Canwell Staffordshire Family History Guide

Canwell is an extra-parochial place.

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CANWELL, an extra-parochial tract in Tamworth district, Stafford; on the verge of the county, 5 miles SW of Tamworth. Acres, 290. Real property, £681. Pop., 43. Houses, 7. Canwell Hall is the seat of Sir F. Lawley, Bart. A Benedictine priory was founded here in 1142, by Geva, daughter of Hugh Lupus; and given, at the dissolution, to Cardinal Wolsey.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Staffordshire, Canwell – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of St. Mary’s, St. Giles’s & All Saints, Canwell, Staffordshire
Author: Harris, Pauline; Women’s Institute. Canwell Women’s Institute (Staffordshire); Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry; Church of England. St. Giles’ Church (Canwell, Staffordshire); Church of England. All Saints Church (Canwell, Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Canwell – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Canwell, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Staffordshire, Canwell – Schools ( 1 )
England, Staffordshire, Canwell, school records, 1885-1917
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Canwell – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments, Bentley and Canwell, Staffordshire, England, 1772-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

Online School Records

School records are a primary source for genealogists. The two types of records that are commonly available are admission registers and log books.

The admission registers of schools may be available from the 1870s, but more frequently from 1902. Usually shown under the date of entry, is the child’s name and address and his or her date of birth. Some registers, but not all, may also show the name and occupation of the parent or guardian, the name of the previous school attended and the reason for leaving.

For immigrant children the name of the previous school may uniquely provide the pupil’s exact place of origin.

These admission registers may enable the brothers and sisters of a pupil to be identified in a way that, with frequent names, would be difficult if not impossible from the civil registration records.

The log book may contain comments on the attendance of pupils, behaviour, discipline, the curriculum, attendance of teachers and absence for sickness etc., and the effect of epidemics and seasonal work on attendance. The names of individual pupils only occasionally appear in log books. The names and status of the teachers were recorded at the annual inspection, with a summary of the inspector’s report.

The following school records are available from Findmypast

Canwell Church Of England School (Infants & Mixed) 1885 to 1914 Admissions

Administration

  • County: Staffordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Tamworth
  • Probate Court: Search the surrounding parishes
  • Diocese: Not Applicable
  • Rural Deanery: Not Applicable
  • Poor Law Union: Tamworth
  • Hundred: South Offlow
  • Province: Canterbury