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Coventry Archives

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Coventry Archives.

Coventry Archives aims to ensure that archives relating to the rich and historic city of Coventry are preserved as part of the city's heritage. The records archive and local history centre is located in the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.

Thanks to our partnership with Coventry Archives, you can now delve in to a wealth of fascinating records including bomb damage schedules, records of German air raids and workhouse admission and discharge records.

Bomb Damage Schedules & German Air Raid records

The Coventry Blitz was the single most concentrated attack on a British city during the Second World War. Explore the Coventry Bomb Damage Schedules to discover the damage that was inflicted on your ancestors' homes and their surrounding area.

Was your ancestor or their neighbours one of the casualties of the German air raids on Coventry? Our collection of German Air Raid records highlight the casualties in the area. These records will also reveal your ancestor's address, where they were treated and the nature of the casualty.

Coventry Workhouse Admission and Discharge Registers 1853-1946

Did your Coventry based ancestor fall on hard times and end up in the workhouse? Workhouses accommodated the elderly, infirm, orphans, mentally ill, and single mothers. Explore this collection of workhouse registers to learn more about your ancestors time in the workhouse. These records can help reveal additional details such as religious denomination, parish where admitted from, occupation and the dates of admission and discharge.

Search Coventry Workhouse Admission and Discharge Registers

Coventry, Vehicle Registrations 1921-1944

This unique collection of vehicle registrations can reveal whether or not your ancestor owned or drove a motor vehicle. These are not just car registrations but also include other motorised vehicles, in particular motorcycles with and without sidecars

These records will reveal the full name of the registered owner, the place of registration and whether or not the vehicle was owned by a company rather than an individual.

Search Coventry, Vehicle Registrations 1921-1944

Coventry, Company Directories and Publications 1908-1966

Delve in to this collection of company directories and publications to discover more about what it was like to live and work in Coventry, a booming industrial city, between the years 1908-1966.

There are over 20,000 pages from several Coventry company directories and employee publication covering the years 1908-1966. You may find your ancestors listed in birth, marriage, death, and retirement notices and can explore articles on societies and clubs, sport, adverts and cartoons.

Search Coventry, Company Directories and Publications 1908-1966

Coventry Archives have also contributed to our British Rolls of Honour and Nominal Rolls (WW1) collection and to records of Warwickshire burials.

To find out more about the work Coventry Archives do or to book an in person visit, visit the website here.