BMSGH HomeMATHON
Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Abolished civilly in 1894, the part in the Malvern Link Urban District was created Mathon Urban Civil Parish, and the remainder created Mathon Rural Civil Parish. [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO734458
2 miles west of West Malvern on the Herefordshire side of the Malvern Hills
Parish Church:
St.John the Baptist
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1905, Diocese & Archdeaconry of Hereford (1905 - *) [1] [25]
Hundred:
Lower Pershore [11] [25] [28]
Poor Law Union:
Ledbury (1836-94) [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Cradley (Herefordshire); Leigh; Great Malvern; Hanley Castle; Colwall (Herefordshire); Coddington (Herefordshire); Bosbury (Herefordshire) [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Originals at WRO | Banns | 1754-1812, 1837-1943 | [12] |
Malvern St James was created in 1844 from Mathon, Leigh, Cradley & Colwall. It was later called West Malvern. The originals are at Herefordshire Record Office.[5]
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1613 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1613-1808; 1813-1875 |
| Marriages | 1613-1836 |
Register Copies:
Christenings 1631-1808, 1813-1943 Marriages 1631-1754, 1754-1836 Burials 1631-1808, 1809-93 Herefordshire Record Office
Banns: 1837-1943 Herefordshire Record Office
At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
Christenings 1631-1808, Marriages 1631-1753, Burials 1631-1807 [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979
Christenings 1814-1943, Marriages 1754-1943, Burials 1809-93 [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St.John the Baptist : Monumental Inscriptions by the Malvern Family History Society at (www.mfhs.org.uk)
St.John the Baptist : Monumental Inscriptions - Published Malvern Family History Group 2003 - Author Ainsworth, Joan et al (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.
The findmypast.co.uk website offers access to the 1911 census. This is a Subscription or PayAsYouGo site.
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 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
1851 - 81 Herefordshire Record Office
At Society of Genealogists :-
Herefordshire 1851 Census Index : Ledbury Registration District [Worcestershire part] [Microfiche.] - Published Hereford : Herefordshire FHS, 1998 - Author Herefordshire FHS (comp.)
Herefordshire 1851 census returns : Ledbury registration district HO 107/1975 [Microfilm.] - Published London Public Record Office 2003
Herefordshire 1891 census returns: Ledbury registration district RG 12/2051-2053 [Microfilm.] - Published London Public Record Office 2003
Directories:
MATHON, a parish in the lower, division of the hundred of PERSHORE, county of WORCESTER, 7 miles (N. by E.) from Ledbury, containing 633 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £8, endowed with £1200 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
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Last updated on 8th February 2010