Wolston, Warwickshire Family History Guide

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Wolston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Warwickshire.

Alternative names: Wolston cum Brandon, Wolstone

Other places in the parish include: Brandon, Wolstone with Marston, Brandon and Bretford, and Bretford.

Parish church: St Margaret

Parish registers begin: 1558

Nonconformists include: Baptist, Calvinist, General Baptist, and Independent/Congregational.

Fairs: Brandon, The last Monday in each month (except Dec.) Dec. 101

Adjacent Parishes

Wolston Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Wolston, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1922

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Wolston, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997

Wolston Strays

Thomas Grubb, p. Woolston, & Judith Sedgley, of F. C. 26 May 1777 married at Fenny Compton

John Bates, p. Wolston, & Anne Goopil, p. B. 7 Oct. 1671 married at Bourton on Dunsmore

John Rose, p. Wolston, & Elizabeth Bagshawe, p. B., lic. 6 Jan. 1774 married at Bourton on Dunsmore

George Mow, p. Wolston, & Mary Silvester, p. B., lic. 9 May 1775 married at Bourton on Dunsmore

William Hands & Catherine Lester, p. Wolston 24 June 1798 married at Bourton on Dunsmore

Marshal Field, p. Wolston, & Sarah Radband 24 Dec. 1809 married at Bourton on Dunsmore

John Buttlin, p. Brandon, & Mary Radband, p. B. 12 Nov. 1807 married at Bourton on Dunsmore

Historical Directories

Wolston and Brandon Bennett’s Business Directory for Warwickshire, 1914

Parish History

Wolston

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WOLSTON, a village and a parish in Rugby district, Warwick. The village stands on the river Avon, near Brandon r. station, 6 miles W of Rugby; and has a post-office under Coventry. The parish includes Brandon and Bretford townships, and comprises 2,770 acres. Real property, £6,442. Pop., 1,263. Houses, 284.

The manor, with W. House , belongs to the Wilcox family. W.-Heath Cottage is occupied by Gen. Valiant. An alien priory, a cell to Dinan in Normandy, was founded here after the Norman conquest; was given, by Richard II., to Coventry priory; and is now a farmhouse. Brandon manor, with B. Lodge, belongs to J. Beech, Esq.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £500. Patrons, the Trustees of the late W. Wilcox, Esq. The church is ancient and cruciform, and was repaired in 1860. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £34.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Wolstan with Marston, 5 miles S.E. Coventry. P. 1137.

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Brandon and Bretford

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Brandon and Bretsford, 1 mile N. Wolston. P. 400

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Administration

  • County: Warwickshire
  • Civil Registration District: Rugby
  • Probate Court: Post-1836 – Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory), Pre-1837 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Worcester
  • Rural Deanery: Marton
  • Poor Law Union: Rugby
  • Hundred: Knightlow
  • Province: Canterbury

1. History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Warwickshire; Francis White & Co.; 1850