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Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO946587
5 miles S.E. of Droitwich
Shell, formerly a separate parish, for civil purposes was annexed to Himbleton in 1884; it is situated 1 mile north and consists of two farm-houses and a few cottages. Phepson, is a small hamlet about 1 mile north; Dunhamstead is a small hamlet 2 miles N.W. partly in [Himbleton parish] and partly in Oddingley. Shernall Green is another hamlet, 2½ miles N.W. [57]
Earls Common, 1 mile east; Saleway, 2 miles N.W. [11]
Parish Church:
St.Mary Magdalene
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]
Hundred:
Middle Oswaldslow [11] [25] [28]
Poor Law Union:
Droitwich [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Hadzor; Hanbury; Grafton Flyford; Huddington; Oddingley [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1713-1963 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1713-1963 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1713-1964 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1758-77, 1824-74, 1900-63 | [5] | |
| Transcripts at WLHC | Marriages | 1713-1812 | [27] [21] |
| Originals at WRO | Christenings | 1713-1967 | [12] |
| Marriages | 1713-1995 | [12] | |
| Burials | 1713-1992 | [12] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
Begin 1611
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1611-1700; 1711-1875 (100%) |
Register Copies:
At Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office [71]
Marriages 1713-1812
At Society of Genealogists [68] :
HIMBLETON : Christenings 1711-1812, Marriages 1713, 1717-1812, Burials 1719-1812 [Manuscript.] Published , 1900 Author Bradbrooke, William (transcriptions)
HIMBLETON : Marriages 1713-1812, banns 1754-77: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 100 - Worcestershire, vol. 2 [CD-ROM] IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 100 - Worcestershire, vol. 2 Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1910 Author Phillimore, W P W ed.
HIMBLETON
:
MarriagesIndex 1713-1812: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.]
IN: Boyd's
marriage index Published
, 1925-55 Author
Boyd, Percival ed. Source
D: P Boyd.
At BMSGH Shop
St.Mary Magdalene
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St.Mary Magdalene
At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St.Mary Magdalene
At Society of Genealogists [59]
HIMBLETON (St. Mary Magdalene) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1991 Author Farmer, G R (transcriptions) Source D: BMSGH
War Memorials:
For the names of those commemorated on a War Memorial at St.Mary Magdalene Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/Casualties/ListByMemorial/Himbleton St Mary Magdalene Church
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]
Shell in Himbleton
1871-91 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1715-1840 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Himbleton: Manor books 18th and 19th cents
Himbleton and Tibberton: Manor Court books (draft) 1812-1907
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Poor law papers 1732-1829
Parish accounts 1783-4
Churchwardens accounts book 1804-14, 1819-27
Churchwardens & overseers accounts book with vestry minutes 1684-1802
Overseers book of receipts and payments 1848-61
Rate book 1870
Register of apprenticeships 1799-1805
Acc of the population of Himbleton 1821
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:
HIMBLETON, a parish in the middle division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER 4½ miles (S.E.) from Droitwich, containing, with the hamlet of Shell, 482 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £8.6. 10½ , and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
Comments, additions, corrections etc to Arthur Lewis
Last updated on 13th December 2011