HEADLESS CROSS

Descriptive Notes:

Status:
Ecclesiastical Parish [25]
Created in 1850 from Headless Cross hamlet, part of Crabbs Cross hamlet, part of Ipsley Ancient Parish in Worcestershire & Tardebigge Ancient Parish. Ecclesiastical boundary altered in 1950, including to help create Astwood Bank with Crabbs Cross, together with part of Feckenham Ancient Parish. [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SP038658

Parish Church:
St. Luke, Evesham Rd., Headless Cross, Redditch

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1921, Archdeaconry of Dudley & Diocese of Worcester (1921 - *) [25]

Parish Registers:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	C1850-1968	[5]
	Marriages	M1850-1979	[5]
	Burials	B1850-98	[5]
Originals at WRO	Banns	1925-65	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1907 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
Redditch (St. George), Headless Cross (St. Luke) BMSGH microfiche [53]
St.Luke Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
Redditch (St. George), Headless Cross (St. Luke) & Crabbs Cross (St. Peter) : Worcestershire monumental inscriptions vol. 13 [Typescript.]- Published Birmingham : Birmingham Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1994 - Author Farmer, G R (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 51 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
For 1851 see Ipsley
1851 71 91 Stratford upon Avon Library & Information Centre
Warwickshire 1891 census returns: Alcester registration district RG 12/2480-2483 [Microfilm.] - Published London Public Record Office 2003 Society of Genealogists

Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
St Luke's C E Schools, Headless Cross
Log book. Girls' Dept - 1885 - 95 - Ref: BA 8843/1 (i)
Log book. Infants' School - 1897 - 1912 - Ref: BA 8843/1 (i)
Log books Infants' School - 1912 - 67 - Ref: BA 8843/1 (ii) - 2 (i)
Note This school is now known as The Vaynor First School

A handlist of other 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 30th March 2008

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