BALSALL HEATH ST PAUL

Index
Status
Location
Parish Church
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Parish Registers
Bishops' Transcripts
Register Copies
Nonconformist
Census Records
Other Sources

Status:
Ecclesiastical Parish [25]
Created in 1853 from Kings Norton Ecclesiastical Parish

Location:
O.S. Ref: SP0884
Suburb 1 mile S.W. of central Birmingham

Parish Church:
St Paul, Church Centre (Edward Road & Mary Street), Balsall Heath, West Midlands B12 9JU
The church was declared redundant on 14 March 1979 [80]

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1905, Archdeaconry & Diocese of Birmingham (1905 - *) [25]

Parish Registers:
None held at Worcestershire Record Office.
The original registers are at Birmingham Central Library. See Register Copies below

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1862 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

Register Copies:
Christenings1853-1963; Marriages1853-1964 Birmingham Central Library [60]

Nonconformist:
Congregational (Moseley Road): Marriages1918-52 Birmingham Central Library [61]
Methodist (Ombersley Rd): Marriages1934-52 Birmingham Central Library [61]
Methodist (Balfour St): Marriages1930-39 Birmingham Central Library [61]

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:
1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

Other Sources:
Balsall Heath, A History  - Book - BMSGH Shop

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© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
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Last updated on 6th February 2012

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