Birmingham Bishop Ryder, Warwickshire Genealogy

England Warwickshire Warwickshire Parishes

Parish History
Birmingham Bishop Ryder is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Warwickshire, created in 1841 from Birmingham St Martin, Warwickshire Ancient Parish.

Bishop Ryder's church, built in commemoration of the late prelate of that name, was consecrated Dec. 18th, 1838; it contains 1574 sittings, of which 813 are free, and the expense of erection was £4300. The living is in the gift of Trustees.

From: 'Birkenshaw - Birmingham'.

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
See also A Comprehensive List of Birmingham Parishes and Chapels for details of microfim for this parish.

Poor Law Unions
Birmingham Poor Law Union, Warwickshire

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

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