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Revision as of 12:57, 1 June 2007
Contents
Warwickshire
County town: Warwick
Other major towns: Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull
Also known as Shakespeare country being the home of William Shakespeare. Home to two castles, Warwick and Kenilworth, the remains of the 'Forest of Arden', as portrayed by Shakespeare in As You Like It, and the site of the English Civil War battlefield of Edgehill.
The county's industries are engineering and textile production.
The 15th-century Earl of Warwick known as the Kingmaker lived at Warwick Castle.
Online certificate searching and applications - Warwickshire Web
There are currently four main offices from which copy certificates may be issued. Certificates from the Warwickshire North Registration District may be ordered from both Atherstone and Nuneaton
Register Office Contact Details
Atherstone Register Office
Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire North Registration District
First Floor, Warwick House,
Ratcliffe Street,
Atherstone
CV9 1JP
Tel 01827 713241
Nuneaton Register Office
Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire North Registration District
The Register Office
Riversley Park,
Coton Road
Nuneaton
CV11 5HA
Tel 02476 348948
Rugby
Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire East Registration District
5 Bloxam Place
Rugby
CV21 3DS
Tel 01788 571233
Warwick
Superintendent Registrar
Warwickshire South Registration District
Pageant House
2 Jury Street
Warwick
CV34 4EW
Tel 01926 494269
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Nuneaton Dawnie and her 3 munchkins
- Shirley (West Midlands) JBee
- South Birmingham JBee
Links
Local History Society
OPC
Archives
- Pickards Pink Pages for Warwickshire genealogy Includes some transcribed census pages, links to Online Parish Clerks and useful snippets such as the 1820 voters list, baptisms, marriages, war memorials etc.
- Online Databases for Stratford-Upon-Avon Police Charge Books, Cemetery Burials Register, Stratford Union Workhouse, Stratford Borough Workhouse, 1765 Smallpox Census
Family and social history
- Warwick County Prison Inmates 1800-1900 Online database of inmates in Warwick County Prison between 1800 and 1900. Also includes some cases relating to Birmingham and Coventry. Includes details of the crime and of victims.
Maps & Photographs
Countywide interest
Specific Town Village interest
- Perry Barr Lots of photos and name indexes here for this area - someone has taken a lot of time on this - be sure to scroll through and use the name indexes.
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