Hampshire Genealogical Society Research Centre - Now Open

At 52 Northern Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3DP

Booking is essential: A maximum of 4 people will be allowed per session.

Tel: 023-9238-7000 (Monday to Friday am)

General:

The Research Centre is easily accessible by car (there is limited free parking, with plenty of pay and display spaces nearby). Travel by bus is an easy option with convenient stops just around the corner. Cosham Railway Station is also a short distance away. The centre is situated on the ground floor with disabled access. Tea and coffee may be be purchased on the premises. Refreshments available in many local shops and the cafes near the High Street.

Material currently available for research:

HGS:

• Census: 1841 to 1901
• Baptism Index (1752-1841 on-going)
• Marriage Index (pre 1837)
• Hampshire Burial Index (pre 1837)
• Monumental Inscriptions
• Parish Registers - photocopies and transcripts
• Hampshire Directories - mainly Kelly's
• Members’ Interests Catalogue
• Wills Beneficiaries Index
• Strays Index
• Settlement/Removal Certificates Index
• Land Tax Index
• Land Tax Assessments 1788-1832
• Hampshire Militia Muster Rolls
• County of Southampton Return of Owners of Land 1873
• Hampshire Family Historian Journals and Surname Index (reprints of articles are available).

Hampshire Record Office:

• Wills Index
• Phillimores Marriage Registers Volume 1-16
• Allegations for Marriage Licences: 1561-1640 with gaps, 1669-1837 with gaps + Supplement 1893

National Resources:

• IGI – Edition 1992
• GRO England and Wales (Sep 1837-Dec 1983) + Overseas
• 1881 Census
• British Isles Vital Records 2^nd Edition.

Federation of Family History Society Publications:

• Burial Index (2^nd Edition)
• British Isles Genealogical Register 2000 (The Big R)
  a) Hampshire, and b) British Isles

Four computers give access to a wide range of HGS and many other national and international resources, together with access to findmypast.co.uk. Other printed material includes articles/information on Hampshire parishes as well as general reference/guidance published by the SOG, FFHS etc. Further details are available on our Search Services and Aids to Research page.

A catalogue is available on receipt of an SAE to the Research Centre.

A printout service is available at 35p per copy (copyright regulations apply).

Internet access is also now available to researchers.

It is hoped to build up the Society’s collection of material, and if anyone has any Hampshire items that they may wish to donate please contact either Dolina Clarke or Val Casey in the Research Centre.