Aston juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire Genealogy

England Warwickshire



Parish History
Aston St Peter and Paul is an Ancient Parish and several chapelries and parishes were formed from it including at Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, Water-Orton, Ward-End in Little Bromwich, Bordesley , Deritend ,  Erdington, Warwickshire, Ashted, Warwickshire, and Duddeston cum Nechells, Warwickshire

One of only 2 churches in the Birmingham area referred to in the Domesday survey, the church is in Witton Lane Aston.

As a result of several periods of rebuilding there is a little 14th century stonework remaining. The steeple dates from the 15th century, partially rebuilt 1776–77 by John Cheshire. Otherwise the church dates from a design (1879–90) by J. A. Chatwin. It contains many old monuments including an alabaster knight of circa 1360 and a sandstone lady of circa 1490.

It is Grade II* listed

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.

See West Midlands BMD

Church records
Bishop's Transcripts deposited at the Lichfield Record Office Aston Bap 1677-1830 Marr 1677-1830 Bur 1677-1830

See Ashted, Warwickshire Bishop's Transcripts for Ashted St James

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Aston Poor Law Union, Warwickshire

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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