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Worcester Branch
of the
Birmingham & Midland Society
for Genealogy and Heraldry

WORCESTER ST STEPHEN

Descriptive Notes:
Worcester St Stephen's It was also known as Barbourne.

Status:
Ecclesiastical Parish [25]
Created in 1862 from Claines Ancient Parish. Refounded in 1863 [5] [25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SO848568
1 mile from central Worcester on the Droitwich Rd. (A38)

Parish Church:
St Stephen, Droitwich Rd., Barbourne, Worcester

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1] [25]

Parish Registers:
Coverage Source
Microform at WLHC Christenings 1862-1954 [5]
Marriages 1863-1969 [5]
Burials 1862-1902 [5]
Banns 1863-1929, 1944-79 [5]

Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1862 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]

Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
At Worcestershire Record Office [51]
List of graves with headstones or lettered curbstones in the churchyard (1969)
Names of deceased & grave numbers [late 19th-early 20th centuries]

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:
1881 & 1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
3 volumes containing names of deceased persons & grave numbers 19th & 20th cent
3 marriage licences 1943-44
Conformation register 1908-57
Service registers 1921-68

© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
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Last updated on 27th March 2008