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|Also known as Shakespeare country being the home of William Shakespeare.
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'''Warwickshire'''
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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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County town: Warwick  
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The county's industries are engineering and textile production.
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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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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Warwickshire| Warwickshire Places of Worship]]'''
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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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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice '''County Record Office''']
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*[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ Warwick Library - The Modern Records Centre]
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*[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives.bcc Birmingham City Archives]
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/index.html West Midlands BMD]
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/opc/opc.html Warwickshire OPC]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/wks/ Warwickshire Look-up Exchange]
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.warwickshire-info.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Warwickshire Baptisms and Marriages]
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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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*[http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/index.html The Midlands' Digital Library]
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/illegits.html List of Illegitimacy Orders]
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*[http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/ Nuneaton and North Warwickshire FHS]
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*[http://hunimex.com/warwick/ Pickards Pink Pages for Warwickshire Genealogy] 
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*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/warwickshire/index.html Warwickshire Parishes, Villages and Hamlets]
  
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Other major towns: Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/pubs/index.html John Crossling's History of Warwickshire Pubs]
  
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*[http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/Warks..htm Transcriptions from Warwickshire Records ]
  
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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.
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/tyaiwintro.html Tracing Your Ancestors in Warwickshire (excluding Birmingham)]
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The county's industries are engineering and textile production.
 
  
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The 15th-century Earl of Warwick known as the Kingmaker lived at Warwick Castle.
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tithe Tithe Apportionments ]
  
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*[http://www.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/ Windows on Warwickshire]
  
  
  
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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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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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==Register Office Contact Details==
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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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=====Atherstone Register Office=====
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*[http://www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/ Aston Brook Through Aston Manor]
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.barfordheritage.org/wordpress/ Barford Heritage Group]
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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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=====Nuneaton Register Office=====
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*[http://www.baddesleypitexplosion.co.uk The Baddesley/Baxterley Pit Explosion 1882]
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/ Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry]
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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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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.billesley.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Birmingham Area WW1 & 2 Family Memorial Inscriptions]
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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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*[http://www.obgt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Old Birmingham Garages]
  
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Superintendent Registrar<br>
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*[http://www.bham.de/brum.html Birmingham History and Genealogy]
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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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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://lives.bgfl.org/carlchinn/index.cfm?mr= Birmingham Lives - the Carl Chinn Archive]
  
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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.stewartelse.com/asylum/index Birmingham Lunatic Asylum - Cases]  
  
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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.dwarner.com/data/data.htm Wrightson's Triennial Directory, 1818, for Birmingham]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/genealogy/index.htm Virtual Brum]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/census/chilvers_coton_1836.html Chilvers Coton Inhabitants in 1836]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/CoventryRaids.htm Coventry During The Blitz]
  
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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.covfhs.org Coventry FHS]
  
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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.coventrycollections.org/index.htm Coventry Collections]
  
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*[http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/main.php Coventry's Historic Past]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.rupert-fish.co.uk/interests/coventry_market_history.html History of Coventry Market]
  
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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.hunimex.com/warwick/dirs/coventry_1805.html Coventry 1805 Holden's Triennial Directory]
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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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==Links==
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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.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/dunchurch.html Dunchurch]
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice County Record Office]  
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*[http://www.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/ Digital Handsworth]
  
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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://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cas/staff/lockley/harbury/ Harbury & Lockley Poll Books & Census]  
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/472FA73688E0473780256EC8002D177E  Warwickshire BMD]  
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/macjoseph/ Ladywood]
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/index.html West Midlands BMD]  
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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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*[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://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/leamingtonpriors.html Leamington Priors]
  
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*[http://www.centuries-before.co.uk/index.htm Baptisms for Napton, Lower Shuckburgh and Stockton]
  
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*[http://www.oxhill.org.uk/History.htm History of Oxhill]
  
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'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.perrybarrbeyond.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Perry Barr, Photographs and Comprehensive Name Indexes]
  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/ Quinton Local History Society]
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/ Birmingham & Midland FHS]  
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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://www.covfhs.org Coventry FHS]  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/oracle/oracle.htm The Quinton Oracle]
  
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*[http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/ Nuneaton FHS]  
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*[http://www.qlhs.org.uk/archive/archive.htm Register of Burials Parish of Christ Church, The Quinton, 1840 to 1868]
  
 
*[http://www.rugbyfhg.co.uk Rugby Family History Group]  
 
*[http://www.rugbyfhg.co.uk Rugby Family History Group]  
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/warks.html Warwickshire History Society]  
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*[http://www.solihull-online.com/history.htm Solihull History]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/wmids.html West Midlands History Society]
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*[http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/543/504/ Online Databases for Stratford-Upon-Avon]  
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/calendarofprisoners Warwick County Prison Inmates 1800-1900]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/warks.html Warwickshire History Society]
  
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'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.virtualmuseum.co.uk/ Virtual Museum, Willenhall]
  
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*[http://www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm Winson Green to Brookfields]
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/opc/opc.html Warwickshire OPC]  
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm Wythall People]
  
  
  
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'''Archives'''  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''  
  
  
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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.picturesofcoventry.co.uk/ Pictures of Coventry and the surrounding Area]  
  
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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://hearteng.110mb.com/index.htm Heart of England -Photographs]  
  
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*[http://hunimex.com/warwick/ Pickards Pink Pages for Warwickshire genealogy] Includes some transcribed census pages, links to Online Parish Clerks and useful snippets such as the 1820 voters list, baptisms, marriages, war memorials etc.
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/photogs.html Victorian Photography Studios]
  
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*[http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/Warks..htm Transcriptions from Warwickshire records ]
 
  
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*[http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/543/504/ Online Databases for Stratford-Upon-Avon] Police Charge Books, Cemetery Burials Register, Stratford Union Workhouse, Stratford Borough Workhouse, 1765 Smallpox Census
 
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/warks_cen.html The Census and Suchlike in Warwickshire]
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==Register Office==
  
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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://www.hunimex.com/warwick/dirs/coventry_1805.html Holden's Triennial Directory for Coventry, 1805]
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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 Strays Found in other county census returns ]
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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.search.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/default.asp?txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=3&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&x1=&y1=&x2=&y2=&scale=&theme=&album=&viewpage=/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/child.asp&originator=/engine/custom/gallery.asp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=1056&text=0&resource=4518  Baptism Register for St Mary's Church, Handsworth, Birmingham]
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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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'''Family and social history'''  
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'''Atherstone Register Office'''
  
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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.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/warks/warwickshire_workhouses.htm Warwickshire Workhouses]
 
  
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*[http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/calendarofprisoners Warwick County Prison Inmates 1800-1900] Online database of inmates in Warwick County Prison between 1800 and 1900. Also includes some cases relating to Birmingham and Coventry. Includes details of the crime and of victims.
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'''Nuneaton Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/pubs/index.html John Crossling's History of Warwickshire Pubs]
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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://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tithe Tithe Apportionments ]
 
  
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'''Rugby'''
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''
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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.hunimex.com/warwick/census.html Population of Warwick Town From The Town Maps of Warwick 1610 - 1851]
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'''Warwick'''
  
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*[http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/photogs.html Victorian Photography Studios]
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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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'''Countywide interest'''
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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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.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/ Windows on Warwickshire]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/tyaiwintro.html Tracing Your Ancestors in Warwickshire (excluding Birmingham)]
 
  
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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'''Specific Town Village interest'''
 
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://forums.birminghamhistory.co.uk/Birmingham History Webring]
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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/census/chilvers_coton_1836.html 1836 Inhabitants of Chilvers Coton.]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/main/main.php Coventry's historic past]
 
  
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*[http://www.nuneaton-online.org.uk/history.htmThe Nuneaton Society]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.perrybarrbeyond.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Perry Barr] Lots of photos and name indexes here for this area - someone has taken a lot of time on this - be sure to scroll through and use the name indexes.
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==Photo Offers==
  
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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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