ROUS LENCH

Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Abolished ecclesiastically in 1957 to help create Rous Lench and Abbots Morton Ecclesiastical Parish [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SP015533
Near the Warwickshire border of the county, about 7 miles north of Evesham & 12 miles east of Worcester
Radford is a hamlet, 1 miles north. [57]

Parish Church:
St. Peter

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1]

Hundred:
Middle Oswaldslow [11] [25] [28]

Poor Law Union:
Evesham [3] [25]

Adjoining Parishes:
Inkberrow; Abbots Morton; Salford Priors (Gloucestershire); Church Lench; Abberton; Kington; Dormston [1]

Parish Registers:

		Coverage	Source
Microform at WLHC	Christenings	1539-1965	[5]
	Marriages	1539-1964	[5]
	Burials	1538-1965	[5]
	Banns	1754-1811, 1824-1965	[5]
Transcripts at WLHC	Marriages	1539-1811	[27] [20]
Originals at WRO	Marriages	1539-1988	[12]
	Banns	1824-1969 (Listed with Abbots Morton)	[12]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1615 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]

		Coverage
Parish Registers	Births / Christenings	1813-1875
	Marriages	1814-1875

Register Copies:
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Worcestershire Parish Registers Marriages Vol.1 - Church Lench 1702-1812, Rous Lench 1539-1811, Elmbridge 1570-1812

At Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office [71]
Marriages 1539-1811 

At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
ROUS LENCH : Marriages 1539-1642, 1650-1811: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1 [CD-ROM]   IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1   Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1901   Author Phillimore, W P W ed.   Author Carter, W F ed.
 
ROUS LENCH : Marriages(Index) 1651-75: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.]   IN: Boyd's marriage index   Published , 1925-55   Author Boyd, Percival ed. Source D: P Boyd.

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
At BMSGH Shop
St.Peter 

At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St.Peter

At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St.Peter

At Society of Genealogists [59]
ROUS LENCH (St. Peter) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 10   IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 10   Published : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1990   Author Farmer, G R (transcript.) Source D: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry

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]

Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1660-1840Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index

Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Radford: Court papers 1729-43

Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Vestry Meeting Minute & account book 1854-1932

Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Rous Lench C E Primary School
Admission Register - 1911-59 - Ref: BA 3773
Log book - 1921-50 - Ref: BA 2417

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:
A short history of Rous Lench   Published Evesham, 1901   Author Chafy, W K W Society of Genealogists

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