Worcestershire Family History

Archives

• Explore the Past
  Worcestershire’s archive service. Their site shows what records are available and how to access them.
• Dudley Archives and Local History

BMDs and Parish Records

• West Midlands BMD
  Free birth (1,429,641), marriage (510,596) and death (782,429) records.
• Worcestershire Parish records

Burials and Cemeteries

• Find A Grave
  Has good coverage of many cemeteries in Worcestershire, with some photos of gravestones.
• Gravestone Photos
  Nearly 8,000 gravestone records containing over 13,000 names.
• Dudley Burial Records
  You can search for people buried or cremated in the cemeteries that are under the control of Dudley Council.
  • Brierley Hill Cemetery
  • Cradley Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
  • Gornal Cemetery
  • Gornal Wood Crematorium
  • Halesowen Cemetery
  • Lye/Wollescote Cemetery
  • Stourbridge Cemetery
  • Stourbridge Crematorium

Census Records

• Census 1841-1921
  Search the entire census from 1841-1921 and the 1939 Register all at once.
• FreeCen
  Has a good, but not complete, selection of free records to search and view.

Historical Directories

• Worcestershire Directory 1820
  This is a scanned copy of the original Worcestershire General and Commercial Directory for 1820. The book can be searched for names and locations.
• Pigot’s Trade Directory of 1830
• Worcester Inhabitants 1797
  An alphabetical surname list with occupation and address.

Local History

• Black Country History
  Black Country History is a searchable website which allows users to find information about documents, maps, photographs, art works, objects and more held by archives and museums services within the Black Country.
• Worcestershire in the 19th Century
  A book full of facts and events that occurred since 1800. Some executions, aristocracy, county magistracy and interesting stories are included.
• Worcestershire Place Names
  Find out some history of places in the county.

Military Records

• Worcestershire Regiment
  The Worcestershire Regiment website contains a great deal of information, including the history, rolls of honour, regimental archives and much more.
• Rolls of Honour
  From various places around Worcestershire

Societies

• Malvern Family History Society
  The Malvern Family History Society is a group of about 200 enthusiasts interested in their family history as well as that of Worcestershire. Their members are a mixture of people who are local to Malvern, whose roots can be local or spread far and wide, and those further afield with family links back to the area.

Wills and Probate

• Worcestershire Probate Index
  Search over 60,000 names from 1600-1858.

About Worcestershire

Population

• 1841 – 256,280
• 1851 – 254,221
• 1861 – 249,311
• 1871 – 257,177
• 1881 – 258,965
• 2015 – 578,600 est.

Largest Towns & Cities

1. Worcester
2. Redditch
3. Kidderminster
4. Great Malvern
5. Bromsgrove

List of Places in Worcestershire

Most Common Surnames 1881

1. Smith
2. Jones
3. Taylor
4. Hill
5. Harris

Places of Interest

• The Hive
• The Fleece Inn
• Worcestershire County Museum
• Forge Mill Museum
• The Commandery
• Malvern Hills
• Museum of Royal Worcester