Hello, can anyone tell me where a person would have been Baptised/Christened in Oldbury in about 1820 apart from Christ Church, as I seem to be going round in circles. Most Churches seemed to close before that date or were not built at that time and also where someone might be buried in 1851 same town. Thanks ever so. Sandra Harper

Sandra: Oldbury was a hotbed of nonconformism, and it is more than likely that your ancestor was baptised in one of the various chapels. However, very few records survive pre-1837. See http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/local-history-and-heritage/community-history-and-archives-service/family-history/church-records/ for details of what Sandwell Archives have. This is pretty much all that survives. Best wishes Paul 2009/8/19 sandra harper <[email protected]> > Hello, can anyone tell me where a person would have been > Baptised/Christened > in Oldbury in about 1820 apart from Christ Church, as I seem to be going > round in circles. Most Churches seemed to close before that date or were > not > built at that time and also where someone might be buried in 1851 same > town. > Thanks ever so. Sandra Harper > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >