BEOLEY

Descriptive Notes:

Directories:
BEOLEY, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of PERSHORE, county of WORCESTER, 7½ miles (E. by S.) from Bromsgrove, containing 640 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £7- 16. 10½ and in the patronage of W. Holmes, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. Here are some remains of an ancient castle, which belonged successively to the noble families of Mortimer, Beauchamp and Holland. In the reign of Charles I the manor was the property of Ralph Sheldon., a distinguished royalist, whose mansion was burnt, to prevent its falling into the possession of the parliamentarians. [Typographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]

Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
In 1894 the civil part in the urban district was created a unnamed Civil Parish. [25] (See entry for Unnamed Parish 1)

Location:
O.S. Ref: SP066697
2½ miles N.E. of the centre of Redditch along the B4101

Parish Church:
St Leonard, Church Hill, Beoley

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1]

Hundred:
Upper Pershore [11] [25] [28]

Poor Law Union:
Kings Norton (1836-1911) Bromsgrove (1911-30) [3] [25]

Adjoining Parishes:
Kings Norton; Wythall; Solihull (Warwickshire); Shirley (Warwickshire); Tanworth (Warwickshire); Ullenhall (Warwickshire); Oldberrow; Studley (Warwickshire); Ipsley (Warwickshire); Redditch; Alvechurch [1]

Parish Registers:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	1538-1970	[5]
	Marriages	1538-1964	[5]
	Burials	1538-1970	[5]
Originals at WRO	Christenings	1538-1992	[12]
	Marriages	1538-1996	[12]
	Banns	1815-72, 1893-1994	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1622 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Births / Christenings	1622-1700; 1771-1875
	Marriages	1754-1875

Register Copies:
At Society of Genealogists [68] :
Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1622-1700 (BTs) [Microfilm.] - Published: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960
Christenings & Burials1813-1970 M1754-1964 [Microfilm] - Published: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970
Christenings, Marriages & Burials1538-1812 - Published: Genealogical Society of Utah 1970

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St.Leonard BMSGH microfiche [53]
MIs at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St. Leonard : Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 3 [Typescript.] - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1983 - Author Wheatcroft, Wyn et al. (trans.) Society of Genealogists [59]

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:
1841-1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
1851-81 Redditch Library

At Society of Genealogists :
1871 census Greater Birmingham (part) plus Budbrooke, Dunchurch & Leamington surname & folio index plus images of the folios for pieces RG 10/2968-2974, 3076-3086, 3088-3089, 3119, 3134-3160 & 3187-3193 [CD-ROM] - Published Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry 2004
Worcestershire 1851 census index HO 107/2048 : Kings Norton registration district - Kings Norton sub-district [Microfiche.] - Published , 1998 - Author: Friend, A F (trans.)

Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial1660-1862 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index

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

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Last updated on 19th March 2008

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