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Family Roots in Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor?This page is devoted to all those who are looking for past relatives in the area of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor. Please let us know if you would like help with your family history. We have two members on our web committee who are interested in family history and we also have the archives of the Longworth & District History Society to hand. Please drop us a line. mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Has it been done before?Check using Google to see if someone has researched your family before you start. Many surnames are also recorded here and maybe your surname of interest is shown. Beginner's Family History - Research Tips from the Federation of Family History Societies. Census dataUnfortunately the census earlier than 1851 for this area no longer exist. Most times in parishes where they are found they contain little detail other than names of heads of families. The latest census we can use if the 1911 census, which is free to search, but you will need to pay for access either by online voucher or by subscription. There is a link to the transcribed census on Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor genealogy website. 1841, 1851, 1851, 1871, 1891 and 1901 Census. Census data is also available at Ancestry.co.uk. You are able to access this, either by a 2 week trial [ your card details are required - so please cancel before the 2 weeks expire or you will automatically be charged.] or via a subscription. You may also view ancestry at your local Library for free. These days research is relatively easier than twenty years ago as there are so many online facilities. Another excellent website for UK census date is at Find My Past. They too have a 14 days trial. Find my Past - Payment optionsMost of their records are free to search, you only need to pay to view images and transcripts. Subscribe for a year or six months for full access to your family history, or PayAsYouGo if you only need to view a small number of records. The only place to view the 1911 census is here. Findmypast.co.uk is the only site to offer a subscription to the 1911 census. Research from your home via your Library services.Newspaper searches, using your Library card, are now available via the Oxfordshire Library service to the website of Gale Group Newspapers. Check out your library. Here you are able to search the national archive collection in the United Kingdom of British and overseas newspapers, within the British Library Newspapers Collection and Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 and many others. Registration districtsInformation about local registration districts and parish records offices, can be found here. This link takes you straight to the Abingdon R.D. but often people from this area used the Witney, Faringdon or Wantage Offices for registration. Look on the linked page for other Registration Offices. International Genealogical Index for Kingston Bagpuize with SouthmoorThis page will take you to the IGI for Kingston Bagpuize and Longworth. People of Southmoor [then known as Draycott Moor] used either the Kingston Bagpuize Church or the church at Longworth. The IGI has very useful information about a free resource to help you to search for birth and marriage details. In some cases you may also find and burial information. Websites to help with searchesOn this page you will find a list of useful links to help you with your family history research. Family Search Free Online Classes - learn how to start your Family History. Historical stories of this village and area are all on kingston-bagpuize.com
Also see a Working Life where there are more stories. Roll of Honour - Lest we ForgetA list of men who gave their lives in the two World Wars. Their names are commenorated on the War Memorials inside the church. Brief biographies will be found here on this website of the men of the parish who served, and died, for their country.
Genealogy onlineThere are many Genealogy Mailing Lists that are very helpful. Rootsweb [now Ancestry/Rootsweb] run county Mailing Lists and all are listed here. There is also Rootschat and GenealogyWise Forum as well as Facebook and Twitter which have many county links.
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