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England London Boroughs  Borough of Brent

Guide to The London Borough of Brent history, family history, and genealogy parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



History
Today, Oxford is one of the most diverse small cities in Britain: the most recent population estimates for 2005 showed that 27% of the population were from ethnic minority groups, including 16.2% from non-white ethnic minority ethnic groups. "Department for Work and Pensions".

Cemeteries (Civil)
There are presently four cemeteries, including oulying cemeteries within the Oxford city district. The link follows:


 * Oxford cemeteries

Other useful sites for general cemetery information follow:


 * Oxford cemeteries


 * Oxfordshire

Parishes
Oxford has many historic parishes, due to its historical link with the Anglican Church. These follow:


 * Oxford All Saints
 * Oxford Christ Church
 * Oxford Holy Trinity
 * Oxford Magdalen College
 * Oxford New College
 * Oxford St Aldate
 * Oxford St Bartholomew Hospital
 * Oxford St Clement
 * Oxford St Cross
 * Oxford St Ebbe
 * Oxford St Giles
 * Oxford St John the Baptist
 * Oxford St John's College
 * Oxford St Martin
 * Oxford St Mary Magdalene
 * Oxford St Mary the Virgin
 * Oxford St Michael
 * Oxford St Paul
 * Oxford St Peter in the East
 * Oxford St Peter le Bailey
 * Oxford St Thomas the Martyr

Non Conformists
Christian non-conformist groups that meet in Oxford include:


 * Baptist
 * Bethel Gospel Church
 * Church of Christ, Scientist
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
 * Ecumenical
 * Evangelical
 * Quakers
 * Salvation Army
 * Unitarian

Non Christian groups follow:


 * Buddhist
 * Confucian
 * Hare Krishna
 * Hindu
 * Muslim

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths records have been kept by the UK government since July 1837 to the present day. Prior to that, local parishes of the Church of England, and local branches of other faiths were the only repositories of this information. The following link provides access for Oxford records:


 * Oxford city records


 * UK Oxford BMD


 * Oxfordshire records

Local Histories

 * Local Histories: Oxford


 * Britain Express, History of Oxford


 * The University of Oxford; A New History by G. R. Evans

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Oxford City Guide


 * Google Map of Oxford


 * Old Maps of Oxford


 * Oxford University Map


 * Oxford County Gazetteer


 * The Oxford Gazetteer

Newspapers

 * The Oxford Times


 * This is Oxfordshire


 * The Oxfordshire Guardian

Occupations
Oxford's basic occupation has always been education. Obviously Oxford University is world famous, but the secondary stimulus to the work force is with the establishment of science off-shoots. The educated population has given rise to many science and technology based businesses, including Oxford Instruments, Research Machines and Sophos. The university established Isis Innovation in 1987 to promote technology transfer. The Oxford Science Park was established in 1990, and the Begbroke Science Park, owned by the university, lies north of the city.

While not to the same level as Cambridge, Oxford increasingly has a reputation for being a center of digital innovation, as epitomized by Digital Oxford. Several startups including Passle, Brainomix, Labstep, and more, are now based in Oxford.

Oxford is also well represented in the printing industry. Oxford University Press, a department of the University of Oxford, is based in the city, although it no longer operates its own paper mill and printing house. The city is also home to the UK operations of Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier and several smaller publishing houses.

Oxford has always had its share of Breweries. In fact, there were several associated with the University Colleges at one time. The tendency is now for smaller microbreweries, with their own distinctive maltings, rather than the larger national companies.

Oxford is also the center for shopping for the region, with more than 25 major shopping centers or Malls within the city.

Societies
Oxfordshire Family History Society:


 * Address:
 * St Lukes Church
 * Temple Rd
 * Oxford OX4 2HT, UK
 * Phone: +44 1865 358151

websites:
 * Oxfordshire genealogy society


 * Genuki Oxfordshire


 * Find my past


 * Oxfordshire county information


 * Oxfordshire County Family History

Archives

 * Oxford University Archives


 * Oxfordshire Archives


 * Oxford Times Archives


 * Ancestry.com Oxford Archives

Web Sites

 * Oxford City Council


 * Oxfordshire County Council


 * Oxford University info. line


 * Oxford wikipedia