Gloucester County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1867-1937

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Gloucester County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1867-1937

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Gloucester County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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Gloucester County was formed from York County in 1651. The county was named probably for the English county, although it may have been intended to honor Henry, duke of Gloucester, the third son of King Charles I. During the 1869-1870 session, the General Assembly passed an "Act to Secure Identification of Persons Convicted of Criminal Offences." On 2 November 1870, the act was approved. The act specified that "every clerk of the court of each county and corporation shall...