England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Hawkesbury lies in southeastern Gloucestershire, indeed it forms part of the border with neighbouring Wiltshire. Hawkesbury is located around 4 miles northeast of the market town of Chipping Sodbury. Hawkesbury is merely the junior partner in an unusual union, the hamlet of Hawkesbury lies at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment whereas the village of Hawkesbury Upton, its main population centre, lies some 60 metres higher on the top that escarpment. Hawkesbury sits in lanes about 2 miles west of the A46 road which connects Bath with Cirencester. The principal economy of the area at the time of this transcript would have been dominated by sheep and the production of wool, a certain amount of arable farming did also exist and this has grown markedly in recent times, economic diversity was provided by quarrying of the honey-coloured limestone for building materials. Hawkesbury is drained by a number of small brooks all heading westwards to join the River Little Avon, this small river reaches the Bristol Channel just west of Berkeley. Hawkesbury, the hamlet is sited at around 130 metres above the sea, Hawkesbury Upton at 190, the area is dominated by the seep escarpment of the limestone of the Cotswold making an ironically scenic area. Hawkesbury parish was one of the larger in the county, it covered just over 9,900 acres and would have supported a population of around 2,200 parishioners. In Domesday time Hawkesbury was held by Pershore Abbey, it was a bustling place offering 20 ploughs, small meadows and woodlands and 3 mills. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 14th July 1754 - 30th July 1798 | Gloucestershire Archives - Reference - P170/IN/1/6 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 15th October 1798 - 23rd November 1812 | Gloucestershire Archives - Reference - P170/IN/1/7 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 8th February 1813 - 15th June 1837 | Gloucestershire Archives - Reference - P170/IN/1/8 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Kingswood
by Wotton St Mary
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Alderley St
Kenelm
Ozleworth St Nicholas |
Boxwell
& Leighterton St Mary
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Wickwar Holy
Trinity
Horton St James |
Tetbury St
Mary
Oldbury on the Hill St Arilda Didmarton St Lawrence Sopworth St Mary, Wiltshire |
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Horton
St James
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Horton St
James
Great Badminton St Michael |
Sherston
Magna Holy Cross, Wiltshire
Luckington St Mary & St Ethelbert, Wiltshire |
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