LAPAL

Status:
A township in Halesowen Ancient Parish, which was in Worcestershire and Shropshire until 1844 but entirely Worcestershire thereafter. Transferred to Worcestershire in 1844 for civil purposes. A separate Civil Parish in 1866 in Worcestershire. Transferred in 1974 to West Midlands [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SO986837
District on east side of Halesowen

Parish Church:
St. Peter, Hiplands Rd

Hundred:
Brimstree, Shropshire (until 1844), Halfshire thereafter [25]

Poor Law Union:
Stourbridge [3] [25]

Register Copies:
Originals: Christenings 1950-86 Marriages 1971-85 Dudley Archives & Local History Service

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 Dudley Archives & Local History Service
1851-1901 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

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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© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
Comments, additions, corrections etc to Arthur Lewis
Last updated on 10th June 2011

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