BMSGH HomeSTANFORD ON TEME
Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Abolished ecclesiastically in 1923 to help create Stanford on Teme with Orleton Ecclesiastical Parish . Abolished civilly in 1933 to help create Stanford with Orleton Civil Parish. .[25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO703657
Near the Herefordshire border of the county, 13 miles N.W. of Worcester on the B4203
Parish Church:
St. Mary
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry of Salop & Diocese of Hereford until 1876, Archdeaconry of Ludlow & Diocese of Hereford (1876-1919), Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester (1919-23 [25]
Hundred:
Upper Doddingtree [11] [25] [28]
Poor Law Union:
Martley [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Orleton; Lindridge; Stockton on Teme; Shelsley Beauchamp; Shelsley Walsh; Clifton on Teme; Upper Sapey (Hereford); Hanley William [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1594-1963 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1596-1964 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1594-1964 | [5] | |
| Originals at WRO | Banns | 1754-80, 1824-1973 | [12] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Hereford RO Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1594-1699 |
| Marriages | 1596-1812 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1700-1875 |
Register Copies:
At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
Hereford Diocese marriage licence registers 1663-96, 1709-1843 [with contemporary indexes] [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City Genealogical Society of Utah
Christenings 1594-1963, Marriages & Burials 1596-1964, banns 1754-80 [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St.Mary BMSGH microfiche [53]
St.Mary Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
At Society of Genealogists [59] :-
Stanford on Teme Monumental Inscriptions [Typescript.] - Published , 1968 - Author: Faraday, Michael Anthony
St. Mary: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 11 [Typescript.] - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1992 - 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.
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: at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
Stanford with Orleton 1841- 81
Stanford 1891-1901
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1594-1851 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Churchwardens' Receipt & Payment Book 1869-1912
Schools Records:
See Stanford
on Teme with Orleton
Stanford on Teme : account book for the surveyor of Highways, 1836-64 [Manuscript.] - Published , 1836-64 Society of Genealogists
Directories:
STANFORD, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of DODDINGTREE, county of WORCESTER, 8 miles (N. E. by N.) from Bromyard, containing 194 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Salop, and diocese of Hereford, rated in the king's books at £7. 4. 2 and in the patronage of Sir T. E. Winnington, Bart. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was erected in 1768, in the later style of English architecture. The river Teme runs through the parish, which produces hops and abounds with limestone. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
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Last updated on 8th February 2010