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CA1 - Records of the Diocese of Lichfield
- 3 - Visitation
  - 7 - Parish register transcripts: 'Bishop's transcripts'

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	SubSeries
Alt Ref No	B/V/7
Title	Sheldon, Warwickshire
Date	1676-1844
Description	Bishop's transcripts: dates missing: Sep 1772-Jul 1775; 1841-1842. Note: 1736-1739 is badly damaged. Mid-1700s the vicar of Sheldon was schoolmaster in Coleshill. Contains several entries for Sheldon in Coleshill and vice versa. Abnormal number of marriages prior to 1754.
Category	church registers
Access Conditions	Minimum of two working days advance notice is required for production
Related Material	Printed or typed versions available: Vol. 1: St. Giles, Sheldon, 1558-1683 (BMSGH). Vol. 2: St. Giles, Sheldon, baptisms, 1683-1839; marriages, 1684-1858; burials, 1683-1841 (BMSGH).