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|Also known as Shakespeare country being the home of William Shakespeare.  
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'''Warwickshire'''
 
  
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County town: Warwick  
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Home to two castles, Warwick and Kenilworth, the remains of the 'Forest of Arden', as portrayed by Shakespeare in As You Like It, and the site of the English Civil War battlefield of Edgehill.
  
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Other major towns: Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull
 
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Also known as Shakespeare country being the home of William Shakespeare. Home to two castles, Warwick and Kenilworth, the remains of the 'Forest of Arden', as portrayed by Shakespeare in As You Like It, and the site of the English Civil War battlefield of Edgehill.
 
 
The county's industries are engineering and textile production.
 
The county's industries are engineering and textile production.
  
 
The 15th-century Earl of Warwick known as the Kingmaker lived at Warwick Castle.
 
The 15th-century Earl of Warwick known as the Kingmaker lived at Warwick Castle.
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'''County town:''' Warwick
  
  
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'''Other major towns:''' Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull
  
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[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/472FA73688E0473780256EC8002D177E Online certificate searching and applications - Warwickshire Web]
 
  
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There are currently four main offices from which copy certificates may be issued. Certificates from the Warwickshire North Registration District may be ordered from both Atherstone and Nuneaton
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Warwickshire| Warwickshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
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==Register Office==
 
  
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'''Atherstone Register Office'''
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandWarwickshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice '''County Record Office''']
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Warwickshire North Registration District<br>
 
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First Floor, Warwick House, <br>
 
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Ratcliffe Street, <br>
 
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Atherstone<br>
 
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CV9 1JP<br>
 
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Tel 01827 713241<br>
 
  
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*[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ Warwick Library - The Modern Records Centre]
  
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'''Nuneaton Register Office'''
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*[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives.bcc Birmingham City Archives]
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/index.html West Midlands BMD]
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Warwickshire North Registration District<br>
 
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The Register Office<br>
 
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Riversley Park, <br>
 
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Coton Road<br>
 
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Nuneaton<br>
 
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CV11 5HA<br>
 
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Tel 02476 348948
 
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/opc/opc.html Warwickshire OPC]
  
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'''Rugby'''
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/wks/ Warwickshire Look-up Exchange]
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
 
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Warwickshire East Registration District<br>
 
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5 Bloxam Place<br>
 
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Rugby<br>
 
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CV21 3DS<br>
 
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Tel 01788 571233
 
  
  
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'''Warwick'''
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'''Countywide Interest'''  
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.warwickshire-info.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Warwickshire Baptisms and Marriages]
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Warwickshire South Registration District<br>
 
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Pageant House<br>
 
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2 Jury Street<br>
 
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Warwick<br>
 
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CV34 4EW<br>
 
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Tel 01926 494269
 
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/warks_cen.html The Census in Warwickshire]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census/warks_census_strays.html Warwickshire Census Strays]
  
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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/index.html The Midlands' Digital Library]
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/illegits.html List of Illegitimacy Orders]  
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/ Nuneaton and North Warwickshire FHS]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://hunimex.com/warwick/ Pickards Pink Pages for Warwickshire Genealogy] 
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/warwickshire/index.html Warwickshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/pubs/index.html John Crossling's History of Warwickshire Pubs]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/Warks..htm Transcriptions from Warwickshire Records ]
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/tyaiwintro.html Tracing Your Ancestors in Warwickshire (excluding Birmingham)]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tithe Tithe Apportionments ]
  
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*Nuneaton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=238 Dawnie and her 3 munchkins]
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*[http://www.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/ Windows on Warwickshire]  
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*Shirley (West Midlands) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=266 JBee]
 
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*South Birmingham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=266 JBee]
 
  
  
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==Photo Offers==
 
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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==Links==
 
  
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*[http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/square/fk26/localpast/index.htm Alcester and District Local History Society]
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice '''County Record Office''']  
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*[http://www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/ Aston Brook Through Aston Manor]
  
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*[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=7298&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=10468&EXPAND=5396 Birmingham City Archives]  
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*[http://www.barfordheritage.org/wordpress/ Barford Heritage Group]
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/web/corporate/pages.nsf/(DisplayLinks)/4DDCBAEECD4F52D0802573920051B4D4 Warwickshire BMD]  
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*[http://www.baddesleypitexplosion.co.uk The Baddesley/Baxterley Pit Explosion 1882]
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/index.html West Midlands BMD]  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/ Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry]  
  
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*[http://www.dudley.gov.uk/community-and-living/deaths-funerals--cremations/genealogy-research-service Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council -Important Notice]
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*[http://forums.birminghamhistory.co.uk/index.php Birmingham History Webring]  
  
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*[http://www.billesley.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Birmingham Area WW1 & 2 Family Memorial Inscriptions]
  
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*[http://www.obgt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Old Birmingham Garages]
  
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'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.bham.de/brum.html Birmingham History and Genealogy]
  
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*[http://lives.bgfl.org/carlchinn/index.cfm?mr= Birmingham Lives - the Carl Chinn Archive]
  
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*[http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/square/fk26/localpast/index.htm Alcester and District Local History Society]
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*[http://www.stewartelse.com/asylum/index Birmingham Lunatic Asylum - Cases]  
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/ Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry]  
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*[http://www.dwarner.com/data/data.htm Wrightson's Triennial Directory, 1818, for Birmingham]
  
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*[http://www.covfhs.org Coventry FHS]  
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*[http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/genealogy/index.htm Virtual Brum]
  
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*[http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/ Nuneaton and North Warwickshire FHS]  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census/chilvers_coton_1836.html Chilvers Coton Inhabitants in 1836]
  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/ Quinton Local History Society]
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*[http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/CoventryRaids.htm Coventry During The Blitz]  
  
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*[http://www.rugbyfhg.co.uk Rugby Family History Group]  
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*[http://www.covfhs.org Coventry FHS]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/warks.html Warwickshire History Society]  
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*[http://www.coventrycollections.org/index.htm Coventry Collections]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/wmids.html West Midlands History Society]
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*[http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/main.php Coventry's Historic Past]
  
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*[http://www.rupert-fish.co.uk/interests/coventry_market_history.html History of Coventry Market]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/dirs/coventry_1805.html Coventry 1805 Holden's Triennial Directory]
  
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'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.dudley.gov.uk/community-and-living/deaths-funerals--cremations/genealogy-research-service Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Deaths, Funerals & Cremations]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/opc/opc.html Warwickshire OPC]
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/dunchurch.html Dunchurch]
  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/wks/ Warwickshire Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://www.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/ Digital Handsworth]
  
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*[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cas/staff/lockley/harbury/ Harbury & Lockley Poll Books & Census]
  
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/macjoseph/ Ladywood]
  
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*[http://www.digital-ladywood.org.uk/ Digital Ladywood includes Attwood Green, Benmore, Five Ways, Lee Bank & Woodview]
  
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'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/leamingtonpriors.html Leamington Priors]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWarwick_(A-M).htm#PageTitle IGI Warwickshire A-L]
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*[http://www.centuries-before.co.uk/index.htm Baptisms for Napton, Lower Shuckburgh and Stockton]  
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWarwick_(N-Z).htm#PageTitle IGI Warwickshire N-Z]
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*[http://www.oxhill.org.uk/History.htm History of Oxhill]
  
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*[http://hunimex.com/warwick/ Pickards Pink Pages for Warwickshire Genealogy]  
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*[http://www.perrybarrbeyond.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Perry Barr, Photographs and Comprehensive Name Indexes]
  
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*[http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/Warks..htm Transcriptions from Warwickshire records ]  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/ Quinton Local History Society]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/warks_cen.html The Census and Suchlike in Warwickshire]
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/archive/archive.htm Quinton National School Registers also Woodhouse Road School]
  
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*[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ Warwick Library - The Modern Records Centre]
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/oracle/oracle.htm The Quinton Oracle]
  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/archive/archive.htm Register of Burials Parish of Christ Church, The Quinton, 1840 to 1868]
  
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*[http://www.rugbyfhg.co.uk Rugby Family History Group]
  
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'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://www.solihull-online.com/history.htm Solihull History]
  
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*[http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/543/504/ Online Databases for Stratford-Upon-Avon]
  
 
*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/calendarofprisoners Warwick County Prison Inmates 1800-1900]  
 
*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/calendarofprisoners Warwick County Prison Inmates 1800-1900]  
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/pubs/index.html John Crossling's History of Warwickshire Pubs]
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/warks.html Warwickshire History Society]
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*[http://www.virtualmuseum.co.uk/ Virtual Museum, Willenhall]
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tithe Tithe Apportionments ]  
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*[http://www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm Winson Green to Brookfields]
  
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*[http://www.stewartelse.com/asylum/index Birmingham Lunatic Asylum - Cases]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm Wythall People]
  
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*[http://www.billesley.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Birmingham Area WW1 & 2 Family Memorial Inscriptions]
 
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/illegits.html List of Illegitimacy Orders]
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''
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*[http://www.picturesofcoventry.co.uk/ Pictures of Coventry and the surrounding Area]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census.html Population of Warwick Town From The Town Maps of Warwick 1610 - 1851]
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*[http://hearteng.110mb.com/index.htm Heart of England -Photographs]  
  
 
*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/photogs.html Victorian Photography Studios]
 
*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/photogs.html Victorian Photography Studios]
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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==Register Office==
  
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*[http://www.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/ Windows on Warwickshire]
 
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/tyaiwintro.html Tracing Your Ancestors in Warwickshire (excluding Birmingham)]
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/web/corporate/pages.nsf/(DisplayLinks)/4DDCBAEECD4F52D0802573920051B4D4 Warwickshire BMD]  
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census/warks_census_strays.html Warwickshire Census Strays]
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/472FA73688E0473780256EC8002D177E Online certificate searching and applications - Warwickshire Web]
  
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/warwickshire/index.html Warwickshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
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There are currently four main offices from which copy certificates may be issued. Certificates from the Warwickshire North Registration District may be ordered from both Atherstone and Nuneaton.
  
  
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'''Atherstone Register Office'''
  
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'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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Warwickshire North Registration District<br>
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First Floor, Warwick House, <br>
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Ratcliffe Street, <br>
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Atherstone<br>
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CV9 1JP<br>
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Tel 01827 713241<br>
  
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*[http://www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/ Aston Brook Through Aston Manor]
 
  
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*[http://www.hometown.aol.co.uk/pitexplosion/ The Baddesley/Baxterley Pit Explosion 1882]
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'''Nuneaton Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.barfordheritage.org/wordpress/ Barford Heritage Group]
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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Warwickshire North Registration District<br>
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The Register Office<br>
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Riversley Park, <br>
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Coton Road<br>
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Nuneaton<br>
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CV11 5HA<br>
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Tel 02476 348948
  
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*[http://forums.birminghamhistory.co.uk/index.php Birmingham History Webring]
 
  
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*[http://www.bham.de/brum.html Birmingham History and Genealogy]
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'''Rugby'''
  
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*[http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/genealogy/index.htm Virtual Brum]
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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Warwickshire East Registration District<br>
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5 Bloxam Place<br>
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Rugby<br>
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CV21 3DS<br>
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Tel 01788 571233
  
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*[http://www.covkid.org.uk/Database%20Homepage.html People who have a connection with the City of Coventry, criminals, owned property, etc]
 
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census/chilvers_coton_1836.html Chilvers Coton Inhabitants in 1836]
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'''Warwick'''
  
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*[http://www.coventrycollections.org/index.htm Coventry Collections]
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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Warwickshire South Registration District<br>
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Pageant House<br>
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2 Jury Street<br>
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Warwick<br>
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CV34 4EW<br>
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Tel 01926 494269
  
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*[http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/main.php Coventry's historic past]
 
  
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*[http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/CoventryRaids.htm Coventry During The Blitz] Includes a list of victims
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/dirs/coventry_1805.html Covenrty 1805 Holden's Triennial Directory]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/dunchurch.html Dunchurch]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/ Digital Handsworth]
 
  
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*[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cas/staff/lockley/harbury/ Harbury & Lockley Poll Books & Census]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/leamingtonpriors.html Leamington Priors]
 
  
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*[http://www.perrybarrbeyond.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Perry Barr, Photographs and Comprehensive Name Indexes]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/archive/archive.htm Quinton National School Registers] also Woodhouse Road School
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/oracle/oracle.htm The Quinton Oracle]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/archive/archive.htm Register of Burials Parish of Christ Church, The Quinton, 1840 to 1868]
 
  
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*[http://www.solihull-online.com/history.htm Solihull History]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/543/504/ Online Databases for Stratford-Upon-Avon]
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.virtualmuseum.co.uk/ Virtual Museum, Willenhall]
 
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm Wythall People]
 
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 16 May 2023

Also known as Shakespeare country being the home of William Shakespeare.

Home to two castles, Warwick and Kenilworth, the remains of the 'Forest of Arden', as portrayed by Shakespeare in As You Like It, and the site of the English Civil War battlefield of Edgehill.

The county's industries are engineering and textile production.

The 15th-century Earl of Warwick known as the Kingmaker lived at Warwick Castle.

County town: Warwick


Other major towns: Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull


Warwickshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest



Maps and Photographs



Register Office

There are currently four main offices from which copy certificates may be issued. Certificates from the Warwickshire North Registration District may be ordered from both Atherstone and Nuneaton.


Atherstone Register Office

Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire North Registration District
First Floor, Warwick House,
Ratcliffe Street,
Atherstone
CV9 1JP
Tel 01827 713241


Nuneaton Register Office

Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire North Registration District
The Register Office
Riversley Park,
Coton Road
Nuneaton
CV11 5HA
Tel 02476 348948


Rugby

Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire East Registration District
5 Bloxam Place
Rugby
CV21 3DS
Tel 01788 571233


Warwick

Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire South Registration District
Pageant House
2 Jury Street
Warwick
CV34 4EW
Tel 01926 494269


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.


Back to England

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