol.gov.uk/archives or phone 0117 922 4224

Resources available here: Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester'

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Avening, Holy Cross (registers start from 1557) Avening is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It used to be a chapelry in the parish of Nailsworth.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Avening by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P29/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Avening for the years: 1578, 1620, 1625, 1628, 1638, 1640, 1660, 1663-1664, 1675-1689, 1691-1693, 1695-1697, 1699, 1701, 1705-1706, 1709-1716, 1718-1720, 1723-1726, 1728, 1732-1734, 1736-1791, 1791-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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Awre, St Andrew (registers start from 1538) Awre is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Gloucester. It has been united with Blakeney since 1952.

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Awre by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P30/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) These survive for Awre for the years: 1586-1592, 1612, 1621-1622, 1626, 1628, 1630, 1632, 1638, 1661, 1671-1674, 1678-1695, 1697- 1729, 1731-1735, 1737, 1740-1752, 1754-1812, 1813-1859 You can see digital images of these documents via the Ancestry website. They have been indexed and can be accessed by name or place.

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61 Need some help to find what you’re looking for? Try these: Gloucestershire Family History Covers ALL marriages in Gloucestershire 1800-1837 Society Marriage Index Parish register transcripts: Marriages 1538-1837 (Roe's Marriage Index vol. IV) Monumental inscriptions: Pre-1791, in Bigland's 'Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the county of Gloucester' Monumental Inscriptions (dated 1980 – on open shelves) Not in the Parish Registers? Try: Non-conformist registers: Awre (Baptist and Congregational) See also Lydney (Methodist), Newnham (Methodist) and other non-conformist churches in the Forest of Dean See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Newnham or Lydney. See also West & East Dean (See Map)

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Aylburton, St Mary (registers start from 1936) Aylburton was a chapelry of Lydney until 1995 when it became a parish in its own right. For earlier entries see Lydney (P209)

Parish registers at Gloucestershire Archives We may also hold later or additional registers which have not been digitised. You can find details of all the parish registers we currently hold for Aylburton by searching our online catalogue for finding reference P384/IN/1. Once you have got your hitlist, make sure you see the full catalogue entry for each register of interest by clicking on its finding reference (to the left of the entry). The full catalogue entry will tell you whether or not the register has been digitised by Ancestry. If you are interested in a register which has not been digitised by Ancestry, you will need to visit us to access it. The catalogue entry will tell you whether you can see the register on microfilm/microfiche, or whether you will need to pre-order the original register to view in the searchroom.

Bishops’ Transcripts (contemporary copies of the parish registers sent to the Bishop) There are no Bishops Transcripts for Aylburton because it was not a parish in its own right until 1995.

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63 Not in the Parish Registers? Try:

Aylburton was a chapelry of Lydney until 1995. See Lydney (P209)

Non-conformist registers: There are no non-conformist records for Aylburton deposited. But try: Lydney (Methodist) or Woolaston (Methodist) See the Non-conformist Guide Neighbouring parishes: Try Lydney, Alvington, Woolaston, Hewelsfield, St Briavels or Newland. See also West Dean (See Map)

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