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Kelly's 1896 Directory of Warwickshire

Members can view this scanned copy of Kelly's 1896 Directory. For convenience, it is divided into 5 searchable sections.

MacDonald's 1930 Directory of Warwickshire

A scanned, searchable copy of this directory for members' use.

MacDonald's 1915 Directory of Warwickshire

This invaluable document in searchable pdf format is now available on-line for members to view or download .

London Road Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions

Booklet to view or download which contains some information on MI's and cemetery maps.

Apprentice Enrolments

Booklet to view or download containing information on the data contained in the Society's CD.

Old Grammar School on Coventry Family History Sociey site

Graffiti in The Old Grammar School

A transcription of the schoolboys' graffiti on the seats in the Old Grammar School. You can view or download this booklet.

Advice for Beginners

Just a few words about starting your ancestral research. Extra advice is always available at our meetings, or you can use our Contact Form.

Canal Boat Register

A List of canal boats working the Coventry canal between 1879 and 1936​

Convicts Register

The Convicts Register of 1879 and 1890 to 1897 from Coventry Prison.

Lascelles Directory

Transcription of Lascelles 1850 Directory of Coventry.

Lighthorne Wills

64 wills from the Warwickshire village of Lighthorne.

Coventry Pawn Tickets

A fascinating glimpse in the social world of Coventry during and just after the first world war.

1874 Directory
Warwickshire Villages

Directory of Warwickshire Villages

1874 Directory
Kenilworth

Trade Directory of Kenilworth 1874

1874 Directory Coventry

Curtis & Beamish's Trades Directory

Convict Records

Some of the individual record sheets from the Convicts Index within our members area. 

Published with the permission of Coventry Archive Centre

Hawkesbury School

A book about Hawkesbury School including the transcription of the entries into the Log Book 1885 to 1908

Warwickshire Parish Apprentices 1662-1834

Warwickshire Parish Apprentice enrolments between the dates above . These records are also available to purchase on CD from our bookshop.

Holy Trinity Burials
1837 - 1900

Burials at Holy Trinity are few after the opening of the Coventry Cemetery (London Road) in 1847. These records are also available on CD from our bookshop.

CovFHS Pedigree Viewer

Download a simple program to record your ancestry.

Courtaulds Register of Hands

The data covers some of  the earliest years of Courtaulds in Coventry from  1909 to 1932.

St Pauls Monumental Inscriptions

The older MIs collected by Gordon Cowley, but unverified by us.

Coventry 1523 Census

This census was taken on June 1st 1523 and recorded in the Coventry Leet book as the Dearth (a census).