Stroud , Gloucestershire, Genealogy . Notes on Stroud which will hopefully assist family historians in adding depth to the basic births, baptism, marriage and death records of their ancestors. The notes are taken from odd fragments of information gleaned over the years, and have no specific format. Much of the information is second or even third hand, and should therefore be checked against the original record.
Information is added regularly.
Notes on errors, omissions and additions are always welcomed. Stroud is approximately ten miles south of Gloucester. Stroud did not become a separate parish until 1360. Prior to that it was part of the parish of Bisley. The Great Western Railway line from Swindon to Gloucester, via Stroud, opened in 1845.