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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire Parishes]] | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
{{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}} | WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it is the capital, Worcester and W. divisions of the county, 111 miles (N. W. by W.) from London. The city comprises the '''parishes''' of St. Alban, All Saints, '''St. Andrew''', St. Clement, St. Helen, St. Martin, St. Nicholas, St. Peter, and St. Swithin. The living of'''St. Andrew's''' is a discharged rectory. There are places of worship for '''Baptists, the Society of Friends, the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, Independents, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51430#s2 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 673-687. Date accessed and adapted: 31 October 2013.</ref> | ||
{{expand section|a summary overview of the history of this parish}} | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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The original records are held at the '''Worcestershire Record Office, City Centre Branch''' (otherwise known as the <br> | The original records are held at the '''Worcestershire Record Office, City Centre Branch''' (otherwise known as the <br> | ||
<blockquote>Worcestershire Library and History Centre)<br>Trinity Street<br>Worcester<br>WR1 2PW<br>England Tel: 01905 765922<br>Fax: 01905 765925 <br> Email: [mailto:WLHC@worcestershire.gov.uk WLHC@worcestershire.gov.uk ]<br> Website: [http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records/ www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records/]<br> </blockquote> | <blockquote>Worcestershire Library and History Centre)<br>Trinity Street<br>Worcester<br>WR1 2PW<br>England Tel: 01905 765922<br>Fax: 01905 765925 <br> Email: [mailto:WLHC@worcestershire.gov.uk WLHC@worcestershire.gov.uk ]<br> Website: [http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records/ www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records/]<br> </blockquote> | ||
For complete information, including map and hours of operation, see [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=781 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=781] | |||
For complete information, including map and hours of operation, see [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=781 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=781] | |||
The Family History Library has microfilmed the parish registers and the bishop's transcripts. To find the microfilm numbers for the parish registers, look in the FHL catalog under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=England%2C+Worcester%2C+Worcester&author_givenName=&author_surname= England, Worcester, Worcester] and find St. Andrew's mixed in with other parishes for the city of Worcester. The Bishop's Transcripts for Worcester are not filed by parish, but by year for the whole county. Thus, each year's transcripts are on a different microfilm. An [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F243151 FHL finding aid] giving FHL film numbers by parish is available as FHL book 942.4 K29bt, also available on microfiche at Family History Centers, fiche 6035756 (2 fiches). <br> | The Family History Library has microfilmed the parish registers and the bishop's transcripts. To find the microfilm numbers for the parish registers, look in the FHL catalog under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=England%2C+Worcester%2C+Worcester&author_givenName=&author_surname= England, Worcester, Worcester] and find St. Andrew's mixed in with other parishes for the city of Worcester. The Bishop's Transcripts for Worcester are not filed by parish, but by year for the whole county. Thus, each year's transcripts are on a different microfilm. An [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F243151 FHL finding aid] giving FHL film numbers by parish is available as FHL book 942.4 K29bt, also available on microfiche at Family History Centers, fiche 6035756 (2 fiches). <br> | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|464215}} | {{British Census|464215}} | ||
==== Probate records<br> ==== | ==== Probate records<br> ==== | ||
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<br> == | == Maps and Gazetteers<br> == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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[http://www.worcesterbmsgh.co.uk/WorcesterStAndrew.html Worcester Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry<br>] Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | [http://www.worcesterbmsgh.co.uk/WorcesterStAndrew.html Worcester Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry<br>] Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | ||
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[[Category:Worcestershire]] | [[Category:Worcestershire]] | ||