Handsworth, Staffordshire

Location

Handsworth is an ancient parish located in the south of the county of Staffordshire and abutting Warwickshire.

West Bromwich is approximately two miles north north west of Birmingham and West Bromwich is about three miles to the west. The cathedral city of Lichfield is approximately 14 miles to the north north east and historic county town of Stafford is about twenty-four miles to the north north west.

Parish Church

The Parish (CofE) Church is St Mary, Handsworth, which can be found here on Google Street View

Parish Registers

Staffordshire Archives appears not to publish on their website information regarding surviving parish registers, but does offer a PDF listing, available free on application. See https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/publications/GuidestoSources.aspx (Accessed 01Mar2021).

As of March 2021, the Staffordshire Collection is available from Findmypast. See https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/familyhistoryresources/Tracing-your-family-history.aspx

Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes

To the east of Handsworth lies Aston juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire with St Martin's, Birmingham, Warwickshire to the south. To the south west is Harborne and All Saints, West Bromwich is to the west. To the north west is Great Barr a long established chapelry of Aldridge ancient parish and to the north east Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire

Gleanings from

• Handsworth Census Returns
  • 1851 Census Handsworth