Family History

You can trace your family tree as far back as you can, as well as finding out more about the individuals in it.

Typical sources will include indexes to national records:

General Register Office indexes (GRO indexes) of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales from 1837 forwards.
National Probate Calendars of wills and administrations for England and Wales, 1858-1952
International Genealogical Index (IGI) for England
1881 census index for England and Wales

Some of these are now available to search online. Some are free of charge, whilst others are pay-per-view.

Typical local sources are:

Church of England parish registers, which record baptisms, marriages and burials
Wills, which record bequests to family members, and can help to identify married daughters’ names
Non-conformist and Catholic church registers from the 18th century onwards
Civil cemetery burial registers for the 19th-20th centuries.
Marriage allegations licences and bonds, c1607-1990 (index for 1689-1837)
Bishop's transcripts (contemporary copies) of parish registers, c1780-1897
Modern transcripts and indexes (modern copies) of parish registers
Census returns, 1841-1901
Indexes to census returns for 1851, 1881 and 1891
Voters lists and electoral registers, 1833-2001
Rate books, 16th-20th centuries
Taxation records, 1291-20th century
Manorial records, 13th-20th centuries
School records, including admission registers, mostly 19th-20th centuries
Poor Law records, including records of bastardy, apprenticeship, settlement and removal, 16th-mid 20th centuries
Quarter Sessions Records 1559-1971, including calendars of prisoners (index of prisoners, 1680-1867)
Militia lists and musters, 15th-20th centuries
Family and estate records, including information on tenants and servants, 13th-20th centuries
Diocese of Winchester records, 13th-20th centuries, including records of clergymen

Hampshire maps and plans, 16th century to date:

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