BMSGH HomeBROOM
Descriptive Notes:
Ecclesiastical spelling is usually Broome.[25]St Peter, a small red brick church, was built in 1780, restored and enlarged in 1861.
Status:
Ancient Parish [25]
Clent manor which included Broome, was originally in Worcestershire but was seized by the Sheriff of Staffordshire around 1016 and became administratively a detached part of Staffordshire surrounded by Worcestershire. For civil purposes, it was transferred back to Worcestershire in 1844. It has always been in the Diocese of Worcester. It was reconstituted in 1953 as 'Broome' civil parish.
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO902785
Just south of the border with the West Midlands, 1½ miles south of Hagley
Parish Church:
St. Peter
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [1]
Hundred: S. Seisdon, Staffordshire until 1844, Lower Halfshire, Worcestershire thereafter [11] [25]
Poor Law Union:
Kidderminster [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Clent; Belbroughton; Chaddesley Corbett; Churchill (Broom) [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1664-1972 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1664-1972 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1664-1972 | [5] |
Bishops' Transcripts:
Begin 1613 Worcestershire Library and History Centre [22]
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1616-1877 |
| Marriages | 1616-1753; 1755-1799; 1809-1876 |
Register Copies:
Broome, St.Peter; Bishops' Transcripts: 1613-1665, 1758-84, Baptisms & Burials. 1664-1850, Marriages 1664-1850, Banns 1824-1850 - Book BMSGH Shop
Microform: Christenings 1664-1972; Marriages 1664-1972; Burials 1664-1972 Dudley Archives & Local History Service
BROOME (St. Peter) : Burials 1613, Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1619, 1625-40, 1660-1785, CB 1785-1850, Marriages 1786-99, 1809, 1816-37, 1844-49, banns 1824-48 Published Staffordshire Parish Registers Society 2004 Society of Genealogists [68]
BROOME (St. Peter) : Christenings & Burials 1666-1972, Marriages 1666-1809, 1816-36, 1938-72, banns 1755-1809, 1824-1946 [Microfilm.] Published Worcester : Worcestershire Record Office, 1999 Source S: S Clives. Society of Genealogists [68]
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents:
St.Peter BMSGH Shop
St.Peter Worcestershire Library and History Centre [51]
St. Peter : Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 1 [Typescript.] - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry - Author: Antrobus, D J & Harris, Pauline Society of Genealogists
Census Records:
All the censuses between 1841 and 1901 are now available on a number of fee-paying (Subscription or PayAsYouGo) sites including Ancestry.co.uk, FindMyPast.co.uk, thegenealogist.co.uk and genesreunited.co.uk. The 1911 census is available in full or in part on some of these sites. We are unable to advise on the choice of site since researchers' personal preferences will be influenced by the content and search facilities offered by each site. Some sites offer a free trial.
Access to the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk is widely available at most record offices, including Worcestershire Library and History Centre, and some libraries. You are advised to book time on their computers before making a visit.
A free-to-view site is being developed at freecen.org.uk for the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses. Coverage of Worcestershire parishes is rather sparse at this time.
Census returns can usually be viewed at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' Family History Centres.
Some repositories offer census details on microform, disc or printed copy. These include:1851-1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]
1851 census Worcestershire, vol. 2 Kidderminster : transcript & surname index: Chaddesley Corbett, Rushock, Stone, Broom, Churchill, Wolverley - Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1992 - Author: Friend, A F Society of Genealogists
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1666-1865 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Broom[e] School
Log books, (2 vols.) - 1880-1933 - Ref: BA 531/4
Black and white picture of the school and some of its pupils. Note: on the reverse of the postcard is a note saying that Annie Elizabeth Morris attended the school when she was ten years old - [late 19th cent] - Ref: BA 11147(ii)
Directories:
BROOM, a parish in the southern division of the hundred of SEISDON, county of STAFFORD, though locally in the county of Worcester, 4 miles (S.) from Stourbridge, containing 134 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and. diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £5. 3. 4 and in the patronage of the Earl of Dudley. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
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Last updated on 24th June 2011