Wythall
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- Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents
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Status
Ecclesiastical & Civil Parish [25]
Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1755 from Bromsgrove Ancient Parish, and refounded in 1853 from Kings Norton Ecclesiastical Parish & Alvechurch Ancient Parish (both Worcestershire) & Solihull Ancient Parish (Warwickshire). Civil Parish created in 1911 from part of the part of Kings Norton Civil Parish not transferred to Birmingham County Borough (associated with Warwickshire) & Ancient Parish.[25]
Location
O.S. Ref: SP073749
1½ miles north of Jumction 3 on the M42 motorway
Hollywood is 2 miles north from Wythall and Headley Heath is 1½ miles N.W. Silver Street, 1 mile north; Kingswood, 2½ miles north; Inkford, ¾ mile south; Tanner's Green, ¾ mile east are scattered hamlets. [57]
Parish Church
St.Mary
The church was declared redundant on 28 October 1992 and sold for office use. [80] Services are held at the Coppice Primary School, Shawhurst Lane.
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Archdeaconry & Diocese of Worcester until 1905, Archdeaconry & Diocese of Birmingham (1905 - *) [25]
Adjoining Parishes
Kings Norton; Shirley (Warwickshire); Solihull (Warwickshire); Beoley; Alvechurch [1]
Parish Registers at Worcestershire Archives
| Coverage | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Microform | Christenings | 1760-1967 | [5] |
| Marriages | 1854-1966 | [5] | |
| Burials | 1860-1914 | [5] | |
| Originals | Christenings | 1760-1977 | [12] |
| Marriages | 1854-1983 | [12] | |
| Burials | 1860-1965 | [12] | |
| Banns | 1965-74, 1980-88 | [12] |
Baptisms 1770-1812 are said to be included in Kings Norton register.[5]
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
| Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish Registers | Births / Christenings | 1760-1875 |
| Marriages | 1854-1885 |
Register Copies
At Society of Genealogists [68]
WYTHALL : Christenings 1760-1967, Marriages 1854-1937 [Microfilm.] Published Salt Lake City : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984
Monumental Inscriptions and Associated Documents
At BMSGH Shop
St. Mary & cemetery
St. Mary's CD-Rom
Kingswood Meeting House
At BMSGH Reference Library [7]
St. Mary
St. Mary & cemetery
Kingswood Meeting House
Wythall Kingswood Meeting House - Monumental Inscriptions - Revision of 1995 edition
At Worcestershire Archives [51]
St. Mary & cemetery
Kingswood Meeting House
At Society of Genealogists [59] :-
WYTHALL (St. Mary & cemetery) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 16 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 16 Published Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1997 Author Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry (transcription.) Source D: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry
WYTHALL (St. Mary) : Monumental Inscriptions [CD-ROM.] Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 2001
WYTHALL (St. Mary) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 3 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 3 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1982 Author Wheatcroft, Wyn et al. (transcription.)
WYTHALL (Kingswood Meeting House) : Monumental Inscriptions in the churchyard: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 6 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 6 Published , 1987 Author Wheatcroft, Wyn (transcription.)
WYTHALL (Kingswood Meeting House) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 3 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions, vol. 3 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1981 Author Wheatcroft, Wyn et al. (transcription.)
WYTHALL (Kingswood Meeting House) : Monumental Inscriptions: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions vol. 15 [Typescript.] IN: Worcestershire monumental inscriptions vol. 15 Published Birmingham : Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, 1995 Author Pearsall, David (transcription.) Source D: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry
War Memorials
For the names of those included on Wythall War Memorial see:
http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/wythall-war-memorial/
For the names of those included on a War Memorial at St Mary's Church see: http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/wythall-st-marys-church/
For the names of those included on a War Memorial to former pupils of Wythall C of E School now in Wythall Village Hall see: http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/wythall-c-of-e-school-now-in-wythall-village-hall/
For the names of those included on a War Memorial at Wythall Kingswood Meeting House see: http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/wythall-kingswood-meeting-house/
For the names of those included on a War Memorial at Wythall Baptist Church see: http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/memorial/wythall-baptist-church//
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:
At Society of Genealogists:-
1871 census Greater Birmingham (part) plus Budbrooke, Dunchurch & Leamington surname & folio index plus images of the folios for pieces RG 10/2968-2974, 3076-3086, 3088-3089, 3119, 3134-3160 & 3187-3193 [CD-ROM] - Published Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry2004 - Author: Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry
Schools Records
The following school records are original documents. Note reference number and contact staff at Worcestershire Archives:
Silver Street School
Log books.Note: The school is now known as Silver Mead Junior School. - 1875-1929 - Ref: BA 8202
Silvermead Junior School
Admission registers - 1902-25 - Ref: BA 10901/2(i)
Admission registers - 1971-91 - Ref: BA 10901/2(ii)-(iv)
Log books - 1929-91 - Ref: BA 10901/1(i)(ii)
St. Mary's C.E. School
Log books - 1897-19[64] - Ref: BA 8962/3(iii)
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:
WYTHALL, a chapelry in the parish of KING'S NORTON, upper division of the hundred of HALFSHIRE, county of WORCESTER, 8 miles (N. E. by E.) from Bromsgrove. The population is returned with the parish. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, endowed with £800 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Vicar of Bromsgrove. The chapel is dedicated to St. Mary.
Last Updated: 10/11/2016
