Worcester St Nicholas, Worcestershire Family History Guide

Worcester St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish in the county of Worcestershire.

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1563
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1613

Nonconformists include: Christians, Roman Catholic, and Society of Friends/Quaker.

Adjacent Parishes

• Worcester St Swithin
• Claines
• Worcester St Martin
• Worcester All Saints
• Worcester St Clement

Worcester St Nicholas Parish Registers

Search online registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials including digitised images of original records and registers and indexed transcriptions.

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Worcester St Nicholas, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

Worcester St Nicholas, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1922

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Worcester St Nicholas, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1947

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Worcester St Nicholas, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997

Marriage Licences and Allegations

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Bosher, James, of the city of Worcester, gent., bachelor, about 23, and Mary Waring, of St. Nicholas, in the city of Worcester, widow, about 35, alleged by Elizabeth Smith, wife of Thomas Smith, of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, clothworker, at any parish church in the city of Worcester. 30 Dec. 1678 V.

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish History

See Worcester, Worcestershire Family History Guide

Historical Maps

Worcester (NW) 1902: Worcestershire Sheet 33.03 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Worcestershire) This detailed map covers the NW quarter of Worcester, with coverage stretching from The Tything westward to Dines Green, and from tne Infirmary northward to Lavender Road. On the reverse is included a selection of street directory entries, incl Barbourne Road, Henwick Road, Hylton Road, The Moors, The Tything. View Map Details*

Worcester (NE) 1902: Worcestershire Sheet 33.04 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Worcestershire) This detailed map covers the NE quarter of Worcester, with coverage stretching from Foregate Street eastward to Elbury Hill, and from Lowesmoor northward to Astwood Cemetery. On the reverse is included a selection of street directory entries, incl Arboretum Road, Astwood Road, Chesnut Walk, Foregate Street, Lowesmoor, Middle Street, Rainbow Hill, Sansome Place/Street/Walk, Shrub Hill Road, Tunnel Hill. View Map Details*

Worcester (SW) 1902: Worcestershire Sheet 33.07 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Worcestershire) This detailed map covers the SW quarter of Worcester, with coverage stretching from St Andrew's church westward to Laughern Brook, and from The Butt southward to Boughton Park. The map is dominated by the St John's area. On the reverse is included a selection of street directory entries, incl Bransford Road, Bridge Street, Broad Street, Bromyard Road, The Butts, Henwick Road, McIntyre Road, St John's, Tybridge Street; plus a timetable for the Worcester-Leominster line. View Map Details*

Worcester (SE) 1902: Worcestershire Sheet 33.08 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Worcestershire) This detailed map covers the SE quarter of Worcester, with coverage stretching from High Street eastward to Nunnery Farm, and from Tallow Hill southward to Redhill Cross. A major feature of the map is the Cathedral and a good part of the city centre is shown, in detail. On the reverse is included a selection of street directory entries, incl College Green/Precincts/Street/Yard, The Cross, Friar Street, High Street, New Street, Shambles, Sidbury, Wyld's Lane. View Map Details*

Administration

• County: Worcestershire
• Civil Registration District: Worcester
• Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
• Diocese: Worcester
• Rural Deanery: Worcester
• Poor Law Union: Worcester
• Hundred: Worcester Borough
• Province: Canterbury