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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Berkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Berkshire Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Seacourt | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Berkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Berkshire Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Seacourt | ||
| − | Guide to '''Seacourt, Berkshire family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | + | Guide to '''Seacourt, Berkshire family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. <br> |
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| + | | Type = [[Extra-parochial]] | ||
| + | | County = Oxfordshire | ||
| + | | Hundred = Hormer | ||
| + | | Poor Law Union = Abingdon | ||
| + | | Registration District = Abingdon | ||
| + | | PRbegin = For records see surrounding parishes | ||
| + | | BTbegin = For records see surrounding parishes | ||
| + | | Province = | ||
| + | | Diocese = Not Applicable | ||
| + | | Archdeaconry = | ||
| + | | Archdeaconries = | ||
| + | | Rural Deanery = Not Applicable | ||
| + | | Parish = | ||
| + | | Peculiar = | ||
| + | | Chapelry = | ||
| + | | Probate Court = Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | ||
| + | | Archdeaconry Court = | ||
| + | | Bishops Court = | ||
| + | | Prerogative Court = | ||
| + | | Archive = [[Oxfordshire Record Office]] | ||
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| − | == Parish History == | + | === Parish History === |
SEACOURT, an '''extra-parochial liberty''', in the poorlaw union of Abingdon, hundred of Hormer, county of Berks. <ref>Lewis,Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261#s6 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 36-40.</ref> | SEACOURT, an '''extra-parochial liberty''', in the poorlaw union of Abingdon, hundred of Hormer, county of Berks. <ref>Lewis,Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261#s6 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 36-40.</ref> | ||
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<br> Seacourt is an [http://maps.familysearch.org/ '''extra-parochial place''']<u>partly in Berkshire and partly in Oxfordshire</u>. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. No non-Church of England denominations have been identified for Seacourt. <ref>http://maps.familysearch.org/</ref> | <br> Seacourt is an [http://maps.familysearch.org/ '''extra-parochial place''']<u>partly in Berkshire and partly in Oxfordshire</u>. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. No non-Church of England denominations have been identified for Seacourt. <ref>http://maps.familysearch.org/</ref> | ||
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[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Names/Extraparochial.shtml Genuki.org.uk] has additional information on this parish. | [http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Names/Extraparochial.shtml Genuki.org.uk] has additional information on this parish. | ||
| − | == Resources | + | === Resources === |
| − | ==== Civil Registration | + | ==== Civil Registration ==== |
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>■[http://maps.familysearch.org England Jurisdictions 1851] <br>■[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] <br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>■[http://maps.familysearch.org England Jurisdictions 1851] <br>■[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] <br> | ||
| − | == Websites == | + | == Websites == |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 10 April 2014
England Genealogy 
Berkshire, England Genealogy Berkshire Parishes Seacourt
Guide to Seacourt, Berkshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Seacourt, Berkshire | |
|---|---|
| Type | Extra-parochial area (England) |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Hormer |
| County | Oxfordshire, England Genealogy |
| Poor Law Union | Abingdon |
| Registration District | Abingdon |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: For records see surrounding parishes | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: For records see surrounding parishes | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Location of Archive | |
| Oxfordshire Record Office | |
Contents
Parish History[edit | edit source]
SEACOURT, an extra-parochial liberty, in the poorlaw union of Abingdon, hundred of Hormer, county of Berks. [1]
Seacourt is an extra-parochial placepartly in Berkshire and partly in Oxfordshire. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. No non-Church of England denominations have been identified for Seacourt. [2]
Genuki.org.uk has additional information on this parish.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records
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To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.
Census records
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Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 241201.
To view these census images online, they are available through a number of websites for a fee or free.
■FindMyPast (fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
■Ancestry.co.uk(fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
■The Genealogist.co.uk(fee-based) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
■FreeCen is a free based UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.
Probate records
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Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Berkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
■England Jurisdictions 1851
■Vision of Britain
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis,Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 36-40.
- ↑ http://maps.familysearch.org/
Berkshire Family History Society
Berkshire Family History Association, Inc.
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