ABBOTS MORTON

Index
Status
Location
Parish Church
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Hundred
Poor Law Union
Adjoining Parishes
Parish Registers
Bishops' Transcripts
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Register Copies
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents
Census Records
Search Services (Fee paying)
Schools Records

Status: 
Ancient Parish [25] 
Abolished ecclesiastically in 1957 to help create Rous Lench & Abbots Morton Ecclesiastical Parish [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SP026550
On the Warwickshire border of the county some 5 miles W.S.W. of Alcester

Parish Church:
St. Peter

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]

Hundred:
Lower Blackenhurst [11] [25] [28]

Poor Law Union:
Alcester [3] [25]

Adjoining Parishes:
Inkberrow; Weethley (Warwickshire); Salford Priors (Warwickshire); Rous Lench [1]

Parish Registers:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	1728-1965	[5]
	Marriages	1728-1963	[5]
	Burials	1728-1964	[5]
	Banns	1754-1811, 1826-1964	[5]
Originals at WRO	Banns	1826-1969 (See also entry for Rous Lench)	[12]

The earliest register seems to be 1728 though the bishops' transcripts date back to 1611 [5]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1611 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI): [19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Births / Christenings	1611
Bishops' Transcripts	Births / Christenings	1611-41 (71%)
	Marriages	1611-41; 1660-1700

Register Copies:
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Baptisms 1611-1641 and 1660-1700; Burials 1728-1964

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:

At BMSGH Shop
St.Peter 

At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St Peter

At WorcestershireLibrary and History Centre [51]
St.Peter

At Society of Genealogists
MIs: in Bloom's Worcestershire Monumental Inscriptions, part 1 [Manuscript.]   IN: Bloom's Worcestershire Monumental Inscriptions, part 1   Published , Nd.   Author Bloom, J Harvey (trans.) 

ABBOTTS MORTON (St. Peter) : MIs: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 9 [Typescript.]   IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 9   Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1991   Author Farmer, G R (trans.)

Census Records:
All the censuses between 1841 and 1901 are now available on a number of fee-paying (Subscription or PayAsYouGo) sites including Ancestry.co.uk, FindMyPast.co.uk, thegenealogist.co.uk and genesreunited.co.uk. The 1911 census is available in full or in part on some of these sites. We are unable to advise on the choice of site since researchers' personal preferences will be influenced by the content and search facilities offered by each site. Some sites offer a free trial.

Access to the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk is widely available at most record offices, including Worcestershire Library and History Centre, and some libraries. You are advised to book time on their computers before making a visit. 

A free-to-view site is being developed at freecen.org.uk for the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses.  Coverage of Worcestershire parishes is rather sparse at this time.

Census returns can usually be viewed at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' Family History Centres.

Some repositories offer census details on microform, disc or printed copy. These include:
1841 51 1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

1891 Warwickshire County Record Office

Warwickshire 1891 census returns: Alcester registration district RG 12/2480-2483 [Microfilm.] - Published London Public Record Office 2003 Society of Genealogists

Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1728-1964 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index

Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Abbots Morton School
Log Book -1911-28 - Ref: BA 531

A handlist of other records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here

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© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
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Last updated on 1st February 2012

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