Ashted, Warwickshire Genealogy

England Warwickshire

Parish History
Ashted St James was formed as a chapelry in Aston juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire Ancient Parish was consecrated Sept. 7th, 1810; in 1830 it was repaired and in 1836 enlarged.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Bishop's Transcripts deposited at the Lichfield Record Ashsted Bap 1813-1832 Marr 1676-1835 Bur 1676-1843 Missing all events 1829; Baptisms and burials 1844-1864 Missing all events 1829; Baptisms and burials 1844-1864

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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Warwickshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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See A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 88-90. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50764