Place:Matson, Gloucestershire, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

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Matson is a suburb of the City of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England. The parish was abolished in 1935 to become parts of the parishes of Gloucester, Brookthorpe and Upton St. Leonards. The whole area is now part of the Gloucester Borough or District

Unlike neighbouring villages, Matson is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It appears to have been a part of the very ancient parish of Kings Barton at the time of the survey. Robinswood Hill is a large hill which lies entirely within the ancient parish of Matson and on the flanks of which the village lies.

Registration Districts

• Gloucester Registration District (1837 - 1935). The parish was abolished in 1935 to become parts of the parishes of Gloucester, Brookthorpe and Upton St. Leonards

For references in later years, the above parishes should be inspected.

Research Tips

• Gloucestershire Archives in Gloucester is where paper and microfilm copies of all records for this part of Gloucestershire are stored.

Online sources which may also be helpful:

• Matson from A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4/City of Gloucester in the Victoria County History series provided by the website British History Online
• GENUKI gives pointers to other archive sources as well as providing some details on each parish in the county. The emphasis here is on ecclesiastical parishes (useful before 1837)
• A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 and tables of the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Respect the copyright on this material.
• The FamilySearch Wiki for Gloucestershire provides a similar but not identical series of webpages to that provided by GENUKI
• A Vision of Britain through Time has a group of pages of statistical facts for almost every parish in the county