Key repositories and societies
- Hampshire Record Office (Hampshire Archives and Local Studies) – main county archive in Winchester holding parish registers, manorial records, poor law, quarter sessions, maps, photographs and local society indexes for Odiham.
- The Odiham Society – local history charity maintaining an extensive Odiham archive, family-history holdings, war memorial databases, publications and a long-running journal, and responding to family history enquiries.
- Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) – county-wide family history society with a reference library at Hampshire Archives, producing a magazine and numerous local and pedigree files helpful for Odiham-linked families.
| Body / site | Role and coverage | Access details |
|---|---|---|
| Hampshire Archives and Local Studies (Hampshire Record Office) | Principal repository for Hampshire parish, manorial, poor law, court, map and photographic collections; includes indexed Odiham manor records and Odiham Society journal indexes. archivescatalogue.hants+2 | Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8TH; catalogue at archivescatalogue.hants.gov.uk; general contact via Hampshire Archives website. hampshirearchivesandlocalstudies.wordpress |
| The Odiham Society | Local history and heritage charity for Odiham and North Warnborough; maintains local archives, produces publications and journals, runs talks and responds to family history queries. odiham-society+2 | Website: https://www.odiham-society.org; contact details via charity and Hampshire Archives Trust listings (e.g., [email protected]). hampshirearchivestrust+1 |
| Odiham Society Archives page | Online description of the Society’s archive collections, stating that it holds extensive Odiham-related records for family, house and village research, with guidance on using the archive. odiham-society | Access information via Odiham Society website; some indexes (e.g., to journals) are also catalogued at Hampshire Record Office. odiham-society+1 |
| Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) & HGS Reference Library | County family history society; reference library in Winchester with extensive Hampshire local and family-history material, including biographies, pedigrees and local history files for many parishes. hgs-familyhistory+1 | Based at Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester; contact details and catalogue via HGS website. hgs-familyhistory |
Major online tools and locality-specific guides
- FamilySearch Wiki – “Odiham, Hampshire, England Genealogy” – concise locality guide pointing to parish registers, census, civil registration details and other record sets for Odiham.
- HGS and Hampshire Archives online resources – include general Hampshire record guides, parish lists, and blog material explaining archive holdings and projects relevant to local communities such as Odiham.
- https://odiham-society.org/projects/archives/
- https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Odiham,_Hampshire,_England_Genealogy
- https://www.hgs-familyhistory.com/reference-library/
- https://hampshirearchivesandlocalstudies.wordpress.com/blog/
- https://archivescatalogue.hants.gov.uk/records/TOP/243/3/23
- https://archivescatalogue.hants.gov.uk/records/98071/A
- https://hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/directory/the-odiham-society
- https://www.charici.org/the-odiham-society
- https://www.hgs-familyhistory.com/category/magazine/
- https://archivescatalogue.hants.gov.uk/records/HPP27