BMSGH HomeWHITTINGTON
Status:
A chapel in Worcester St Helen Ancient Parish, but transferred early to Worcester St Peter the Great Ancient Parish, from which a separate Civil Parish in 1866. Ecclesiastically severed and transferred in 1910 to Worcester St Helen Ancient Parish [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO876529
2½ miles S.E. of Worcester on the A44
Parish Church:
St. Philip & St. James, Church Lane
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]
Hundred:
Lower Oswaldslow [11] [25]
Poor Law Union:
Pershore [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Worcester St Martin; Spetchley; Whiteladies Aston; Stoulton; Norton Juxta Kempsey; Kempsey; Worcester St Peter [1] [ Worcestershire Library and History Centre ]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1663-1965 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1653-1965 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1658-1965 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1892-1965 | [5] | |
| Originals at WRO | Marriages | 1653-1979 | [12] |
| Banns | 1892-1968 | [12] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1661 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1796-1875 |
| Marriages | 1755-1877 |
Register Copies:
Christenings 1663-1895, Marriages 1653-1837, banns 1755-1804, Burials 1658-1811 [Microfilm.] - Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965 Society of Genealogists [68]
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
At Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51] :-
List of graves & burials with map 1724-1965 (Microform)
Plan of graves in Whittington churchyard [20th century]
List of burials in Whittington chapelyard with key numbers to map [1900-1992]
War Memorials:
For the names of those commemorated on a War Memorial at
St. Philip and St James's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/Casualties/ListByMemorial/Whittington
St Philip and St James's Church
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 1655-1851 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Burials register & corresponding graves map 1724-1965
Schools Records:
A handlist of the
records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire
Record Office
for this parish can be found here.
© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
Comments, additions, corrections etc to Arthur Lewis
Last updated on 12th June 2011