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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
BIRLINGHAM (St. James), a '''parish''' in the union, and Upper division of the hundred, of Pershore, Pershore and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 3 miles (S. S. W.) from Pershore.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50802#s8 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 01 October 2013.</ref> | |||
NAFFORD, a '''hamlet''' in '''Eckington parish''', Worcester; 3½ miles S S W of Pershore. It was once a parish; and it had a church, which long ago was destroyed.<ref>Wilson, John M., [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20375 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'', 1870-72. Date accessed and adapted: 01 October 2013.</ref> | |||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|464212}} | {{British Census|464212}} | ||
==== 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/Birlingham.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/Birlingham.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]] | ||
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