Nuneaton Genealogical Records

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton & Attleborough Baptism Records (1825-1910)

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

Nuneaton Baptism Records (1813-1910)

Name index attached to original images of the baptism registers of Nuneaton. Records document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.

Nuneaton Baptism Records (1539-1812)

Baptism records from people born in and around Nuneaton between 1539 and 1812. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.

Nuneaton Baptisms (1813-1876)

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, occupations, residence and more.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton & Attleborough Marriage Records (1850-1910)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Nuneaton. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.

Nuneaton Marriage Records (1754-1910)

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

Nuneaton Marriage Records (1539-1754)

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.

St Nicholas, Nuneaton Banns (1813-1831)

Transcriptions of registers kept by the parish church, which record intentions to marry.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton & Attleborough Burial Records (1825-1910)

Burial records for people buried at Nuneaton, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1825 to 1910. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

Nuneaton Burial Records (1813-1910)

Burial registers are the primary source for death documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.

Nuneaton Burial Records (1539-1812)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at Nuneaton. 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.

Nuneaton Burials (1813-1860)

An index to registers of burials for people buried at the church.

Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton

Birmingham Daily Mail (1914-1918)

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.

Coventry Evening Telegraph (1891-1918)

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.

Lichfield Mercury (1877-1950)

This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Lichfield district. Includes family announcements.

Tamworth Herald (1870-1950)

A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Tamworth district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.

Birmingham Daily Gazette (1862-1868)

A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Birmingham district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton

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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton Church Records

Nuneaton Parish Registers (1539-1910)

The parish registers of Nuneaton are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records 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 Nuneaton

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.

Nuneaton 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.

Nuneaton 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

Nuneaton, a market-town, said to have been originally called Eaton, a word that anciently signified the water-town, and was probably applied to this place from its situation on the river Anker; and afterwards had the epithet Nun prefixed to it, from a convent of nuns here, of the order of Fontevrault, in which, besides the prioress and nuns, there was a prior also, and perhaps monks; it was founded by Robert Earl of Leicester, in the reign of Henry the Second. A small part of the walls of this ancient building are now standing at the northwest end of the town, but the remains are so trifling that they are not sufficient to convey an idea of its original grandeur: the site was granted to Marmaduke Constable.

The town is rather large and well-built, and the church has a square tower, with six bells; also a clock and chimes; here is a manufacture for ribands; also a good free-school, founded by the inhabitants in the reign of Edward the Sixth, who gave to it three closes of ground, in the liberty of Coventry, to be held of the crown, as belonging to the manor of East Greenwich, in soccage.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

NUNEATON, in Domesday, “Etone,” derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon “ea,” water and from the nunnery founded here in King Stephen’s time by Robert, Earl of Mellent and Leicester, about 1150; it is a market and union town, parish and head of a county court district in the North-Easterh division of the county, 97 miles from London, about 22 east-by-north from Birmingham, 5 ½ south-east from Atherstone, 13 south-east from Tamworth, 13 ¾ from Rugby, 9 north from Coventry, and 5 south-west from Hinckley, Leicestershire. Atherstone division of Hemlingford hundred, Atherstone petty sessional division, and in the rural deanery of Atherstone, archdeaconry of Coventry and diocese of Worcester. By a Local Government Order, which came into operation: March 25, 1888, a detached part of Chilvers Coton, known as “Sinnie,” or “Sinne Fields” was amalgamated with Nuneaton. The town lies low, but is pleasantly seated, having a rise in every direction, and is near the north-eastern (Leicester) border of the county, on a branch of the river Anker, which is crossed by three bridges. The Coventry canal passes close to the town, and the Trent Valley branch of the London and North Western railway runs through it, with a station at the bottom of Bond street. The South Leicestershire section of the Midland railway, from Leicester through Hinckley, has also a station here, joining the Midland line to Birmingham, via Whitacre junction, and there is besides a line from Nuneaton to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The ancient Roman road called Watling Street, “the pilgrim’s road,” forming part of the boundary of the Danelagh, passes within about 2 ½ miles of the town, on the way to Atherstone. The “Public Health Act, 1848” was adopted by the town July 16, 1850, and it was governed by a Local Board of Health, until the establishment, under the “Local Government Act, 1894,” of the Nuneaton and Chilvers Coton Urban District Council, formed 25 March, 1895, and consisting of 12 members; it is lighted with gas by a Company, and supplied with water by the East Warwickshire Water Co. from their works at Stockingford.

The church of St. Nicholas, given by Robert, son of the founder, to the monastry of Lira, in Normandy, and afterwards belonging to the priory of Shene, in Surrey, is a large and handsome edifice of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south-east chapel, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, fine peal of 8 bells; the east window is stained, and there is a memorial window to the Hollick family, and monuments to the families of Stratford and Trotman. (1703), ancestors of the Dugdale family: the roofs are of massive oak boldly panelled and carved: a memorial to the Rev. John Ryder LL.D. dean of Lismore, son of the Right Rev. John Ryder, Archbishop of Tuam (1752), he died in 1791; there is also an altar tomb of alabaster, with recumbent effigy in armour, commemorating Sir Marmaduke Constable, who was created a knight banneret by the Earl of Surrey in the camp at Roquesborough in 1547 and died 20 April, 1560; and his wives Elizabeth (D’Arcy) and Margaret (Butler), and other memorials to the Rev. Robert Chapman Savage M.A. 26 years vicar, d. 1871: the Rev. Hugh Hughes, 52 years curate here, and 20 years master of the Grammar school, d.1820: the interior has lately (1895) been re-arranged, and the chancel floor relaid; there are 1,200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1585. The living is a vicarage, tithe rent-charge £600. net yearly value £500, including 203 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Crown, and held since 1893 by the Rev. John George Deed D.D. of Trinity College, Dublin, and surrogate; population of ecclesiastical parish in 1891, 4,046.

St. Mary's is the church of an ecclesiastical parish, formed August 23, 1878, and was erected by the aid of a bequest of £400 for the building, and £2,500 for the endowment, left by the late Mr. Thomas Bottrill, who died in June, 1869; the site of an acre and a half was presented by Mr. James Tomkinson, and is additionally valuable as including within its precincts the ruins of the ancient priory of St. Mary the Virgin, founded by Robert (Bossu) Earl of Leicester, in the reign of Henry II. for nuns of the Benedictine order, a circumstance which influenced the designs for the church, furnished by Mr. Clapton Rolfe: the foundations of the priory church still exist, and the bases of the four piers supporting the tower, which have been uncovered, are in fine preservation, and exhibit workmanship of good character: the new nave is a reproduction, as nearly as can be arrived at, of the nave of the old church and is in the Transitional style, with Norman transepts and an Early English choir: the first stone of the new building was laid with masonic ceremonies by Lord Leigh, Provisional Grand Master and Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, on April 26, 1876: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1878. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £105, with residence, erected in 1885 at a cost of £2,000; it is in the gift of the vicar of St. Nicholas, and held since 1883 by the Rev. Charles de Havilland M.A. of Balliol College, Oxford. The area is 1,550 acres; the population in 1881, was 1,911 and in 1891 3,074. A plain brick parish room has been built close to the church.

There is a Wesleyan chapel with 415 sittings; a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1841, and seating 220; a Baptist chapel, built in 1875, to seat 450; and a Congregational chapel, with sittings for 300 persons.

The Cemetery, a short distance east of the town, and consecrated in March, 1875, contains about 2 ½ acres, with two mortuary chapels, and is superintended by a Burial Board of nine members, formed in January, 1874.

The Nuneaton Cottage Hospital, in Manor Court road, was erected 1893, at a cost of £3,000, from plans by Mr. F. J. Yates, architect, of Birmingham; the site was given by R. Stanley and J. Tomkinson esqrs. it will hold 12 patients.

The Police Station, in Stratford street, comprises detention cells and a residence for an inspector and a sergeant.

The Literary Institute, Newdegate street, established in 1865, is well supplied with daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals, and has a library containing above 1,000 volumes.

The Conservative Club, Leicester road, built in 1877, at a cost of about £900, is a structure of red brick, with a hall capable of holding 300 persons and reading and billiards rooms. The Liberal Club, Abbey street, built 1893-4, is a structure of red brick with stone dressings, and consists of a large hall capable of seating 400 persons, and licensed for theatricals, as well as reading and billiard rooms.

The manufacture of ribbons, and the weaving of worsted goods for the Leicester houses is carried on to some extent; Messrs. Lister & Co. Lim. and Messrs. H. Slingsby and Son, have works here. An extensive corn mill, cotton, hat, and elastic web factories are actively maintained, and the Nuneaton Wool Company have a large establishment for wool and skin dressing and tanning. Stone is also quarried. There are large mines of coal and ironstone in the immediate vicinity, which afford employment to a great number of hands. The making of blue and red bricks, tiles and drain pipes is carried on to a considerable extent.

The market is held every Saturday; sale day for stock, every Tuesday, at adjoining premises of Newdegate Arms. The fair takes place on May 14, and two following days.

A charity of £200 was left by Francis Stratford, to be laid out in lands for the benefit for six poor people in Nuneaton; there are also nine other small charities left for various purposes.

Camp Hill Hall, the seat of Henry Stubbs esq. is in the Elizabethan style, pleasantly seated 2 miles west of the town, on an eminence supposed to have been a Roman camp, and is surrounded by grounds extending over nearly 300 acres, containing some good timber: the approach to the mansion, from the Nuneaton and Coleshill Road, is through a carriage drive of half a mile in length, skirting an ornamental lake of 3 acres, well stocked with fish, in which are two wooded islands.

James Tomkinson esq. of Willington Hall, Cheshire, and Sir Alfred Hickman M.P. of Goldthorn Hill, Wolverhampton, Staffs, are lords of the manor; and the Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Chetwynd bart. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Newdigate-Newdegate, K. C-.B. John Stratford Dugdale esq. James Brown esq. and Henry Stubbs esq. are the principal landowners'.

The soil is clay and heavy loam; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and barley.

The area is 6,021 acres; rateable value £56,681; the population of Nuneaton parish in 1881 was 8,465, and in 1891, 11,580, including the hamlets of Attenborough and Stockingford.

Petty sessions, held at the Newdegate Arms every alternate Thursday at 11 a.m. The places in the division are Atherstone & Nuneaton.

The union comprises the parishes of Nuneaton, Arley, Astley, Bulkington, Caldecote, Chilvers Coton & Weddington; the population in 1891 was 17,426; area, 20,428 acres; rateable value in 1895, £99,941.

Places of Worship, with times of services

St. Nicholas Church, Rev. John George Deed D.D. vicar; Rev. Walter Ross Finch M.A. & Rev. Arthur Henry Samman M.A. curates; 8 a.m. 10.45 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. Tues. Thur. & Sat. 9 a.m. & 4.30 p.m.; Wed. 11 a.m. & 7.30 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m. & 4.30 p.m.

St. Mary’s Church, Rev. Charles de Havilland M.A. vicar; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.

General Baptist, Abbey street; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational (Zion), Bond gate, Rev. John Stamp Grant; 10.45 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Gas street; 2.30 & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

United Free Methodist, Stratford street; 2.30 & 6.30 p.m.

Wesleyan, Abbey street, Rev. A. B. Pinnegar; 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Schools

The Grammar School, near the churchyard, was founded in the 7th year of the reign of Edward VI. (1553) & educates from 50 to 60 boys, who are admitted at the age of 8 years, & may remain till they are 17; in 1874 the school was re-organised under a new scheme of the Public School Commissioners, & new school buildings were erected in 1880 at a cost of £4,000. The endowment amounts to about £200 per annum, & the school is managed by a body of 12 governors; there are a few entrance scholarships.

The Free School, Mill walk (mixed), founded & endowed by Mr. Richard Smith in 1712, for 90 boys & 80 girls, has been reformed by the Charity Commissioners.

National, Church lane, erected in 1848, additional class rooms having since been added; average attendance, 235 boys, 230 girls & 188 infants.

Infants’, Abbey green, erected in 1847, for 200 children; average attendance, 150.

Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire (1896)

Most Common Surnames in Nuneaton

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Hemlingford Hundred
1Smith1791:451.21%1
2Wilson1241:655.30%27
3Moore1001:814.02%21
4Taylor861:941.33%3
5Arnold671:1219.08%144
6Marston631:12914.55%251
7Wright611:1332.07%13
7Moreton611:13320.96%395
7Buckler611:13335.88%703
10King601:1353.59%40
10Clarke601:1351.81%9
12White591:1372.37%22
13Green551:1471.53%8
13Bailey551:1473.85%50
15Randle541:1507.17%138
16Thompson531:1532.20%24
17Cooper521:1561.91%15
17Bacon521:15624.07%559
19Clay511:15918.55%426
20Jones501:1620.62%2
20Brown501:1621.29%5
20Parker501:1623.19%44
23Baker481:1691.78%16
24Johnson461:1761.49%10
24Harris461:1761.25%7
24Sidwell461:17612.43%310
27Allen441:1841.92%28
27Vernon441:18413.29%351
29Hall431:1881.62%17
29Hackett431:18816.73%468
31Daffern421:19328.38%812
32Rose401:2023.44%69
32Suffolk401:20244.44%1,215
34Millington391:20818.40%572
34Haddon391:20813.78%409
36Nixon381:21318.27%582
37Ball371:2193.49%81
38Davis361:2250.86%4
38Ward361:2251.23%14
38Bates361:2252.82%61
38Merry361:22531.86%1,026
42Barnes351:2314.70%141
42Brooks351:2313.64%97
42Beasley351:2316.15%181
45Wood341:2381.50%29
46Robinson331:2451.68%34
46Jeffcote331:24556.90%1,808
48Webb321:2531.64%35
48Lester321:25312.36%461
48Wykes321:25316.49%621
51Knight291:2791.93%48
51Ensor291:27912.55%523
51Dewis291:27912.50%522
54Day281:2892.80%91
54Grimes281:28917.72%758
54Flowers281:28912.12%523
57West271:3002.99%104
57Atkins271:3002.76%94
59Wheway261:31152.00%2,027
60Hudson251:3243.34%139
60Warren251:3245.61%244
60Beale251:32411.36%546
60Jeffcott251:32433.78%1,442
64Stone241:3375.91%277
64Compton241:33716.44%823
66Ellis231:3522.50%100
66Bull231:3523.52%157
66Starkey231:3527.21%363
66Orton231:3524.94%226
70Hill221:3680.74%12
70Simpson221:3683.01%146
70Cox221:3680.93%26
70Cross221:3683.45%161
74Wilkins211:3862.15%96
74Bradbury211:3865.26%279
74Kinder211:38626.92%1,362
77Shaw201:4051.57%62
77Fletcher201:4051.69%67
77Holt201:4055.08%286
77Ballard201:4058.51%513
77Pallett201:40523.81%1,285
77Copson201:40512.05%726
77Bindley201:40541.67%2,090
84Mann191:4263.20%172
84Townsend191:4262.28%119
84Childs191:42617.92%1,074
84Wagstaff191:4265.51%336
84Clamp191:42613.67%857
84Oakey191:42659.38%2,865
84Jephcott191:42613.29%832
84Ebery191:42690.48%3,842
92Thomas181:4501.04%38
92Neale181:4502.24%121
92Sands181:45014.29%943
92Garratt181:4504.83%307
92Over181:45018.37%1,137
92Lapworth181:4507.44%497
92Beamish181:45032.14%1,864
99Harrison171:4760.81%31
99Bell171:4764.02%259
99Everitt171:47610.83%763
99Taberner171:47689.47%4,080
103Jackson161:5060.67%25
103Turner161:5060.62%18
103Morris161:5060.63%20
103Mills161:5061.02%45
103Spencer161:5061.41%72
103Burton161:5061.69%98
103Field161:5061.52%82
103Smart161:5063.10%202
103Giles161:5063.47%230
103Bray161:5067.66%578
103Woodcock161:5064.06%286
103Hood161:5065.41%388
103Hands161:5061.43%74
103Reader161:5068.04%605
103Bosworth161:5067.08%529
103Mays161:50648.48%2,801
103Truswell161:50672.73%3,713
103Currin161:50664.00%3,411
103Jephcote161:50650.00%2,865
122Carter151:5401.17%60
122Stevens151:5401.94%129
122Ford151:5401.44%84
122Wells151:5402.05%145
122Woodward151:5401.25%66
122Lucas151:5402.20%153
122Garrett151:5406.30%505
122Marriott151:5406.15%494
122Healey151:54011.63%921
122Whitmore151:5405.42%423
122Jacques151:54018.29%1,311
122Leeson151:5406.41%516
122Beeby151:54017.44%1,264
122Glenn151:54011.72%931
122Ison151:54011.45%905
122Fairfield151:54013.16%1,016
138Hammond141:5783.40%271
138Hurst141:5788.59%742
138Haynes141:5781.64%113
138Hutt141:57812.28%1,016
138Twigger141:5787.04%605
138Healing141:57845.16%2,927
138Cart141:57835.00%2,418
138Daulman141:57841.18%2,729
138Entt141:578100.00%5,011
147Cook131:6230.80%42
147Lee131:6230.96%54
147Wilkinson131:6232.40%190
147Mason131:6230.75%39
147Harvey131:6231.50%112
147Sanders131:6231.37%99
147Weston131:6232.14%167
147Wall131:6231.70%134
147Farmer131:6232.35%186
147Rowley131:6233.10%261
147Rayner131:62314.77%1,237
147Beck131:6233.37%292
147Moon131:6239.70%882
147Biggs131:6238.72%805
147Horobin131:62324.07%1,912
162Whitehead121:6751.91%163
162Hardy121:6753.63%351
162Heath121:6751.36%107
162Betts121:6753.43%332
162Heywood121:67519.35%1,715
162Swain121:6753.20%302
162Bonner121:67515.38%1,362
162Burdett121:6756.00%602
162Eales121:6757.06%703
162Leake121:67530.00%2,418
162Hextall121:67536.36%2,801
162Drakely121:675100.00%5,587
162Deiman121:675100.00%5,587
162Denvill121:675100.00%5,587
162Bertoell121:675100.00%5,587
177Evans111:7360.36%11
177Bishop111:7361.43%132
177Sutton111:7361.41%126
177Fowler111:7362.39%233
177Cooke111:7361.26%110
177Gunn111:7367.01%763
177Hubbard111:7364.07%437
177Stringer111:7363.19%336
177Ashby111:7362.97%310
177Grove111:7364.04%432
177Bott111:7364.70%516
177Brindley111:7365.34%584
177Lenton111:7364.07%437
177Shilton111:7364.80%526
177Leedham111:73610.19%1,063
177Dumbleton111:7367.69%832
177Barrs111:73614.47%1,404
177Padbury111:7367.69%832
177Clewes111:73621.57%1,997
177Henney111:73637.93%3,078
177Looms111:73678.57%5,011
177Mallabone111:73616.18%1,570
199Adams101:8100.64%46
199Matthews101:8100.95%83
199Kirby101:8102.12%221
199Holloway101:8102.42%268
199Sims101:8105.13%618
199Eaton101:8103.48%402
199Browning101:8105.88%703
199Keen101:8103.85%458
199Bostock101:81015.38%1,637
199Cleaver101:8101.30%130
199Brunt101:81012.35%1,325
199Tonks101:8102.32%252
199Clews101:8103.55%416
199Hankinson101:81010.99%1,203
199Axon101:810100.00%6,286
199Nason101:8109.71%1,096