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Status:
A township in Shropshire (Brimstree Hundred) in Halesowen Ancient Parish, which was in Worcestershire and Shropshire until 1844 but entirely Worcestershire thereafter. Transferred to Worcestershire in 1832 for civil purposes (Halfshire Hundred). It was a separate Civil Parish in 1866 in Worcestershire. 'Romsley' became a separate Ecclesiastical Parish in 1841 [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO944807
3 miles south of Halesowen on the B4551
Parish Church:
St. Kenelm
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]
Hundred:
Upper Halfshire (from 1844) [11] [25]
Poor Law Union:
Bromsgrove [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Halesowen; Hunnington; Frankley; Bromsgrove; Belbroughton; Clent; Hagley [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1736-1961 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1738-1968 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1857-1972 | [5] | |
| Transcripts at WLHC | Christenings | 1736-1841 | [27] |
| Marriages | 1738-53 | [27] | |
| Originals at WRO | Christenings | 1736-1980 | [12] |
| Marriages | 1738-53 & 1847-1985 | [12] | |
| Banns | 1847-76, 1897-1997 | [12] |
The registers prior to 1736 have been destroyed.[5]
C1813-20 and B1814-20 for Frankley filmed with Romsley.[5]
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1875 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1736-1875 |
| Marriages | 1738-1742; 1752-1753; 1847-1882 |
Register Copies:
At BMSGH Shop
St Kenelm: Christenings 1736-1841 & Marriages 1736-1753
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Marriages A-Z 1738-1882
Parish Register 1736-83
Parish Register 1784-1812,1813-1841
Baptisms 1736-1841 Marriages 1736-1753
Society of Genealogists [68]
ROMSLEY (St. Kenelm) : Christenings: 1736-1841, Marriages 1736-53 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1988 Author Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry (transcript.)
Nonconformist:
Dayhouse Bank Methodist: Christenings 1960 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [30]
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St. Kenelm
Gravestones & inscriptions St Kenelms churchyard
At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St. Kenelm
Gravestones & inscriptions St Kenelms churchyard
At Society of Genealogists [59]
ROMSLEY (St. Kenelm) : Monumental Inscriptions (part 1, in the older part of the graveyard): Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 [Computer printout.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 Published Romsley : Romsley & District History Society, 1991 Author Romsley & District History Society Source D: Romsley & District History Soc.
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:1841-1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
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.) Society of Genealogists
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Abstracts of admissions and surrenders 1733-1843 [19th cent]; Court roll 1716-1811, 1817-72
At Society
of Genealogists :-
Court rolls of the
Manor of Hales, 1270-1307, part 1 & 2 : Worcestershire Historical Society
[vol. 30] IN: Worcestershire Historical Society
[vol. 30] Published Oxford : Worcestershire
Historical Society, 1912 Author Amphlett, John
ed. Author Hamilton, Sidney Graves ed.
Court rolls of the
Manor of Hales, 1270-1307, part 1 & 2 : Worcestershire Historical Society
[vol. 30] [Microfiche] IN: Worcestershire
Historical Society [vol. 30] Published London :
Society of Genealogists, 1991 Author Amphlett,
John ed. Edition Microfiche
of 1912 ed. Source S: A M Thompson
Court rolls of the
Manor of Hales, part 3 containing additional courts for the years 1276-1301
& Romsley courts 1280-1303 : Worcestershire Historical Society [vol. 41]
IN: Worcestershire Historical Society [vol. 41]
Published London : Worcestershire Historical
Society, 1933 Author Wilson, Ronald Alyn ed.
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Tithe rent charge register 1917-25
Schools Records:
The following school
records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff
at Worcestershire
Record Office:
St Kenelms C E School
Log book
- 1911 - 65 - Ref: BA
11088
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 :-
Court rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307, part 1 & 2 : Worcestershire Historical Society [vol. 30] - Published Oxford : Worcestershire Historical Society, 1912 - Author: Amphlett, John ed. and Hamilton, Sidney Graves ed.
Court rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307, part 1 & 2 : Worcestershire Historical Society [vol. 30] [Microfiche] - Published London : Society of Genealogists, 1991 - Edition Microfiche of 1912 ed. - Author Amphlett, John ed.
Court rolls of the Manor of Hales, part 3 containing additional courts for the years 1276-1301 & Romsley courts 1280-1303 : Worcestershire Historical Society [vol. 41] - Published London : Worcestershire Historical Society, 1933 - Author Wilson, Ronald Alyn ed.
Romsley Manor court rolls [1455-1626]
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