BMSGH HomeELMBRIDGE
Status:
Chapel in Dodderhill Ancient Parish. A separate Civil Parish in 1866 [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO899679
3 miles north of Droitwich
Parish Church:
St.Mary
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1]
Hundred:
Upper Halfshire [11] [25]
Poor Law Union:
Droitwich [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Chaddesley Corbett, Upton Warren, Crutch, Hampton Lovett, Elmley Lovett, Rushock [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1570-1892 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1570-1837 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1570-1812 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1755-1930 | [5] | |
| Transcripts at WLHC | Marriages | 1570-1812 | [27] [20] |
The earliest register has been missing for many years. The bishops' transcripts date back to 1611
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1611 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1764-1875 |
| Marriages | 1755-1837 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1613-1700 (53%) |
Register Copies:
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Worcestershire Parish Registers Marriages Vol.1 - Church Lench 1702-1812, Rous Lench 1539-1811, Elmbridge 1570-1812
At Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office [71]
M1570-1812
At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
ELMBRIDGE : Marriages 1570-1643, 1652-59, 1667, 1675-1812: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1 [CD-ROM] IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1 Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1901 Author Phillimore, W P W ed. Author Carter, W F ed.
ELMBRIDGE
:
Marriages(Index) 1651-75: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.]
IN: Boyd's
marriage index Published
, 1925-55 Author
Boyd, Percival ed.
Source D: P Boyd.
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
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Churchwardens & overseers accounts with minutes of vestry meetings 1734-1841 & 1826-1922
Preachers' book 1906-26
Register of services 1927-40
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.
Directories:
ELMBRIDGE, a chapelry in that part of the parish
of DODDERHILL which is in the upper division of hundred of HALFSHIRE,
county of
WORCESTER, 2¾ miles
(N.) from Droitwich, containing 336 inhabitants. The chapel is
dedicated to St.
Mary. [Topographical Dictionary of England
1831 by Samuel
Lewis]
© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
Comments, additions, corrections etc to Arthur Lewis
Last updated on 7th December 2011