UPPER SWINFORD

Status:
A township in Oldswinford Ancient Parish (which was ecclesiastically known as 'Old Swinford'). A separate Civil Parish in 1866. It was transferred in 1974 to West Midlands. [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SO900830
Southern part of Stourbridge to the west of Hagley Rd.

Hundred:
Lower Halfshire [11] [25]

Poor Law Union:
Stourbridge (originally rated in Oldswinford, separate rated soon after 1836-1930) [25]

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
Stourbridge & Upper Swinford Burial Ground: Register of burials 1879-1910, Transcripts of register of burials Feb1879-Mar1887 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]

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:
1851 - 1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

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© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
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Last updated on 8th February 2010

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