Hello Ellen, Thanks for the suggestions. Picking up on the point about marriage licences and bonds, I know that Lichfield Record Office have the originals for the part of Warwickshire which was in Lichfield diocese. I would guess that the first port of call for the rest of the county is probably Worcester but I don't know that any of my known ancestors in that part of Warwickshire had the wealth to raise the bond so it is not something that I have investigated for myself. Regards Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELLEN SPENCE" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [WAR] What records are available in Warwickshire > The Warwickshire Record Office has an expanding catalogue online called > Warwickshire's Past unlocked. Although there are some specific databases > that have been catalogued by volunteers, such as the Calendar of > Prisoners, the Tithe apportionments and the Victualler's Recognizances, > you can also search for other information, such as militia records in > Warwickshire. > > http://archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk/ > > Apart from the record office search engine, I also use the Access to > Archives one hosted by TNA. This can sometimes throw up records at other > repositories besides the county record office. > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ > > As to your comment about removal orders and settlement > certificates/examinations, if a person married by licence rather than > banns, this can also give you a clue to look elsewhere if you have > exhausted the records in the parish where you thought the ancestors were > based. The licence may not have survived, but the bonds seem to have a > better survival rate. > > For militia and muster rolls, and other specialist data, I would also > recommend you visit your local studies library or purchase the excellent > Gibson guides on the various subjects. They give a more detailed breakdown > of what is available for each county and the location of the records. > > Regards > > Ellen Spence