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[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire Genealogy|Worcestershire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire Parishes]] | |||
Guide to '''Shell, Worcestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Shell, Worcestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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| Hundred = Oswaldslow | | Hundred = Oswaldslow | ||
| Poor Law Union = | | Poor Law Union = Droitwich | ||
| Registration District = Droitwich | | Registration District = Droitwich | ||
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== Parish History == | === Parish History === | ||
SHELL, or Shelve, '''an extra-parochial hamlet''', in the union of Droitwich, Middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Droitwich and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 3 miles (S. E.) from Droitwich.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51268#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 15 October 2013.</ref> | SHELL, or Shelve, '''an extra-parochial hamlet''', in the union of Droitwich, Middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Droitwich and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 3 miles (S. E.) from Droitwich.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51268#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 15 October 2013.</ref> | ||
{{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}} | |||
== Resources | === Resources === | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
=== Civil Registration === | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
=== Church | ==== Church records ==== | ||
==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
| | {{British Census|464214}} | ||
==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Worcestershire Probate Records|Worcestershire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | |||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Worcestershire Probate Records|Worcestershire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | |||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | ||
*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 24 June 2016
England 
Worcestershire Worcestershire Parishes
Guide to Shell, Worcestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Shell, Worcestershire, England | |
|---|---|
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Oswaldslow |
| County | Worcestershire |
| Poor Law Union | Droitwich |
| Registration District | Droitwich |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: For records see surrounding parishes | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: For records see surrounding parishes | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Location of Archive | |
| Worcestershire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
SHELL, or Shelve, an extra-parochial hamlet, in the union of Droitwich, Middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Droitwich and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 3 miles (S. E.) from Droitwich.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Worcestershire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 15 October 2013.
Worcester Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.