Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire family history records are held at the Oxfordshire History Centre and available through several free online databases. Parish registers, births marriages and deaths, census records, wills and local history resources are all listed below.

Archives

• Oxfordshire History Centre

  The main repository for Oxfordshire records, including parish registers, maps, photographs and estate papers. Formerly known as Oxfordshire Archives.

• Oxfordshire Archives Search

  Search the catalogue of records held at the Oxfordshire History Centre.

Births, Marriages, Deaths & Parish Records

• England BMDs

  Civil registration births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, searchable by county.

• FreeBMD

  Free index of civil registration births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales from 1837.

• Oxfordshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538–1904

  Digitised parish registers covering the whole county. Free to search and view on FamilySearch.

• Oxfordshire Archdeacon's Marriage Bonds

  Over 20,000 bonds giving bride, groom, parish and bondsman (often a relative). Downloadable as PDF.

• Kidlington Marriages 1574–1754
• Deddington Burials 1813–1845
• Wheatley Baptisms 1851–1963 PDF
• Wheatley Burials 1813–1983 PDF
• Noke Baptisms 1574–1973 Archived
• Noke Burials 1574–1976 Archived
• Noke Marriages 1575–1967 Archived
• Oxfordshire Parish Marriage Registers (HathiTrust)

  Free digitised transcriptions of Oxfordshire parish marriage registers from the 1550s to 1837.

  Parishes included

  • Cassington 1673–1837
  • Chipping Norton 1560–1837
  • Crowell 1602–1812
  • Eynsham 1653–1837
  • Hanborough 1560–1837
  • Northmoor 1654–1837
  • Pyrton 1563–1812
  • Standlake 1559–1837
  • Stanton Harcourt 1653–1837
  • Wootton 1564–1837
  • Yarnton 1659–1837

Burials & Cemeteries

• Bicester Church Graves & Inscriptions
• Find A Grave

  Records from many locations around the county.

• Oxfordshire Cemetery Records
• Oxfordshire Gravestones
• North Leigh, St. Mary's, Monumental Inscriptions

  With images; click on the "Ref.".

Census Records

• Census 1841–1921

  Search the census records from 1841–1921, plus the 1939 Register all at once.

• FreeCen

  Has a good, but not complete, selection of free records to search and view.

Criminals and Convicts

• Criminal Ancestor Records
• Oxford City Executions 1778–1921 PDF

Electoral Registers & Tax

• Electoral Registers 1832–1932
• Oxford Electors 1841
• Oxford Hearth Tax 1665
• Oxford Window Tax 1696

Historical Directories

• Historical Directories of Oxfordshire

  University of Leicester collection of digitised trade directories for the county.

• Oxford Directory 1783
• Oxfordshire Directory 1853

  Directory and gazetteer of the county, with a descriptive account of each place.

• Oxfordshire Directory 1876

  Harrod's Royal County Directory.

• Kelly's Oxfordshire Directory 1883
• Directory of Finmere People

  Compiled from trade and other directories published between 1847–1969.

Local History

• Domesday Book Oxfordshire
• GENUKI Oxfordshire

  County guide to genealogy sources, archives and local history in Oxfordshire.

• History of Oxfordshire 1899
• Place Names of Oxfordshire
• Old Oxfordshire Maps
• Oxfordshire Parish Maps

Military Records

• British Military Records
• History of the Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia 1778–1900
• Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
• Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry During WWII
• Oxfordshire's Regiments

  Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum searchable database.

• Oxfordshire Roll of Honour
• Oxford University Roll of Service WWI

  Names of 14,561 members of the University who served in the armed forces.

Occupations

• British Apprentices 1710–1808
• Thames Valley Police Roll of Honour
• High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
• Lost Pubs of Oxfordshire

Photos and Postcards

• Historic Oxford Images

  The Picture Oxon online image library contains over 145,000 photographs, prints, drawings and printed maps held by Oxfordshire History Centre.

• Images of Old Oxford
• Old Images of Oxfordshire

Schools and Education

• Oxford University Alumni 1500–1714
• Oxford University Alumni 1715–1886

Societies & Forums

• RootsChat Oxfordshire

  A popular forum for seeking and giving help with research.

• Oxfordshire Family History Society

  The OFHS offers memorial inscriptions, will transcriptions and an Oxfordshire surname interests list, along with other resources for anyone researching in the county.

Surnames

• Oxfordshire Surname Interest List

  Search for researchers working on the same Oxfordshire surnames. You can also add your own interests to the list.

• Oxfordshire Surnames 1881

Wills and Probate

• Cumnor Wills to 1851
• Oxfordshire Probate 1550–1590
• Oxfordshire Transcribed Wills

  Wills transcribed by volunteers from the Oxfordshire Family History Society, searchable by name.

• Oxfordshire Wills 1516–1857

Workhouses & Poor Law

• Banbury
• Bicester
• Chipping Norton
• Headington
• Henley
• Oxford
• Thame
• Witney
• Woodstock

Additional Records

• Oxfordshire Newspaper Collection 1710–1953
• Visitations of Oxfordshire

  Heraldic visitations recording county gentry and their arms.