Berkswell, Warwickshire Genealogy

England   Warwickshire  Warwickshire Parishes



Parish History
Berkeswell St John the Baptist is an Ancient parish in Warwickshire; the chapelry of Barston, Warwickshire was formed from the parish.

Berkeswell is a village and civil parish about 7 miles west of Coventry.

Berkswell, or Berkswell, is a parish in Meriden district, Warwickshire; it is on the Birmingham and Stafford railway, 6 miles W of Coventry. It has a station on the railway, and the post office is under Coventry.

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 Office Bap 1665-1836 Marr 1665-1836 Bur 1665-1836

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

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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