Hampshire Genealogical Society (England)

Purpose of the Society
A registered charity engaged in promoting and encouraging family history research. The goal is to help people trace their Hampshire roots.

Help the Society Can Provide
On the Society website queries can be posted to the Research Centre or Area Groups. In person at the centre, advice can be received from volunteers who guide and assist in research

Record Collections
An online catalog of records and collections is available here. The Hampshire Genealogical Society has a large collection of over 3,0000 books including:
 * Trade Directories (eg Kelly’s)
 * Local History books for Hampshire cities, towns and villages
 * County History Books for Hampshire
 * Military History Books
 * A selection of records for nearby counties (eg Wiltshire)
 * Non-Conformist and Catholic Records
 * A selection of Hampshire maps from early dates
 * Books to help beginners or more experienced researchers trace and interpret records (eg Eve McLaughlin Guides

The microform collection includes:
 * Hampshire Wills Beneficiary Index
 * Hampshire Family Historian Surnames
 * Bankruptcy Records
 * Criminals
 * Hampshire Militia Muster Rolls
 * Dockyard Apprenticeship Records
 * Coastguard Records
 * Land Tax Records
 * British Deaths Overseas
 * Unwanted Certificates (available to buy)
 * Bessant Indexes (certificates relating to the Bessant family) and other smaller indexes
 * British Isles Vital Records (2nd Edition)
 * Family History Federation Burial Index (3rd Edition)

Benefits of Being a Society Member

 * Access to the quarterly Journal, “The Hampshire Family Historian”, which is available either electronically via the website.
 * Access to the Members’ Area of the website where can be found data sets not available elsewhere on-line. This area can also be used to connect with other members researching the same names.
 * Access to searches of information held at the Research Centre near Portsmouth.
 * Access to Hampshire Family History Indexes by visiting the Research Centre where extensive Hampshire parish baptism, marriage and burial indexes, census records, monumental inscriptions and members’ surname interests are available.
 * Free attendance at Local Group Meetings held monthly offering well-informed visiting speakers, discussion evenings, social events, visits and outings.

Publications for Sale

 * Hampshire Parish Indexes on CD
 * Village Booklets
 * Monumental Inscriptions
 * Portsmouth WEA Local History Books
 * Alan Godfrey Historical Maps
 * Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Unwanted Certificate Servicce

Look up Services

 * Most simple enquiries are free to members, for more complex queries and for non-members there will be a charge which will be quoted in advance.
 * A single name search of digital indexes is £2 for the first 20 entries and 10p per subsequent entry.
 * A single name search of specific parish holding for information is £15.00 per hour.