Tividale St Michael, Staffordshire Genealogy

England Staffordshire



Parish History
Prior to 1879 the church was known as Rowley Regis District Mission of St Michael.

In 1879 it was formed into a parish from part of Rowley Regis, Staffordshire and Tipton St Martin, Staffordshire parishes.

The church stood until 1984 when it was demolished. The site of the former church hall was adapted to form the present parish church which was consecrated in 1995.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

See Staffordshire BMD

Church records
Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap 1874-1972 Mar 1879-1971 Bur no burial ground Lichfield Record Office has no holdings of Bishop's Transcripts

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.

Poor Law Unions
Dudley Poor Law Union, Staffordshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Staffordshire 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