Quick links to help you research your Gloucestershire family

A fast link to all our online genealogy-related resources

• A list of parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at Gloucestershire Archives can be found here.
• For non-conformist registers, please see our guides available here.

If your ancestor came from Gloucestershire then his or her name may be in the genealogical database.

• Search the genealogical database. This database is now for reference purposes only. Please do not order directly from the database. Alternatively search for family information via Ancestry or get in touch with our partner service - the Gloucestershire Family History Society. 
• The Gloucestershire Family History Society has compiled an index of births, marriages and deaths from the original registers held by the Gloucestershire Registration Service.
• Search the index of Gloucestershire births, marriages and deaths.
• You can order copies of birth, marriage and death certificates.

For advice and guidance on researching your family history, look at our family history resources and more family history resources pages. You can also use our Research guides to find out more about our sources. You may also find The National Archives' research guides helpful.

• Access Ancestry free at Gloucestershire Archives or any of Gloucestershire's Libraries or at Gloucestershire Family History Society's Centre or subscribe at home: Ancestry.co.uk
• Access Find My Past free at Gloucestershire Archives, or any of Gloucestershire's Libraries
• Access the virtual reference library at home using a Gloucestershire Library card for other genealogical and local history resources.