MALVERN LINK

Index
Status
Location
Parish Church
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Poor Law Union
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Record Office
Bishops' Transcripts
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Register Copies
Census Records
Schools Records
Other Sources

Status:
Ecclesiastical & Civil Parish [25]
The Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1845 as 'Link' from Leigh Ancient Parish. Refounded in1846. Abolished in 1973 to help create Malvern Link with Cowleigh Ecclesiastical Parish. The civil parish created in 1894 from the part of Leigh Ancient Parish in Malvern Link Urban District.[25]

Location:
St Matthias: O.S. Ref: SO783478
Church of the Ascension: O.S. Ref: SO774477
6½ miles S.W. of Worcester along the A449

Parish Churches:
St. Matthias, opposite the corner of Church Rd. & Goodwood Rd.
The Church of the Ascension, on the corner of Somers Park Avenue & Leigh Sinton Rd.

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [11] [10]

Poor Law Union:
Upton upon Severn (1894-1930) [3] [25]

Parish Registers at Worcestershire Record Office:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	1846-1980	[5]
	Marriages	1846-1969	[5]
	Burials	1846-1958	[5]
Originals at WRO	Banns	1846-1970	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1846 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Births / Christenings	1846-1875
	Marriages	1846-1895

Register Copies:
MALVERN LINK (St. Matthias) : Births 1879-82, Christenings 1846-82, Marriages & Burials 1846-55 [Microfilm.]   Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984 Society of Genealogists [68]

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 51 71 81 1901 (For 1871 see Leigh) Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Malvern Link C P School
Admission Register - 1909 - 20 - Ref: BA 1034
Log book - 1909 - 32 - Ref: BA 1034 - Malvern - Malvern Link School - Accounts, banking papers and books, notes, Diocesan Inspector's reports and papers, letters, memos, lists of pupils with good attendance, newscuttings, school rules, Education Dept regulations and instructions, appeals for school funds and other records - 1861 - 1943 - Ref: BA 9233/20, 21

A handlist of other records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here.

Other Sources:
At Society of Genealogists :-
Billings directory & gazetteer 1855 [Malvern extracts] : Malvern directories (1820-62) - Published Malvern Wells : Kerry Tombs
The story of Malvern Link, Worcestershire - Author: Drake, Daphne

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