West Bromwich (All Saints), Staffordshire

Location

West Bromwich is an ancient parish located in the south of the county of Staffordshire. Now a large market town, it grew during the industrial revolution from a rural village due to the local availability of both ironstone and coal.

West Bromwich is approximately six miles north west of Birmingham and Dudley in Worcestershire is about four miles to the west. The cathedral city of Lichfield is approximately 16 miles to the north north east and historic county town of Stafford is about twenty-five miles to the north.

Three Ecclesiastical Parishes had been created out of the ancient parish of All Saints prior to the 1851 census, namely Hill Top, West Bromwich, Holy Trinity and West Bromwich, Christ Church.

Parish Church

The Parish (CofE) Church is All Saints, West Bromwich, 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 West Bromwich lies Handsworth with Harborne, Smethwick and Oldbury, Worcestershire are to the south. To the south west is Rowley Regis, formerly a chapelry and detached portion of Clent, Worcestershire and Tipton is to the north west. To the north is Wednesbury and Great Barr, formerly a chapelry of Aldridge.

Gleanings from

• West Bromwich (All Saints) Census Returns
  • 1851 Census West Bromwich (All Saints)