We examined the census returns which began in 1841 and have continued every 10 years.  This latter research was a laborious task involving the transcription from photocopied microfiche records at the Local Studies Library at County Hall in Matlock, onto computer files.  These files are now available on this website at Census Returns for the period from 1841 to 1911 and they contain a rich vein of information about the forebears of current Parwich residents.

The outcome of this research was published in the Society’s Newsletters and the following articles will be of further interest:

Parwich Parish in the 1840’s: some statistics  Newsletter 3
Parwich Surnames in 1841    Newsletter 3
Barn under Dodd’s Hill    Newsletter 3
Parwich Tithe Map 1843    Newsletter 3
Sir Richard Levinge of Parwich 1656-1724    Newsletter 3
Property Deeds    Newsletter 3
Parwich in the last century    Newsletter 5, page 1
The Creamery    Newsletter 5, page 3
Fernlea House    Newsletter 5, page 4
Trade Directories    Newsletter 5, page 10

This list is not exhaustive and it would be better to scan through the articles index for further articles of interest.

If any current or former residents of Parwich are in possession of property deeds for Parwich buildings or for any other buildings in the locality, or they have any specialised knowledge relating to Deeds and Buildings relating to the village, they may wish to make known their existence to the Society by emailing parwich.history.society@gmail.com so that we can make a register of all known documents that are still in existence and where they are. Many deeds have gone missing because their purpose has nowadays been superseded by the Land Registry with much simpler forms of conveyance contracts.