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Blackheath churches

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jayaydee

Brummie babby
Does anyone know the names of the churches that were in the Blackheath area of Birmingham around 1900-1911?

Also, where could I find a list of the vicars, vergers etc of those churches at that time?
 
Hi Jennyann Thats the church most of my rellies got married at in 1850's onwards
 
Thanks for the welcome everyone :)

Mike - I didn't realise that Blackheath was in the Black Country - I'm not very familiar with this part of the country. Is Blackheath part of Birmingham or slightly outside? I'll try posting on there - thanks.

Jennyann - thanks for that. I have seen that one and have emailed them but no reply yet. I wondered if there were any other churches in the area that I could contact as I don't know how large Blackheath is.
 
I can reccomend Alan Godfrey map.. Staffordshire map 72.05 Rowley Regis and Blackheath 1902 .
 
Those maps look really good and brilliant value at just £2.25. Nearly payday - I can feel some internet shopping coming on!

So is Blackheath actually part of Rowley Regis? Apologies for the ignorance.
 
Great that you are having some good luck Jayaydee. I don't know much about that area myself. I think boundaries have moved over the years.
Hope that you receive some more information soon.
 
Just to give you a rough idea of the area today Blackheath is on page 62-63
 
Many thanks for that mike-g. That puts it in perspective to Birmingham. Most of my research has been in south London, an area I know very well. Now I've come up against Blackheath and Durham, neither of which I know at all. I'm realising how much easier it is when you are familiar with the area.

I've signed on with blackcountrygob, just waiting for activation email :)
 
According to the 1904 Kellys directory:
Blackheath was formed as an ecclesiastical parish in 1869, and (then) St Pauls was its only full cof E church (though there might be overpal in what is considered by the locals ton be Blackheath). St Pauls is at Cakemore township . A mission church is at Coombs wood and a mission room at waterfall lane. The parish clerk 7 sexton is James Masters .The vicar is Rev Samuel Morgans, curates Rev William Davies and Rev George Frederick Burr.there is also a Methodist new connection at Causeway and Whiteheath., a primitive methodist in the high st (Rev John Jenkins) ,Weslyan reform at Hackett st and Baptist at Beeches rd (Rev.Francis Oakes Yates)
If you go to https://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq38/jeemikejee/blackheath1902.jpg you will see a 1902 map of Blackheath, with St Pauls in the centre
mike
 
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