Springfield, Worcestershire, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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Springfield

Guide to Springfield, Worcestershire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History

Springfield; A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Springfield has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Birmingham.^[1]

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

*Type the name of the parish in the search bar

*Click on the location pin on the map

*Choose Options from the pop up box

*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Due to the increasing access of online records:

Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified

Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Springfield Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Worcestershire	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
FamilySearch Parish Registers – Worcestershire	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-
FreeREG	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Worcestershire ($)	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1600s-1800s	-
Ancestry-Worcestershire ($)	1500s-1800s 1600s-1812 1800s-1900s	-	1500s-1800s 1600s-1812 1700s-1900s	-	1500s-1800s 1600s-1812 1800s-1900s	-
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	1500s-1800s	-	-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	-	-	1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Joiner Marriage Index - Worcestershire ($)
The Genealogist Parish Registers - Worcestershire ($)
UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Nonconformist Records

"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.

1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

Probate Records

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

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. England Jurisdictions 1851 Vision of Britain

Websites

References

↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Springfield, in Birmingham and Worcestershire. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Date accessed and adapted: 16 October 2013.

Worcester Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.</ref>

[1] GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Springfield, in Birmingham and Worcestershire. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Date accessed and adapted: 16 October 2013.

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+|Locality1id=3624
+|Locality2=Springfield
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 == Parish History  ==
-Springfield; A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing '''Springfield''' has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Birmingham.<ref>GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Springfield, in Birmingham and Worcestershire. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23406 ''GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth]'', Date accessed and adapted: 16 October 2013.</ref>
+Springfield; A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing '''Springfield''' has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Birmingham.<ref>GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Springfield, in Birmingham and Worcestershire. [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23406 ''GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth]'', Date accessed and adapted: 16 October 2013.</ref>
-{{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}}
 == Resources  ==
 === Find Neighboring Parishes ===
-Use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
+Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
-::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
+{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}}
-::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
+{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}
-::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
+{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}}
-::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
+{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}}
 === Civil Registration ===
-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].
+Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
+*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
 === Church Records ===
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 |-
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Worcestershire
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Worcestershire&recordType=0 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CWorcestershire 1500s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Worcestershire&recordType=1 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CWorcestershire 1500s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Worcestershire&recordType=2 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CWorcestershire 1500s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers - FamilySearch Catalog
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Worcestershire
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1473014|1500s-1900s}}</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015 1500s-1900s]</center>
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 |-
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
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 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Find My Past-Worcestershire ($)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Worcestershire ($)
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/worcestershire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
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 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England BMD-Worcestershire ($)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Worcestershire ($)
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61551/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61551/ 1500s-1800s]  <br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62085/ 1600s-1812]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62086/ 1800s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61551/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61551/ 1500s-1800s] <br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62085/ 1600s-1812]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62087/ 1700s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61551/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61551/ 1500s-1800s] <br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62085/ 1600s-1812]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62088/ 1800s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8912  1800s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8913 1800s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
 | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8914 1800s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
 |-
 | bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
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 *[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
-==== Non-Conformists (All other Religions) ====
+====Nonconformist Records====
+"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
-*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')
+*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
 === Census Records ===
-{{British Census|241365}}
+Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
 === Probate Records ===
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 == Maps and Gazetteers ==
-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]
+Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
 == Websites ==