Upton Snodsbury
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Status
Ancient Parish [25]
Originally a chapel in Pershore Holy Cross, which itself was a part of Pershore Abbey but a separate parish at the Dissolution. Upton Snodsbury was a separate parish by 1535.[25]
Location
O.S. Ref: SO943544
7 miles east of Worcester along the A422
Cowsdown is a hamlet 1 mile south. [57]
Adjoining Parishes
Crowle; Huddington; Grafton Flyford; North Piddle; Naunton Beauchamp; Peopleton; Whiteladies Aston; Churchill; Broughton Hackett [1]
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives
| Coverage | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microform | Christenings | 1577-1968 | [5] | |
| Marriages | 1587-1965 | [5] | ||
| Burials | 1587-1965 | [5] | ||
| Banns | 1756-1811; 1824-1965 | [5] | ||
| Transcripts | Marriages | 1587-1837 | [27] [21] | |
| General | 1577-1837 | [27] |
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1577-1875 |
| Marriages | 1577-1876 | |
| Bishops' Transcripts | Births / Christenings | ? -1669 |
| Marriages | ? -1669 |
Register Copies
At BMSGH Shop
St.Kenelm: Christenings, Marriages & Burials 1577-1837
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1577-1837
At Dudley Archives & Local History Service [62]
Transcript: 1577-1837
At Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office [71]
Marriages 1587-1837
At Society of Genealogists [68] :-
UPTON SNODSBURY : Christenings 1577-1812, Marriages 1587-1647, 1662-1751, 1780, Burials 1587-1812 [Manuscript.] Published , Nd.
UPTON SNODSBURY : Christenings, Marriages & Burials(Index) 1577-1837 [Microfiche.] Published Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry Nd. Author Sargeant, E H (comp.)Source D: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry
UPTON SNODSBURY : Christenings, Marriages & Burials(Index) 1577-1837 [Microfilm.] Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, Nd. Author Genealogical Society of Utah (transcription.)
UPTON SNODSBURY : Christenings, Marriages & Burials(Index) 1577-1837: Worcestershire Parish Registers Society, 2nd series, vol. 1 IN: Worcestershire Parish Registers Society, 2nd series, vol. 1 Published : Worcestershire Parish Register Society, 1950 Author Sargeant, E H (comp.)
UPTON SNODSBURY : Marriages 1587-1647, 1662-1837: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 100 - Worcestershire, vol. 2 [CD-ROM] IN: Phillimore's parish register series, vol. 100 - Worcestershire, vol. 2 Published London : Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1910 Author Phillimore, W P W ed.
UPTON SNODSBURY : Marriages(Index) 1651-75: 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: 1587-1837
Further records may have been added since this posting
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents
At BMSGH Shop
St.Kenelm At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St Kenelm
At Worcestershire Archives [51]
St.Kenelm
At Society of Genealogists [59]
UPTON SNODSBURY (St. Kenhelm) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 5 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 5 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1986 Author Boaz, J et al. (transcription.) Source D: BMSGH
War Memorials
For the names of those included on the WW1 Roll of Honour at St Kenelm's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/upton-snodsbury-st-kenelms-church-ww1-roll-of-honour/
For the names of those included on the WW1 Memorial at St Kenelm's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/upton-snodsbury-st-kenelms-church-ww1-memorial/
For the names of those included on the WW2 Memorial at St Kenelm's Church see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/upton-snodsbury-st-kenelms-church-ww2-memorial/
Census Records
All the censuses between 1841 and 1901 are now available on a number of fee-paying (Subscription or PayAsYouGo) sites including 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 1660-1840Worcestershire Burial Index
Marriage see Worcestershire Marriage Index
Parish Records on microform
Alphabetical index to registers 1577-1965
Parish Officers' account book 1720-1856
Overseers' of the poor accounts 1794-1828
Poor rate assessments 1819-33
Vestry meetings minute book 1856-1923
Schools Records
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Archives:
Upton Snodsbury School
Attendance register - Boys - 1870-71 - Ref: BA 11547/3(vi)
Attendance register - Girls - 1870-71 - Ref: BA 11547/3(vii)
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.
Directories
An extract from the Topographical Dictionary of England 1831 by Samuel Lewis: UPTON-SNODSBURY, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of PERSHORE, county of WORCESTER, 6½ miles (E. by S.) from Worcester, containing 291 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the king's books at £8, and in the patronage of the Rev. Henry Green. The church is dedicated to St. Kenelme.
Last Updated: 04/11/2016
