Brailes Genealogical Records

Brailes Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Brailes Baptism Records (1813-1910)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Brailes and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.

Brailes Baptism Records (1653-1812)

Baptism registers document the baptism and sometimes birth of people in and around Brailes. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.

Warwickshire Baptism Index with Images (1813-1910)

Original images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.

Warwickshire Baptisms (1538-1812)

Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.

Brailes Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Brailes Marriage Records (1754-1910)

Marriage records from people who married at Brailes between 1754 and 1910. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

Brailes Marriage Records (1653-1754)

Marriage records from people who married at Brailes between 1653 and 1754. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

Warwickshire Marriage Index with Images (1754-1910)

Original images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.

Warwickshire Marriages (1538-1812)

Digital images of marriage registers that can be searched by name. They contain written records of marriages and typically record the name of the bride and groom and date of marriage. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage.

Brailes Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Brailes Burial Records (1813-1899)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at Brailes. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.

Brailes Burial Records (1653-1812)

Records of burial for people buried at Brailes between 1653 and 1812. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

St George, Brailes Burial Records (1653-1851)

Burial records covering those buried at St George, Brailes_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.

Baptist Chapel, Brailes Burial Records (1786-1979)

An index to burials recorded in the registers of a Catholic church. The index contains the name of the deceased, the date of their burial and their age where available

Brailes Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Warwickshire 1841 Census (1891)

A transcription of records that record households, occupations, age, place of birth and relations.

Warwickshire 1861 Census (1861)

A transcription of records that record households, occupations, age, place of birth and relations.

Warwickshire 1841 Census (1841)

A transcription of records that record households, occupations and rough ages.

Newspapers Covering Brailes

Leamington Spa Courier (1828-1913)

A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Leamington Spa area.

Warwickshire General Advertiser Extracts (1822-1823)

A collection of extracts from the newspaper, largely consisting of births, marriages and deaths.

The Daily Herald (1926)

A London newspaper that later became The Sun.

Daily Herald (1914-1918)

A left-wing, British daily that sold up to 2 million copies a day at its peak.

Daily Mirror (1914-1918)

Digital images, searchable by text, of a British daily tabloid.

Brailes Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Lichfield and Coventry Diocese Probate Index (1650-1760)

An index to wills, administrations and inventories proved by the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. Copies of wills can be ordered or viewed at the record office in Lichfield.

Worcester Diocese Probate & Administration Index (1601-1652)

An index to probates and administrations granted by the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester. Contains the deceased's name, occupation, residence and whether the grant was for probate or administration. Also lists which records contain an inventory.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Admon Index (1559-1660)

An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.

Lichfield Diocese Probate & Administration Index (1516-1652)

A searchable database providing brief details of surviving probates and administrations granted by the Diocese of Lichfield, which covered parts of Derbyshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. Contains a reference to order the original documents.

Brailes Immigration & Travel Records

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Brailes Military Records

Warwickshire Militia Papers (1776-1825)

A collection of documents primarily composed of certificates verifying a man’s service, account statements related to reimbursements to his family for his service, notices of commissions that were to be printed in a gazette, and documents outlining qualifications to serve as a Deputy Lieutenant.

Warwickshire WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Warwickshire, with some service details.

Warwickshire WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Warwickshire, with some service details.

Prisoners of War of British Army (1939-1945)

A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.

British Prisoners of World War II (1939-1945)

Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.

Warwickshire Quarter Sessions (1696-1850)

Thousands of documents pertaining largely to occupations from one of Warwickshire lower courts. Contains considerable amounts of personal information.

Warwickshire Poor Law Index (1660-1835)

A calendar of records kept by parish churches recording the administration of the poor. These records, can include genealogical details, such as age and place of birth; biographical details and more. The index contains over 80,000 names.

Warwickshire Parish Poor Law Records (1546-1904)

Digital images of records detailing the maintenance of the poor by the Church of England. Also includes rate books, which are useful for genealogists and the study of land ownership.

Warwickshire Parish Records (1538-1939)

Digital images of parish records, besides baptism, marriage & burial registers. These records can include genealogical and biographical information that does not occur in registers. The collection includes: account books, vestry books, marriage licences, letters, rate books, orders of removal, churchwarden’s books, rents, constable records, papist estates, parish addresses, deeds, logs, minutes & orders.

Warwickshire Illegitimacy Orders (1816-1831)

An index to orders against men alleged to have fathered illegitimate children.

Brailes Taxation Records

Warwickshire Land Tax (1773-1830)

An index linked to original images of over 250,000 land tax assessments. These records can be a useful aid for establishing ancestry among land owning families and their tenants; and are also useful for locating relevant estate records.

Warwickshire Hearth Tax Returns (1670)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.

Warwickshire Hair Powder Certificates (1795-1796)

Certificates for individuals who paid a tax for the privilege of using hair powder.

Warwickshire Hearth Tax Returns (1662)

Over 1,000 documents listing those taxed for owning or occupying houses with hearths.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Brailes Land & Property Records

Warwickshire Land Tax (1773-1830)

An index linked to original images of over 250,000 land tax assessments. These records can be a useful aid for establishing ancestry among land owning families and their tenants; and are also useful for locating relevant estate records.

Warwickshire Parish Poor Law Records (1546-1904)

Digital images of records detailing the maintenance of the poor by the Church of England. Also includes rate books, which are useful for genealogists and the study of land ownership.

Warwickshire Parish Records (1538-1939)

Digital images of parish records, besides baptism, marriage & burial registers. These records can include genealogical and biographical information that does not occur in registers. The collection includes: account books, vestry books, marriage licences, letters, rate books, orders of removal, churchwarden’s books, rents, constable records, papist estates, parish addresses, deeds, logs, minutes & orders.

Freeholders of Warwick (1820)

An alphabetical list of people who owned, rather than leased, land in the county.

Warwickshire Freeholder Lists (1710-1713)

Lists of freeholders entitled to vote.

Brailes Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire (1940)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire  (1936)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire  (1932)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire  (1928)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire  (1924)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Brailes Cemeteries

Warwickshire Monumental Inscriptions (1538-2004)

An index to over 200,000 gravestones and memorials in the county of Warwickshire.

Warwickshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Warwickshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Warwickshire Memorial Surname Index (1700-1970)

An index to surnames occurring on monuments, such as gravestones, that have been transcribed by the Birmingham and Midlands Society.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Brailes Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Brailes Histories & Books

Victoria County History: Warwickshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Midlands History Books (1000-1910)

This database contains digitized copies of historical publications from Warwickshire and Birmingham. Their pages can include biographical details, newsworthy events, member lists, obituaries, court dockets, and other historical tidbits.

Warwickshire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Warwickshire.

Warwickshire Church Photographs (2006-Present)

High quality photographs of Warwickshire church interiors and exteriors.

Warwickshire Windmills (1998-Present)

An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.

Brailes School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Brailes Occupation & Business Records

Warwickshire List of Freemasons (1799-1850)

Almost 200 records documenting members of freemasonic lodges.

Warwickshire Boat Owners (1795-1796)

Nearly 200 documents relating to people who operated boats on canals running through Warwickshire.

Warwickshire Flax Bounties (1784-1795)

Over 1,500 documents relating to bounties offered to farmers by the government to grow flax.

Warwickshire Gamekeeper Records (1772-1788)

Over 2,000 documents relating to those employed as gamekeepers in Warwickshire.

John Crossling's History of Warwick Pubs (1700-2000)

Profiles of the county's public houses, including details of their owners and operators.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Brailes

Victoria County History: Warwickshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Visitation of Warwickshire (1066-1619)

Genealogies of Warwickshire families who had the right to bear arms. Illustrations of arms and some biographical details are given.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Brailes Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Warwickshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Visitation of Warwickshire (1066-1619)

Genealogies of Warwickshire families who had the right to bear arms. Illustrations of arms and some biographical details are given.

Warwickshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Warwickshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Brailes Church Records

Brailes Parish Registers (1653-1910)

Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Brailes. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Warwickshire Parish Registers (1821-1936)

The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1821.

Warwickshire Parish Register Index with Images (1535-1812)

Original images of parish registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.

Warwickshire Parish Poor Law Records (1546-1904)

Digital images of records detailing the maintenance of the poor by the Church of England. Also includes rate books, which are useful for genealogists and the study of land ownership.

Warwickshire Parish Records (1538-1939)

Digital images of parish records, besides baptism, marriage & burial registers. These records can include genealogical and biographical information that does not occur in registers. The collection includes: account books, vestry books, marriage licences, letters, rate books, orders of removal, churchwarden’s books, rents, constable records, papist estates, parish addresses, deeds, logs, minutes & orders.

Biographical Directories Covering Brailes

Midlands History Books (1000-1910)

This database contains digitized copies of historical publications from Warwickshire and Birmingham. Their pages can include biographical details, newsworthy events, member lists, obituaries, court dockets, and other historical tidbits.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Brailes Maps

Warwickshire Parish Map (1841)

A map delineating Church of England parishes in Warwickshire.

Maps of Warwickshire (1610-1924)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Brailes Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

BRAILES is a village and extensive parish, on the road from Banbury to Shipston-on-Stour, 4 miles east from Shipston-on-Stour station on the Shipston branch of the Great Western railway, 9 miles north-east from Moreton-in-the-Marsh station and 10 west from Banbury station, both on the same line, in the South-Western division of the county, head of a petty sessional division, Brailes division of Kineton hundred, Shipston-on-Stour. union and county court district, rural deanery of South Kineton, and archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester. The church of St. George, given to the canons of Kenilworth, in King Henry I.'s time by Roger, Earl of Warwick, is one of the finest in the county, and was known in bygone times as the “Cathedral of the Feldon,” the two divisions of Warwickshire separated by the Avon being distinguished by early writers as the “Feldon,” or country cleared of timber, and the “Woodland,” or forest, also called “Arden:" it consists of a spacious chancel, clerestoried nave of six bays, aisles, south porch, and a majestic western tower, 25 feet square and 120 feet in height, with embattled parapet and pinnacles and containing a clock and 6 bells, and on the north side of the chancel is a vestry, built at a much later period, probably in 1649: the internal dimensions of the church are 165 feet from east to west, and 52 feet from north to south: of the original Norman structure scarcely any traces remain: here and there a stone with the familiar zig-zag moulding may be detected built into the existing fabric, and the piers of the south aisle, from excavations made it 1879, are known to rest on portions of the old Norman foundations, but beyond this nothing of the early church can be recognised: the windows of the south aisle are triplets, probably of the 13th century, and above them is a very elaborately-carved cornice and pierced parapet of 14th century work, divided into six portions by crocketed pinnacles, rising behind which is seen the clerestory of the nave, a long range of twelve windows, placed at irregular heights, each consisting of two cinque-foil lights within a square head, beneath a cornice moulding and a plain parapet, broken only by a single large crocketed pinnacle in the centre: in the repairs and alterations of 1649 the whole north arcade, with its clerestory, was taken down and rebuilt in the debased style of that period, every ornamental feature being displaced and buried in the wall with its plain surface outward; it was part of the work of restoration carried out in 1879 to recover the lost tracery, and to bring back this clerestory to its original form, the heavy square pillars being also worked into an octagonal shape, and the capitals and arches made to correspond with those on the south side: the chancel dates from the 14th century, and has a fine east window of five lights, with reticulated tracery in the head, now filled with stained glass, in memory of Henry Attwood, 1876; Isabella Attwood, 1878; William Baker, churchwarden, 1820-62; Elizabeth Baker, 1868; Robert Wincott, 1835; and Hannah Wincott, 1876; two other windows of the same date light a portion of the south side, the remaining space being occupied by a large Perpendicular window of four lights; the tower is of 15th century work, in three stages, the uppermost, or belfry, being well lighted by windows of elegant proportions, in pairs: in its western face is a large five-light Perpendicular window, and beneath it the principal entrance, opening into the church by a fine arch 30 feet in height, immediately opposite which, in the centre of the church, has been placed the old font, an octagonal basin of Decorated work, with rich tracery on each of its sides, on a shaft and base of the same date: the nave roof has been removed, thoroughly repaired and replaced, and covered with lead: in the chancel the old 14th century roof still exists, and has received new boarded panelling, with the old mouldings and carvings refixed, but the aisle roofs are, with the exception of one principal, modern and inferior work, the original timbers having been removed about 50 years since: all the old pews, with one exception, have been removed, and the church is now fitted uniformly with open benches; a carved oak pulpit on a stone base has been placed against the north pier of the chancel arch, in front of which stands a brass lectern: the sacrarium has been relaid with Minton’s tiles, the patterns being in several instances reproduced from fragments found in the church; the reredos of Campden stone, with marble columns and cross, was contributed by the Rev. E. Thoyts M.A. canon of Inverness, and formerly vicar of Honington, near here; the great west window is a memorial to the late Mrs. Wincott, erected by her husband: there is another stained window in the south aisle to the memory of 37 children who were carried off by an epidemic in the years 1876-7, and two in the clerestory: two of the bells, a grand mediaeval tenor, probably more than 500 years old, and the third bell had for many years been badly cracked, but by the munificence of the Rev. Canon Thoyts these have been successfully recast, the rich ornamentation and Latin legend on the great tenor, weighing 35 cwt. being perfectly reproduced; of the remaining bells the oldest is the second, bearing a Latin invocation to Christ and the Virgin; the others are dated respectively 1624, 1668, 1671; the sanctus bell has been rehung in an elegant bell-cot of stone, with a small crocketed spirelet, rising from the eastern gable of the nave, the cost of which, about £60, was defrayed entirely from the sale of elegant trifles produced by Miss A. E. Smith; on the floor of the chancel are a number of inscribed stones to the family of Bishop, for some time patrons of this Iiving (1588-1712), and at the west end of the south aisle is an altar tomb covered by a black marble slab to Mr. Richard Davies gent. M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford, with a fulsome inscription (1639): there are also memorials to Richard Godson, died 1805; Ann, his first wife, died 1788; Ann, his second wife, died 1805; and to the families of Jones, Allcock, and Spencer: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, founded a guild in this church from part of the revenues of which, in the 37 Henry VIII. a grammar school was established and endowed, which is still flourishing; this payment from the lay rector, now amounting annually to £8 1s. 8d. forming a portion of its present income; the total cost of the restoration, including £275 for a new organ, was £5,693, which was contributed by 18,556 persons; in the year 1887 a tablet was erected at the western entrance, bearing an inscribed record of the restoration of the church and its re-opening by the Bishop of Worcester, June 20, 1879; the work was carried out under the direction of Mr. William Bassettr-Smith, architect, of London; in 1892 the vestry was enlarged and the organ placed in an organ chamber on the north side, at the cost of Mr. Richard Badger, of Leamington, and a brass tablet erected to Thomas and Harriett Wincott: there are 750 sittings. The register dates from 1570. The living, with Winderton, is a vicarage, tithe rent-charge £58, average £44, net yearly value, £300, including 127 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Rev, Thomas Smith B.A. of Cockington, Devon, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Frederick Ernest Garrard M.A. of Wadham College, Oxford. William Richardson M.A. student of Christ Church, Oxford, instituted to the vicarage by that University in 1651, held it through a period of 44 years, including the reigns of four sovereigns and the Commonwealth (1651-95), and was the author of a “Protestant Catechism,” a copy of which is preserved in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Immediately contiguous to the eastern boundary of the churchyard is the Catholic chapel, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, dating from 1726 and enlarged in 1834, with a priest’s residence attached and a school; there is also a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1886, and a place of worship for Primitive Methodists, erected in 1863: the Brailes Institute was built by subscription in 1886. A weekly market was formerly held here on Mondays, and a fair on the eve of St. George and two following days, both dating from Henry III.’s reign. The most distinguished native of this place on record appears to be William Bishop D.D. titular Bishop of Chalcedon, and a member of the family above mentioned, being the first Catholic bishop sent into England after the Reformation; he was born at Brailes in 1550, consecrated in 1623 at Paris, and died near London in 1624, aged 71. The family of Sheldon, of Beoley, Worcestershire, have held this manor from the time of Edward VI. Brailes House is the residence of Henry James Sheldon esq. J.P. Henry James Sheldon esq. J.P. lord of the manor, the Rev. Canon E. Thoyts M.A. rector of Ashe, Hants, the Rev. T. Smith B.A. of Cockington, near Torquay (vicar here 1856-86), Mrs. John Spencer, Miss Hopkins and Mrs. John Baker are the chief landowners. The soil is clay; subsoil, sand. The principal crops are wheat, beans, and barley. The area is 5,402 acres; rateable value, £7,650; the population in 1891 was 1,060.

Schools

Free School, founded in the reign of King Henry VIII. & endowed with a yearly income of £64 8s. 2d. is available for the sons of poor persons residing in the parish; it holds 60 boys; average attendance, 45.

National (girls’ & infants’), erected in 1859, for 150 children; average attendance, 93.

Catholic, erected in 1881 for 38 children; average attendance, 22.

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire (1896)

Most Common Surnames in Brailes

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Kington Hundred
1Harris621:171.69%7
2Bryan311:336.39%214
3Spencer281:372.47%72
3Warmington281:3734.57%1,325
5Alexander251:4118.94%898
6Wilks221:474.92%243
7Walker201:510.78%19
7Rymell201:5180.00%3,411
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31Bishop101:1031.30%132
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