Gloucestershire Family History and Local History

The family tree of John ADEY of Painswick, Gloucestershire, England from 1640.

The family tree of Benjamin Ballinger born 1774 at Upton St Leonards in Gloucestershire. Also the tree of Henry CAUSON abt 1650.

Contains a history of the Barton and Tredworth areas, with maps and photos, describing the buildings, showing how the population grows, the fairs that took place, etc. Share your memories of living or working in the area.

A fantastic collection of images of Bishop's Cleeve taken between the latter end of the 19th Century and the middle of the 20th Century, together with other historic information. Includes photographs of listed buildings in Bishop's Cleeve and Brockhampton, old school photographs and a history of the village.

Did you know there were once five pubs in Box? This website contains lots of facts and information on this Cotswold village, as well as an interesting history of the village, including old photographs of many of the cottages and pubs.

The descendants of Thomas BRACEY born 1550 in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, are detailed on this website. Also information about the surname and other branches of the family.

An interesting and detailed family history of the Corbett Brown family from the Leigh area of Gloucestershire, who went to New Zealand before returning to Gloucestershire. Other families included on the website include: Powell, Price and Workman.

The BUBB family of Brockworth, Bentham, Barnwood, Witcombe in Gloucestershire. Contains the origins of the surname and an interesting history of local BUBB families. Downloadable PDF trees and GEDCOM files - the work of Durham BUBB.

A wealth of information about the history of Chipping Campden and its inhabitants. CADHAS has a programme of interesting lectures and outings. Graveyard surveys for St James's church, St Catherine's RC church and the Baptist church. Their archives are available for visitors to use for local history, house history or family history research (online catalogue available to search).

Ancestry of the CANNINGS-BUSHELL family who were mainly from the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire area. Contains a database of over eight thousand individuals.

This well documented website details many different COLLETT family lines, many of which originated in Gloucestershire and now stretch around the world. Includes transcripts of wills and other legal documents.

The waterways referred to as the Cotswold Canals extend from the River Severn to the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal and thence, at Saul Junction, into the Stroudwater Navigation. The Stroudwater continues to Wallbridge, Stroud where there is the junction with the Thames and Severn Canal. These canals are currently undergoing restoration and soon we should be able to travel on the waterways as well as walk the towpaths. This website contains photographs, facts, memories and a wealth of information about the Cotswold Canals.

Talented artists, designers and craftspeople have worked in and around Chipping Campden and the north Cotswolds since the time of the Arts and Crafts movement in the early 20th century. The Museum celebrates their lives and skill. Events and exhibitions throughout the year. Website gives history of craft and design in the north Cotswolds and some of its notable designers.

Five museum galleries tell the history of the Forest of Dean and its people. Also, art gallery, adventure playground, Victorian cottage, water wheel, cafe, craft workshops, picnic area. The Gage Library provides a local history centre for the Forest of Dean.

Our aim is to give you a flavour of Stroud's past, present and future. Useful timeline, giving key events in it's history, the industries that were sources of employment, WWII reminiscences, parish boundaries, notable people who lived in the area and much more.

An interesting site detailing the history of Down Hatherley village, including the history of Hatherley House (now Hatherley Manor Hotel), the history of the church of St Mary and Corpus Christi, including a list of incumbents, and three former inhabitants of the village who are particulary noteworthy: Button Gwinnett, James (Jemmy) Wood and Sir Matthew Wood.