Edgbaston Warwickshire Family History Guide
Edgbaston comprises of the following parishes:
- Edgbaston St Augustine, Warwickshire
- Edgbaston St Bartholomew, Warwickshire
- Edgbaston St George, Warwickshire
- Edgbaston St Germain, Warwickshire
- Edgbaston St James, Warwickshire
- Edgbaston St Mary and St Ambrose, Warwickshire
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Edgbaston Parish Registers
Bristol Street, Old Meeting House Register of Burials 1784 Jan 16-1881 May 18
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin’s Street Registers of Marriages 1866-1907
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Register of Baptisms 1860-1943
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Register of Births and Baptisms 1834-1860
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Marriage Register 1900 Apr 14-1905 Mar 18
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Marriage Register 1905 Jun 09-1914 Jul 23
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Marriage Register 1914 Aug 01-1920 Dec 27
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Marriage Register 1921 Mar 05-1930 Jan 25
Edgbaston, Islington Methodist Church, St. Martin Street Marriage Register 1930 Jul 19-1945 Jun 02
Edgbaston, Sandon Road Methodist Church Register of Baptisms 1882-1922
Edgbaston, Stirling Road Methodist Church Register of Baptisms 1886-1969
Edgbaston, Stirling Road Methodist Church Marriage Register 1928 Oct 20-1958 Mar 08
Edgbaston, Stirling Road Methodist Church Register of Marriages 1897-1901
Directors of Companies
The following people were listed in the Directory of Directors 1881 as directors of companies who were either living in Edgbaston or the company was based in Edgbaston or both.
Avery – Mr Thomas Avery JP Beech Lawn Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of the –
Birmingham Joint Stock Bank Limited
Stratford upon Avon Railway Company (deputy chairman)
Bagnall – Mr John Bagnall 14 Highfield road Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of the New Union Mill Company
Brooks – Mr John Brooks paper dealer 23 Carpenter road Edgbaston Birmingham is chairman of the New Union Mill Company
Collins – Mr James Tertius Collins JP Churchfield Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of the –
Birmingham Banking Company Limited
Masonic Hall and Club Company Limited
Cooksey – Mr Hector Richard Cooksey JP Edgbaston is a director of the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited
Holinsworth -Mr Roger Holinsworth Bristol road Edgbaston is a director of the New Union Mill Company
Hopkins – Mr John Satchell Hopkins JP Edgbaston is chairman of the Birmingham Banking Company Limited
Hunt – Mr RL Hunt Hagley road Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of the Curzon Exhibition Hall Company Limited
Jaffray – Mr John Jaffray, J.P., Park grove, Edgbaston, near Birmingham, is chairman of the –
Birmingham Joint Stock Bank Limited
Muntz’s Metal Company Limited
Keen – Mr Arthur Keen JP of Beechfield, Ampton road, Edgbaston, Birmingham is a director of the –
Birmingham and Midland Bank Limited
Patent Nut and Bolt Company Limited (joint managing)
Keep – Mr Joseph Scrivener Keep, Westmere, Edgbaston, Birmingham, is a director of the –
Birmingham Exchange Buildings Company Limited
Birmingham Joint Stock Bank Limited
Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Kenrick – Mr J Arthur Kenrick West Bromwich Staffordshire and Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of the
Bridgewater Navigation Company Limited
Lloyd’s Banking Company Limited
Union Rolling Stock Company Limited
Kenrick – Mr Timothy Kenrick Maple Bank Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of
Lloyd’s Banking Company Limited (deputy chairman)
Midland Railway Company (deputy chairman)
Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway Company
Ludlow – Mr Edwin Ludlow, The Uplands, Bristol road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, is a director of the –
Birmingham and District Land Company, Limited
C. Onions, Limited
National Arms and Ammunition Company, Limited
Postans – Mr William George Postans, Galton House, George road, Edgbaston, Warwickshire is a director of the –
New Union Mill Company
Sharpness New Docks and Gloucester and Birmingham Navigation Cpy
Ratcliff – Col Charles Ratcliff DL JP Wyddrington Edgbaston Birmingham is a director of the –
Birmingham Banking Company Limited
Warden – Mr William Marston Warden, Edgbaston, Birmingham, is a director of the Birmingham Banking Company Limited
Bankrupts
Bagnall Edward, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, ironmaster, July 29, 1834.
Baldwin John, Edgbaston, Birmingham, wire drawer, Oct. 12, 1841.
Benson Cornelius, Edgbaston, Birmingham, solicitor & metal manuf. Dec. 8, 1840.
Bradbury James, Edgbaston, & Birmingham, druggist & grocer, April 14, 1840.
Parker Thomas Lane, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, coal merchant, April 12, 1839.
Rolfe William, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, grocer, Feb. l, 1828.
Sheppard John, Edgbaston, Birmingham, plated ware manuftr., Oct. 29, 1839.
Sumner Joseph, Edgbaston. Birmingham, carpenter, March 24, 1837.
Source: Extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.
History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
EDGBASTON, a suburb, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district of Kings Norton and county of Warwick. The suburb adjoins Birmingham; forms the west end of that town; lies on the Birmingham canal, adjacent to the Stour Valley railway; and has a station on the railway and two post offices, of the names of Bristol-Road and Hagley-Road, under Birmingham.
It comprises fine streets, elegant terraces, numerous villas, and ornamental walks; presents aspects of beauty and picturesqueness in striking contrast to the old parts of Birmingham; and contains a manorial hall, three churches, botanic gardens, and institutions for the deaf and blind.
The hall stands in a small but ornate park, formerly open to the public; was once the seat of the lords of the manor; was garrisoned by the parliamentarians during the civil war; was burned by a mob at the Revolution; and was re-erected by Sir Richard Gough.
The parish church stands close to the park; dates from very ancient times; suffered demolition in the time of the Commonwealth; has a pinnacled square tower, the lower part of which belonged to the ancient edifice; was rebuilt after the Restoration, and again in 1810; and was repaired in 1843, and again repaired and enlarged in 1856.
St. George’s church stands in Calthorpe-street; is in the early English style; and was built in 1838, and enlarged in 1856.
St. James’ church stands near Elvetham-road; is cruciform, with a tower; and was built in 1852, at a cost of about £6,000.
The parish comprises 2,545 acres. Real property, £95,328. Pop. in 1851, 9,269; in 1861, 12,907. Houses, 2,292. The property is not much divided. The manor belonged formerly to the Middlemores, and belongs now to Lord Calthorpe. The parochial living is a vicarage, and the livings of St. George, St. Augustine, and St. James are p. curacies in the diocese of Worcester. Value of the first, £542; of the second, £350; of the other two, not reported. Patron of the first three, Lord Calthorpe; of St. A., the Bishop. Charities, £11. The sub-district includes also Northfield.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Foresters’ Guide to Birmingham and Its Neighbourhood 1883
“Egbald’s ton” is the “west end” of Birmingham, and is an exceedingly pleasant suburb. The objects of interest are Edgbaston Hall, and the Parish Church, a charming and delightful example of an old country church. It is almost covered with ivy, has a short square tower with four pinnacles; the roof is open timbered, ceiled between the rafters.
There are three other churches, all good: St. Georges, Calthorpe Road; St. James’s, Charlotte Road; and St. Augustine’s, Hagley Road. The Angell James Jubilee Chapel, Francis Road, and the Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, have previously been described. The excellent Middle School of King Edward the VI.’s foundation is in the Hagley Road. The Oratory of St. Philip Neri, founded by and so intimately associated with Cardinal Newman, is also in the Hagley Road.
Source: The Foresters’ Guide to Birmingham and Its Neighbourhood. Presented by the Demonstration Committee to the Delegates In High Court Meeting, Assembled in Birmingham, August, 1883.Specially Prepared For the Occasion by John Alfred Langford, LL.D; F.R.H.S. Birmingham: James Upton, Baskerville Printing Works, Great Charles Street. 1883