Ashted, Warwickshire Genealogy

England Warwickshire Warwickshire Parishes

Parish History
Ashted St James was formed as a chapelry in Aston juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire Ancient Parish was consecrated Sept. 7th, 1810; in 1830 it was repaired and in 1836 enlarged.

ASHTED, a district, in the parish and union of Aston, Birmingham division of the hundred of Hemlingford, N. division of the county of Warwick. This place, which adjoins the town of Birmingham on the north-east, and now forms a portion of that borough, consists of good streets of well-built houses, and some pleasant detached cottages and villas.

From Ashted verge four lines of railway, the London, the Gloucester and Bristol, the Grand Junction, and the Derby, of all of which, as they proceed from Birmingham, the Vauxhall gardens command a full view.

Adjoining the barracks is an episcopal chapel dedicated to St. James, formerly the dwelling-house of Dr. Ash, from whom the hamlet takes its name: it was purchased for about £2700, and consecrated Sept. 7th, 1810; in 1830 it was repaired at an expense of £848, and in 1836 enlarged. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 88-90. Accessed and Adapted 16 October, 2013.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Bishop's Transcripts deposited at the Lichfield Record Ashsted Bap 1813-1832 Marr 1676-1835 Bur 1676-1843 Missing all events 1829; Baptisms and burials 1844-1864 Missing all events 1829; Baptisms and burials 1844-1864

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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Warwickshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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