KINGTON

Descriptive Notes:

Directories:
KINGTON, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of HALFSHIRE, though locally in the middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, county of WORCESTER, 9¾ miles (E.) from Worcester, containing 148 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £8. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were patrons in 1804. The church is dedicated to St. James. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]

Status:
Ancient Parish [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SO991559
10 miles east of Worcester along the A422

Parish Church:
St. James

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]

Hundred:
In Upper Halfshire, though locally in Middle Oswaldslow [11] [25] [28] [44]

Poor Law Union:
Pershore [3] [25]

Adjoining Parishes:
Hanbury; Dormston; lnkberrow; Rous Lench; Abberton; Flyford Flavell; North Piddle; Grafton Flyford [1]

Parish Registers:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	C1587-1965	[5]
	Marriages	M1588-1964	[5]
	Burials	B1654-1965	[5]
	Banns	1754-1806, 1825-1965	[5]
Transcripts at WLHC	Marriages	1588-1836	[27] [20]
Originals at WRO	Banns	1825 - 1977	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1600 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Births / Christenings	1587-1863
	Marriages	1588-1812

Register Copies:
Marriages 1588-1836 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office [71]

At Society of Genealogists [68] :
Christenings 1587-1646, 1653-1812, Marriages 1588-1638, 1654-78, 1685-1700, 1709-51, 1761, Burials 1654-64, 1671, 1684-1767, 1772-75, 1788-1809 [Manuscript.] - Published , Nd
Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1611-1700 (BTs) [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah
Marriages 1588-1638, 1654-1806, 1813-36: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1 [CD-ROM] - Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1901 - Authors: Phillimore, W P W ed. & Carter, W F ed
Marriages (Index) 1651-75: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.] - Published , 1925-55 - Author: Boyd, Percival ed.

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St.James BMSGH microfiche [53]
St.James Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
(St. James) : MIs: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 7 [Typescript.] - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1989 - Authors: Bushell, L (trans.) & 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:
1841-1901 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 accounts 1815-71
Vestry Minutes 1865-1921

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.

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Last updated on 31st March 2008

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