Popular records
All our holdings are designated an outstanding collection
A to Z of collections
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Adoption and care records
Adoption, fostering and care records
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American records
Documents relating to the USA and the colonies from which it was formed
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Bishops' registers
Records relating to the bishops' administration of Winchester diocese
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Bishops' transcripts
Overview of holdings
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Burial records
In churchyards and cemeteries
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Censuses
Free access to 1921 Census from Findmypast.com
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Clergy
Tracing clergy from the Diocese of Winchester
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Coroners records
Records of the three Coroners serving Hampshire
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Courts and justice
Overview of holdings
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Divorce records
How to find records of divorces in Hampshire
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Electoral registers
Overview of holdings
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Family history starter kit
Our Family History Starter Kit provides guidance to sources you will find onsite at Hampshire Record Office, and also signposts off-site sources which you may find helpful
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Family history starter kit - Black and minority ethnic histories
Our family history starter kit for black and minority ethnic histories
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Isle of Wight
How to find records and material relating to the Isle of Wight
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Local government records
The official repository for the records of local government in Hampshire
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Local Studies
Introduction to holdings.
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Maps and plans
Overview of holdings
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Marriages by licence
Licences, allegations and bonds
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Militia lists
Overview of holdings
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Newspapers
Overview of holdings
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Parish magazines
A source for a wide variety of local colour
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Parish registers
List of holdings and dates
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Photographs
Overview of holdings
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Pipe Rolls
Manorial accounts covering the Bishop of Winchester's estates
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Poor law
Records of poor relief and workhouses, etc.
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Schools
Records of several hundred Hampshire schools
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Showpeople
Project to capture, record and celebrate the hidden heritage of the county’s fairground families
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Slavery
Items relating specifically to slaves and slavery in connection with the County of Hampshire (document references in brackets)
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Vehicle registration
Records and certified transcripts of vehicle registrations
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War memorials
How to find information about local war memorials
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Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Overview of holdings
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Wills
Records of wills and other probate records
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Winchester bishopric archive
Overview of collection
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Winchester Cathedral
Overview of collection
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Winchester Diocese
Overview of collection
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World War 1
List of documents relating to the First World War
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World War 2
List of documents relating to World War 2