Warwickshire County Record Office - Parish Registers

            

Warwickshire County Record Office is working in partnership with the Midland Ancestors to sell Warwickshire Parish Registers in the Midland Ancestors shop. 

Warwickshire’s Church of England Parish Registers

Lord Macaulay in the third chapter of his ‘History of England’ emphasises the lack of material available to historians and researchers looking for sources illuminating daily life for the majority of the population. After describing life in England in 1685, he writes, ‘Nothing has yet been said of the great body of the people, of those who held the ploughs, tended the oxen, who toiled at the looms …. Nor can very much be said.’ Family historians and record offices have tried to overcome this lack by promoting and interpreting the resources that are available. Now, by building on the work of family history societies like BMSGH and digitising and indexing these records, they can be widely accessible to all.

Parish registers are the most important single source of information for anyone tracing the history of their family. They contain entries for baptisms, marriages, and burials back to 1538 when the Tudor state decreed that these records should be kept. Unfortunately, early registers for parishes have often been lost, and in many parishes they do not start until after 1600 or even 1700. Early registers can be difficult to read because the handwriting is very different and also because the registers may have been damaged over the centuries. Even allowing for these losses, the registers are often the only source of information about most of Warwickshire’s former residents. Warwickshire County Record Office holds most of the historic registers for parishes in the County, including Coventry, but excluding Birmingham. The only exception to this is Stratford-upon-Avon where the original registers are held by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office. 

Initially, Parish registers are added to the shop as images only, customers can buy copies and browse through the images as if they were viewing the original microfilms. The BMSGH are transcribing and indexing each of the Parish registers and once completed, Parish Register images will be sold along with an index. 


Source Information: Original data provided by Warwickshire County Record Office, courtesy of Warwickshire County Council.
All rights are reserved. Any unauthorised act, including but not limited to, publishing, copying, lending, reselling or hiring of this material will constitute an infringement of copyright. The material must not be made available on the internet nor in any form of publication. Data is for personal research use only. Please respect copyright.
Contact Warwickshire County Record Office on 01926 738959  or Priory Park Cape Road Warwick CV34 4JS for further details or in relation to requests for permissions regarding this material. 


Please support Warwickshire County Record Office in its work to make these unique resources more widely available. All money raised helps to preserve the collections and to make them available now and in the future.


Sam Collenette, Archives and Historic Environment Manager, Warwickshire County Record Office, Heritage and Culture Warwickshire, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS, Tel: 01926 738950, email recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk, website http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/warwickshire-county-record-office/


This is a very large project and is being split into phases:

Phase 1 - We will publish Parish Register data in the shop without indexes, ie you can just browse the images, these will be pre 1813 images initially

Phase 2 - Our army of volunteers are busy transcribing images and we will then produce indexes and re-publish in the shop, indexes will tend to be from 1813 onwards in this phase as records are recorded on forms and are easier and quicker to read and transcribe

Phase 3 - Our volunteers will transcribe pre 1813 images and once indexed we will update the item in the shop

Phase 4 - We will produce a Warwickshire County index for Baptisms, Banns, Marriages and Burials.


More Parish Registers will be available shortly, watch this space. If you are interested in one which is not yet listed, please contact us and we will make available as soon as possible.


Berkswell Parish Register images - Bap 1653-1915 , Banns 1754-1915, Mar 1653-1915, Bur 1653-1915 - Part indexed - Some gaps (Download)

Berkswell Parish Register images - Bap 1653-1915 , Banns 1754-1915, Mar 1653-1915, Bur 1653-1915 - Part indexed - Some gaps (Download)

Berkswell Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish registers..

£50.00

Bickenhill Parish Register images - Bap 1558-1859, Banns 1758-1915, Mar 1558-1896, Burials 1558-1890 - Part Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Bickenhill Parish Register images - Bap 1558-1859, Banns 1758-1915, Mar 1558-1896, Burials 1558-1890 - Part Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Bickenhill Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish register..

£16.00

Bidford-on-Avon, Parish Register images - Bap 1664-1903, Mar 1664-1905, Bur 1664-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bidford-on-Avon, Parish Register images - Bap 1664-1903, Mar 1664-1905, Bur 1664-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bidford-on-Avon, Parish Registers Including Clickable Surname IndexThese are copies of the o..

£40.00

Billesley Parish Register images - Bap 1818-1915, Mar 1816-1915, Bur 1817-1915 - Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Billesley Parish Register images - Bap 1818-1915, Mar 1816-1915, Bur 1817-1915 - Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Billesley Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish registers..

£4.00

Bilton Parish Register images - Bap 1655-1904, Mar 1655-1915, Bur 1655-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bilton Parish Register images - Bap 1655-1904, Mar 1655-1915, Bur 1655-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bilton Parish RegistersIncluding Clickable Surname Index These are copies of the original i..

£19.00

Binley, Parish Register images - Bap 1660-1915, Banns 1756-1849, Mar 1660-1915, Burials 1660-1915 - Some Gaps - Part Indexed - (Download)

Binley, Parish Register images - Bap 1660-1915, Banns 1756-1849, Mar 1660-1915, Burials 1660-1915 - Some Gaps - Part Indexed - (Download)

Binley Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish registers as..

£11.00

Binton Parish Register images - Bap 1539-1909, Mar 1539-1903, Bur 1539-1915 - Indexed (Download)

Binton Parish Register images - Bap 1539-1909, Mar 1539-1903, Bur 1539-1915 - Indexed (Download)

Binton Parish RegistersWith a searchable index These are copies of the original images from ..

£12.00

Birdingbury Parish Register images - Bap 1559-1915, Mar 1559-1915, Bur 1559-1915 - Indexed (Download)

Birdingbury Parish Register images - Bap 1559-1915, Mar 1559-1915, Bur 1559-1915 - Indexed (Download)

Birdingbury Parish Registers Including Clickable Surname IndexThese are copies of the origin..

£9.00

Birdingbury Parish Registers - Missing marriage images 1899 - Download

Birdingbury Parish Registers - Missing marriage images 1899 - Download

Birdingbury Parish Registers During the transcription of Warwickshire Parish registers, it..

£3.00

Bishops Itchington Parish Register images - Bap 1559-1915, Mar 1559-1915, Bur 1559-1879 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bishops Itchington Parish Register images - Bap 1559-1915, Mar 1559-1915, Bur 1559-1879 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bishops Itchington Parish Registers With Clickable Surname IndexThese are copies of the orig..

£20.00

Bishops Tachbrook Parish Register images - Bap 1538-1915, Mar 1538-1915, Bur 1538-1879 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bishops Tachbrook Parish Register images - Bap 1538-1915, Mar 1538-1915, Bur 1538-1879 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bishops Tachbrook Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish r..

£20.00

Bourton on Dunsmore Parish Register images - Bap 1560-1893, Mar 1560-1840, Bur 1560-1813 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bourton on Dunsmore Parish Register images - Bap 1560-1893, Mar 1560-1840, Bur 1560-1813 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bourton on Dunsmore Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish..

£10.00

Brailes Parish Register images - Bap 1653-1915, Mar 1653-1915, Bur 1653-1894 - Some Gaps -Part-Indexed (Download)

Brailes Parish Register images - Bap 1653-1915, Mar 1653-1915, Bur 1653-1894 - Some Gaps -Part-Indexed (Download)

Brailes Parish Registers Including Clickable Surname IndexThese are copies of the original i..

£33.00

Brinklow Parish Register images - Bap 1558-1915, Banns 1754-1915, Mar 1558-1915, Burials 1558-1915 - Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Brinklow Parish Register images - Bap 1558-1915, Banns 1754-1915, Mar 1558-1915, Burials 1558-1915 - Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Brinklow Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish registers ..

£35.00

Brownsover Parish Register images - Bap 1593-1915, Banns 1824-1915, Mar 1593-1915, Bur 1593-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Brownsover Parish Register images - Bap 1593-1915, Banns 1824-1915, Mar 1593-1915, Bur 1593-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Brownsover Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish register..

£6.00

Bubbenhall Parish Register images - Bap 1698-1914, Mar 1698-1836, Bur 1698-1812 -  Indexed (Download)

Bubbenhall Parish Register images - Bap 1698-1914, Mar 1698-1836, Bur 1698-1812 - Indexed (Download)

Bubbenhall Parish RegistersWith a searchable surname index. These are copies of the original..

£8.00

Budbrooke, Parish Register images - Bap 1539-1915, Banns 1753-1915, Mar 1539-1915, Bur 1539-1915 - Part Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Budbrooke, Parish Register images - Bap 1539-1915, Banns 1753-1915, Mar 1539-1915, Bur 1539-1915 - Part Indexed - Some gaps - (Download)

Budbrooke Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish registers..

£19.00

Bulkington Parish Register images - Bap 1606-1915, Mar 1606-1909, Bur 1606-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bulkington Parish Register images - Bap 1606-1915, Mar 1606-1909, Bur 1606-1915 - Part Indexed (Download)

Bulkington Parish Registers Including Linked Surname IndexThese are copies of the original i..

£36.00

Burmington Parish Register images - Bap 1582-1915, Banns 1754-1915, Mar 1582-1915, Bur 1582-1915 - Some Gaps - Part indexed (Download)

Burmington Parish Register images - Bap 1582-1915, Banns 1754-1915, Mar 1582-1915, Bur 1582-1915 - Some Gaps - Part indexed (Download)

Burmington Parish Registers These are copies of the original images from the parish register..

£11.00

Burmington Parish Registers - Missing Banns Images 1856 - Download

Burmington Parish Registers - Missing Banns Images 1856 - Download

Burmington Parish Registers - Missing Banns Images 1856During the transcription of Warwickshire Pari..

£3.00

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