Non-Conformist and Catholic Records on Microfilm at The Hive

Non-Conformist and Catholic Records
on Microfilm at The Hive

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology
Service
2012

Introduction to Non-Conformist and Catholic Records
on Microfilm

What is a non-conformist?

A non-conformist is someone who could not be counted as part of the
Church of England. They are often part of other churches. Examples
include Quaker, Catholic, Methodist or Baptist.

Up to 1644 non-conformists were persecuted and are unlikely to have kept
written records. Even after 1644 they were often obliged to marry in the
Church of England and were often buried in parish churchyard. These
events, however, may remain unregistered.

The Marriage Act of 1753 only recognised as legal those marriages taken
by Anglican clergy (Quakers and Jews were exempt). Despite these
tendencies many non-conformist churches did keep their own registers,
often in the possession of individual ministers.

There is no requirement to deposit such records with local record offices so
coverage can be patchy. Many records are held at The National Archive.

What do the records contain?

Like Church of England Parish Records non-conformist records contain
baptisms, marriages and burials. Sometimes births and deaths are
mentioned. Catholic records sometimes provide registers of confirmations
and first communicants. Meetings of Society of Friends (Quakers) are
sometimes included.

Using this Handlist

 Part one provides a list of non-conformist records held by place, with a
key to abbreviations.

 Part two provides a list of records by denomination, giving the name
and place of the church, chapel or meeting house, the record type,
covering dates and corresponding film number. Any associated notes
are also included.

 Part three provides an index to the Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll,
which names people who contributed to the Million Guinea Appeal of
1898.
These records are on microfiche. They are arranged in the handlist by
place, with fiche number and page numbers listed alongside.

Contents 1
3
Introduction 4
Non-Conformist Records by Place 5
Baptists 12
Congregationalists/Independents 14
Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion 18
Methodists 21
Presbyterians 22
Roman Catholics 26
Society of Friends
Other
Wesleyan Historic Roll
Non-Conformist Records found within Private Collections

Non-Conformist Records by Place

Key P – Presbyterian

B – Baptist

C/I – Congregationalists / R/C – Roman Catholic

Independents SofF – Society of Friends

CofH – Countess of Huntingdon’s O – Other

Connexion

M – Methodist

Alcester / Astwood B

Astwood Bank B

Bewdley BP

Bidford-on-Avon (Warks) M

Blackmore Park R/C

Bloomfield see Tipton M

Bredon see WestmancoteB

Broadway C/I R/C

Bromsgrove B M R/C other

Catshill B

Clent M

Crabbs Cross (Redditch) M

Cradley (Halesowen) B P

Cradley (Herefordshire) CofH (Leigh Sinton / Suckley)

Dodford B

Dudley B M P R/C SofF

Evesham M P SofF

Grafton Manor R/C

Great Malvern CofH R/C

Harvington R/C

Kidderminster B CofH M P R/C other

Langley see Oldbury M

Leigh M

Little Malvern R/C

Lower Clent see Clent M

Lower Mitton (Stourport) M

Oldbury / Langley M

Pershore B R/C other

Redditch C/I B M R/C

Redmarley R/C

Romsley M

Shipston-on-Stour M

Stourbridge / Lye C/I M P R/C SofF R/C SofF other
Stourport M CofH M P
Spetchley Park R/C
Tenbury B
Tipton (Bloomfield) M
Upton-on-Severn R/C
Westmancote / Bredon B
Wolverley M
Worcester B C/I
Wyre Piddle M

Name of church/chapel Baptists Covering dates Film
Type of records nos
Alcester and
Astwood Baptist Births 1788-1837 1
Church 1 Deaths 1801-1806 1
Astwood Bank Burials 1800-1837 1
Baptist church 2
Baptisms 1813-1950 5
Bewdley Baptist 3 5,6
Chapel Burials 1800-1877 (gaps) 6

Bromsgrove Baptist 4 Volume containing list of 1845-1887 6
Church
persons buried, plan of burial
Bromsgrove,
Worcester Street ground and list of graves
Independent and
Baptist Church Register of members 1813-1850
Catshill, Little
Catshill Baptist Births 1776-1836 3
Chapel Deaths 1756-1836 3
Cradley Baptist Burials 1756-1836 3
Church [Halesowen]
Births 1671-1710 (gaps) 12
Dodford Baptist 5 Baptisms 1684-1862 (gaps) 12,13
Chapel Marriages 1692-1841 (gaps)
Deaths 1684-1857 (gaps) 12
Church bks nos 1-6 1671-1862 12,13
List of members 1863 12,13

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Births 1785-1836 4
Baptisms 1788-1804 4

Births 1828-1834 4
Baptisms 1830-1836 4

Births 1794-1837 4
Dedications 1806-1837 4
Burials 1807-1837 4

Originals only

1

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film nos
Births 1816-1837 4
Dudley, New Street 6
Baptist Church Births 1803-1837 1

Kidderminster, Births 1811-1872 8
Union Street
Particular Baptist Births 1776-1782 2
Chapel Baptisms 1783-1836 2
Births 1820-1836 2
Pershore, Broad St
Baptist Church

Shipston on Stour
Baptist Chapel

Tenbury, Cross St
Baptist Chapel

Westmancote, Marriages 1928-1962 Originals only

Baptist Chapel, b 004.0301
Bredon 7
BA10562

Worcester, Silver Births 1793-1836 2
St. Baptist Chapel

Notes

1. Alcester is in Warwickshire and Astwood was part of Feckenham. Alcester
was the mother church. No pre 1837 register of marriages was kept.
Between 1801 and 1813 the minister was minister for both Alcester and
Astwood. From 1813 he was minister of Astwood only.

2. Astwood was a daughter church of Alcester Baptist Church. It had ceased
to be used as a place of worship by 1990.

3. Bewdley Baptist Church was founded in 1649.
4. The Bromsgrove Baptist Chapel was founded in 1666.
5. Dodford Baptist Chapel has ceased to be used as a place of worship.
6. Dudley New Street Baptist Chapel was founded in 1766.
7. Baptist chapel at Westmancote founded 1779.

2

Congregationalists/Independents

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film nos

Broadway Births 1801-1837 3
Independent Chapel Baptisms 1801-1837 3

Redditch Independent Births 1823-1837 2
Congregational Chapel Baptisms 1824-1837 2
Burials 1827-1837 2
Stourbridge High
Street Independent Births 1789-1837 2
Chapel Baptisms 1790-1837 2

Worcester, Angel Street Baptisms 1699-1955 16
Congregational Church 1 Marriages 1838-1840 16
Burials 1781-1899 16
Worcester Angel Street
Independent Chapel Births 1792-1837 (gaps) 2
Baptisms 1699-1837 (gaps) 2
Burials 1815-1837 2

Notes

1. The Congregationalists established themselves here c. 1687. This chapel
is closed.

3

Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film nos

Cradley Countess See Leigh Sinton
of Huntingdon’s

Chapel [Herefordshire]

Great Malvern See Malvern
Countess of
Huntingdon's Chapel

Kidderminster Births 1790-1837 1
Countess of Baptisms (gaps) 1
Huntingdon's Chapel 1790-1837
(gaps)

Leigh Sinton, Births 1818-1830 1
Suckley and Cradley Baptisms 1818-1837 1
Countess of
Huntingdon's Chapel

Malvern, Great Births 1827-1837 1
Malvern, Countess of Baptisms 1828-1837 1
Huntingdon's Chapel

Suckley, Countess See Leigh Sinton
Huntingdon's Chapel

Worcester Birdport Births 1785-1836 2
Baptisms 1784-1836 2
Street Countess of
Huntingdon's Chapel 1

Worcester, Baptisms 1846-1973 9
Deansway, Countess of
Huntingdon's Church

1. This chapel is closed. Notes

4

Name of church/chapel Methodists Covering dates Film
Type of records 1834-1879 nos
Bidford on Avon 1
Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms 6
Church
See Tipton 1906-1946 6
Bloomfield Wesleyan 1947-1976 38
Methodist Chapel Marriages
Marriages 1837-1932 6
Bromsgrove Hepzibah
Primitive Methodist Baptisms 1837-1941 14
Chapel 2 1900-1953 6
Baptisms
Bromsgrove Primitive Marriages 1818-1837 4
Methodist 3 1815-1837 4
Births 1835-1837 4
Bromsgrove Wesleyan Baptisms 1919-1958 6
Methodist 4 Burials
Marriages 1804-1837 1,4
Bromsgrove Wesleyan 1804-1837 1,4
Chapel See Redditch
Births
Clent, Lower Clent Baptisms
Wesleyan Methodist
Burials 1829-1837 1
Crabbs Cross
Baptisms 1838-1935 (gaps) 6,7
Dudley, King Street 5 Baptisms 1935-1964 32
Methodist Chapel and Marriages 1905-1915 7
other chapels in the
Dudley Circuit 5

Dudley, Wolverhampton 6
Street Methodist New
Connexion Chapel

Evesham Methodist 7
Circuit

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
nos
Evesham Wesleyan Births 1804-1837
Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1813-1837 1
Baptisms 1841-1878 1
Kidderminster, Cross
Street (Lion Fields) 7
Methodist Chapel
Marriages 1911-1954 7
Kidderminster, Marriages 1955-1963 31
George St, Primitive
Methodist Church 8 Baptisms 1841-1906 7,8
Marriages 1847-1952 7,8
Kidderminster, Mill Marriages 1952-1964 32
Street Methodist 9 Marriages 1964-1973 36

Kidderminster Births 1830-1837 3
Sion Field Primitive Baptisms 1833-1837 3
Methodist Chapel
Births 1788-1837 (gaps) 1
Kidderminster Baptisms 1788-1837 (gaps) 1
Wesleyan Chapel
See Oldbury 1884-1975 37
Langley 1932-1964 32
Baptisms
Leigh Methodist 10
Marriages
Leigh, Smithsend 11
Green Methodist See Clent
Chapel
See Stourport on Severn
Lower Clent
Marriages 1916-1945 8
Lower Mitton

Oldbury, Langley,
Spring Street
Methodist Church

6

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
nos
Oldbury Wesleyan Births 1822-1837
Chapel Baptisms 1832-1837 1
Burials 1823-1837 1
Redditch Circuit 1,2
Bates Hill Wesleyan Baptisms 1929-1964
Methodist Church Baptisms 1964-1968 32
and other churches 12 Baptisms 1968-1976 35
38
Redditch Circuit Baptisms 1838-1929
Wesleyan Methodist Marriages 1844-1872 21,22
Chapel 21
Baptisms 1891-1952
Redditch Circuit 23
Wesleyan Methodist
Chapels Marriages 1961-1975 37
Baptisms 1878-1891 23
Redditch Crabbs Cross
Methodist Church 13 Marriages 1951 8

Redditch Crabbs Baptisms 1909-1960 23
Cross Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1908-1953 23

Redditch, Evesham Births 1806-1837 2
Street Methodist Baptisms 1810-1837 2
Church

Redditch Holyoakes
Field Methodist
Church

Redditch, Mount
Pleasant United
Methodist Church

Redditch Wesleyan
Chapel

7

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
Baptisms 1960 nos
Romsley, Dayhouse
Bank Methodist 8
Church
None held
Stourbridge, Lye,
Hayes Lane None held
Methodist Church 14
None held
Stourbridge, Lye, None held
Love Lane
Methodist Church 15 Births 1804-1837 2
Baptisms 1809-1837 2
Stourbridge, Lye,
St. Methodist Church 16 None held

Stourbridge, New Marriages 1936-1949 9
Road Ebenezer United
Methodist Church 17 Births 1788-1837 2
Baptisms 1788-1837 2
Stourbridge Baptisms 1791-1837 9
Wesleyan Chapel

Stourbridge,
Wollescote Cross
Walks Road Mount Tabor
Methodist Church 18

Stourport on Severn,
Lower Mitton,
Lickhill Lane Methodist

Stourport on Severn
Wesleyan Chapel 19

Stourport on Severn
Wesleyan Methodist
Circuit

8

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
nos
Tipton, Bloomfield Births 1823-1837 1,3
Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms 1823-1837 1,3
Chapel
Births 1808-1837 3
Tipton, Tipton Baptisms 1809-1837 3
Green Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel Marriages 1945-1958 12

Wolverley, Drakelow Baptisms 1825-1927 10
Methodist Church
Baptisms 1885-1966 34
Worcester Blockhouse
Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1928-1963 31
Marriages 1915-1957 10
Worcester, Bromyard Marriages 1957-1963 31
Road Methodist
Church 20 Baptisms 1884-1962 30

Worcester, George Births 1799-1837 2
Street Methodist Baptisms 1799-1837 2
Church 21 Baptisms 1803-1957 10
Marriages 1899-1950 10,11
Worcester, Marriages 1950-1965 33
Ombersley Road
Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1838-1966 34

Worcester, Pump
Street Methodist
Chapel 22

Wyre Piddle
Methodist Church 23

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Notes

1. Bidford on Avon is in Warwickshire.

2. Bromsgrove Hepzibah Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1861 and was
on Birmingham Road. It is now closed. Marriages 1947-1976 are subject to
a 30 year access restriction.

3. Bromsgrove Primitive Methodist Circuit amalgamated with Bromsgrove
Wesleyan Methodist Circuit in September 1955.

The register of baptisms for the period 1837-1932 is labelled "Belbroughton
chapel book transferred to Bromsgrove 1878".

4. Bromsgrove Wesleyan Methodist circuit amalgamated with Bromsgrove
primitive Methodist circuit in September 1955.

The marriage register for 1900-1903 is a copy made before the minister was
authorised to solemnize marriages.

5. Dudley King Street Methodist Chapel was founded in 1788. The registers
are also said to include entries for Oldbury and other places.

6. Dudley Wolverhampton Street Methodist New Connexion Chapel was
founded in 1829.

7. Baptisms 1935-1964 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.

8. Marriages 1955-1963 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.

9. Marriages 1952-1964 and 1964-1973 are subject to a 50 year access
restriction.

10. Baptisms 1884-1975 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.

11. Marriages 1932-1964 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.

12. Baptisms 1929-1964, 1964-1968 and 1968-1976 are subject to a 50 year
access restriction.

13. Marriages 1961-1975 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.

14. Records transferred to Dudley library.

15. Records transferred to Dudley library.

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16. Records transferred to Dudley library. This church was formerly known as
Chapel Street Wesley chapel.

17. Records transferred to Dudley library. This church was formerly known as
Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel.

18. Records transferred to Dudley library. This church was formerly known as
Cross Walks United Methodist Church.

19. The chapel ceased to be used as a place of worship.
20. Baptisms 1885-1966 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.
21. Baptisms 1928-1963 and marriages 1957-1963 are subject to a 30 year

access restriction.
22. Marriages 1950-1965 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.
23. Baptisms 1838-1966 are subject to a 50 year access restriction.

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Presbyterians

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
nos
Bewdley, High St Births 1772-1823
Presbyterian Baptisms 1772-1823 3
Meeting House Burials 1812-1815 3
3
Cradley, Park Births 1785-1837
Lane Presbyterian Baptisms 1789-1837 4
Chapel [Halesowen] Deaths 1761 4
Burials 1797-1826 4
Dudley, 4
Wolverhampton St Births 1800-1837
Presbyterian Chapel Baptisms 1743-1837 (gaps) 4
Burials 1829-1835 4
Evesham, Oat Street 1 4
Unitarian
Presbyterian Chapel Births 1776-1836 1

Kidderminster Baptisms 1776-1955 (gaps) 1,7
Presbyterian/ Marriages 1848-1953 (gaps) 7
Unitarian New Burials 1822-1962 (gaps) 1,7
Meeting House
Births 1783-1836 1
Stourbridge Baptisms 1783-1836 1
Presbyterian/
Unitarian Church Baptisms 1709-1869 8,9
Marriages 1838-1961 9
Worcester, Castle Burials 1791-1860 8,9
Street Presbyterian
Church 2 Baptisms 1866-1944 12
Marriages 1867-1929 12
Worcester
Presbyterian Church Sessions minutes 1865-1889 28

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Notes
1. Evesham oat street Unitarian/ Presbyterian chapel was founded in 1737.

There is some duplication of the pre 1837 entries.
2. The church was closed in October 1962. A new church was built in Albany

Terrace, Worcester. The original baptism and marriage registers are very
badly singed.

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Name of church/chapel Roman Catholics Covering dates Film
Type of records nos
Blackmore Park
Mission RC Baptisms 1782-1844 20
Admissions To 1862-1876 20
Broadway St. Saviours Confraternity 1915-1917 20
RC Church
Baptisms 1830-1994 46
Bromsgrove St Marriages 1833-1994 46
Peter's RC Church 1 Deaths 1828-1994 46
Dudley, Our Blessed Communicants 1831-1837 46
Lady And St. Thomas of Confirmations 1836 46
Canterbury R.C. Church
Confirmations 1864-1968 15
Grafton Manor RC 2
Chapel Baptisms 1835-1902 47-48
Marriages 1835-1903 47-48
Great Malvern Deaths 1835-1893 47-48
Harvington Chapel Communicants [1838]
Confirmations 1860-1892 47
48
Birth/Baptisms 1722-1745, 1796
Birth/Baptisms 15
Baptisms 1806-1843
Marriages 1843-1863 15
Deaths 1839-1862 15
Communicants 1806-1830 15
Confirmations 1807-1830 15
Confirmations 1807-1850 (Gaps) 15
1855 15
See Malvern 15

Baptisms 1752-1806 41
Baptisms 1806-1823/4 41
Marriages 1804 41
Marriages 1807-1817 41
Deaths 1763-1804 41
Deaths 1792-1828 (Gaps) 41

Confirmations 1797, 1808, 41
1809, 1816 & 1818 41
14

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
Harvington Chapel (Cont) nos
Communicants
Kidderminster 1795 & 1797 41
Birchen Coppice Anniversaries
RC Church 3 1807-1822/3 & 1828 41
Kidderminster, Catalogue of
St. Ambrose R.C. Harvington 1697-1878 41
Library
Little Malvern, 1755 41
St. Wulstans Rc Marriages
Church 1971-80 7
Baptisms
R.C. Church Baptisms 1831-1885 42
Little Malvern Marriages 1884-1903 42
Court R.C. Chapel Marriages 1831-1883 42
Malvern, Great Deaths 1884-1918 42
Malvern St. Edmunds Deaths 1863 42
Confirmations 1900-1925 42
1860, 1866, 1878 42
Baptisms & 1880
Marriages 17
Deaths 1783-1994 17
Confirmations 1864-1994 17
Confirmations 1826-1994 17
List of 1831-1857 17
Confirmations 1873-1966 17
Death Certificates 19th Century
and other papers 17
1913-1994
Confirmations 1904-1948 49
Baptisms 17
1906-1967
Baptisms 1904-1975 49
Marriages 49

15

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
nos
Malvern, Great Baptisms
Malvern St. Josephs Marriages 1871-1994 49
Deaths 1884-1994 49
Pershore, Church Of 1903-1994 49
The Most Holy Redeemer Baptisms
(Formerly St. Eadburga) Marriages 1913-1994 50
R.C. Church Deaths 1978-1994 50
Redditch, St. Mary's Confirmations 1913-1994 50
of Mount Carmel RC 1913-1994 50
Church Baptisms
Baptisms 1834-1910 43
Redmarley Mission RC Marriages 1910-1927 43
Spetchley Park Marriages 1852-1913 43
RC Chapel 4 Deaths 1914-1945 43
Deaths 1852-1884 43
Stourbridge, Our Deaths 1885-1918 43
Lady's & All Saints Confirmations 1918-1965 43
RC Church Marriage details 1923-1938 (GAPS) 43
1911-1964 (GAPS) 43
Baptisms
1807-1815 20
Baptisms
Marriages 1750-1856 18
Burials 1750-1841 18
Confirmations
1850-1965 (GAPS) 18
Baptisms 1856-1927 18
Baptisms
Baptisms 1842-1855 44
Marriages 1855-1880 44
Deaths 1880-1908 44
Confirmations 1844-1880 44
1870-1890 (GAPS) 44
1846-1906 44

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Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
Upton Upon Severn, nos
St. Joseph RC Church Baptisms 1853-1889
Baptisms 1888-1908 45
Worcester St. Marriages 1854 & 1866 45
George RC Church 5 Deaths 1854-1890 (Gaps) 45
Deaths 1890-1979 (Gaps) 45
Confirmations 1850, 1855, 1881, 45
1887-1948 (Gaps)
Conversions 1854-55, 1866 45
Members of the 45
Congregation 1906-1912
Receptions 1896-1912 45
45
Baptisms 1685-1894 (Gaps)
Marriages 1837-1906 (Gaps) 40
Deaths 1774-1875 40
40

Notes

1. Bromsgrove St. Peter's RC church was built in 1860. Prior to then many
Catholics had used Grafton Manor Chapel.

2. Grafton Manor Chapel was a private chapel of the earls of Shrewsbury. It
was used for Catholic worship until 1858 when a new church was begun at
Bromsgrove.

3. This chapel is now closed.

4. This chapel is now closed.

5. Transcript of registers available.

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Society of Friends

Name of church/chapel Type of Covering dates Film nos
records
Birmingham Bull St Miscellaneous Drawer 7
Society of Friends Births 1662-1858 (Gaps)
Deaths 1664-1796 Film 10
Coventry and Warwick Burials 1756-1861
Society of Friends Miscellaneous Drawer 7
Burials 1837-1861
Dudley Society of Film 29
Friends Births 1662-1848 (Gaps)
Miscellaneous Drawer 7
Dudley, Stourbridge Births 1837-1876
And Coventry Film 30
Society of Friends
Miscellaneous Drawer 7
Evesham Society
of Friends Film 30

Herefordshire Marriages 1776-1796 Originals only
Society of Friends
Births 1635-1837 B898.2 BA9751/1
Herefordshire And
Worcestershire Marriages 1657-1836 24
Society of Friends 24
Burials 1650-1838 24
Herefordshire, 24
Worcestershire and Minutes of 1791-1816
Wales General Quarterly 39
Meeting Meeting

Leicestershire Births 1635-1837
Society of Friends
Marriages 1657-1836 Digest
Rutland
Society of Friends Burials 1650-1838 Registers

See Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Society
of Friends

See Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Society
of Friends

18

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film nos
19
Shropshire Society Births 1656-1859 19
of Friends Marriages 1656-1834 19
Deaths 1656-1859 19
19
Particulars of Graves 1703-1866
at Coalbrookdale 19

Abstracts, Copy Deeds 1670-1800 19
Re Shropshire Monthly 19, 25
Meeting Property 25, 26

Papers re 1795-1858 26
Coalbrookdale, 26
Shropshire and 26
Shrewsbury Meeting 26
Houses and burial 26
Grounds 26

Monthly meeting 1807-1872
List of members

Monthly meeting 1768-1859
Men's minutes

Monthly meeting 1753-1824
Women's minutes

Ministers' and elders' 1766-1851
Minutes

Removal certificates 1785-1804
Book

Broseley accounts 1690-1719

Broseley meeting 1720-1748
Collections

Men's preparative meeting 1748-1829

Sufferings book 1660-1759

19

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film nos

Stourbridge and Burials 1839-1858 Miscellaneous Drawer 7
Dudley Society
Of Friends Film 29

Wales Society of Births 1635-1837 24
Friends Marriages 1657-1836 24
Burials 1650-1838 24

Warwick Society Burials 1660-1879 Miscellaneous Drawer 7
of Friends
Film 10
Warwickshire, Births 1623-1837
Leicestershire and Marriages 1648-1837 Miscellaneous Drawer 7
Rutland Society of
Friends Film 10

Worcester Society Quarterly Meeting 1704-1730 29
of Friends Book and
Accounts of 29
Friends, sufferings

Minutes of 1730-1771

Quarterly meeting

Accounts of 1731-1795 29
Sufferings
24
Worcestershire Births 1635-1837 24
Society of Friends Marriages 1657-1836 24
Burials 1650-1838
29
Minutes of 1771-1791

Quarterly meeting

20

Other

Name of church/chapel Type of records Covering dates Film
nos

Bromsgrove Chapel 1 Births 1732-1837 (Gaps) 4
Lane High Street Baptisms 1739-1837 (Gaps) 4
Burials 1772-1837 (Gaps) 4

Bromsgrove Upper See Bromsgrove, Chapel Lane
Meeting House

Kidderminster Old Births 1785-1837 (Gaps) 1
Meeting House Baptisms 1727-1837 1
Deeds Etc. 1627-1860 27

Pershore, Broad St. Births 1811-1872 8
Church 2

Worcester, Bromwich Marriages 1947-1983 (Gaps) 10
Road Mission Hall 3

Worcester Baptisms 1936-1961 (Gaps) 10
Glenthorne Mission
Church

Worcester Holy Baptisms 1929-1971 10
Trinity Poor Law
Institution and
Shrub Hill Hospital

Notes

1. The Congregational Chapel in Chapel Lane was built on the site of the old
meeting house in 1833. It was formerly known as Upper Meeting House.

2. Pershore Broad Street Chapel was founded in 1658.

3. The mission hall was not affiliated to any non-conformist church, but was run
on a non-denominational basis.

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Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll
The Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll comprises 50 volumes, organised into areas,
in which the names of some 1,025,000 contributors to the Million Guinea Appeal of
1898 are recorded. The Appeal raised £1,073,682 before it was closed in 1908 and
was used to purchase the site of the Royal Aquarium opposite Westminster Abbey,
build Westminster Central Hall and expand the missionary work of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church both at home and abroad.
The microfiche at Worcestershire Library and History Centre comprise fiche 1-19
from volume 22. These contain the Worcestershire Circuits which were part of the
Birmingham & Shrewsbury District in 1898-1908.

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Area Fiche Page numbers
Number
Bilston Circuit 1-11, 12-13
Bilston Ettingshall 1&2 14-25
Bilston Hurst Hill 2 28-31
Bilston Ladymoor 3 47
Bilston Lanesfield 3 46
Bilston Sedgley 3 48-49
Bilston Stonefield 3 44
Bromsgrove Circuit 3
Coventry Circuit Warwick Lane 239-241, 242-243
Cradley Circuit 16 & 17 303
Cradley Clent 19
Cradley Lye 12 163-166
Cradley Mount Pleasant 13 173
Dudley Burnt Tree 12
Dudley Circuit 12 170-171
Dudley Darby End 6 167-168
Dudley Dixon’s Green
Dudley Dudley Wood 3&4 83
Dudley Gornal 5 50-51, 52-58
Dudley Gornal Wood 4
Dudley Netherton 5 66-67
Dudley Old Hill 5 61-63
Dudley Pensnett 5 68-71
Dudley Salop 6
Dudley Woodside 6 73
6 74-75
Evesham Circuit 5
Kidderminster Circuit 5 81
Kidderminster Cleobury 78-80
17 76-77
13 & 14 64-65

14 72

251-256
195, 196-200

207

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Kidderminster Cookley 202-203
Kidderminster Forest Rock 14 205
Kidderminster Frith Common 14 206
Malvern Mission Circuit 14
Oldbury Circuit 16 231-234
Redditch Alcester 8 111-115
Redditch Astwood Bank 18 277-278
Redditch Circuit 19
Redditch Circuit Bates Hill 18 289
Redditch Crabbs Cross 17 268-274
Redditch Ham Green 19
Redditch Headless Cross 19 267
Redditch Mappleborough 18 285
Green 19 287
Redditch Rowney Green 275-276
Redditch Studley 18 284
Stourbridge Brettell Lane 19
Stourbridge Brierley Hill 10 279
Stourbridge Brockmoor 9 & 10 281-283
Stourbridge Bromley 10 & 11 139-142
Stourbridge Circuit 11 129-135, 136
Stourbridge Gig Mill 8&9 145, 146
Stourbridge Gospel Ash 12
Stourbridge Kingswinford 11 149
Stourbridge Kinver 11 123, 124-128
Stourbridge Wombourn 11
Common 11 161
Stourport Circuit 157
Tipton Bloomfield 13 153
Tipton Brown Lion Street 7 151-152
7 159

183-188
95-97
98

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Tipton Circuit, Park Lane 87
Tipton Dudley Port 6 101
Tipton Park Lane 88-92
Tipton Roseville 8 99
Tipton Woodsetton 103
Worcester Circuit 7 211-219, 220

7

8

15 & 16

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