Bristol, Gloucestershire Genealogy

England   Gloucestershire   Gloucestershire Parishes

See a "Comprehensive List of Bristol City Parishes & Episcopal Chapels"

Parish History
Bristol, city, mun. and parl. bor., seaport, and co. of itself, chiefly in Gloucestershire but partly in Somerset, at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Frome, 6 miles from the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth and 120 miles W. of London by rail.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Church of England Church Records 1538-1910: Bristol Parish Registers through FamilySearch Historical Collection.

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Gloucestershire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
A wiki article describing these collections are found at:

England Bristol Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops' Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)