Barston, Warwickshire Genealogy

England   Warwickshire  Warwickshire Parishes

Parish History
Barston was formed as a chapelry of Berkswell, Warwickshire Ancient parish. The Church of St. Swithin is a Church of England church which dates from 1721, and is built on the site of an earlier church.

Barson, is a parish in Solihull district, Warwickshire; it is ½ mile ENE of Knowle railway station, and 9 miles W of Coventry. The post town is, Knowle under Birmingham.

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 1813-1841 Marr 1813-1840 Bur 1813-1841 Missing 1836-1837, 1839-1840

Poor Law Unions
Solihull 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.

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