Oxfordshire Records Online?

[bradelkington]

Hi there ive been waiting for these records to come online for so long now, you say the records may be released 1st October 2016 on ancestry? That is only next week ! I really do hope so

[Iffley]

Hi Brad -

Hi there ive been waiting for these records to come online for so long now, you say the records may be released 1st October 2016 on ancestry? That is only next week ! I really do hope so

Yes, 1st October - Saturday week as I write!

And all members of OFHS, who financed the scanning, will be eligible for a 20% discount off their next UK Premium subscription to Ancestry.  Membership of OFHS is only £9 pa, so the arithmetic makes sense to join OFHS and support the local society - as well as getting 3 journals a year!  See http://www.ofhs.org.uk/introduction.html

Back to the scans - there are 4 datasets.

Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915

Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930

Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1965


The formal launch will be at our Fair at Woodstock - see www.ofhs.org.uk/fair.html   Do come!

[bradelkington]

Thanks for your reply on this, so tomorrow is the day I'm excited
I will be looking on there first thing in the morning in hope they have been added.
are the records full scans or transcript's?
Also are the registers complete or are some parish's missing do you know?
many thanks

[Iffley]

Thanks for your reply on this, so tomorrow is the day I'm excited
I will be looking on there first thing in the morning in hope they have been added.
are the records full scans or transcript's?
Also are the registers complete or are some parish's missing do you know?
many thanks

We're excited too!

Transcripts by OFHS have long been available on CD :-)

These are the scans - scanned by OFHS - indexed by Ancestry.

All Oxfordshire parishes are included - they have been scanned as far as the registers are deposited in the Oxfordshire History Centre, but will only be on Ancestry subject to the normal date restrictions.  There's some doubt about whether the Asthall nineteenth century register will have been included.

Is it ELKINGTON you're interested in?

Wendy
FHS Publicity Coordinator

[locksmith]

The Oxfordshire Records are now on line at Ancestry.

Simon

[smudwhisk]

The Oxfordshire Records are now on line at Ancestry.

Simon

 

With tomorrow's cold and wet weather forecast, I know what I shall be doing.

[smudwhisk]

As a heads up to anyone looking for Sandford St Martin marriages 1754 onwards.  They've been indexed in amongst the 1538-1812 registers rather than under the marriage register search.  If you use the main Ancestry search page, you will get some results, but not under the normal 1754-1930 Marriage Search page.

On a plus note, they're very good quality scans.

[horselydown86]

I have just started collecting the records for my Oxfordshire families.

It is wonderful to see the originals - in such beautiful scans - after years with the transcripts.

I would like to say a huge thank you to Wendy and everyone at the OFHS who contributed to this project.

[Old Bristolian]

Hallelujah! I must say the scans are excellent - well done OFHS. Ancestry's indexing is patchy as usual. Please, don't rely on the indexes alone - if in doubt go to the images, parish by parish if necessary, and enjoy the search!

Steve