Odiham Archives
Can we help you with your research?
We have an extensive collection of Odiham related records if you are researching your family, your house or your village.
Please contact us to see if we have material you would be interested in.
Below are links to some of our records which have been indexed – if you think you would like to help us with similar projects please contact us at archives@odiham-society.org.
Our archive is held in the Parish Room in Odiham which we open regularly as a Heritage Centre, with a small exhibition space in which we mount changing exhibitions, as well as providing access to our archive. We are normally open Monday and Thursday afternoons 2pm – 4pm and Saturday mornings 10 am – noon – please do drop in and see us. We are in the Parish Room in The Bury in Odiham, and our door, pictured right, is here.
Our opening times are reliant on our small band of loyal volunteers. If you are making a special journey to see us, you may like to check first that we will be here, by emailing secretary@odiham-society.org or archives@odiham-society.org.
We hold a large number of copy wills and inventories from the 16th to the 19th century for those living in Odiham and adjoining villages.
Please click here to see the current list.
And see below for a larger copy of this photo of Agnes Abbott’s will.
We have an Odiham (and district) families’ database. It has over 33,000 people on it dating from the 15th to the early 20th century
To help you see whether our Families Database has a name in which you are interested, this is a simple list of all the surnames which appear in the database, some many times. Please bear in mind that spellings have changed over the years and may vary quite widely, so please look for anything that sounds similar.
Click here for the list.
We have indexed over 40 years of our journals. They cover all aspects of life in Odiham and the people who have lived and worked here.
Please click here to see if there is an article of interest to you.
We are currently cataloguing our files and a list of subjects and the names of places and people has been compiled.
Click here to see our current searchable list.
