Kempsey
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Status
Ancient Parish [25]
Including chapel at Norton juxta Kempsey, which had a separate civil identity early and was a separate Ecclesiastical Parish in1781 & a chapel at Stoulton, which had a separate civil identity early and was a separate Ecclesiastical Parish in 1794 [25]
Location
O.S. Ref: SO849491
4 miles south of Worcester on the A38
Napleton, ½ mile east; Kerswell, 1½ miles S.E.; Stonehall, 2 miles east are hamlets. [57]
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Peculiar of the Dean & Chapter of Worcester. [1] Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester [25]
Adjoining Parishes
Worcester St John the Baptist Bedwardine; Worcester St Peter; Whittington;Norton Juxta Kempsey; Pershore Holy Cross; Pirton; Severn Stoke; Powick [1]
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform | Christenings | 1688-1980 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1690-1975 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1688-1950 | [5] | |
| Banns | 1754-1812 | [5] | |
| Transcripts | Marriages | 1690-1812 | [27] [20] |
| Originals | Marriages | 1690-1986 | [12] |
| Banns | 1823-1911, 1934-66 | [12] |
Marriages 1896-1906 are missing. [5]
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1688-1875 |
| Marriages | 1608-1687; 1690-1885 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | 1608-1640 (75%); 1660-1687 |
Register Copies
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Worcestershire Parish Registers Marriages Vol.1 - Kempsey 1690-1812, Alderminster 1641-1812, Offenham 1543-1812
At Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office [71]
Marriages 1690-1812
Society of Genealogists [68] :
KEMPSEY : Marriages 1690-1812: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1 [CD-ROM] IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 22 - Worcestershire, vol. 1 Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1901 Author Phillimore, W P W ed. Author Carter, W F ed.
KEMPSEY (St. Mary) : Marriages 1967-75, Burials 1874-1950 [Microfilm.] Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984
uthor Phillimore, W P W ed.
HIMBLETON : MarriagesIndex 1713-1812: Boyd's marriage index [Typescript.] IN: Boyd's marriage index Published , 1925-55 Author Boyd, Percival ed. Source D: P Boyd.
At [FreeREG]
Free Internet searches of baptism, marriage and burial records, transcribed from parish and non-conformist registers of the U.K., are available at: http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl
FreeREG is a new project. The database currently contains a few million records only, so you should not expect to find all your ancestors in the database.
The coverage for this parish currently stands at: Marriages: 1690-1812
Further records may have been added since this posting
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents
BMSGH Shop
St. Mary
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St. Mary
At Worcestershire Archives [51]
St. Mary
At Society of Genealogists [59]
KEMPSEY (St. Mary) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 7 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 7 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1990 Author Stratford, J et al. (transcriptions.) Source D: BMSGH
War Memorials
For the names of those included on a War Memorial at St.Mary's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/kempsey-st-marys-church/
Census Records
Ancestry.co.uk, FindMyPast.co.uk, thegenealogist.co.uk and genesreunited.co.uk. The 1911 census is available in full or in part on some of these sites. We are unable to advise on the choice of site since researchers' personal preferences will be influenced by the content and search facilities offered by each site. Some sites offer a free trial.
Access to the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk is widely available at most record offices, including Worcestershire Archives, and some libraries. You are advised to book time on their computers before making a visit.
A free-to-view site is being developed at freecen.org.uk for the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses. Coverage of Worcestershire parishes is rather sparse at this time.
Census returns can usually be viewed at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' Family History Centres.
Some repositories offer census details on microform, disc or printed copy. These include:
1841-1901 at Worcestershire Archives [14]
Search Services (Fee paying) - BMSGH and Independent
Burial 1688-1851 Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Manorial Records
Worcestershire Archives [50]
Compotus rolls 1508-9, 1514-5, 1521-6, 1661-2; Court books 1724-78, 1779-1888; Note book containing lists of holdings 1857; Court papers 1765-1811; Court rolls 1394-1656 (with gaps); Rentals [1577 or 1578], 1585, 1598, 1622; 1695-1702, 1759-69, 1769-1805; Rent rolls 1681; Manor books 1781-1860, 18th cent; Stewards' accounts 1808-33; Surveys, valuations, manor books, rent rolls etc 17th-19th cents; Accounts 17th-18th cents Kempsey with Aston Episcopi: Court rolls
Schools Records
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Archives:
Kempsey
Boys' School Log Books - 1871 - 1918 - Ref: BA 1038 / 2
Girls' School Log Books - 1871 - 94 - Ref: BA 1038 / 3
Infants' School Log Books - 1873 - 1919 - Ref: BA 1038 / 1
The records of schools and other educational establishments in this parish are detailed in a handlist available at Worcestershire Archives. The list refers to original documents so you will need to note the reference number and contact staff.
Other Sources
The Winslows of Kempsey : in Family history tracts, vol. 51 - Published Kempsey, 1953 - Author Winslow, Kenelm D Society of Genealogists
Directories
An extract from the Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis:
KEMPSEY, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER, 4¼ miles (S.) from Worcester, containing 1129 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £6. 18. 9, and in the patronage of the Bishop of Worcester. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The village is agreeably situated near the eastern bank of the river Severn, and contains several genteel dwellinghouses. There is an unendowed free school, in which ten boys are taught to read and write. A monastery which existed here so early as 799 was subsequently united to the church of Worcester. At this place Henry II held his court; and in 1265, shortly before the battle of Evesham, Simon de Montfort was quartered at the Bishop's palace here, with his prisoner, Henry III. Near to the church are the remains of an ancient encampment.
Last Updated: 25/10/2016
