Dudley Wood St John, Worcestershire Genealogy

Parish History
Dudley Wood St John the Evangelist was formed as an Ecclesiastical Parish from Netherton St Andrew, Worcestershire

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
 * See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

See West Midlands BMD

Church Records
For earlier registers refer to the mother parish Netherton St Andrew, Worcestershire

Dudley Archives has deposited Parish registers Bap 1931-1970 Marr 1950-1979 Bur none

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Many of Dudley Parish Register entries have been transcribed in full by Staffordshire Freereg and can be searched for free.

Poor Law Unions
The parish was created after the abolition of the Dudley Poor Law Union

Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Worcestershire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain