Gloucestershire Church Records

England Gloucestershire  Church Records

Parish Registers
includes 2,054,974 Gloucestershire baptisms. includes 1,108,519 Gloucestershire entries. includes 523,006 Gloucestershire burials. Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index. These databases are free on FamilySearch. Coverage.

Baptisms

189,039 Gloucestershire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

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.

147 Gloucestershire parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

93,780 Gloucestershire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Burials

Burials from 310 Gloucestershire places (167,500 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences

 * 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 - 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).

Forest of Dean
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.