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Status:
A chapel in Tenbury Ancient Parish, which was in Herefordshire (Wolphy Hundred). It became a separate Ecclesiastical Parish in 1843. In 1844 it was transferred for civil purposes from Herefordshire to Worcestershire. Became a separate Civil Parish in 1866. [25]
Location:
O.S. Ref: SO629685
On the South bank of the river Teme, 2 miles east of Tenbury
Parish Church:
St.Michael
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction:
Archdeaconry of Salop & Diocese of Hereford until 1876, Archdeaconry of Ludlow & Diocese of Hereford (1876-1919), Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester (1919-1921), Archdeaconry of Dudley & Diocese of Worcester (1921 - *) [25]
Hundred:
Wolphy, Herefordshire, but Upper Doddingtree (from 1844) [44] [25]
Poor Law Union:
Tenbury [3] [25]
Adjoining Parishes:
Burford (Shropshire); Knighton-on-Teme; Eastham; Hanley Child; Tenbury [1]
Parish Registers:
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform at WLHC | Christenings | 1561-1964 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1562-1963 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1561-1964 | [5] | |
| Transcripts at WLHC | Marriages | 1754-1812 | [27] |
| Bishops' Transcripts |
1638 & 1662-1754 | [27] | |
| Originals at WRO | Burials | 1561-1993 | [12] |
| Banns | 1755 - 1812 (some) | [12] |
Bishops' Transcripts: Herefordshire Record Office
International Genealogical Index (IGI):
[19]
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1561-1964 |
| Marriages | 1561-1963 |
Register Copies:
At Society of Genealogists [68]
Hereford Diocese marriage licence bonds 1693-1702, 1704-9 [Microfilm.] Published Salt Lake City Genealogical Society of Utah Nd. Source S: A M Thompson.
Hereford Diocese marriage licence registers index to vol. 1, 1663-72 Published Nd. Acc. no. 122872 Source D: Herefordshire Record Office. Location Herefordshire shelves Shelf mark HR/R 4
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]
1841 Herefordshire Record Office
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent:
Burial 1660-1851 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records:
Worcestershire Record Office [50]
Sutton Stermy: Plan 1778
Parish Records on microform at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [13]
Blank register of freeholders 1788
Poor law papers, parish accounts & incumbents' licences 1705-1847
Churchwardens & overseers accounts & vestry minutes 1706-1845 accounts
Schools Records:
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Record Office:
Rochford School
Log books - 1927 -47 - Ref: Ref: BA 531/13
A handlist of other records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here.
Directories:
ROCHFORD, a parish in the hundred of WOLPHY, county of HEREFORD, 2 ½ miles (E. by N.) from Tenbury, containing 264 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Tenbury, in the archdeaconry of Salop, and diocese of Hereford. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. [Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis]
© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
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Last updated on 11th June 2011