Moor, Worcestershire Genealogy

England Worcestershire Worcestershire Parishes

Township History
"Moor with Hill, Worcestershire.—See Hill"

From: Lewis, Samuel A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 334-340. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51157 Date accessed: 09 October 2011.

"HILL, a township, in the parish of Hales-Owen, union of Stourbridge, Upper division of the hundred of Halfshire, Hales-Owen and E. divisions of the county of Worcester; containing 936 inhabitants"

From: Lewis, Samuel A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 509-512. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51031 Date accessed: 09 October 2011.

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.

Church records
Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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

Web sites
Worcester Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and HeraldryAdd any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.