BMSGH HomeBRETFORTON
Descriptive Notes:
The
famous medieval Fleece
Inn at Bretforton, originally
a
farmhouse, first became a licensed house in 1848. It
is
a black-and-white half-timbered house, now owned by the
National Trust and is still in use as a village inn.Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SP093438
On the Gloucestershire border of the County, 4 miles east of Evesham on the B4035
Parish Church:
St. Leonard
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]
Hundred:
Upper Blackenhurst [11] [25] [28]
Poor Law Union:
Evesham [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
South Littleton; Church Honeyboume; Saintbury (Gloucestershire); Willersey (Gloucestershire); Badsey; Offenham [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1538-1900 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1538-1950 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1538-1895 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1825-1939 | [5] | |
| Transcripts at WLHC | Christenings | 1538-1751 (The Marres Family) | [27] |
| Marriages | 1538-1752 | [27] | |
| Burials | 1538-1783 (The Marres Family) | [27] | |
| General | 1538-1837 | [27] | |
| Originals at WRO | Banns | 1755-77 | [12] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1613 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1838-1875 |
| Marriages | 1538-1876 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Marriages | 1538-1837 (100%) |
Register Copies:
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Bretforton Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1837
St. Leonard: Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1538-1837 BMSGH Shop
Christenings1538-1837; Marriages1538-1837; Burials 1538-1837 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office
At Society of Genealogists [68] :
BRETFORTON : Christenings(Index) 1838-75 [Microfilm.] Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973 Author Genealogical Society of Utah (trans.)
At BMSGH Shop
St.Leonard
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St Leonard
At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St.Leonard
At Society of Genealogists [59]
BRETFORTON (St. Leonard) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 6 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 6 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1987 Author Bushell, Linda et al. (trans.) Source D: BMSGH
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:1841-1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1538-1860 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Court roll 1552; Proceedings of manorial court of Bretforton (in Eveshsam Abbey Court Book) 1543
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Churchwardens & overseers accounts 1816-36
Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Bretforton C P School
Infants' Dept Log book - 1916 - 36 - Ref: BA 1072
Log book - 1943 - 69 - Ref: BA 6152
Mixed Dept Log books (2 vols) - 1877 - 1943 - Ref: BA 1072
A handlist of other records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here.
Other Sources:
The story of our ancient village; or historical memorials of the parish of Bretforton in the vale of Evesham, Worcestershire Published Evesham, 1890 Author Shawcross, W H Society of Genealogists
Directories:
BRETFORTON, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of BLACKENHURST, county of WORCESTER 3¾ miles (E.) from Evesham, containing 451 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £6. 5, endowed with £600 private benefaction, and £1100 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Rev. Dr. Timbrill. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
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Last updated on 10th December 2011