Warwickshire family history information
See below for a list of records relating to Warwickshire ancestry.
Warwickshire was a small to medium sized county with an area of approx 565,000 acres, located near the centre of England in the region called the West Midlands. The county was divided into two halves - Northern and Southern Warwickshire, each half sending two members to parliament. The county contained four hundreds (local administrative regions), called Hemlingford, Knightlow, Barlichway and Kineton.
The county town was Warwick but the largest city was Birmingham; other large towns being Coventry and Leamington. In 1861 nearly two thirds of the county population resided in these four towns and around 22% of the county were engaged in trade, manufacture and commerce, with only 6% working in agriculture. The town of Stratford-in-Avon is famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Birmingham was known for the manufacture of hardware, arms and toys, and Coventry for ribbons, silks, clocks and watches. Other centres of industry were Astley, Chilvers Coton, Foleshill, Nuneaton, and Sow for ribbons and silks, Atherstone for hats, Kenilworth for combs, Tamworth and Berkeswell for flax and yarn, Alcaster, Ipsley, Lambourne, and Studley for needles, and Warwick for worsted and rush mats. Other major industries in the county were iron and coal mining, brickmaking, limekilns, stone quarrying, brewing and paper making.
The population of the county of Warwickshire was 208,190 in 1801, growing to 475,013 in 1851 and reaching 897,835 in 1901.
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Genhound records to help you grow your Warwickshire family tree.
| Title | Period | Added | Search | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shirley Family of Ettington | 1087-1902 | 06/5/2013 |  |
| Cumin Family of Snitterfield | 1159-1257 | 18/3/2013 | |
| Warwickshire Monumental Brasses | 1401-1748 | 07/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire's Eminent Men | 1554-1781 | 16/4/2010 | |
| Birmingham Blue Coat School Benefactors | 1722-1859 | 01/4/2010 | |
| Birmingham Obituaries, Showell's | 1740-1885 | 23/1/2010 | |
| Oscott Catholic Baptismal Register | 1761-1766 | 10/12/2010 | |
| Birmingham Directory 1777 | 1777-1777 | 07/8/2008 | |
| Birmingham officials | 1805-1817 | 26/3/2009 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1811, Holden | 1811-1811 | 13/2/2010 | |
| Birmingham Directory 1818, Wrightson | 1818-1818 | 24/2/2009 | |
| Birmingham Directory 1835, Pigot's | 1835-1835 | 30/9/2008 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1835, Pigot's | 1835-1835 | 30/9/2008 | |
| Warwickshire Gentry & Officers 1850 | 1840-1850 | 15/1/2010 | |
| Birmingham Advertisements 1849 | 1849-1849 | 10/4/2012 | |
| Rugby School Masters and Trustees | 1851-1891 | 21/1/2010 | |
| Birmingham Blue Coat School Report 1860 | 1859-1860 | 31/3/2010 | |
| Birmingham Deaf & Dumb Institution Report 1860 | 1859-1861 | 09/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1863, Kelly | 1863-1863 | 05/9/2009 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1874 Pt4, White | 1874-1874 | 17/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1874 Pt1, White | 1874-1874 | 06/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1874 Pt5, White | 1874-1874 | 20/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1874 Pt2, White | 1874-1874 | 08/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Gentry, Clergy & Officers 1874 | 1874-1874 | 12/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1874 Pt3, White | 1874-1874 | 15/4/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Adverts 1880s | 1880-1889 | 26/1/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Magistrates 1884 | 1884-1884 | 19/1/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1884, Kelly Pt A | 1884-1884 | 22/1/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1884, Kelly Pt B | 1884-1884 | 02/2/2010 | |
| Warwickshire Directory 1896 Pt A | 1896-1896 | 14/5/2013 | |
| Warwickshire WWI War Graves | 1914-1920 | 27/1/2009 | |
| Warwickshire & Birmingham Trade Directory 1939 | 1939-1939 | 08/3/2010 | |
