Offchurch Genealogical Records
Offchurch 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 Offchurch. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
Baptism registers document the baptism and sometimes birth of people in and around Offchurch. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
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.
Offchurch 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.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Offchurch. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1874 and 1895.
Original images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index, covering almost all Warwickshire parishes.
Offchurch 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 records for people buried at Offchurch, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1669 to 1812.
Burial records covering those buried at St Gregory, Offchurch_. 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.
Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.
Offchurch 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 Offchurch
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.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering regional news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Coventry area.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Coventry district. Includes family announcements.
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.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Coventry area.
Offchurch 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 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 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 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.
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.
Offchurch 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.
Offchurch 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 searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Offchurch 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.
Offchurch 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.
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.
Offchurch 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.
Offchurch Directories & Gazetteers
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.
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.
Offchurch 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.
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.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Offchurch 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.
Offchurch 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.
Offchurch School & Education Records
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.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Offchurch 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 Offchurch
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.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Offchurch 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.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
Offchurch Church Records
The parish registers of Offchurch are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1669 and 1910. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1669.
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 Offchurch
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 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.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Offchurch Maps
A map delineating Church of England parishes in Warwickshire.
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.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
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.
Offchurch 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
OFFCHURCH, anciently written “Ofechirch,” and deriving its name, as is supposed, from Offa, king of Mercia, who is said to have had a hunting residence here, is a parish and village, on the river Leam, 3 miles east from Leamington, and 5 east-north-east from Warwick, in the South-Eastern division of the county, Kenilworth division of the hundred of Knightlow petty sessional division of Kenilworth, union and county court district of Warwick, rural deanery of Leamington, archdeaconry of Coventry and diocese of Worcester. The Warwick and Napton canal, on which are three locks, passes through the parish. The church of St. Gregory, anciently appropriated to the monastery of Coventry, is an ancient edifice of stone, in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave and south porch, and a tower containing a clock and 4 bells; it has several stained windows and monuments to Thomas Wightwick Knightley, 1686; and John Wightwick Knightley, 1,814; besides tablets to the same family; there are 200 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1669, but is irregular till 1682; marriages, 1689; burials, 1683. The living is a discharged vicarage, average tithe rent £228; gross yearly value £328, including 7 acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of Jane, Countess of Aylesford, and held since 1880 by the Rev. John Adams, of St. John’s College, Oxford. Offchurch Bury, the seat of Jane, Countess of Aylesford, is an ancient mansion, of stone in the Gothic style, the earliest portions of which belong to the time of Henry VIII. and is situated on the banks of the Leam, in a park covering from 200 to 300 acres, and containing some fine elm and walnut trees, and in front of the house is a magnificent chestnut tree, the branches of which are capable of sheltering at least 300 persons. The manor, in Edward the Confessor’s reign, belonged to Earl Leofric, and it was afterwards held, together with the advowson of the living and other property, by the Benedictine priory of Coventry. At the Dissolution, Offchurch was granted to Sir Edward Knightley, and it remained with this family until the marriage of Jane, only child and heiress of John W. Knightley esq. with Heneage, Lord Guernsey, afterwards 6th Earl of Aylesford, when it passed to the Finch family. Jane, Countess of Aylesford, is lady of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is of a mixed nature; subsoil, marl and clay. The principal crops are wheat, barley, peas, beans, turnips and mangold-wurtzel. The area is 2,273 acres; rateable value, £2,845; the population of the parish in 1891 was 308.
National School (mixed), built about 1853 & since enlarged, for about 50 children; average attendance, 48.
Most Common Surnames in Offchurch
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Knightlow Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | 16 | 1:20 | 0.96% | 40 |
| 2 | Rose | 13 | 1:24 | 1.12% | 69 |
| 3 | Barratt | 11 | 1:29 | 3.13% | 328 |
| 4 | Walton | 8 | 1:39 | 0.78% | 87 |
| 4 | Lockley | 8 | 1:39 | 12.12% | 1,618 |
| 6 | Adams | 7 | 1:45 | 0.45% | 46 |
| 6 | Rogers | 7 | 1:45 | 0.61% | 71 |
| 6 | Brooks | 7 | 1:45 | 0.73% | 97 |
| 6 | Bradshaw | 7 | 1:45 | 1.38% | 203 |
| 6 | Godfrey | 7 | 1:45 | 2.11% | 349 |
| 6 | Hackett | 7 | 1:45 | 2.72% | 468 |
| 12 | Gibbons | 6 | 1:52 | 1.43% | 263 |
| 12 | Simmonds | 6 | 1:52 | 2.03% | 389 |
| 12 | Lines | 6 | 1:52 | 1.16% | 199 |
| 12 | Busby | 6 | 1:52 | 1.44% | 267 |
| 12 | Mountford | 6 | 1:52 | 1.73% | 335 |
| 12 | Record | 6 | 1:52 | 24.00% | 3,411 |
| 18 | Smith | 5 | 1:63 | 0.03% | 1 |
| 18 | Young | 5 | 1:63 | 0.51% | 93 |
| 18 | Coles | 5 | 1:63 | 1.68% | 386 |
| 18 | Steele | 5 | 1:63 | 4.42% | 1,026 |
| 18 | Askew | 5 | 1:63 | 3.05% | 734 |
| 18 | Hathaway | 5 | 1:63 | 3.03% | 733 |
| 18 | Mosely | 5 | 1:63 | 29.41% | 4,400 |
| 25 | Gregory | 4 | 1:79 | 0.84% | 217 |
| 25 | Moss | 4 | 1:79 | 1.02% | 286 |
| 25 | Coleman | 4 | 1:79 | 0.74% | 191 |
| 25 | Franklin | 4 | 1:79 | 0.72% | 185 |
| 25 | Ashby | 4 | 1:79 | 1.08% | 310 |
| 25 | Mallett | 4 | 1:79 | 5.88% | 1,570 |
| 25 | Halton | 4 | 1:79 | 21.05% | 4,080 |
| 25 | Thirtle | 4 | 1:79 | 100.00% | 12,031 |
| 33 | Wood | 3 | 1:105 | 0.13% | 29 |
| 33 | Mills | 3 | 1:105 | 0.19% | 45 |
| 33 | Knight | 3 | 1:105 | 0.20% | 48 |
| 33 | Fox | 3 | 1:105 | 0.53% | 182 |
| 33 | Atkins | 3 | 1:105 | 0.31% | 94 |
| 33 | Finch | 3 | 1:105 | 1.10% | 430 |
| 33 | Wyatt | 3 | 1:105 | 0.99% | 380 |
| 33 | Linton | 3 | 1:105 | 9.68% | 2,927 |
| 33 | Horley | 3 | 1:105 | 3.16% | 1,161 |
| 33 | Gilks | 3 | 1:105 | 1.57% | 628 |
| 33 | Banbrook | 3 | 1:105 | 75.00% | 12,031 |
| 33 | Lyshall | 3 | 1:105 | 100.00% | 13,894 |
| 45 | Hall | 2 | 1:157 | 0.08% | 17 |
| 45 | Green | 2 | 1:157 | 0.06% | 8 |
| 45 | Ward | 2 | 1:157 | 0.07% | 14 |
| 45 | Clarke | 2 | 1:157 | 0.06% | 9 |
| 45 | Russell | 2 | 1:157 | 0.16% | 65 |
| 45 | Page | 2 | 1:157 | 0.26% | 125 |
| 45 | Hopkins | 2 | 1:157 | 0.15% | 58 |
| 45 | Wilkins | 2 | 1:157 | 0.21% | 96 |
| 45 | Herbert | 2 | 1:157 | 0.42% | 219 |
| 45 | Warner | 2 | 1:157 | 0.28% | 149 |
| 45 | Sheffield | 2 | 1:157 | 1.16% | 696 |
| 45 | Hopley | 2 | 1:157 | 4.26% | 2,127 |
| 45 | Colin | 2 | 1:157 | 5.88% | 2,729 |
| 58 | Taylor | 1 | 1:314 | 0.02% | 3 |
| 58 | White | 1 | 1:314 | 0.04% | 22 |
| 58 | Hughes | 1 | 1:314 | 0.04% | 30 |
| 58 | Turner | 1 | 1:314 | 0.04% | 18 |
| 58 | Harris | 1 | 1:314 | 0.03% | 7 |
| 58 | Watson | 1 | 1:314 | 0.10% | 88 |
| 58 | Davis | 1 | 1:314 | 0.02% | 4 |
| 58 | Moore | 1 | 1:314 | 0.04% | 21 |
| 58 | Cox | 1 | 1:314 | 0.04% | 26 |
| 58 | Mason | 1 | 1:314 | 0.06% | 39 |
| 58 | Foster | 1 | 1:314 | 0.10% | 95 |
| 58 | Jenkins | 1 | 1:314 | 0.14% | 150 |
| 58 | Reid | 1 | 1:314 | 1.56% | 1,658 |
| 58 | Ball | 1 | 1:314 | 0.09% | 81 |
| 58 | Bishop | 1 | 1:314 | 0.13% | 132 |
| 58 | Lane | 1 | 1:314 | 0.09% | 75 |
| 58 | Freeman | 1 | 1:314 | 0.08% | 64 |
| 58 | Chambers | 1 | 1:314 | 0.14% | 151 |
| 58 | Morley | 1 | 1:314 | 0.40% | 474 |
| 58 | Hurst | 1 | 1:314 | 0.61% | 742 |
| 58 | Welch | 1 | 1:314 | 0.19% | 201 |
| 58 | Manning | 1 | 1:314 | 0.37% | 442 |
| 58 | Ingram | 1 | 1:314 | 0.12% | 116 |
| 58 | Metcalfe | 1 | 1:314 | 11.11% | 6,771 |
| 58 | Moran | 1 | 1:314 | 0.53% | 647 |
| 58 | Legg | 1 | 1:314 | 2.22% | 2,189 |
| 58 | Worrall | 1 | 1:314 | 0.22% | 236 |
| 58 | Jarrett | 1 | 1:314 | 0.82% | 961 |
| 58 | Morse | 1 | 1:314 | 2.94% | 2,729 |
| 58 | Everitt | 1 | 1:314 | 0.64% | 763 |
| 58 | Jeffs | 1 | 1:314 | 0.27% | 309 |
| 58 | Canning | 1 | 1:314 | 0.40% | 480 |
| 58 | Claridge | 1 | 1:314 | 0.52% | 627 |
| 58 | Heritage | 1 | 1:314 | 0.45% | 540 |
| 58 | Gaskin | 1 | 1:314 | 3.70% | 3,228 |
| 58 | Hirons | 1 | 1:314 | 0.26% | 291 |
| 58 | Buckler | 1 | 1:314 | 0.59% | 703 |
| 58 | McNiven | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 18,717 |
| 58 | Jelley | 1 | 1:314 | 2.22% | 2,189 |
| 58 | Sabin | 1 | 1:314 | 0.50% | 600 |
| 58 | Rollins | 1 | 1:314 | 1.43% | 1,521 |
| 58 | Sidebotham | 1 | 1:314 | 7.14% | 5,011 |
| 58 | Kinsman | 1 | 1:314 | 6.25% | 4,591 |
| 58 | Sneath | 1 | 1:314 | 2.94% | 2,729 |
| 58 | Allington | 1 | 1:314 | 1.45% | 1,548 |
| 58 | Lydiatt | 1 | 1:314 | 3.13% | 2,865 |
| 58 | Kerly | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 18,717 |
| 58 | Dice | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 18,717 |
| 58 | Rench | 1 | 1:314 | 7.69% | 5,280 |