Parish Registers became mandatory on 5 September 1538 when Thomas Cromwell, Vicar General to Henry VIII, ordered clergy to keep records of baptisms, marriages, and burials. Henry VIII wanted...
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Prior to the advent of civil registration in 1837, parish records are one of the best sources to discover more information about your ancestors, and include records of baptisms, marriages and...
General view of Oxford, England. c. 1890-1900. Photocrom Print Collection Oxfordshire Record Office preserves and collects resources relating to the history of Oxfordshire and its surrounding...
Founded in 1976, Oxfordshire Family History Society encourages and promotes the study of genealogy, specifically in the counties of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire. If you live locally, but...
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Orkney Family History Society was established in 1997 and is situated in Orkney Library and Archive, which is next to the Archives. Their aims are to provide a forum whereby people can study,...