Gloucestershire, England Genealogy

'''Gloucestershire or Gloucester County is an inland but partly a maritime county located in the western England. It borders on Monmouthshire, Wales.'''

Civil Districts
When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Gloucestershire was divided into civil districts, each containing several parishes. To see a list of civil districts and the parishes they contain, click here.

Parishes
Here is an alphabetical list of the historic Gloucestershire parishes, with links to their own pages.

Probate Jurisdictions
Before 1858, every town and parish in Gloucestershire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. To see a list of Gloucestershire parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, go to the Gloucestershire Probate Records page.