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"Worcestershire, west-midland County of England, bounded N. by Shropshire and Staffordshire, E. by Warwickshire, S. by Gloucestershire, and W. by Herefordshire; greatest length (not including the detached parts), NW. and SE., 36 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 45 miles; area, 472,453 acres, population 380,283. Worcestershire lies almost entirely in the basin of the Severn, which receives the Stour; Teme, and Avon. The surface is a broad undulating plain, broken in the NE. by hills of moderate height, and in the SW. by the Malvern Hills, which reach an altitude of 1395 ft. The soil, chiefly clay and loam, is very fertile. Wheat is extensively grown, and there are numerous hop-gardens and orchards. Large quantities of cider and perry are made. There are several extensive and beautiful valleys (notably that of the Severn), with rich pastures, and great numbers of cattle and sheep are fattened. The strata consist for the most part of new red sandstone, lias, and oolite; other formations are visible in the Malvern Hills and some other districts. Coal and iron are found in the Dudley district, and the manufacture of iron and steel and of hardware is extensive. Carpets and rugs are made at Kidderminster, glass at Dudley and Stourbridge, gloves and porcelain at Worcester, and needles and fish-hooks at Redditch and Feckennam. Immense quantities of salt are obtained from the brine springs at Droitwich. The Birmingham and Worcester and other canals connect the Severn basin with those of the Trent and Mersey." [Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887] |
This project aims to provide a "free-to-view" online searchable database of all the 19th century Worcestershire census returns. It is part of an initiative aimed at helping make high quality primary (or near-primary) records of relevance to UK genealogy conveniently and freely available online.
It is hoped to launch the project by transcribing the 1891 census returns for Kings Norton and then Dudley, using microfiche kindly loaned to the Project for this purpose by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). The Project makes use of specially developed software modules for data entry, checking, validation and database upload, under the global name of UK-CENS. The project is scheduled to start in January 2001.
Volunteers need a computer and access to a microfiche reader. Microfiche, software, instructions and lots of advice will be supplied by the organisers. There is also a dedicated mailing list to ask questions on and to receive advice about changes or upgrades to the software. There are two phases. In the first, volunteers transcribe the returns using whatever method suits them best and load the data into the software. In the second phase the transcriptions will be checked against the microfiche using a separate piece of software. The software for both phases is designed to make the tasks as easy as possible. Currently, the Devon and Cornwall 1891 returns are being transcribed and checked and it is hoped that transcriptions will start uploading to the online database in less than 12 months.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer as a transcriber/checker, please contact Dave Newbury This project is designed to help not just ourselves and others who are researching Worcestershire family history now, but to build a resource that will help future family historians. It is also designed to appeal to all online family historians. If you are online you can participate from wherever you are!
Photographs by Sally Lloyd of churches (exterior and interior) in Worcestershire. Steve Bulman has photos of churches in Worcestershire.
The Church Monuments Society was founded in 1979 and offers a focus for all who have an interest in church monuments of all types and periods. It was conceived to encourage the appreciation, study and conservation of church monuments both in the UK and abroad. They are setting out to provide photos and transcriptions of notable church monuments. Coverage is organised by county and for Worcestershire is limited at present.
Batch numbers for use with the familysearch site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The contents of the book "Parish Register Copies in the Library of the Society of Genealogists" for Worcestershire are now on-line.
Ted Wildy's UK Marriage witness index entries for Worcestershire [ ftp ]. The zip file for Worcestershire is no longer available.
The Quaker FHS have a series of pages on locating Quaker Records in various parts of the UK. Worcestershire records
Brett Langston has provided details of Registration Districts 1837-1930.
Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the Superintendent Registrars at the following District Register Offices:
If ordering from a District Office, please note the following: (a) the cost of a certificate is currently (April 1998) £ 6.50 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons; (b) the St Catherine's Index references are of no value; (c) for marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given; (d) Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
Worcestershire Churches - Photographs and Drawings
The history of the village of Kempsey.
A description of Worcestershire in the Domesday book.
Worcestershire People and Places
Folklore in Worcestershire
Return to top of pagehttp://www.archivecdbooks.com Details of CD materials for genealogists.
John Fuller has provided full details of MIDMARCH the Genealogy Mailing List covering this county. This is but a small part of the data available on the "Genealogy Resources on the Internet" pages maintained by John and Chris Gaunt.
Nigel Batty-Smith provides scanned images in browsable for the Visitation of Worcestershire, 1569.
Worcestershire Look-up Exchange . NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Worcestershire War Memorials (Site disappeared). The sheer numbers involved in WWI mean that anyone with ancestors from the UK before 1900 is liable to have some relative listed on a WWI memorial. Details of the transcripts from some of Worcestershire's many memorials.
The Midlands Historical Data project produces searchable facsimile copies of old local history books and directories of interest to genealogists. It specialises in the three counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire, working closely with libraries, archives and family history societies in the area. Digital images are made freely available to participating organisations to improve public access. Now featuring a free search index on its web-site to all its books.
Parish Mouse. Photographs of parish churches graves and memorials. Transcriptions of old books and historical directories providing information about the parish and lists of residents.
Abstracts of Worcestershire Feet of Fines (land conveyances) covering 1422-1509
Worcestershire section of the RootsChat Messaging Forum.
The Worcestershire Genealogy Mailing List is an e-mail list for anyone with genealogical interests in the county of Worcestershire.. Subscriptions to the List are free of charge. By subscribing to the List, you will receive e-mail messages from other genealogists and family historians with roots in Worcestershire. Participation in the List's discussions is welcomed. Ideas for messages to List can include:
Returns of Owners of Land in 1873
British History Online - Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 Maps - The County Series of Ordnance Survey maps for Great Britain. Begun in 1840, this is the first comprehensive historic mapping of England, Scotland and Wales.
This site is for Ordnance Survey maps dating from between 1846 and 1899. The scale is 1:10,560. There are county pages, and the maps are free to access.
The Royal Field Artillery in Worcestershire at the time of WW1.
A memorial website 'To Those Who Nobly Served' commemorating the 450 men from Malvern, Worcestershire who died during the Great War
The History of the Worcestershire Regiment from 1694-1970
Richard Heaton has put transcripts (not just the index) to 56 copies of Berrows Worcester Journal (1756-1791) on his website. Follow the 'Newspaper list' link to find the Journal.
The Workhouse (by Peter Higginbotham) covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, with history, locations, pictures, etc.
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516 was compiled by Dr Samantha Letters at the Centre for Metropolitan History, and is organised by county. It includes a brief summary of the early history of many large and small places, with details of markets and fairs and the people granted the right to hold them.
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