HAWNE

Status:
Township in Halesowen Ancient Parish (Worcestershire, Shropshire until 1844, entirely Worcestershire thereafter). Transferred to Worcestershire in 1844 for civil purposes. A separate Civil Parish in 1866 in Worcestershire. Transferred to West Midlands in 1974.[25]

Location:
O.S. Ref: SO960845
District in north Halesowen

Hundred:
Brimstree (Shropshire) until 1844 then Upper Halfshire [25]

Poor Law Union:
Stourbridge [3]

Census Records:
Access to all the censuses between 1841 and 1901 is now widely available on the library edition of Ancestry.co.uk at most record offices. You are strongly advised to book time on their computers before making a visit.
The findmypast.co.uk website offers access to the 1911 census. This is a Subscription or PayAsYouGo site. 
Many commercial organisations have issued CDs and DVDs covering all the censuses from 1841 to 1901.

Some repositories offer census details on microfiche as listed below:
1851 Dudley Archives & Local History Service
1861-1901 at Worcestershire Library and History Centre [14]

Schools Records:
A handlist of the records of schools and of other educational establishments held by Worcestershire Record Office for this parish can be found here.

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© Arthur Lewis and contributors 2008
Comments, additions, corrections etc to Arthur Lewis
Last updated on 6th February 2010

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