Sources for Gloucestershire History Research

Gloucestershire Archives Catalogue
The Stroudwater Archive is catalogued with the FindingReference D1180.

Know Your Place in Gloucestershire
OS Maps for c1880, c1900, c1920, Tithe Maps c1840 (but not Stroud), inclosure maps and others.

National Library of Scotland Maps
A wide range of OS Maps for the whole of Britain with ability of view topography and/or record measurements on selected maps.

Tithe Apportionments Index
Owners and occupiers for each of the plots on the Tithe Maps c1840.

Lloyd George Survey of Land Values c1910
Owners and occupiers of plots of land identified on the recent OS maps. Entries for the Stroud area are incomplete.

The Gazette
Official notices about partnerships and bankruptcies etc.

Victoria County History for Gloucestershire
Authoritative but concise histories of most parishes in Gloucestershire.
Access to information on a particular place can be found quickly by a Google search for the place coupled with the initials vch.

Gloucestershire Industrial Archaeology Society Journal
Scholarly articles about the history of industries in Gloucestershire. 

Coaley.net
A personal collection of historical maps and information about Gloucestershire industries.

Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Transactions
Scholarly articles about aspects of Gloucestershire history.

Heritage Gateway
Archaeological information on England's historic sites and buildings.

Historical Directories
A national collection, including a few for Gloucestershire.

Historic England's Aerial Photographs
Over 400,000 oblique and vertical images.

Ancestry for Gloucestershire Records (currently free)
Including baptisms, marriages, burials, overseer's index, gaol registers, electoral registers, land tax records and prison records.

FreeBMD
Registered births, marriages and deaths, nominally for 1837 to 1997 although the work is not complete.

Family Search
Family history Records are good, but contributed entries may be suspect.


Online Sources Available Free at the Heritage Hub or Local Libraries

British Newspaper Archive
Scroll down and click on Find My Past
Scroll down and click on British Newspaper Archive
Newspapers for the whole country.

Ancestry and Find My Past
Scroll down and click on Ancestry or Find My Past.
For family history records for the whole country
Help from Gloucestershire Family History Society volunteers is available in the Family History Centre at the Hub.