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Descriptive Notes:Directories:
WOLVERLEY, a parish partly in the upper division
of the hundred of HALISHIRE, but chiefly in, and forming, a detached
portion
of, the lower division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of
WORCESTER, 2 miles
(N. by W.) from Kidderminster, containing 1529 inhabitants. The living
is a
vicarage, in the peculiar jurisdiction and patronage of the Dean and
Chapter of
Worcester, rated in the king's books at £ 13. 6.8. The
church, dedicated to St.
John the Baptist, was erected in 1772 5 it is a neat brick structure,
occupying
an elevated site. At Cookley there is a place of worship for Wesleyan
Methodists; there are also manufactures of iron and
tin ware. The
Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal, and the river Stour, pass
through the
parish. William Sebright, Esq., in 1618, erected a free school, in
support of
which, and for other public purposes, he bequeathed two houses in
Mark-lane,
London, with twenty acres of land at Bethnall Green, now producing a
considerable income, from which he directed that the master should
receive £20
a year, and the overplus be applied to the increase of that stipend,
and the repair
of the church and bridges, &c: in 1816 the Madras system of
education was
introduced, on which about ninety boys and seventy girls are taught, by
a master
and a mistress, who have each a salary and a rent-free residence. John
Baskerville, an eminent printer, was born here, in 1706; he died in
1775. [Topographical Dictionary of
England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
Ancient Parish [25]
Cookley was created from this parish in 1849.[57] [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO829793
2 miles north of Kidderminster
Blakeshall is 1 mile north; Kingsford, 1½ miles N by W. & Horseley, 2 miles N.W.; The Sladd, 1 mile W by N & Little Hoboro, 1 mile N.W. and Broadwaters, 1 mile south are hamlets. [57]
Parish Church:
St. John Baptist
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Peculiar of the Dean & Chapter of Worcester [1] Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1921, Archdeaconry of Dudley & Diocese of Worcester (1921 - *) [25]
Hundred:
Extends into Upper Halfshire Hundred and forms a detached portion of Lower Oswaldslow Hundred near Bewdley [44] [70]
Poor Law Union:
Kidderminster [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Kinver (Staffordshire); Churchill; Kidderminster; Upper Arley (Staffordshire); Romsley (Shropshire) [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1539-1967 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1540-1967 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1539-1967 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1754-1811, 1879-1923 | [5] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1616 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1743-1828 |
| Marriages | 1743-1837 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Marriages | 1616-1640; 1660-1700 (66%) |
Register Copies:
On BMSGH microfiche [9] :-
St John the Baptist:
Part 1. Christenings & Marriages 1539-1759 Burials 1539-1760
Part 2. Christenings & Marriages 1760-1837 Burials 1761-1837
At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
Christenings 1539-1659, Marriages 1539-1643, 1657, 1659, Burials 1539-1646, 1654-59: Worcestershire registers, vol. 1 [Typescript.] - Published , 1989-90 - Author Wolverley & Cookley Historical Society (trans.)
Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1660-1860 [Photocopy.] - Published , 1990
St. John the Baptist: Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1539-1644, 1653-1837 [Microfiche.] - Published : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry - Author: Wolverley & Cookley Historical Society (trans.)
Nonconformist:
Drakelow Methodist: Marriages 1945-1958 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [30]
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.
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:
1841-1901 - including Cookley at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
1851 census Worcestershire, vol. 2 Kidderminster : transcript & surname index: Chaddesley Corbett, Rushock, Stone, Broom, Churchill, Wolverley - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1992 - Author: Friend, A F (trans.) Society of Genealogists
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1660-1840 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Court books 1669-89, 1694-1941; Presentment books 1733-1801, 1802-28
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Will of John Smith of Blakeshall (extract) 1824
Affidavits of men & women requiring publication of Banns 1822
Affidavits for burials in wool 1678-81
Broadwaters School cashbook 1896-1903
Sebrights School cashbook 1896-1903
Wolverley Church faculty & plan 1760
Wolverley parish boundaries late 18th cent.
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.
Sebright School, Wolverley: a history - Published Cambridge W Heffer & Sons Ltd. 1953? - Author: Murray, Athol L Society of Genealogists
© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
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Last updated on 3rd April 2008