Discover Your Local or Family History
Bewdley Museum has a comprehensive Reference Library, Documentation, Photographs & Oral Archives for Bewdley, Ribbesford, Wribbenhall, Dowles, Kidderminster, Stourport & other surrounding areas. Bewdley Historical Research Group plays a large part in the care and use of these.
Materials held include:
- Transcripts of most Parish Registers for Ribbesford, Bewdley,
Dowles & Wribbenhall and Baptist, Quaker and Presbyterian material too.
The Registers vary from parish to parish and some cover the period
16th - 20th century. Most of the Registers are indexed.
- Transcript of all Census Returns 1831-1901 for Bewdley, 1801-
1901, Wribbenhall and 1841-1901 Dowles. All indexed.
- Monumental Inscriptions for St. Leonard's, Ribbesford, All
Saints, Wribbenhall, St. Andrew's, Dowles, Holy Trinity, Far Forest, St.
Peter's, Rock, St. Giles', Heightington, St. Bartholomew's, Bayton, St.
John the Baptist, Mamble, Bewdley Baptist & Quaker.
- Trade Directories 1784-1940 Bewdley, Wribbenhall & Dowles.
- Billheads for old Bewdley businesses.
- Wills & Inventories 16th-20th centuries for Bewdley, Ribbesford,
Wribbenhall & Dowles.
- IGI (International Genealogical Index) for Worcs, Herefordshire, Salop,
Staffs, Warks, Glous, Brecon, Monmouth & Radnor.
- National Census Index for 1881.
- National Burial Index.
- Vital Records Index for British Isles (baptisms & marriages).
- Some Electoral Rolls for Bewdley & Wribbenhall.
- 1851 Census Returns for Worcs, Gloucs & Southern Warks.
Local Historians from Bewdley Historical Research Group are available to assist you :
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