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Researching in Gloucestershire

Mia Bennett
Sep 12, 2025
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Administrative Entities
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Key Repositories
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Research Sources
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Civil Registration
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Learn all about the key resources available for researching ancestors in Gloucestershire. Discover the key archives covering this county and how to use their catalogues and other resources. Find out where records for this county can be found online both within the main commercial websites and county specialist sites. Learn about key historical events that may impact your research in Gloucestershire. Investigate where else you can get help for researching here such as the Family History Society. At the end of this talk, you will be set up for starting your research on your Gloucestershire ancestors. Note that the talk assumes you have already watched ‘Introduction to County Research in England’.

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Mia Bennett
Mia Bennett is an English professional genealogist specialising in DNA and genealogical methodology and sources. She is an Associate of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) and previous trustee of the Society of Genea
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  1. PB
    Patricia Briggs
    22 hours ago

    An excellent webinar great information and so well presented. Mia knows her subject so well it’s such a pleasure to listen to her. Thanks very much.

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    Staci Golladay
    22 hours ago

    I found the webinar to have some very thoughtful insights on how to utilize the different research materials and resources are available to those researching Gloucestershire genealogy.

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    Barry PYCROFT
    22 hours ago

    Lots & Lots of info to take in. Good stuff.

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    Mary Mccarthy
    22 hours ago

    Very well presented, with lots of helpful detail, and Marian the host was really on the ball putting links in the chat.

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    Donna James
    22 hours ago

    Thank-you so much for all the suggestions that were given in this webinar. I’ll be staying up late …again…researching my family history.

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  6. AO
    Anastasia Olson
    22 hours ago

    Fabulous collection of resources for researching in Gloucestershire! I look forward to (hopefully) finding my English ancestors, most of whom lived in that region.

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    Patricia Hawkins
    22 hours ago

    Always learning new things and places to look!!!!

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    Janet Iles
    22 hours ago

    Having a paternal grandfather and great-grandfather born in Gloucestershire, I found this webinar very informative.

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