Beachley, Gloucestershire Genealogy

England Gloucestershire  Gloucestershire Parishes

Parish History
BEACHLEY, a chapelry in the parish of Tidenham, hundred of Westbury, in the county of Gloucester, 2 miles to the S.E. of Chepstow. It is situated on the confluence of the Wye and Severn, at the south extremity of Offa's Dyke.The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Gloucester.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use 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.

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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.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites Reference
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