Glos Archives are searchable from the National Archives site (General)
Hi David,
You probably know but at least some if not all of the contents of the Glos Archives are searchable from the National Archives website. In some cases the results themselves are freely readable online (I've read pdfs relating to deeds of old houses, Wills, c19 Church Council Meeting Minutes etc). In the case of School Registers I believe they are kept "closed" until 31 years after their cover dates.
The basic website search page is
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp
For the example typing "Drybrook School" gives 41 "hit"s. Each hit can then be explored and individual details are given for every article, register, report archived therein. They are listed in great detail as to where & what is archived, and what is contained for example in some cases lists of the various documents, plans, etc.
Hopefully this at least helps prepare prospective visitors to the Gloucestershire Archives, especially if they have the same problems I have when trying to access their website direct. In another instance I typed "Longhope Saw Mills" as my grandfather & his father worked there, and got five hits. (There are 804 hits for "Longhope Gloucestershire", for example !).
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=040-d3824&cid=0#0
As can be seen the Glos Archives hold a great deal of the business & personel records of this old Longhope business. Available to read online are complete transcripts of ancient documents about the Manor of Longhope, etc etc.
I hope this helps.
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2011-05-26, 15:33
- Glos Archives are searchable from the National Archives site - Jefff, 2011-05-26, 17:25