England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe city of Oxford, the capital of its county of Oxfordshire, actually sits on the ancient border of the county with neighbouring Berkshire. St Thomas parish is merely one of 15 into which the ancient city is divided. St Thomas largely forms the westernmost portion of the ancient mediaeval centre of the city. Oxford is, of course, famous for its university and other public buildings, the so-called city of dreaming spires. Oxford lies about 55 miles northwest of England's capital of London. The city stands on the conjunction of the Thames with a major tributary, the River Cherwell. The city of Oxford has ancient origins although its name indicates a Saxon foundation and is literally the place where oxen forded the Thames. It was this crossing point which eventually became the crossroads for the A40 & A34 roads which lead to Oxford's growth. Granted its market in the 12th century Oxford grew to become one of the major cities of southern England, at times rivaling London as a centre for the crown. Oxford is sited at around 60 metres above sea level, St Thomas' church 5 metres lower. Oxford's parishes were typically small, only covering the area of a few hundreds of metres in any direction. The city would have had a population of around 22,000 at the time of this transcript and St Thomas parish was the third most populous at that time supporting around 3,600 of that population. In Domesday times Oxford received 13 mentions, the King, himself, being the principal landowner. As an urban centre it was deficient in the usual agricultural features but still a great source of revenue for the crown. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 25th June 1754 - 13th February 1778 | Oxfordshire History Centre - Reference - PAR217/1/R3/1 |
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 |
2 | 13th July 1778 - 7th December 1812 | Oxfordshire History Centre - Reference - PAR217/1/R3/2 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 3 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 15th February 1813 - 31st December 1816 | Oxfordshire History Centre - Reference - PAR217/1/R3/3 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
4 | 20th January 1817 - 24th December 1832 | Oxfordshire History Centre - Reference - PAR217/1/R3/4 | Nonstandard Rose style preprinted Marriage register, it is nonstandard in not being pre-stamped with its numbering this being left to the clerk to complete - he fails to do so entries being unnumbered | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
5 | 9th January 1833 - 28th June 1837 | Oxfordshire History Centre - Reference - PAR217/1/R3/5 | Nonstandard Rose style preprinted Marriage register, it is nonstandard in not being pre-stamped with its numbering this being left to the clerk to complete - he fails to do so entries being unnumbered | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
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Hinksey St Lawrence, Berkshire
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Binsey St
Margaret
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North Hinksey
St Lawrence, Berkshire
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Oxford St Peter
le Bailey
Oxford St Ebbe |
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North
Hinksey St Lawrence, Berkshire
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North Hinksey
St Lawrence, Berkshire
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Oxford
St Aldate
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