Oxford Cathedral, Oxfordshire Genealogy

England   Oxfordshire  Oxfordshire Parishes

Guide to Oxford Cathedral, Oxfordshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



Parish History
Oxford Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Oxford. It is located in the county of Oxfordshire. Contiguous parishes are Oxford St Clement, Oxford All Saints, Oxford St John the Baptist, Oxford St Aldate, Oxford St Peter in the East, and Oxford St Mary the Virgin.

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.

Census records
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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 Oxfordshire 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
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