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Welcome to the Forest of Dean Family History Pages

The mission of this Web site is to provide resources for family history researchers who have ancestors and families that lived in the Forest of Dean and its borders.

We invite you to read, share and make new connections with other Forest of Dean researchers with the help of the resources that we make available here.

The forum is for everyone researching their family history relating to people connected in some way to the Forest of Dean or near by bordering places.

We welcome you to post a query or browse through over 30,000 messages already posted. Give it a try, somebody out there might just have the answer. We have many people who frequent the forum and answer queries, so there is a good chance someone will be able to assist you.

Check out the Photo Gallery where you can view a huge collection of old photographs of people and places of the Forest of Dean.

Forest of Dean Wills & Administrations Index 1858-1941

The information in this database has been extracted from the annual Will books held at Gloucestershire Archives. These Will books contain handwritten copies [typed from 1923] of wills granted probate at Gloucester between 1858 and 1941 read more

Forest of Dean Parish Records Project

We have now completed transcribing the Baptism, Marriage and Burial records of the Parish Churches and Non-conformist Chapels within the Forest of Dean. Additionally, we have added many bordering Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Monmouthshire records to the database. Parish Records Page

About the Forest of Dean

The Forest of Dean lies on the western side of the county of Gloucestershire, and is located within the triangle formed by the river Severn in the east and the river Wye in the west. Read more...

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