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Tracing your Family History in Worcester

Find out how and where your ancestors lived in Worcester in 1911 with the new online census for 1911 now available.

For those of you that are interested in Genealogy and are researching your family roots in the Worcester area we have put together a few links to help you start your search.

The main place to start your search in Worcester is the Worcestershire Library & History Centre on Trinity Street (WR1 2PW)
The History Centre is the most appropriate branch for family historians to visit, although there are also sources available for some local history research.

Sources Available at the History Centre

The History Centre holds microfilm and microfiche copies of Worcestershire records and sometimes for surrounding counties as well as some national records. Sources include:

  • Census returns. Ancestry.co.uk also available.
  • Local maps
  • Trade and clerical directories
  • Local newspapers. (For further information about local newspapers in Worcestershire and the surrounding counties, please see the Newsplan West Midlands website.)
  • Parish and non-conformist records
  • Wills and other probate records
  • Cemetery and crematoria records
  • International Geneaological Index
  • General Register Office index of births, marriages and deaths
  • The Worcestereshire Photographic Survey

There are also various CD-ROM packages available for use. In addition to microfilm sources, the History Centre also boasts a large county-wide selection of local and family history books. These books are for reference only.

For more information about records kept visit the History Centre .

For Researching Local History

The best place to start  is the Record Office at County Hall

Amongst the original records held at the County Hall Branch are:

  • Administrative archives of the present and former County and some districts.
  • Petty Sessions and other official records such as those of Coroners, some hospitals and poor law unions.
  • Quarter Sessions records dating back to 1590.
  • The extensive Worcestershire Photographic Survey.
  • Records of the Diocese of Worcester.
  • Ecclesiastical and Non-conformist records.
  • Estate and family papers.
  • School records.
  • Maps and plans.
  • Records of groups, societies and businesses in Worcestershire.

Or you could contact the Worcester branch of the Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry and meet other genealogists from in and around Worcester.

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