Lower Sapey, Worcestershire Genealogy

England Worcestershire  Worcestershire Parishes

SAPEY-PRITCHARD (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union of Bromyard, Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Hundred-House and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 11 miles (W. N. W.) from Worcester; containing 252 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the border of Herefordshire, and consists of 1606 acres of land, in equal portions of arable and pasture, producing hops, apples, &c. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4. 4. 2., and in the patronage of the Executors of the late Rev. W. S. Rufford: the tithes have been commuted for £228. 10., and there are 67 acres of glebe, with a house.

From: Lewis Samuel A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 15-20. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51255 Date accessed: 14 October 2011.



Parish History
"SAPEY-PRITCHARD (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union of Bromyard, Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Hundred-House and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 11 miles (W. N. W.) from Worcester; containing 252 inhabitants."

From: Lewis, Samuel. A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 15-20. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51255 Date accessed: 14 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
See Worcestershire Census

Poor Law Unions
Bromyard Poor Law Union,Herefordshire

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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Web sites
Worcester Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and HeraldryAdd any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.