BMSGH HomeBREDICOT
Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Abolished ecclesiastically in 1927 to help create Tibberton with Bredicot Ecclesiastical Parish [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO905550
Off the A4538, 4 miles east of Worcester, 6 miles south of Droitwich and 2 miles south of Tibberton
Parish Church:
St. James the Less
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1]
Hundred:
Lower Oswaldslow [11] [25] [28]
Poor Law Union:
Pershore [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Tibberton; Crowle; Broughton Hackett; Churchill; Spetchley [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1702-1991 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1713-1962 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1702-1988 | [5] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1609 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1702-1877 |
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
At BMSGH Shop
St.James the Less
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St James the Less
At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St.James the Less
At Society
of Genealogists [59]
BREDICOT (St. James
the Less) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions,
vol. 5 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire
monumental inscriptions, vol. 5 Published Birmingham
: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1986 Author Bushell, L (trans.) Author Farmer,
G (trans.) Source D: BMSGH
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:1841-1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1660-1840 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Manor books 18th and 19th cents; Crowle and Bredicot: Manor Court books (draft) 1812-1907
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Parish notebook c1930
Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Bredicot C E School
Admission register - 1912 - 55 - Ref: BA 3765
Log book - 1911 - 57 - Ref: BA 2168
A handlist of other records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here.
Directories:
BREDICOT, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER, 3¾ miles (E.) from Worcester, containing 37 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £3. 18. 1½ and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is dedicated to St. James.[Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
Comments, additions, corrections etc to Arthur Lewis
Last updated on 10th December 2011