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Guide to '''Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
 
Guide to '''Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
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WINCHESTER Cathedral (The Holy and Undivided Trinity), a city, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Buddlesgate, Winchester and North divisions of the county of Southampton (Hampshire), of which it is the capital, 63 miles (southwest by west) from London; containing Soke liberty. The ancient parish of Winchester comprises the parishes of '''St. Bartholomew Hyde Street''', which is partly in the Soke liberty; '''St. Lawrence''', the mother church '''St. Mary Kalendar''', later the church was destroyed; '''St. Maurice'''- is a rectory, to which the rectories of '''St. Mary Kalendar, St. Peter Colebrook, St. George''', and '''St. Mary Wood''', were united; '''St. Thomas'''; '''St Faith, St. John, St. Michael, St. Peter Cheesehill, St. Martin Winnall''', and'''St. Swithin''', within the Soke liberty, containing together 3361 inhabitants. '''St Bartholomew Hyde Street chapel''', (Hyde Abbey) is supposed to have been originally appropriated to '''Hyde Abbey'''. The '''Priory Chapel''' church, in High-street, formerly the chapel of a priory, was rebuilt by subscription. The living of St. Peter's Colebrook, the church has been destroyed, as also have those of St. George and St. Mary Wood, The living of St. Thomas' is a discharged rectory, with that of '''St. Clement '''united and which the church of St. Clement was subsequently demolished. St. Faith's was annexed to the mastership of the '''hospital of St. Cross''', which is '''extra-parochial''', and in the chapel of which the parishioners attended divine service, the church of St. Faith having been demolished for more than two centuries. St. John's was united to '''St. Peter's Southgate'''; The church of St. Peter's Southgate was destroyed.  
 
WINCHESTER Cathedral (The Holy and Undivided Trinity), a city, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Buddlesgate, Winchester and North divisions of the county of Southampton (Hampshire), of which it is the capital, 63 miles (southwest by west) from London; containing Soke liberty. The ancient parish of Winchester comprises the parishes of '''St. Bartholomew Hyde Street''', which is partly in the Soke liberty; '''St. Lawrence''', the mother church '''St. Mary Kalendar''', later the church was destroyed; '''St. Maurice'''- is a rectory, to which the rectories of '''St. Mary Kalendar, St. Peter Colebrook, St. George''', and '''St. Mary Wood''', were united; '''St. Thomas'''; '''St Faith, St. John, St. Michael, St. Peter Cheesehill, St. Martin Winnall''', and'''St. Swithin''', within the Soke liberty, containing together 3361 inhabitants. '''St Bartholomew Hyde Street chapel''', (Hyde Abbey) is supposed to have been originally appropriated to '''Hyde Abbey'''. The '''Priory Chapel''' church, in High-street, formerly the chapel of a priory, was rebuilt by subscription. The living of St. Peter's Colebrook, the church has been destroyed, as also have those of St. George and St. Mary Wood, The living of St. Thomas' is a discharged rectory, with that of '''St. Clement '''united and which the church of St. Clement was subsequently demolished. St. Faith's was annexed to the mastership of the '''hospital of St. Cross''', which is '''extra-parochial''', and in the chapel of which the parishioners attended divine service, the church of St. Faith having been demolished for more than two centuries. St. John's was united to '''St. Peter's Southgate'''; The church of St. Peter's Southgate was destroyed.  
  
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There are places of worship in the city for '''Baptists, Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''. A '''Roman Catholic chapel''' in the later English style, dedicated to '''St. Peter''', was erected '''in 1792''', in St. Peter street.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51412 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 592-613. Adapted. Date accessed: 07 June 2013.</ref>  
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There are places of worship in the city for '''Baptists, Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''. A '''Roman Catholic chapel''' in the later English style, dedicated to '''St. Peter''', was erected '''in 1792''', in St. Peter street.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51412 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 592-613. Adapted. Date accessed: 07 June 2013.</ref>  
  
 
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Thomas, James H. William Lowth 1660-1732 Clerical Worthy of Hampshire. Article covers history of William Lowth, and his descendants, who were Ministers of the Faith, in Farnham, Buriton cum Petersfield and Winchester. Also a little of it covers the family. Article to be found in the Hampshire Family Historian, vol. X, no4, pages 173-178, Family History Library Ref. 942.27 B2h <br>  
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Winchester Cathedral


Guide to Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

For an extensive list of the City of Winchester churches and chapels, see "A Comprehensive List of Winchester Churches and Chapels.

Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
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Winchester Cathedral showing west end, central tower
Type Cathedral
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Winchester Borough
County Hampshire, England Genealogy
Registration District Winchester
Records begin
Parish registers: 1485-1598 (a few burials); 1599; no marriages 1754-1869
Bishop's Transcripts: None
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Diocese Winchester
Province Canterbury
Location of Archive
Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
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Parish History[edit | edit source]

WINCHESTER Cathedral (The Holy and Undivided Trinity), a city, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Buddlesgate, Winchester and North divisions of the county of Southampton (Hampshire), of which it is the capital, 63 miles (southwest by west) from London; containing Soke liberty. The ancient parish of Winchester comprises the parishes of St. Bartholomew Hyde Street, which is partly in the Soke liberty; St. Lawrence, the mother church St. Mary Kalendar, later the church was destroyed; St. Maurice- is a rectory, to which the rectories of St. Mary Kalendar, St. Peter Colebrook, St. George, and St. Mary Wood, were united; St. Thomas; St Faith, St. John, St. Michael, St. Peter Cheesehill, St. Martin Winnall, andSt. Swithin, within the Soke liberty, containing together 3361 inhabitants. St Bartholomew Hyde Street chapel, (Hyde Abbey) is supposed to have been originally appropriated to Hyde Abbey. The Priory Chapel church, in High-street, formerly the chapel of a priory, was rebuilt by subscription. The living of St. Peter's Colebrook, the church has been destroyed, as also have those of St. George and St. Mary Wood, The living of St. Thomas' is a discharged rectory, with that of St. Clement united and which the church of St. Clement was subsequently demolished. St. Faith's was annexed to the mastership of the hospital of St. Cross, which is extra-parochial, and in the chapel of which the parishioners attended divine service, the church of St. Faith having been demolished for more than two centuries. St. John's was united to St. Peter's Southgate; The church of St. Peter's Southgate was destroyed.

There are places of worship in the city for Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyans. A Roman Catholic chapel in the later English style, dedicated to St. Peter, was erected in 1792, in St. Peter street.[1]

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. Popular sites include:

Church records[edit | edit source]

Parish registers are available online for Winchester Cathedral and its numerous satellite chapels and ecclesiastical parishes at the following websites:

BOYD = Boyd's Marriage Index (findmypast) - (£)[2]
DSDC = Dustydocuments.com
FMP =FindMyPast - (£)[3]
FREG = FreeReg.org.uk
FS = FamilySearch - free[4]
GENUKI = GENUKI - free[5]
JOIN = The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)[6]
KNRT = Knightroots.co.uk
PALL = Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)[7]
TGEN = The Genealogist - (£)[8]
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL or THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY (formerly SS PETER & PAUL) (1599) Online Records

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Marriages
Burials

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1603-1644, 1670-1754

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1603-1731
1580-1813
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JOIN
1603-1753

WINCHESTER COLLEGE CHAPEL (1674) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

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FS 1765-1861 None None None None None
WINCHESTER PRIORY CHAPEL HIGH ST (by 1847) Online Records

Baptisms
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Burials

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WINCHESTER ST BARTHOLOMEW PARISH (1563) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
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1563-1837

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FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
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1780-1882
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1563-1753
1696-1855
WINCHESTER ST CLEMENT - see ST MAURICE
WINCHESTER ST CROSS HOSPITAL CHAPEL Online Records

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FREG None None 1674-1837 None None None
PALL
1790-1837

WINCHESTER ST FAITH (1670) Online Records

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BOYD
1674-1837

DSDC
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 None
 1689-1837 prt
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FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FS 1780-1857 None 1780-1836 None 1780-1836 None
TGEN 1631-1874
1632-1753
1780-1865
WINCHESTER ST GEORGE - united to ST MAURICE
WINCHESTER ST JOHN (1553) Online Records

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FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FS 1800-1859 None 1808-1836 None 1800-1858 None
DSDC
 None
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 1689-1837 prt
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TGEN 1553-1874
1578-1812
1614-1865
WINCHESTER ST LAWRENCE (1754) Online Records

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BOYD
1754-1812

DSDC 1689-1837
FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FS 1760-1877 1756-1878 1780-1813, 1841-1862
GENUKI
1754-1812

PALL
1790-1812

TGEN 1780-1874
1754-1812
1780-1852
WINCHESTER ST MARTIN (1680) Online Records - see Winnall

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FREG None None None None None None
FS 1786-1885 None 1786-1832 None 1786-1886 None
DSDC
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 None
 1689-1837prt
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 None
 None
WINCHESTER ST MARY'S COLLEGE PARISH Online Records

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BOYD
1678-1750

FMP 1700s-1800s

1500s-1800s
FS 1765-1861


GENUKI 1726-1861
1699-1745
1516-1903
JOIN
1699-1745

WINCHESTER ST MARY KALENDAR - united to ST MAURICE
WINCHESTER ST MATTHEW - see WEEKE Parish page
WINCHESTER ST MAURICE (1538) Online Records

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BOYD
1651-1675, 1701-1775

DSDC
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 1689-1837prt
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FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FREG 1735-1803 None 1538-1836 None None None
FS 1538-1876 None 1538-1875 None None None
GENUKI
1538-1837

JOIN
1538-1837

KNRT
 1734-1803
 None
 None
 None
 None
 None
PALL
1790-1837

TGEN 1576-1874
1538-1754
1664-1855
WINCHESTER ST MICHAEL  (1632) Online Records

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BOYD
1632-1812

DSDC
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 1689-1837prt
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FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
GENUKI
1632-1812

JOIN
1632-1812

PALL
1790-1812

TGEN 1633-1874
1632-1753
1780-1855
WINCHESTER ST PETER CHEESHILL (1597) Online Records

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BOYD
1595-1837

DSDC
 1689-1837 prt
FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FREG None None 1597-1836 None None None
PALL
1790-1837

TGEN 1780-1812
1780-1812
1780-1812
WINCHESTER ST SWITHIN (1562) Online Records

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BOYD
1562-1812

DSDC 1689-1837 prt
FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FREG 1562-1646 None 1562-1814 None 1563-1773 None
FS 1562-1877 None 1564-1875 None None None
GENUKI 1562-1695
1564-1812
1563-1694
JOIN
1564-1812

PALL
1790-1812

TGEN 1562-1874
1564-1812
1780-1849
WINCHESTER ST THOMAS (1670) Online Records

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BOYD
1685-1837

DSDC
 1689-1837 prt
FMP 1700s-1800s
1700s-1800s
1500s-1800s
FREG None None 1685-1837 None None None
FS 1678-1876
1685-1876

PALL
1790-1837

TGEN 1670-1874
1679-1812
1804-1855
WINCHESTER COLLEGE CHAPEL (1678) Online Records

Baptisms
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FREG None None None None None None
FS 1765-1871 None None None None None
DSDC
 None
 None
 1689-1837 prt
 None
 None
 None
WINCHESTER ST PETER COLEBROOK - united to ST  MAURICE

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FS 1811 None None
 None None None
DSDC None None 1689-1837 prt None None None
WINCHESTER ST PETER SOUTHGATE - united to ST JOHN

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FS 1811 None None
 None None None
DSDC None None 1689-1837 prt None None None


Thomas, James H. William Lowth 1660-1732 Clerical Worthy of Hampshire. Article covers history of William Lowth, and his descendants, who were Ministers of the Faith, in Farnham, Buriton cum Petersfield and Winchester. Also a little of it covers the family. Article to be found in the Hampshire Family Historian, vol. X, no4, pages 173-178, Family History Library Ref. 942.27 B2h

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.


Genealogy from Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Harder Albert.  Kut Survivors - The King Wrote Each a Letter.  William Robert Bell born 31 Aug 1899, in Winchester was sent out as a drummer boy in the 1st/4th Jampshire Regiment which went to India.  On the Battalions return, he took sick in Mesoptamia, and got let behind fighting for his life at the siege of Kut December 1915-April 1916.  There is a facsimilie of the letter written by the King to  William Robert Bell. Obituary of W.R. Bell 1953 included. Article in The Hampshire Family Historian, vol 31, part 1, pages 7-8, Family History Library Ref 942.27 B2h

Probate records[edit | edit source]

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Hampshire 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[edit | edit source]

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Websites[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 592-613. Adapted. Date accessed: 07 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987).
  3. ↑ 'Over 1.4 million new Hampshire parish records published', Find My Past, accessed 3 October 2013. Date ranges are not clearly identified.
  4. ↑ 'IGI Batch Numbers for Hampshire, England', IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America, accessed 5 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Phillimore Hampshire Parish Marriage Registers, Vol. 4 (1900). Digital version at GENUKI - free.
  6. ↑ 'Hampshire Coverage,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 13 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes.
  8. ↑ 'Parish Records - Coverage', The Genealogist, accessed 8 January 2021.
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Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester • Peculiar of Old Alresford with New Alresford and Medstead • Peculiar of Alverstoke with Gosport • Peculiar of North Baddesley • Peculiar of Baughurst • Peculiar of Binstead • Peculiar of Bishopstoke • Peculiar of Brighstone aka Brixton • Peculiar of Burghclere • Peculiar of Calbourne • Peculiar of Cheriton with Kilmeston and Tichborne • Peculiar of Chilbolton • Peculiar of Chilcombe • Peculiar of Compton • Peculiar of Crawley with Hunton • Peculiar of Droxford with Swanmore, Shidfield, Hill and Midlington • Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury • Peculiar of Easton • Peculiar of East Meon with Combe, Steep, Ramsdean, Froxfield and Oxenbourne • Peculiar of Exton • Peculiar of Fareham with Catisfield and Dean • Peculiar of Fawley with Exbury, Lepe, Cadlands, Ower, Holbury, Langley, Stanswood, Butsash, Hardley, Stone, Hythe and Brickmerston • Peculiar of Hambledon with Denmead • Peculiar of Hannington  • Peculiar of Havant with Leigh and Brockhampton • Peculiar of Highclere • Peculiar of Holdenhurst • Peculiar of Houghton • Peculiar of Hursley with Otterbourne, Merdon and Silkstead • Peculiar of Hurstbourne Priors with St Mary Bourne • Peculiar of Littleton • Peculiar of Meonstoke with Soberton and Hoe • Peculiar of West Meon with Privett • Peculiar of Michelmersh with Braishfield • Peculiar of Morestead • Peculiar of Overton with Tadley and Polhampton • Peculiar of Ovington • Peculiar of Ringwood with Harbridge • Peculiar of St. Faith or St. Cross • Peculiar of South Stoneham and St. Mary Extra with Allington and Shamblehurst • Peculiar of Twyford with Owslebury and Brambridge • Peculiar of Upham with Durley • Peculiar of Bishops Waltham with Hamble and Bursledon • Peculiar of North Waltham • Peculiar of Warnford • Peculiar of Whitchurch with Freefolk and Charlecott • Peculiar of Winnall • Peculiar of Wonston with Sutton, Scotney and Cranborne • Peculiar of East Woodhay with Ashmansworth • Prerogative Court of Canterbury • Principal Probate Registry
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