GRENDON

The village lies about six miles east of Tamworth (now wholly in Staffordshire) and is on the Leicestershire border. Whittington and Warton are hamlets.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Hemlingford. UNION: Atherstone

ADJOINING PARISHES: Polesworth, Sheepy Magna and Culey in Leicestershire, Atherstone (Mancetter), Merevale, Baddesley Ensor.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1567-1918 Marriages: 1567-1956 Burials: 1567-1899 Banns 1754-1898 (gaps)
Warton registers 1849-1922 Banns 1849-1940.

Bishop's Transcripts : 1674-1840 LIC

IGI: Christenings: 1766-1875, Marriages: 1813-1876 also Warton Christenings: 1849-1885. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: CMB 1570-1812 BIR CMB 1567-1837 (gaps) CMB 1567-1666 Christenings: 1766-1918 Marriages: 1754-1940 Burials: 1567-1899 SoG

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS; All Saints BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC Transcript, Wills and administrations of Polesworth Newton Regis and Grendon, 1680-1750 BIR

CENSUS RETURNS: All WAR
1851 81 & 1881 Whittington BIR
1881 BCP , BMSGH(PS)

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1790-1837
Poor Law c1690-1860

MANORIAL RECORDS: (with Dordon and Warton) 1564-1623 BIR

OTHER SOURCES: Catalogue of auction sale at Grendon Hall 1750 BIR


[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]