MILVERTON

The village lies about two miles north east of Warwick. About a third of the original parish was transferred to Leamington in 1890 to form New Milverton, the former village being known as Old Milverton. Emscote, a hamlet, was partly in this parish.

DIOCESE: Lichfield. HUNDRED: Knightlow. UNION: Warwick

ADJOINING PARISHES: Lillington, Leamington Priors (Spa), Leek Wootton.

Parish Registers: Christenings: 1742-1872 Marriages: 1754-1939 Burials: 1742-1870 Banns 1794-1799

Bishop's Transcripts : 1664-1842 LIC

IGI: Christenings: 1665-1872, Marriages: 1665-1741 & 1744-1895
also St.Marks, New Milverton Christenings: 1875-1885, Marriages: 1879-1895.
Emscote Christenings: 1872-1875. Widely available; BMSGH(PS)

REGISTER COPIES: CMB 1742-1812 SoG
CB 1742-1812 Marriages: 1744-1812 & 1875-1939 Banns 1824-1876 COV

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS: Old Milverton, St.James BMSGH m/fiche , WAR , SoG , BIR

PROBATE RECORDS: LIC

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

INDEXES
Burial 1813-1837
Marriage 1800-1837

OTHER SOURCES: Plan of Earl Warwicks' estate 1806, 1827.
Heber-Percy estate papers.
Apprenticeship in Warwickshire Cotton Mills 1790-1830, Joan Lane, Textile History, Vol.10 1979.
Account book relating to purchase of coal, corn etc. probably belonging to the firm of Messrs Norman & Co., corn millers, Rock Mills.
The Beaufoys, see Meriden.

[Last updated: 18th March 2013 ]