BMSGH HomeACTON BEAUCHAMP
Descriptive Notes:
Status:
Ancient
Parish [25]
Transferred from Worcestershire to Herefordshire in 1897 [5] [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO680503
3½ miles S.S.E. of Bromyard
Parish Church:
St.Giles
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Acton Beauchamp was in the jurisdiction of the Archdeaconry &
Diocese of Worcester but transferred to the Diocese of Hereford in 1919.[1] [5] [25]
Hundred:
Upper Doddingtree [11]
[25]
[28]
Poor Law Union:
Bromyard [3]
[25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Stanford Bishop (Herefordshire); Suckley; Cradley (Herefordshire);
Evesbatch (Herefordshire); Bishops Frome (Herefordshire) [1]
Parish Registers:
None held at Worcestershire Record Office. Original registers are at Herefordshire
Record Office
Banns:
1878-1950 Herefordshire
Record Office
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1613 Worcestershire Library and
History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI): [19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1577-1612; 1641-1700; 1700-1885 |
| Marriages | 1577-1835 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1613-40 (75%) |
Register Copies:
Christenings1577-1803, 1813-1980 Marriages1577-1812, 1816-35, 1841-1950
Burials1577-1803, 1813-1993 Herefordshire Record Office
Christenings1577-1803,
1813-1980 Marriages1577-1835 Burials1577-1803 -
Published: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 Society of Genealogists
[68]
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St.Giles: Herefordshire monumental inscriptions, Vol.7 (transcript)1991
Published Herefordshire
FHS
Herefordshire monumental inscriptions index, Version 4 [CD-ROM.] 2005
Published Herefordshire
FHS
Census Records:
Access to all the censuses between 1841 and 1901 is now widely
available on the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk at
most record offices. You are strongly advised to book time on their
computers before making a visit.
Many commercial organisations have issued CDs and DVDs covering all the
censuses from 1841 to 1901.
Some repositories offer census details on
microfiche as listed below:
1841 at Worcestershire
Library and History Centre [14]
1851 61 71 81 Herefordshire
Record Office
At Society
of Genealogists :-
Herefordshire 1851 Census Index: Bromyard Registration District
[Worcestershire part] [Microfiche.] Herefordshire FHS 1998
Herefordshire 1851 Census Returns : Bromyard registration district HO
107/1980 [Microfilm.] London Public Record Office 2003
Herefordshire 1891 Census Returns: Bromyard registration district RG
12/2069-2071 [Microfilm.] Published London Public Record Office 2003
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Last updated on 19th March 2008