Tidenham, Gloucestershire Genealogy

England   Gloucestershire   Gloucestershire Parishes

Parish History
TIDENHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Chepstow, hundred of Westbury, W. division of the county of Gloucester, 2 miles (N. E.) from Chepstow This parish, which is situated at the extremity of a peninsula bounded by the Wye and the Severn, and is divided into the six hamlets of Churchend, Bishton,Sedbury, Beachley, Wibdon, and Stroat.There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

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.

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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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