Tanworth, Warwickshire Genealogy

England   Warwickshire



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
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Solihull Poor Law Union, Warwickshire

Warwickshire Record Office reference DRB0019/94 Title Returns of paupers belonging to Tanworth who have been relieved during the past quarter Description Giving name, age, residence, cause of relief and amount of relief out of workhouse. The returns appear to cover non-able bodied poor only. 1837 (4 quarterly returns), 1838 (3), 1839 (3), 1840 (3), 1841 (4), 1842 (4), 1843 (2), 1844 (3), 1846 (1). Date 1837-1846

Parish registers and poor law records for Tanworth, 1559-1951 Church of England. Parish Church of Tanworth (Warwickshire) Microfilm of original records at the Warwickshire County Record Office, Warwick.

Overseers' accounts, 1740-1847. FHL BRITISH Film 229133 Account books, 1782-1831. FHL BRITISH Film 229134 Account books, 1787-1872. FHL BRITISH Film229135 Account books, 1819-1821. FHL BRITISH Film 229136 Account books, 1775-1899. FHL BRITISH Film 229137 Vestry minutes, 1729-1821. FHL BRITISH Film 229138 Vestry minutes, 1832-1855. FHL BRITISH Film 229139 Charity accounts, 1738-1780, 1827-1881. FHL BRITISH Film 229140 Order books, 1821-1829. FHL BRITISH Film 229141 Register of houses, 1826-1888. Population census, 1821. FHL BRITISH Film 229142 Miscellaneous papers. FHL BRITISH Film 229143 Miscellaneous papers. FHL BRITISH Film 229144 Miscellaneous papers. FHL BRITISH Film 229145 Incumbents, baptisms register index; accounts, rate books, overseers, 1767-1876. FHL BRITISH Film 562225 Item 2 Overseers papers, indentures, 1776-1840. FHL BRITISH Film 562226 Overseers, charity accounts and deeds, 1675-1876. FHL BRITISH Film 562227 Association for the prosecution of felons, 1784-1876. FHL BRITISH Film 562228 Baptisms, 1897-1931. Banns and marriages, 1898-1951. FHL BRITISH Film 1067553 Items 1 - 3

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.

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