History resources

This page contains details and links for those interested in pursuing family and wider history associated with Claines Church and the parish.

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OTHER USEFUL LINKS

Parishmouse A website for parishes in Worcestershire, including transcripts of Claines parish descriptions, and comprehensive images of Claines Church (see Parishmouse images below)

Parishmouse Images for numerous photos of Claines Church, memorials and tablets

Claines War Memorials A useful site for individual details of Claines War Dead, from both World Wars

Old Claines Records. Worcestershire County Family History Centre where Claines ancient (c 1500-1900) records are held

A History of the Parish of Claines. A fascinating and comprehensive parish/church history from “A History of the County of Worcester”, J.W. Willis Bund, 1913

Anglican sources for tracing your family history. A new resource launched by the Church of England, September 06

Claines has a comprehensive set of records for the Family Historian. However very few ancient records are held at Claines Church. The following registers are available on microfilm at the Worcester Family History Centre:

Christenings:1538-1937
Marriages: 1540-1955
Burials: 1540-1948

Claines Friends can possibly directly help with the following:

Christenings: since 1937
Marriages: since 1955
Burials: since 1948

We can also undertake the following:

Search of monuments (graves) by name from 1860 to date (with a few earlier)
Provide electronic photographs of monuments
Provide local knowledge on old place names, houses etc. and occasionally photographs
Provide more detailed Census searches for Claines (1841 and every 10 years until 1901)

We do not charge for the above but encourage donations to the Church Funds.