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Parish records-change of counties.

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Sylvia

Sylvia Report 14 Apr 2006 09:55

I want to look up some parish records for Farringdon Berkshire where a lot of ancestors originated.However county borders shifted and I think its now classed as Oxford shire. On most of census records place of birth given as Berks.Should I look at Oxford parishes or Berks? On ancestral villages Farringdon apparently only exists in Oxfordshire. Confused!!! Thanks for any help. Sylvia.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Apr 2006 09:58

You'll probably need to look at whatever it used to be called, so probably Berkshire. Kath. x

Unknown

Unknown Report 14 Apr 2006 21:39

Contact the county records offices for both counties and see who has the parish registers. nell

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC)

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) Report 14 Apr 2006 23:16

Greeting's Sylvia .... Hope the below is of help to you ? FARINGDON REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : Berkshire. Created : 1.7.1837. Sub-districts : Buckland; Faringdon; Shrivenham. GRO volumes : VI (1837-51); 2c (1852-1930). Parishes in Berkshire (1837-1930): Ashbury, Baulking, Bourton, Buckland, Buscot, Charney Bassett, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Eaton Hastings, Fernham, Great Coxwell, Great Faringdon, Hatford, Hinton Waldrist, Kingston Lisle, Langford (1837-44), Little Coxwell, Little Faringdon (1837-44), Longcot, Longworth, Pusey, Shellingford, Shrivenham, Stanford in the Vale, Uffington, Watchfield, Woolstone. Parishes in Gloucestershire (1837-1930): Lechlade. Parishes in Oxfordshire (1837-1930): Grafton, Langford (from 1844), Little Faringdon (from 1844), Radcot. Parishes in Wiltshire (1837-181): Coleshill (1837-81). MIKE.