Parish Registers of Headington
Notes
- Oxfordshire Record Office (ORO). Most early parish registers have been deposited here and can be seen there in their original handwritten form.
- Oxfordshire Studies (OxS). Typed and indexed transcripts of most of these parish registers are on open shelves here
- Oxfordshire Family History Society (OFHS). Their typed transcripts on microfiche have largly been superseded by their new CD (OXF-HED03), which contains all the typed parish registers. The monumental inscriptions of Holy Trinity church are also available on CD (OXF-MI-HDQ), but the transcribed inscriptions of St Andrew’s Church are only available in paper format and are available in OxS
St Andrew’s Church, Old Headington |
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Originals
(in ORO)
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OFHS transcripts
(in OxS)
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| Christenings* |
1681–1953
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1681–1896
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| Marriages |
1694–1993
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1694–1886
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| Burials |
1683–1981
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1683–1900
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Notes on St Andrew's registers
- There are also Bishop’s Transcripts for the years 1678–9 only.
- The Headington Webmaster has transcribed the St Andrew’s baptisms from 1896 to 1942 for the OFHS
- Note that St Andrew’s Church was closed to further burials (except in existing family graves) in 1885. Since 1885, burials would usually have taken place in Headington Cemetery, Dunstan Road
Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry |
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Originals (in ORO)
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OFHS transcripts (in OxS)
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| Christenings |
1849–1985
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1849–1905
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| Marriages |
1850–1993
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1850–1927
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| Burials |
1849–2000
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1849–1902
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Notes on Holy Trinity registers
- A transcript of the monumental inscriptions (primarily gravestones) of Holy Trinity Church is available for purchase on CD from the Oxfordshire Family History Society
- The Headington Webmaster has transcribed the Holy Trinity baptisms from 1905 to 1929 and the burials from 1902 to 2000 for the OFHS
All Saints Church, Highfield
These records, which date from 1910, have been retained by the church and have therefore not been transcribed. This church has never had a graveyard, and burials would normally have taken place in Headington Cemetery, Dunstan Road.
Methodist Churches in Headington Quarry and New Headington
The following records were deposited in the Oxfordshire Record Office in late May 2002:
- Headington Quarry Methodist Church:
Marriage registers (dates not recorded)
Accession No. 4994 - Lime Walk Methodist Church:
Baptism Registers 1923–1989, Marriage Registers 1934–1988
Accession No. 4995
Note that until these records have been catalogued, written permission to view the records must be obtained from the depositor
Headington Cemetery, Dunstan Road
The original records of all burials that have taken place in this cemetery from 1885 to 1946 have been deposited at the ORO. If you want to locate the position or a grave, or are unable to visit the ORO, note that Headington cemetery has no office on site. Its records from 1885 to the present day are kept in the general cemetery office at Wolvercote Cemetery, which will accept E-mail enquiries.
Oxford Crematorium
Most people in more recent times would have been cremated rather than buried, and this would have taken place at Oxford Crematorium, which opened in 1939 in Bayswater Road, Headington (tel. 01865 351255).