Langley
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Status
Ecclesiastical Parish
Created in 1846 from Halesowen Ancient Parish which was in Worcestershire and Shropshire until 1844 but entirely Worcestershire thereafter. Now a part of Sandwell [25]
Parish Church
Holy Trinity - this church has now been demolished.
St. Michael and All Angels, Causeway Green Road
The church of St Michael and All Angels at Causeway Green Road, Langley Green was the parish church for Langley from 1890, replacing the smaller Trinity Church, Langley. It closed in 2007, the last service being held on 1st July. (The congregation now meets at Edward Street Methodist Church and monthly at St John's Rood End.)
The Birmingham Diocese has been unable to find a purchaser for the building to date, and it is now likely that the building will be demolished.
( www.historyofoldbury.co.uk - accessed 24th February 2008)
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1905, when transferred to the Archdeaconry & Diocese of Birmingham.[5]
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives
No Parish Registers held at Worcestershire Archives. The registers are held at Smethwick Library.[5]
Register Copies
At Smethwick Library [47] :-
Holy Trinity:
Microfrom: Christenings 1848-1959 Marriages 1852-1960 Burials 1852-98
Originals: Christenings 1848-1959 Marriages 1919-1945 Burials 1852-1960 Banns:1852-1908
St Michael & All Angels:
Microform: Christenings 1890-1987 Marriages 1891-1986Smethwick Library [47]
Originals: Christenings 1890-1987 Marriages 1891-1986 Banns: 1891-1945
At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
LANGLEY (Holy Trinity) : Christenings 1848-1959, Marriages 1852-1921 [Microfiche.] Published Smethwick : Sandwell Community History & Archives Service, 1999
Nonconformist
Langley Spring St Methodist: Marriages 1916-45 Worcestershire Archives [30]
Bethel New Connexion: Originals: Christenings 1882-1979 Marriages 1963-68 Smethwick Library [47]
Census Records
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 Archives, 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:
Last Updated: 28/07/2012
