- What historical background should I know to use this data?A large number of parish records date from the sixteenth century, when a series of mandates required clergy to compile records of baptisms, marriages, and burials within the parish, and to send an annual copy to the Bishop. Essentially, there are two sets of records: the parish copy and the copy the clergyman sent to the Bishop each year, known as Bishops Transcripts. Many records were destroyed, lost, or simply not kept during the Civil War (1642-1660). Of the surviving records, many have since been transcribed and collected by genealogical societies. The records are a valuable resource for finding vital information of people of the time. The content of the records may vary between the two sets.Civil registrationof births, deaths, and marriage, often called General Registration, began in July of 1837. It provides a national vital records index that simplifies searches and includes people who may not have been associatedwith a church. The civil records are more readily available than parishrecords (parish records after 1837 often aren't filmed) and are easierto use. But many births went unrecorded in the early years of civil registration, so parish records arestillextremely valuable.Worcestershire: - Wills and Administrations in the Court of The Bishop of Worcester, 1601-1652; Marriage Licenses and SequestrationsWorcestershire: - Registers of Marriages (Various Parishes), 1538-1836 Marriages at Shipston-on-Stour, 1572 to 1812. Marriages at Tidmington, 1693-1812. Marriages at Bradley, 1630 to 1812. Marriages at Kempsey, 1690 to 1812. Marriages at Alderminster, 1613 to 1812. Marriages atOffenham, 1543 to 1812. Marriages at Alstone, 1550 to 1805.Marriages at Kington, 1588 to 1836. Marriages at Redditch, 1808 to 1812. Marriages at Church Lench, 1702 to 1812. Marriages at Rous Lench, 1539 to 1812. Marriages at Elmbridge, 1570 to 1812.Worcestershire: - Willsand Administrations in the courtof the Bishop of Worcestershire, also Marriage Licences and Sequestrations, 1451-1600Worcestershire: Bedwardine - St. Michael's Parish Registers (Christenings,Marriages, Burials), 1546-1812 (Marriages to 1754)Worcestershire: Bushley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1538-1812Worcestershire: Churchill in Oswaldslow - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1564-1839Worcestershire: Eastham, Hanley William - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials),1572-1812Worcestershire: Haslesowen - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1559-1643Worcestershire: Upton Snodsbury - Parish Registers, 1577-1837Worcestershire: Worcestershire - Cathedral Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials),1693-1811Worcestershire: Worcestershire - St. Alban's Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1630-1812
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