Bristol, Gloucestershire Genealogy

England    Gloucestershire   Gloucestershire Parishes

See a "Comprehensive List of Bristol City Parishes & Episcopal Chapels"

Parish History
BRISTOL, a city and county of itself, and a considerable port, situated near the mouth of the BristolChannel, and between the counties of Gloucester and Somerset, into both of which the town extends, 34miles (S. W. by S.) from Gloucester, 12 (N. W.) from Bath, and 118 (W.) from London; containing, in the old city, 64,266 inhabitants,exclusively of those in Clifton, Bedminster, and the out portions of the parishes of St. James, St. Paul, and St.Philip and St. Jacob, which form the suburbs.

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
Church of England Church Records 1538-1910: Bristol Parish Registers through FamilySearch Historical Collection.

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

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England Bristol Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops' Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)