Gloucester St Nicholas, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Gloucester St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Other places in the parish include: Gloucester College Precincts and Gloucester St Mary Magdalene and St Margaret.

Parish church: St Nicholas, Westgate Street

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1558
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1616

Separate registers exist for Gloucester St Mary Magdalene and St Margaret

  • Parish registers: 1790
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1813

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Gloucester St Nicholas Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Gloucester St Nicholas, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812

Gloucester St Nicholas, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Gloucester St Nicholas, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Gloucester, St Bartholomew and St Nicholas, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1821-1857

Gloucester St Nicholas, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1902

Marriage Licences and Allegations

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Arnold, Anthony, of St. Nicholas, city of Gloucester, gent., widower, about 51, and Mrs. Anne Guise, of the college, in said city, widow — at All Hallows, Bread Street, London. 1 Nov. 1678. V. 

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish History

See Gloucester, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

Maps

National Library of Scotland Maps – includes OS 25 inch 1892-1918 maps, a vast range of other historical OS maps and land use maps

Vision of Britain Historical Maps – includes topographic maps, boundary maps and land use maps

Administration

  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Gloucester
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Pre 1836 – Gloucester, Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol
  • Rural Deanery: Gloucester
  • Poor Law Union: Gloucester
  • Hundred: Gloucester City
  • Province: Canterbury