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In putting together this
website, we have used old maps, census records, church records, newspapers, rate
books, land tax records, wills, deeds, electoral registers and trade
directories, military and school records and most importantly other people.
Please contact us if you have anything we can add to the website so that
they can be shared with others. You can click on the links below to
enable you to access a few lists which you might
find useful in your research |
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Church & Cemetery Records |
We have copied the monumental
inscriptions in the older section and most of the 'middle' section' of
Thornbury Cemetery at Kington Road and those and around St Mary's Church and
the United Reformed Church. We also have copies of various
baptism, marriage and burial registers belonging to the United Reformed Church up to 1904, a few
baptism records relating to the Methodist Chapel and a few inscriptions from
Berkeley Cemetery with connections to families from Thornbury.
Thornbury Cemetery
St Marys Church
United Reformed Church
Methodist Chapel
Berkeley Cemetery |
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Trade
Directories |
A database of various Thornbury trade directories
from 1790 to
1973 searchable by name, occupation street or local area
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Rate Books |
Gloucester
Archives has a collection of rate books for Thornbury covering the
period from 1867 to 1910. Many of these books show the main
occupant of each house and the owner and we are finding this a really
useful way of identifying who lived in each house and helping us sort
out problems caused by being unsure of the precise route used by the
census enumerators. The files are downloaded in PDF format. |
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Land Tax
Records |
Gloucester
Archives also has lists of owners of property for which land tax is payable
and together with the occupants of their property. These lists cover
the years 1780 to 1832, although not the records for some years have not
survived. We will be adding
our own comments as to which house each item refers to. The files are
downloaded in PDF format. |
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Roll of Honour 1915 |
A composite list of the
men and women shown as serving in the Forces as published in the
Gazette on 16th January 1915 and the Bristol Times and Mercury 25th
December 1915.
The file
is downloaded in PDF format. |
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Christmas Gifts for the
Troops
1916 list
1917 list |
In December 1916 the Gazette reported that nearly £50
was raised in Thornbury for the purpose of sending each soldier and
sailor from the town a Christmas parcel and over 200 were sent out. Each parcel contained one tine of gingerbread biscuits 50 cigarettes,
one khaki handkerchief, and one tablet of soap provided out of the
money subscribed and in addition one pair of socks made and given by
the ladies knitting party in connection with the Thornbury working
party. In 1917 a Christmas card was added to the parcels
and the socks were displayed in Williams's shop window prior to
dispatch. The files are downloaded in PDF format. |
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Thornbury War Memorial 1919 |
A list of the local people who
contributed towards the erection of the Town's war memorial.
The file
is downloaded in PDF format. |
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Thornbury
Mayors |
List of Thornbury Mayors, Parish Chairmen and Clerks
1550 - 2004 |
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Gloucester Quarter Sessions Convictions 1849 - 1878 |
Records extracted from the Quarter Session
records at Gloucester Archives which relate to people living in Thornbury |
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Coroners Inquests
1855 - 1874 |
Records extracted from the records of Coroners
Inquests at Gloucester Archives which relate to people living in Thornbury |
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Historical street names of Thornbury |
The streets of Thornbury have changed their names over the years which
sometimes makes it confusing for people researching their families in census
and other records. |
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Thornbury Street Directory 1926/27 |
A list of all the householders
living in the various streets of Thornbury, as well as those living in Kington and Morton. In some cases, the name of a
business is shown as well as the name of the individual associated with the
business. |
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Voters List 1865 |
A list of Thornbury people allowed to vote in
elections in 1865 |
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Voters List 1874 |
A list of Thornbury people allowed to vote in
elections in 1874 |
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Voters List 1896 |
A list of Thornbury people allowed to vote in
elections in 1896 |
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Thornbury Grammar School Admissions |
Details of Grammar School
admissions between 1907 and 1918 |