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The History of Tettenhall
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'A Tettenhall History'
by GV Handcock
Published 1991, by Broadside, Tettenhall.
'A History of the Parish of Tettenhall, in the County of Stafford'
by James P Jones
Published 1894, by Simpkin & Marshall, London.
'A History of Tettenhall'
by MW Greenslade, DA Johnson, & NJ Tringham
Published 1984, by Staffordshire Libraries, Arts & Archives.
'History of Tettenhall College'
by GV Hancock
Published 1963, by Tettenhall College, Tettenhall.
'History of the Family of Wrottesley'
by George Wrottesley.
Published as a supplement to The Genealogist, 1903, Exeter.
'Genealogy of the Pearson Family of Tettenhall, Staffordshire'
by Hugh Pearce Pearson
Published 1893, by Lawrence Asylum Press, Ootacamund.
'Tettenhall'
by John Raven
Published 1990, by Broadside, Tettenhall.
'Around Tettenhall & Codsall in Old
Photographs'
by Mary Mills
Published 1990, by Alan Sutton, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
'Bilston, Tettenhall & Wednesfield.
(Images of England Series)'
by Mary Mills & Tracey Williams
Published 1998, by Tempus, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
'Tettenhall & Pattingham (The Archive
Photograph Series)'
by Alec Brew
Published 1997, by Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
'By Road & Rail to Tettenhall'
by Ned Williams
Published 1980, by Uralia Press, Wolverhampton.
Church History
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The Parish Church, St Michael, was a royal free chapel, and enjoyed
all the privileges of such peculiars. It was anciently collegiate.
The college was founded previous to the Norman Conquest, and had a
dean and five prebendaries, till the period of its dissolution, in
the reign of Henry VIII. The present church is supposed to be a part
of the original foundation, but it was enlarged in 1825. The font is
curiously ornamented with Gothic sculpture, and in the vestry is a
venerable oak chest, hewn out of a solid block, and strongly plated
with iron. The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of Lord Wrottesley,
and incumbency of the Rev Edward J Wrottesley.
The Wesleyans have a chapel in the village of Tettenhall, built in
1825."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White,
Sheffield, 1851]
Tettenhall Wood ecclesiastical parish was formed in June, 1868. Christ
Church, Tettenhall Wood, was erected in 1866, in stone, in the Early
English style.
Church Records
Church of England Registers
The parish register of the parish church of St Michael & All Angels
commences in 1602. The original registers for the period 1602-1968
(Bapts), 1602-1948 (Mar) & 1602-1946 (Bur), and Banns for the period
1754-1799 are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office.
Bishops Transcripts, 1687-1859 (with gaps 1692-96, 1699-1715, 1717-1800, & 1837)
are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.
A transcript of the St Michael & All Angels registers for the periods
(part 1) 1602-1744, and (part 2) 1745-1839 (Mar) was published in 1930
and 1967 by the Staffordshire Parish Register Society and has been
reprinted by the Birmingham & Midland SGH.
The parish register of the church of Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood
commences in 1868. The original registers for the period 1868-1988
(Bapts) & 1868-1989 (Mar) are deposited at Staffordshire Record
Office.
Genealogy
Dave Fullwoods's Tettenhall
pages which include information on Tettenhall
history and photographs of the area.
Poorhouses, Poor Law etc
Tettenhall parish became part of Seisdon Union following the Poor Law
Amendment Act of 1834.
Seisdon Union Workhouse stood on the Upper Green in Tettenhall. It
was an old building which was enlarged in 1836, to accomodate 80 paupers. |
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