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Family History
| Notices | Where to Visit? | Local Sources | National Sources |
- Are you new to Family History? Then go to our Introduction to Family History page to find out some top tips to get you started.
- Ancestry.co.uk available for free at the History Centre!
- Online parish register index.
- Free guide to Worcestershire sources, by the Worcester branch of BMSGH.
The most appropriate branch for family historians to visit is the History Centre. It holds microform materials and CD-ROMs relating to Worcestershire as well as some national records. All original documents are held at the County Hall Branch. In order to confirm which branch you need to visit and what format the source is held on please consult our list of holdings.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive and there are more resources that can be consulted when you visit.
We have produced several lists and guides to our holdings in PDF format, which requires an Acrobat Reader to view them. Use the link on the left to get Acrobat Reader if you do not currently possess it. You may also wish to try using other Family History websites.
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Worcestershire and neighbouring counties records
Unless specified all sources are held at the History Centre
| Source | Format |
Parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials:
|
microfilm |
Parish register transcripts  (17.37 KB) |
printed volumes |
Bishops' transcripts of parish registers:
|
microfilm |
Cemetery records: |
microfilm |
Census returns 1841-1881: |
microfilm |
| Census returns 1891 (34.00 KB) |
microfiche |
Census returns 1901:
|
microfiche |
| Worcestershire Census Index 1851 | microfiche / CD ROM |
| Herefordshire Census Index 1851 | CD ROM |
Electoral registers:
|
microfilm at HistoryCentre/ original form at County Hall Branch |
Land tax: |
microfilm |
| Marriage bonds and allegations (64.61 KB) |
microfilm |
Monumental inscriptions Index to parish registers and monumental inscriptions |
printed volumes |
Newspapers: |
microfilm |
Nonconformist registers of baptisms/births, marriages and burials/death:
|
microfilm |
Quarter Sessions records:
|
original form at County Hall Branch |
| School records | original form at County Hall Branch |
| Trade directories [1790]-1971 (10.38 KB) |
microfilm and printed volumes |
Wills and other probate records:
|
microfilm |
| Registry Index to wills 1451-1928 | printed volumes |
| Worcestershire Marriage Index (by groom's name) 1701-1837 | printed volumes |
| Worcestershire Marriage Index (by bride's name) 1701-1837 | printed volumes |
National records
Unless specified all sources are held at the History Centre
| Source | Format |
General Register Office Indexes to births, marriages and deaths, for England and Wales:
|
microfilm / microfiche |
| General Register Office indexes to overseas births, marriages and deaths and military registers of births, marriages and deaths - 1796-1994 | microfiche |
| 1881 Census Index | microfiche |
| International Genealogical Index (IGI) for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales (1992 edition) | microfiche |
| Divorce Indexes 1858-1958 (9.36 KB) |
microfilm |
| National Probate Calendar 1858-1943 (index to wills at First Avenue House, High Holborn, London) | microfiche |
| FamilySearch® package | CD ROM |
| Soldiers Who Died in the Great War | CD ROM |
| 1851 Census Index for Norfolk, Warwickshire and Devon | CD ROM |
| Australian Vital Records Index | CD ROM |
| Ancestry.co.uk Census records, etc | Website |
Last modification: 15:24:24, 14th January, 2008 by Louisa Mann
Review date: 13th April, 2008
