Middleton Genealogical Records
Middleton Birth & Baptism Records
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.
Baptism registers document the baptism and sometimes birth of people in and around Middleton. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names and more.
Original images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.
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.
Middleton Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom.
The Marriage registers of Middleton, document marriages 1674 to 1754. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Original images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.
Middleton Death & Burial Records
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.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at Middleton. 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.
Burial records for people buried at Middleton between 1674 and 1812. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial records covering those buried at St John the Baptist, Middleton_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
Original images of burial registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.
Middleton Census & Population Lists
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.
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.
A transcription of records that record households, occupations, age, place of birth and relations.
A transcription of records that record households, occupations, age, place of birth and relations.
A transcription of records that record households, occupations and rough ages.
Newspapers Covering Middleton
Regional news, notices of births, marriages and deaths, business notices, details on the proceedings of public institutions, adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Birmingham district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
Digital images, searchable by text, of a local Birmingham newspaper.
Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Coventry area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Lichfield district. Includes family announcements.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Tamworth district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
Middleton Wills & Probate Records
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.
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.
An index to probates and administrations granted by the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester. Contains the deceased's name, occupation, residence.
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.
An index to wills, proved by the Derby Probate Registry. Index includes name, residence and year of probate. Contains entries for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.
Middleton Immigration & Travel Records
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.
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.
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.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Middleton Military Records
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.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Warwickshire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Warwickshire, with some service details.
A detailed history of the home guard during World War II.
A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.
Middleton Court & Legal Records
Thousands of documents pertaining largely to occupations from one of Warwickshire lower courts. Contains considerable amounts of personal information.
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.
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.
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.
An index to orders against men alleged to have fathered illegitimate children.
Middleton Taxation Records
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.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
Certificates for individuals who paid a tax for the privilege of using hair powder.
Over 1,000 documents listing those taxed for owning or occupying houses with hearths.
A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by hundred and settlement.
Middleton Land & Property Records
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.
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.
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.
An alphabetical list of people who owned, rather than leased, land in the county.
Lists of freeholders entitled to vote.
Middleton Directories & Gazetteers
Classified directory of the manufacturing district fifteen miles around Birmingham, including Worcester & the Potteries. Does not include Birmingham.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Middleton Cemeteries
An index to over 200,000 gravestones and memorials in the county of Warwickshire.
Photographs and descriptions of Warwickshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to surnames occurring on monuments, such as gravestones, that have been transcribed by the Birmingham and Midlands Society.
Photographs and descriptions of Staffordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Middleton Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
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.
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.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Middleton Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
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.
Photographs and images of churches in Warwickshire.
High quality photographs of Warwickshire church interiors and exteriors.
An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.
Middleton School & Education Records
A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.
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.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
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.
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.
Middleton Occupation & Business Records
Almost 200 records documenting members of freemasonic lodges.
Nearly 200 documents relating to people who operated boats on canals running through Warwickshire.
Over 1,500 documents relating to bounties offered to farmers by the government to grow flax.
Over 2,000 documents relating to those employed as gamekeepers in Warwickshire.
Profiles of the county's public houses, including details of their owners and operators.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Middleton
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Genealogies of Warwickshire families who had the right to bear arms. Illustrations of arms and some biographical details are given.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Pedigrees of noble and gentry families from the county, including renderings of coats of arms.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Middleton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Genealogies of Warwickshire families who had the right to bear arms. Illustrations of arms and some biographical details are given.
Photographs and descriptions of Warwickshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Pedigrees of noble and gentry families from the county, including renderings of coats of arms.
Middleton Church Records
The parish registers of Middleton are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1674 to 1910.
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.
Original images of parish registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.
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.
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 Middleton
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.
A searchable directory of biographies depicting the leading residents of Staffordshire. Contains details on family relations, education, careers, hobbies and associations.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Middleton Maps
A map delineating Church of England parishes in Warwickshire.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A large collection of maps, primarily depicting Stoke and its environs.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Middleton Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
MIDDLETON, in Domesday “Mideltone” and “Mildentone,” is a scattered parish on the Staffordshire border, 3 miles north-west from Kingsbury station on the Tamworth and Birmingham section of the Midland railway, 4 ½ south-west from Tamworth, 6 north from Coleshill, in the Northern division of the county, Tamworth division of Hemlingford hundred, Coleshill petty sessional division, Tamworth union and county court district, rural deanery of Sutton Coldfield, archdeaconry of Birmingham and diocese of Worcester. The Birmingham and Fazeley canal intersects the parish. The church of St. John the Baptist is an ancient building of stone in the Norman, Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower of late Perpendicular date, containing a clock and 3 bells: a carved oak screen divides the chancel from the nave, and there are four stained windows, one of which is a memorial to the Rev. Henry Vere Hodge M.A. vicar (1836-85), and in the church are some monuments of the Willoughby family, barons Middleton and baronets, including Sir Francis Willoughby (1665), and Cassandra his wife, daughter of Thomas Ridgeway, Earl of Londonderry (1675), his son, Francis Willoughby esq. (1672), and Emma (Bernard) his wife, and grandson, Sir Francis Willoughby bart. (1688), and a slab with effigies in brass and shields of arms, to Sir Richard Bingham kt. justice of the King's Bench (1447-76), d. 22 May, 1476, and was buried here, and to Margaret his wife, daughter of Sir Baldwin Frevell, of Middleton, and widow of Sir Hugh Willoughby, of Wollaton; also one to Lord Edward Ridgeway, second son of Thomas, 1st Earl of Londonderry of that family, d. 19 Sep. 1638: in 1884 a hagioscope was discovered between the chancel and the aisle, and also an arch supposed to cover the tomb of Dorothea Willoughby, a memorial brass recording her name appearing over it: the lectern was presented by parishioners and friends: the church was restored in 1876, at a cost of £1,000, and affords 264 sittings, of which 113 are free. The register dates from the year 1675. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £80, in the gift of Lord Middleton, and held since 1885 by the Rev. Robert Vere Hodge M.A. of Keble College, Oxford. The charities amount to £84 5s. partly for the support of schools and partly for distribution among the poor. Middleton Hall, about one mile east from the church, is an ancient mansion, in a well-wooded park, occupied by Egbert de Hamel esq. and the property of Lord Middleton, lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is mixed clay and gravel, with some little peat. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, beans, turnips and seeds. The area is 3,540 acres; rateable value, £4,631; the population in 1891 was 415.
National School (mixed), for 100 children; average attendance, 56.
Most Common Surnames in Middleton
Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Hemlingford Hundred |
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1 | Jackson | 27 | 1:17 | 1.14% | 25 |
1 | James | 27 | 1:17 | 1.65% | 41 |
3 | Owen | 25 | 1:18 | 2.41% | 86 |
4 | Bird | 17 | 1:27 | 1.25% | 55 |
5 | Dixon | 12 | 1:38 | 2.36% | 204 |
5 | Jennings | 12 | 1:38 | 1.55% | 128 |
7 | Cotterill | 11 | 1:41 | 3.11% | 324 |
8 | Walker | 10 | 1:46 | 0.39% | 19 |
8 | Bennell | 10 | 1:46 | 76.92% | 5,280 |
8 | Humpherson | 10 | 1:46 | 15.87% | 1,687 |
11 | Harris | 9 | 1:51 | 0.25% | 7 |
12 | Brown | 8 | 1:57 | 0.21% | 5 |
12 | Hall | 8 | 1:57 | 0.30% | 17 |
12 | Simmons | 8 | 1:57 | 2.14% | 307 |
12 | Hodgkinson | 8 | 1:57 | 4.47% | 674 |
12 | Salt | 8 | 1:57 | 3.07% | 456 |
12 | Tidy | 8 | 1:57 | 72.73% | 5,931 |
12 | Hicken | 8 | 1:57 | 7.62% | 1,082 |
19 | Ball | 7 | 1:65 | 0.66% | 81 |
19 | Garland | 7 | 1:65 | 13.46% | 1,963 |
19 | Yeomans | 7 | 1:65 | 4.12% | 703 |
19 | Newey | 7 | 1:65 | 1.22% | 179 |
19 | Gilman | 7 | 1:65 | 16.28% | 2,276 |
19 | Vyse | 7 | 1:65 | 15.22% | 2,155 |
19 | Chetwynd | 7 | 1:65 | 4.29% | 742 |
19 | Aulton | 7 | 1:65 | 21.21% | 2,801 |
19 | de Ville | 7 | 1:65 | 77.78% | 6,771 |
19 | Woodshaw | 7 | 1:65 | 70.00% | 6,286 |
19 | Colloby | 7 | 1:65 | 100.00% | 8,230 |
30 | Taylor | 6 | 1:76 | 0.09% | 3 |
30 | Lee | 6 | 1:76 | 0.44% | 54 |
30 | Hand | 6 | 1:76 | 3.61% | 726 |
30 | Capewell | 6 | 1:76 | 4.72% | 939 |
30 | Kesterton | 6 | 1:76 | 9.38% | 1,658 |
35 | Butler | 5 | 1:91 | 0.33% | 47 |
35 | Hopkins | 5 | 1:91 | 0.38% | 58 |
35 | Hodge | 5 | 1:91 | 14.71% | 2,729 |
38 | King | 4 | 1:114 | 0.24% | 40 |
38 | Knight | 4 | 1:114 | 0.27% | 48 |
38 | Stephenson | 4 | 1:114 | 3.48% | 1,012 |
38 | Chambers | 4 | 1:114 | 0.57% | 151 |
38 | Street | 4 | 1:114 | 2.16% | 653 |
38 | Keeling | 4 | 1:114 | 3.81% | 1,082 |
38 | Fidgeon | 4 | 1:114 | 18.18% | 3,713 |
45 | Smith | 3 | 1:152 | 0.02% | 1 |
45 | Saunders | 3 | 1:152 | 0.53% | 183 |
45 | Deakin | 3 | 1:152 | 0.57% | 197 |
45 | Tilley | 3 | 1:152 | 2.59% | 1,001 |
45 | Shakespeare | 3 | 1:152 | 1.17% | 470 |
45 | Cheney | 3 | 1:152 | 13.64% | 3,713 |
51 | Cooper | 2 | 1:228 | 0.07% | 15 |
51 | Morris | 2 | 1:228 | 0.08% | 20 |
51 | Davis | 2 | 1:228 | 0.05% | 4 |
51 | Moore | 2 | 1:228 | 0.08% | 21 |
51 | Batchelor | 2 | 1:228 | 0.53% | 304 |
51 | Batten | 2 | 1:228 | 5.88% | 2,729 |
51 | Jeffs | 2 | 1:228 | 0.54% | 309 |
51 | Moult | 2 | 1:228 | 9.52% | 3,842 |
51 | Grammer | 2 | 1:228 | 100.00% | 15,906 |
51 | Ramsdall | 2 | 1:228 | 18.18% | 5,931 |
61 | Wright | 1 | 1:456 | 0.03% | 13 |
61 | Robinson | 1 | 1:456 | 0.05% | 34 |
61 | Clark | 1 | 1:456 | 0.06% | 43 |
61 | Turner | 1 | 1:456 | 0.04% | 18 |
61 | Barnes | 1 | 1:456 | 0.13% | 141 |
61 | Jenkins | 1 | 1:456 | 0.14% | 150 |
61 | Spencer | 1 | 1:456 | 0.09% | 72 |
61 | Goodwin | 1 | 1:456 | 0.29% | 332 |
61 | Baldwin | 1 | 1:456 | 0.24% | 265 |
61 | Farmer | 1 | 1:456 | 0.18% | 186 |
61 | Rodgers | 1 | 1:456 | 0.60% | 726 |
61 | Johns | 1 | 1:456 | 1.35% | 1,442 |
61 | Langley | 1 | 1:456 | 0.53% | 641 |
61 | Dodds | 1 | 1:456 | 5.88% | 4,400 |
61 | Boulton | 1 | 1:456 | 0.70% | 832 |
61 | Handley | 1 | 1:456 | 0.32% | 368 |
61 | Spooner | 1 | 1:456 | 0.64% | 763 |
61 | Downes | 1 | 1:456 | 0.46% | 552 |
61 | Anderton | 1 | 1:456 | 0.35% | 409 |
61 | Carver | 1 | 1:456 | 2.13% | 2,127 |
61 | Bulmer | 1 | 1:456 | 4.55% | 3,713 |
61 | Muirhead | 1 | 1:456 | 4.17% | 3,509 |
61 | Banister | 1 | 1:456 | 3.33% | 3,000 |
61 | Gaskin | 1 | 1:456 | 3.70% | 3,228 |
61 | Leah | 1 | 1:456 | 7.14% | 5,011 |
61 | Scholefield | 1 | 1:456 | 9.09% | 5,931 |
61 | Manders | 1 | 1:456 | 1.11% | 1,215 |
61 | Insley | 1 | 1:456 | 1.10% | 1,203 |
61 | Causer | 1 | 1:456 | 1.15% | 1,252 |
61 | Sudbury | 1 | 1:456 | 14.29% | 8,230 |
61 | Jenning | 1 | 1:456 | 3.23% | 2,927 |
61 | Feasey | 1 | 1:456 | 3.33% | 3,000 |
61 | Sandland | 1 | 1:456 | 1.23% | 1,325 |
61 | Steane | 1 | 1:456 | 0.63% | 752 |
61 | Hickin | 1 | 1:456 | 1.43% | 1,521 |
61 | Currier | 1 | 1:456 | 2.22% | 2,189 |
61 | Deville | 1 | 1:456 | 5.88% | 4,400 |
61 | Newbrook | 1 | 1:456 | 12.50% | 7,397 |
61 | Griffis | 1 | 1:456 | 20.00% | 10,525 |
61 | McGorvan | 1 | 1:456 | 100.00% | 18,717 |
61 | Lionel | 1 | 1:456 | 100.00% | 18,717 |
61 | Vyes | 1 | 1:456 | 100.00% | 18,717 |