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REDDITCH, a chapelry in that part of the parish of
TARDEBIGG which is in the upper division of the hundred of HALFSHIRE,
county of
WORCESTER, 5¾ miles (E. S. E.) from Bromsgrove. The
population is returned with
the parish. This nourishing village, which has the appearance of a
small market
town, is pleasantly situated on a commanding eminence near the
Warwickshire border,
on the new line of road from London to Birmingham, and contains,
besides a neat
modern chapel of ease, places of worship for Independents and Wesleyan
Methodists. The principal articles of manufacture, for which it has
long been
famous, are needles and fish-hooks, which have been brought to
perfection, and
afford employment to about four thousand persons in the village and
neighbourhood. There are fairs for cattle, on the first Monday in
August, and third
Monday in September, and it is in contemplation to petition the
legislature for
the privilege of holding a weekly market. A National school is attended
by about
ninety boys, and supported by the Earl of Plymouth, who has an elegant
mansion
in the vicinity, and holds a court leet annually in October, as lord of
the
manor, at which a constable and other officers are appointed. A
Cistercian
abbey of considerable note formerly existed at Bordesley, near this
place, some
slight remains of which may still be traced : it was founded, in 1138,
by the
Empress Matilda, in honour of the Blessed Virgin, and was valued at the
dissolution at £392. 8. 6., when it was granted to Lord
Windsor, one of the
ancestors of the present Earl of Plymouth . [Topographical
Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel
Lewis]
A chapel in Worcestershire (Halfshire Hundred) and in Tardebigge Ancient Parish, which was Worcestershire and Warwickshire until 1844 but entirely Worcestershire thereafter. It was a separate Ecclesiastical Parish in 1855 and a separate civil parish in 1866. [25]
In 1902 Redditch St George ecclesiastical parish was created from Redditch St Stephen parish. [25]
In 1964, Redditch was designated a New Town to reduce overcrowding in Birmingham. In 1974 Redditch became a district within the new County of Hereford & Worcester & later gained Borough status when a Royal Charter was signed on 1st May 1980.
Location:
O.S. Ref: SP042676
15 miles south of central Birmingham on the A435
Parish Church:
St.Stephen
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester (1855-1921), Archdeaconry of Dudley & Diocese of Worcester (1921 - *) [25]
Hundred:
Upper Halfshire [11] [25]
Poor Law Union:
Bromsgrove (from c.1837-1930) [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Alvechurch; Beoley; Ipsley (Warwickshire); Feckenham; Tardebigge [1]
Parish Registers of St. Stephen :
[27] [20]
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1770-1972 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1808-1973 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1770-1961 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1899-1908, 1913-27, 1937-80 | [5] | |
| Transcripts at WLHC | Marriages | 1808-12 | [27] [20] |
| Originals at WRO | Christenings | 1770-1982 | [12] |
| Marriages | 1808-1983 | [12] | |
| Burials | 1770-1970 | [12] |
Parish Registers of Batchley St David :
Batchley St Davids comes under Redditch St Stephen. Its registers were filmed with Redditch St Stephen registers.[5]
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1955-66 | [5] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1791 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1770-1875 |
| Marriages | 1808-1882 |
Register Copies:
Marriages 1808-12 Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust Records Office [71]
At Society of Genealogists
[68]
:
St Stephen
Marriages 1808-11: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 -
Worcestershire, vol. 1 [CD-ROM] - Published London : Phillimore
&
Co Ltd, 1901 - Authors: Carter, W F ed. and Phillimore, W P W ed.
Christenings 1770-1805, 1807-1972, Marriages 1808-11, 1813-1973, Burials 1770-1900, 1905-06,
1967-70, list of Redditch Volunteers (militia?) 1806 [Microfilm.] -
Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982 &
2001
Banns 1899-1908, 1913-27, 1937-80 [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake
City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982 & 2001
Batchley St David
Christenings 1955-68 [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical
Society of Utah, 1982
Evesham Street, Congregational Church : MIs 1829-83: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 3 [Typescript.] - Published , 1976
Our Lady of Mount Carmel : MIs Worcestershire monumental inscriptions vol. 13 [Typescript.] - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1994 - Author Farmer, G R (trans.)
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St. George, St. Luke Headless Cross BMSGH microfiche [53]
St. George Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
At Society of Genealogists [59] :
St. George, Headless Cross (St. Luke) & Crabbs cross (St. Peter): Worcestershire monumental inscriptions vol. 13 [Typescript.] - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1994 - Author Farmer, G R (trans.)
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]
1851 - 81 Redditch Library
1871 Stratford upon Avon Library & Information Centre
At Society of Genealogists:
1851 Census Worcestershire, vol. 10 Bromsgrove transcript & surname index : part 1 Stoke Prior & Bromsgrove (part); part 2 Belbroughton, Clent, Hagley, Pedmore, Frankley, Hunnington, Romsley, Tutnall & Cobley, Bromsgrove (part); part 3 Tardebigg, Tutnal & Cobley, Bentley Pauncefoot, Webheath, Redditch & Alvechurch - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1993-5 - Author Friend, A F (trans.)
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1770-1840 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Astwood Court: Appointment of warrener 1722
Schools Records:
The following school
records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff
at
Worcestershire
Record Office:
Bates Hill Sunday School
Admission register - 1926 - 28 - Ref: BA 10535/29 (xii)
Birchensale Middle School
Log book - 1972 - 92 - Ref: BA 11116/1 (i)
Photographs of pupils, staff,
school events, outings, shows, sport days etcNote this contains an
autographed
coloured photograph of international swimmer Jo Deakins - [1980 - 91] -
Ref: BA 11116/2 (i) - (xiii), 6
(ii), 10 (ii) - (iv)
Photographs of the staff - [1997] - Ref: BA 12451/ (iii) - (iv)
County Primary Infants' School
Admission Registers - 1896 - 1935 - Ref: BA 3838
Admission Registers - 1935 - 1960s - Ref: BA 3771/2
Infants School
Log book. Note the school closed on 21 December 1960 - 1932 - 1960 -
Ref: BA 3478
Log books - 1896 - 1932 - Ref: BA 931/23
National Half-Time School (mixed)
Log book - 1886 - 1893 - Ref: BA 13414/2 (ii)
St Stephen's National School
Log books for boys school - 1863 - 1932 - Ref: BA 13414/1 (iii) , 2(i)
-
(iii)
Log books for girls school - 1863 - 1928 - Ref: BA 13414/1 (i)
&
(ii) St Stephen's Infants C E School - Log books - 1863 - 1928 - Ref:
BA 4876
A handlist of other records of schools and of other
educational establishments held by Worcestershire
Record Office
for this parish can be found here.
The history of Redditch & the locality - Published Studley : K A F Brewin Books, 1984 - Author Land, Neville Society of Genealogists
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Last updated on 1st April 2008