BAPTIST RECORDS

Church Records

Area / Church / Address

Registers at Birmingham Central Library

Archives Department

Acock Green Olton Baptist Church Harrier Road

none

Aston Christ Church, Victoria Road , Six Ways

marriages. 1913-1983

Aston Manor Baptist Church, Thomas Street,

marriages. 1962

Balsall Heath Edward Road Baptist

none

Billesley Billesley Baptist Church Brook Lane

none

Birmingham Cannon Street Chapel,

baptisms. 1785-1856
burials - deaths 1790-1854

Birmingham Birmingham Union Cottage Homes (Marston Green Cottage Homes)

baptisms 1917 - 1931

Birmingham Cannon Street New Baptist Meeting House

none

Birmingham Childrens Hospital Birmingham

baptisms 1922 - 1986

Birmingham Church of Messiah Broad Street

none

Birmingham Circus Chapel, Bradford Street,

none

Birmingham Freeman Street Baptist Chapel

none

Birmingham General Baptist Church Lombard Street

none

Birmingham Hope Street (Daniel Memorial) Church,

marriages. 1956

Birmingham Hope Street (Daniel Memorial ) Church

marriages 1956

Birmingham Loveday Street Maternity Hospital

baptisms 1935 - 1959

Birmingham Mount Zion Chapel, Graham Street

none

Birmingham Particular Baptist Chapel Cannon Street

none

Birmingham Peoples Chapel Great King Street

none

Birmingham Wycliffe Church Bristol Road

none

Birmingham Zion Chapel, Newhall Street,(Swen after 1814)

baptisms. 1821-1837

BirminghamLombard Street Chapel,

baptisms. 1786-1837

Bordesley Green Bordesley Green Baptist Church, Victoria Street

marriages . 1923-1982

Chelmsley Wood Chelmsley Wood Baptist Heddington Grove

none

Duddeston Chapel (Daughter of Particular B C ) Willis Street

none

Edgbaston Birmingham Maternity Hospital Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre

baptisms 1970 1978

marriages 1981 -1983

Edgbaston Church of the Redeemer, Hagley Road,

marriages. 1900-1972

Erdington Erdington Abbey St Thomas & St Edmund of Canterbury High Street

none

Handsworth Cannon Street Memorial Soho Road

none

Handsworth Handsworth Baptist Mission

none

Harborne Harborne Baptist High Street

none

Highgate Highgate Baptist Moseley Road

none

Hnadsworth Hamstead Road Baptist Church

none

Hockley Bond Street Chapel,

baptisms. 1750-1837
burials.   1794-1834

Hockley Highbury Chapel Graham Street

none

Hockley Lodge Road Church

none

Hockley The People's Chapel, Great King Street,

marriages  1923 -1982

Kings Heath Kings Heath Baptist High Street

none

Ladywood Church of the Saviour Edward Street (see also Methodist)

baptisms 1896 - 1909

Lozells Heathfield Road Chapel

none

Moseley Moseley Baptist Church Oxford Road

marriages 1967 - 1991

Northfield Northfield Baptist Bristol Road South

none

Rubery Rubery Hill Hospital

none

Shirley Shirley Baptist Church Stratford Road

none

Small Heath Small Heath Baptist Church Jenkins Road

none

Sparkbrook Stratford Road Baptist Church

none

Stirchley Selly Park Baptist Church Pershore Road

baptisms 1913 - 1955

Summerfield Hospital

bap 1864 1888 &

1907 - 1962

Washwood Heath Bethel Evangelical Free Baptist Ward End Road

none

Yardley Wood Yardley Wood Baptist Church Yardley Wood Road

none

 

CHURCH OF CHRIST

The Church of Christ was a nationwide organisation very similar to the Baptist Church in the practise of adult baptism. 

The Record Repository is based at 

The Orchard Learning Resource Centre
Westhill College
Selly Oak
Birmingham

Access is available only by means of an advance appointment made in writing. 

CONGREGATIONAL & INDEPENDENT RECORDS

In October 1972, the Congregational Church of England and Wales united with the Presbyterian Church of England to form the United Reformed Church. 

The following lists detail deposited records of the Warwickshire Congregational Union aid the Association of Birmingham Congregational Churches and of Birmingham Congregational (later United Reformed) Churches. For records of Presbyterian (later United Reformed) Churches see Presbyterian section below. For records of new United Reformed Churches established after 1972 see church list below.  

CB1

Warwickshire Congregational Union

CB2

Association of Birmingham Congregational Churches

Church Records

Area / Church / Address

Registers at Birmingham Central Library

Archives Department

Aston manor Aston Manor Congregational Chapel, Park Road

marriage 1930-1956

Aston Aston Independent Chapel Saltley Road

marriage 1889 - 1936

Balsall Heath Balsall Heath Congregational Moseley Road / Lime Grove

marriage 1918 -1952

Birchfields Westminster Road Congregational Church,

baptism 1880 - 1892

marriage 1880 -

Birmingham Carrs Lane Chapel Carrs Lane

baptism 1785 -1862

burial   1831 -1859

Birmingham Ebenezer Chapel, Steelhouse Lane

marriage 1838 -1931 

Birmingham Livery Street Independent Chapel Livery Street

none

Bordesley Watery Lane Central Mission,

marriage 1931- 1941

Bournbrook Bournbrook Congregational Church, Dartmouth Road

marriage 1935-1965

Digbeth Digbeth Institute

marriage 1912-1958 

Edgbaston Edgbaston CongregationalChurch, Francis Road

Marriage 1933 -1958

Erdington Erdington Congregational Church, Orphanage Road

baptism 1822 -1975

Erdington Erdington United Reformed Church, Holly Lane

none

Hall Green Hall Green United Reformed(formerly Congregational) Church, Etwall Road

none

Handsworth Elmwood United Reformed
(formerly Congregational) Church, Hamstead Hill,

no registers

Handsworth Soho Hill Congregational Church Soho Hill

marriage 1923-1941

Handsworth United Reformed Church
(formerly Lodge Road Institute & Mission Hall) Lodge Road

none

Handsworth Union Chapel, Union Row,

marriage 1926 - 1970

Handsworth Westminster Road Congregational

none

Hay Mills Hay Mills Congregational Church, Coventry Road

marriage 1932-1962

Hodge Hill Hodge Hill United ReformedChurch
(formerly Stoney Lane Memorial Congregational Church),
Coleshill Road

none

Kings Norton Kings Norton United Reformed
(formerly Congregational Church) Watford Road

marriage 1904-1984

Kingstanding Kingstanding Congregational Church, Brackenbury Road

baptism  1934 1974

marriage 1934 -1973

Lozells Lozells Congregational Church, Wheeler Street

baptisms 1891 -1926

Nechells Nechells United Reformed Church Oliver Street

none

Pype Hayes Pype Hayes United Reformed
(formerly Congregational) Church, Chester Road

none

Rubery Rubery United ReformedChurch
(formerly Congregational Church), Whetty Lane

no registers

Small Heath Small Heath Congregational Church, Coventry Road

baptism  1866 1979

marriages 1866 -1930

Sparkhill Sparkhill United Reformed Moravian
(formerly Congregational) Church. Stratford Road

none

Sparkbrook / Balsall Heath Stoney Lane Congregational Church, Stoney Lane

marriages 1931 - 1940

Sparkbrook Ladypool Road Congregational Church, Ladypool lane

no registers

South Aston South Aston United ReformedChurchUpper Sutton Street

none

Tysley Acocks Green Congregational Church

marriages 1912 -1936

Weoley Castle Weoley Castle United Reform Church
(formerly Congregational Church) The Square

marriage  1950-1968

Winson Green Winson Green United Reformed
(formerly Congregational) Church, Winson Green Road

marriages 1981-1993

Wylde Green Wylde Green Reform Church Britwell Road

none

Yardley Digbeth-in-the-Field United Reformed
(formerly Congregational) Church Moat Lane,

none

Yardley Yardley Congregational Church, Church Road

marriage 1947 -1961

 

METHODIST RECORDS

Church Records

Area / Church / Address

Registers at Birmingham Central Library  

Archives Department

 

 

Acocks Green Acocks Green Methodist Church Shirley Road

baptism 1865-1963

Aston Belmont Row Methodist Chapel Belmont Row / AshtedRow

baptism 1830-1932

marriages 1899-1932

Aston New Street Chapel

none

Balsall Heath Balfour Street Methodist Chapel

marriage 1930 -1939

Balsall Heath Ombersley Road Methodist Church

marriage 1934-1952

Billesley Billesley Methodist Church Trittiford Road

 

Birchfields Mansfield Road Methodist Church

marriage 1900-1971

Birmingham Bell Barn Road Methodist Chapel

baptism 1841-1853

Birmingham Bradford Street Methodist Chapel

baptism  1829-1937

marriages 1895-1934

Birmingham Bristol Road Methodist Chapel

baptism 1841-1941

marriage 1877-1940

Birmingham Central Hall, Corporation Street

baptism 1887-1953

Birmingham Cherry Street Chapel

baptism1802-1886

Birmingham Havergal House Hatchett Street,

baptism1940-1964

marriages 1945-1958

Birmingham Holliday Street Mission Hall

baptism 1931-1946

Birmingham Lord Street Methodist Church

baptism 1930-1941

Birmingham New John Street West Wesleyan Chapel

baptism 1864-1896

Birmingham Newtown Row Methodist Church

baptism 1940-1964

marriages 1899-1958

Birmingham Oxford Street Chapel

none

Birmingham Prince Albert Street.

marriages  1927- 1960

Birmingham Sea Horse Hall Buck Street

baptism 1894-1940

Birmingham Spring Hill Methodist Church

baptism 1896-1919

Birmingham Wesley Chapel, Constitution Hill

baptism 1829-1917

marriage 1869-1917

Bordesley Bordesley Street Chapel

baptism 1831-1837

Bournebrook Elmdon Road Methodist Chapel

marriage 1929-1939

Bournville Hay Green Methodist Church Cob Lane

none

Bromford Bromford Methodist Church Wheelwright Road

marriage 1971

Castle Bromwich Castle Bromwich Methodist Church School Lane

baptism 1850-1887

Castle Vale St. Cuthbert's Methodist Church Reed Square,

marriage 1977-1978

Cotteridge Cotteridge Methodist / St Andrews  B'ham South West Circuit Dacer Close

none

Edgbaston Edgbaston Methodist Church Sandon Road

baptism 1882-1922

Edgbaston Islington Methodist Church St. Martin's Street

baptism 1831-1959

marriages 1866-1945

Edgbaston Stirling Road Methodist Church

baptism 1886-1969

marriage 1897-1969

Elmdon Methodist Church Elmdon Circuit Lyndon Road

none

Erdington Erdington Methodist Church High Street

marriage 1922-1967

Erdington Erdington Methodist Church Station Road

none

Erdington Hart Memorial Church Gravelly Hill,

marriage 1924-1973

Frankley Holly Hill Methodist Church

none

Great Barr Pheasey Methodist Church Romney Way,

baptism 1940-1957

Greet Greet Methodist Church Percy Road

marriage 1976-1979

Hall Green Gospel Lane Methodist Church Redstone Farm Road

(also C of E)

marriage 1956-1966

Handsworth Asbury Memorial Chapel Holyhead Road,

marriage 1899-1976

Handsworth Ebeneezer Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane,

baptism 1913-1966 

Handsworth Ninevah Chapel Benson Road,

baptism 1861-1958

marriage 1948

Handsworth Somerset Road Methodist Church

marriage1899-1977

Handsworth Villa Road Methodist Church

none

Harborne California Methodist Church Stonehouse Lane,

baptism 1908-1972

Harborne Harborne Methodist Church South Street

baptism 1848-1965

marriages 1887-1980

Hawkesley Hawkesley Pastorial Centre

none

Kings Heath Vicarage Road Chapel

none

Kings Norton Kings Norton Village Chapel Pershore Road

none

Kings Norton Providence Chapel Masshouse Lane

none

Kingshurst Kingshurst Methodist Church Gilson Way

baptism 1959-1979

marriages 1970-1980

Kingstanding Kingstanding Methodist Church Lambeth Road

baptism1933-1958

Kingstanding Stockland Green Methodist Church

none

Ladywood Church of the Saviour, Edward Street (see also Baptist)

baptism 1896-1909

Ladywood Icknield Square Methodist Church

baptism 1900-1958

Ladywood Monument Road Methodist Church

baptism 1876-1963

Ladywood Morville Street Methodist Chapel

baptism 1862-1953

marriage 1916-1948

Ladywood Summerhill Methodist Church Monument Road

baptism 1860-1978

marriage 1899-1966

Lozells Aston Villa Methodist Church George Street,

baptism 1850-1962

marriages 1867-1962

Lozells Unett Street Methodist Church

marriage 1941-1945

Maypole Maypole Methodist Church Sladepool Farm Road

none

Nechells / Long Acre Ebenezer Methodist Chapel Cook Street

baptism 1863-1956

Nechells Nechells Hall Methodist Church Nechells Park Road

baptism 1877-1964

marriages 1899-1963

Nechells Rock Lane Methodist Church

marriage 1936-1941

New Oscott Princess Alice Orphanage Chapel Princess Alice Drive

baptism 1885-1973

Northfield Chatham Road Methodist

none

Perry Barr Aston Lane Methodist

none

Perry Beeches Perry |Beeches Methodist Church Thornbridge Avenue

none

Perry Common Perry Common Methodist Church Witton Lodge Road

baptism 1941-1945

Quinton /Ridgeacre Quinton Methodist Church Worlds End Lane

none

Quinton College Road Methodist Chapel

baptism 1841-1955

marriages 1914-1964

Rednal Longbridge Methodist Bristol Road South

none

Saltley Washwood Heath Methodist ChurchWashwood Heath Road,

baptism 1872-1973

marriage 1928-1972

Selly Oak Langleys Road Methodist

none

Selly Oak St John's Methodist Church Bristol Road,

marriage 1917-1956

Sheldon Brays Road Methodist Church

baptism   1952-1972

marriages  1955-1974

Shenley Hill Shenley Hill Methodist Church Halescroft Square

marriage 1966-1977

Small Heath Bordesley Green Methodist Church

Prince Albert Street

baptism 1912-1961

marriages 1927-1960

Small Heath Coventry Road Methodist Church

baptism 1868-1947

marriages 1899-1961

Small Heath Muntz Street Methodist Chapel

marriage 1926-1941

Small Heath Small Heath Methodist Church Yardley Green Road

baptism 1938-1960

Solihull Lyndon Methodist Church Lyndon Road,

baptism 1939-1973

South Yardley Broadyates Methodist Broadyates Road

none

Sparkhill Madeley Road Methodist

none

Sparkhill Sparkhill Methodist Church Stratford Road

marriage 1907-1952

Sparkhill Sparkhill Methodist Church Warwick Road

none

Sparkhill Springfield Methodist Church Springfield Road,

marriage 1931-1963

Stechford Stechford Methodist Church Lyttleton Road

baptism 1876-1978

Stirchley Selly Park Methodist Church Pershore Road

baptism 1913-1955

Stirchley Stirchley Methodist Church Pershore Road

baptism 1918-1934

marriage 1917-1954

Tysley Tyseley Methodist Church Warwick Road

baptism1955-1980

Ward End Ward End Methodist Church Monk Road

baptism 1913-1972

Ward End Ward End Methodist Church Washwood Heath Road

baptism1924-1934

Winson green Brookfields Methodist Church New Spring Street,

marriage 1969 original

stolen from church

Winson Green Peel Street Methodist Church

baptism 1882-1962

Winson Green Trinity Methodist Church Dudley Road,

baptism1879-1957

marriage 1904-1956

Witton Witton Methodist Church Wyrley Road

none

Woodgate/ Northfield Woodgate Methodist Church

baptism 1951-1962

marriage 1927-1952

 

PRESBYTERIAN RECORDS

In October 1972, the Congregationa1 Church of England and Wales united with the Presbyterian Church of England to form the United Reformed Church. 

The following lists detail deposited records of the Birmingham Presbytery and of Birmingham Presbyterian (later United Reformed) Churches. For records of Congregational (later United Reformed) Churches see separate listings. For records of new United Reformed Churches established after 1972 see Congregational Church listings.  Church records

Area / Church / Address

Registers at Birmingham Central Library  

Archives Department

Birmingham Broad Street Presbyterian Church

baptism 1827- 1830 & 1906 1969

marriages 1838 1945

burial 1849 1860 (trustees only)

Birmingham New Meeting House New Meeting Street

none

Birmingham Old Meeting House Phillip Street

none

Birmingham

 

Birmingham Second Church of Christ Scientist Broad Street

none

Camp Hill Presbyterian Church

none

Erdington Erdington Presbyterian Church Holly Lane

none

Handsworth St George's PresbyterianChurch, Heathfield Road,

marriage 1943-1963

Hockley Presbyterian Church New John Street

none

Lozells St George Heathfeild Road

none

Moseley St Columba United Reformed(formerly Presbyterian) Church Chantry Road,

none

Weoley Hill United Reformed(formerly Presbyterian) Church,

Green Meadow Road

no registers

Welsh Presbyterian

Birmingham Suffolk Street Chapel Welsh Presbyterian

none

Birmingham Suffolk Street Chapel

none

Birmingham Welsh Independent Church formerly Welsh Congregational Church

none

Birmingham Welsh Presbyterian Church of Wales Holloway Head

none

 

Wesleyan Records

Church Records

Area / Church / Address

Registers at Birmingham Central Library  

Archives Department

Aston Belmont Row Chapel

none

Aston Lichfield Road Weslyan Church Lichfield Road / Victoria Road

none

Aston Mansfield Road Weslyan Church

none

Birmingham Cherry Street Chapel

baptism 1802 -1886

Birmingham St Martins Street Chapel St Martin Lane

none

Bordesley Bradford Street Chapel

none

Handsworth Ashbury Chapel

none

Handsworth Somerset Road Chapel

none

Handsworth Union Row Chapel

none

Ladywood Islington Chapel

none

Quinton Quinton Weslyan Chapel Hagley Road West

none

 

Church Records- Unitarian, Meeting Houses, Free Christian Churches

Area / Church / Address

Registers at Birmingham Central Library  

Archives Department

Aston Lichfield Road Weslyan Church Lichfield Road / Victorai Road

none

Aston Mansfield Road Weslyan Church 

none

Aston Park Lane Gospel Hall

none

Birmiingham Friends Meeting House Ouaker Bull Street

none

Birmingham Elim Pentacostal Church (formerly Elim Tabernacle)

marr 1959 - 1988

Birmingham Hurst Street Synagogue

none

Birmingham King Street Chapel (Lady Huntingdons Connexion) King Street

none

Birmingham New Meeting House Moor Street replaced by Church of Messiah Broad Street

Baps various dates 1690 - 1926 

Birmingham Old Meeting Church Bristol Street

various records 1700's onwards

Birmingham Old Meeting House Old Meeting Street

1689 -1881

Birmingham Severn Street Synagogue

none

Birmingham Singers Hill Synagogue Blucher Street

none

Birmingham Society of Friends Bull Street

bap 1788 1876

marr 1693 1820

bur/graves 

1660 - 1861

Birmingham St Andrew Greek Orthodox Cathederal Arthur Place

none

Birmingham St Elim Tabernacle Elim Pentacostal Church Graham Street / Newhall Street

marr 1959 - 1988

Birmingham Swendenborgian New Jerusalem Church Summer Lane

none

Birmingham Zion Chapel Newhall Street (bap before 1814 see Baptist records)

bap 1821 - 1837

Bournebrook Elim Pentacostal Church Alton Road

marr 1874 -1982

Bournville Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Lazor

none

Castle Bromwich Hodgehill Gospel Church 

marr 1975 -1988

Edbaston Unitarian New Meeting Church Oxford Road

none

Edgbaston Church of God Marroway Street

none

Hall Green Trinity United Reform Church Etwall Road

none

Handsworth Cannon Street Memorial Soho Road

none

Handsworth Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints Sycamore Road

marr 1971 - 1985

Hockley Wrentham Road New Church Swendenborgian

none

Hollywood / Kings Norton Kingswood Chapel

1712 -

Kings Heath Kings Heath National Spiritualist Church Springfield Road

none

Kingstanding Christ the King

none

Longbridge Longbridge Lane Friends Meeting House

none

Lozells Assmeblies of the First Born Lozells Road

none

Moseley Church of the Saviors Edward Street non scetarian

Bap 1860 1895

Marr 1848 -1894

Moseley Moseley Road Friends Hall & Institute

none

Moseley St Columbia United Reform Church (formerly Presbyterian) Chantry Road

none

Small Heath St John's Spiritualist Church

marr 1987

Small Heath Waverley Road Church

indicates records

Sparkhill Moravian United Reform Church

none

Stirchley Cotteridge Church Pershore Street

none

 

[Last modified : 8 November 2006 ]