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Staffordshire Record Office
County Buildings
Eastgate Street
Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK

Telephone: 01785 278380 (Admin enquiries) 01785 278379 (Archive enquiries)
Email: staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk
Website
Sources for family historians
Gateway to the Past: Catalogue

This online catalogue contains descriptions of the holdings of:

Staffordshire Record Office
Lichfield Record Office

The Lichfield Record Office closed to the public in December 2017. Before 1540 the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield included Cheshire, Derbyshire, south Lancashire, north Shropshire, Staffordshire, north Warwickshire, and small parts of Flintshire and Denbighshire. In 1540, Cheshire, south Lancashire and the Welsh parishes were lost and the name of the diocese changed to Lichfield and Coventry. Its records form the largest single part of our holdings.

Stoke on Trent City Archives
William Salt Library, Stafford
Staffordshire County Museum at Shugborough
Shire Hall Art Gallery, Stafford

Stoke-on-Trent City Archives
City Central Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3RS UK

Telephone: 01782 238420
Email: stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk
Website
Gateway to the Past: Catalogue
Stoke on Trent City Archives Parish Register Fiche List Apr 2011

Burton Family and Local History Centre
Burton Library
Riverside
High Street
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1AH UK

Telephone: 01283 239556
Email: burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Website

Boundary Changes Affecting Records

Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, and Smethwick are within the historic county boundaries of Staffordshire, but since 1974 have been part of the West Midlands county.^[1]

Sandwell Community History and Archives Service (includes West Bromwich)
Smethwick Library
High Street
Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1AA UK

Telephone: 0121 558 2561
Email: archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk
Website
Our collections

Walsall Local History Centre
Essex St
Walsall, Staffordshire WS2 7AS UK

Telephone: 1922 652212
Email: localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk
Website

Wolverhampton City Archives
Molineux Hotel Building
Whitmore Hill
Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 1SF UK
Telephone: 01902 552480
Website
Family history research

Wolverhampton City Archives houses a wealth of materials relating to the history of all areas now within the city of Wolverhampton including Bilston, Bushbury, Penn, Tettenhall and Wednesfield.

Libraries

William Salt Library
Eastgate Street
Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK
Telephone: 017585-278414
Email: william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Website
Gateway to the Past: Catalogue

The William Salt Library collections represent an outstanding resource for the study of local and family history in Staffordshire and are available for consultation by the public in our reading rooms free of charge.

Museums

For a long list of Staffordshire museums, go to List of museums in Staffordshire in Wikipedia.

Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery
Brampton Park
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 0QP UK
Telephone: 1782 619705
Email: bramptonmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Website

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Bethesda St
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3DW UK
Telephone: 1782 232323
Website: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Civil Registration Offices

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Staffordshire.

Copy certificates How do I apply for a copy of a certificate?
Registration Offices, locations and contact information

References

↑ "Staffordshire", at Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire, accessed 24 February 2023.

[1] "Staffordshire", at Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire, accessed 24 February 2023.

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-== Record Offices ==
 ==Archives==
-'''Staffordshire Record Office'''<br>County Buildings<br>Eastgate Street<br>Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK<br>Telephone: 01785 278380 (Admin enquiries) 01785 278379 (Archive enquiries)<br>Email: [mailto:staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk]<br>
+'''Staffordshire Record Office'''<br>County Buildings<br>Eastgate Street<br>Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK<br><br>Telephone: 01785 278380 (Admin enquiries) 01785 278379 (Archive enquiries)<br>Email: [mailto:staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/sro/Overview.aspx Staffordshire Record Office]<br>
+[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/sro/Overview.aspx Website]<br>
-Catalogue: [http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/ Gateway to the Past]
+[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/sro/Sources-for-family-historians.aspx Sources for family historians]<br>
+[http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/ Gateway to the Past: Catalogue]<br>
 :This online catalogue contains descriptions of the holdings of:
+:*Staffordshire Record Office
-:Staffordshire Record Office, Lichfield Record Office, Stoke on Trent City Archives, William Salt Library, Stafford, Staffordshire County Museum at Shugborough, and Shire Hall Art Gallery, Stafford.
+:*Lichfield Record Office
+::The '''Lichfield Record Office''' closed to the public in December 2017. Before 1540 the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield included Cheshire, Derbyshire, south Lancashire, north Shropshire, Staffordshire, north Warwickshire, and small parts of Flintshire and Denbighshire. In 1540, Cheshire, south Lancashire and the Welsh parishes were lost and the name of the diocese changed to Lichfield and Coventry. Its records form the largest single part of our holdings.
-:These descriptions cover manuscripts, maps, books, pamphlets, photographs, museum objects and original artworks. Although some descriptions on this catalogue include thumbnail images, most do not.
+:*Stoke on Trent City Archives
+:*William Salt Library, Stafford
-=== Lichfield Record Office ===
+:*Staffordshire County Museum at Shugborough
+:*Shire Hall Art Gallery, Stafford
-The '''Lichfield Record Office''' closed to the public in December 2017. Documents formerly held there can now be consulted at [https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/sro/Overview.aspx Staffordshire Record Office].  Some of the records are held at an out-store, for which a minimum of two working days' notice is required for production. Please check our online catalogue, [http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/ Gateway to the Past], or contact Staffordshire Record Office to check on availability at email: [mailto:staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk].
+----
+'''Stoke-on-Trent City Archives'''<br>City Central Library<br>Bethesda Street<br>Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3RS UK<br><br>Telephone: 01782 238420<br>
-:Before 1540 the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield included Cheshire, Derbyshire, south Lancashire, north Shropshire, Staffordshire, north Warwickshire, and small parts of Flintshire and Denbighshire. In 1540 Cheshire, south Lancashire and the Welsh parishes were lost and the name of the diocese changed to Lichfield and Coventry. Its records form the largest single part of our holdings. They range in date from the late thirteenth century to the present day and include a series of bishops' registers beginning in 1296, court books, visitation records, wills and tithe maps (for Staffordshire and northern Shropshire).
+Email: [mailto:stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk]<br>
+[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/stoke/Stoke-on-Trent-City-Archives.aspx Website]<br>
-== Archives ==
+[http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/ Gateway to the Past: Catalogue]<br>
+[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/Documents/sotcaprfichelistapr11.pdf Stoke on Trent City Archives Parish Register Fiche List Apr 2011  ]
-=== Burton Family and Local History Centre ===
+-----
+'''Burton Family and Local History Centre'''<br>Burton Library<br>Riverside<br>High Street<br>Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1AH UK<br><br>Telephone: 01283 239556<br>
-'''Burton Family and Local History Centre'''<br>Burton Library<br>Riverside<br>High Street<br>Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1AH UK<br>Telephone: 01283 239556<br>
 Email: [mailto:burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk]<br>
-[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/Burton-Family-and-History-Centre.aspx Website]
+[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/Burton-Family-and-History-Centre.aspx Website]<br>
+===Boundary Changes Affecting Records===
-:Registers of parishes in the former registration district of Burton upon Trent are available on microfiche, for registers starting 1925 or earlier. These include: Anslow; Barton under Needwood; Branston; Burton-upon Trent, All Saints, Christ Church, Holy Trinity, St Aidan, St Margaret, St Modwen, St Paul; Dunstall; Hanbury; Horninglow; Rolleston; Stretton with Claymills; Tatenhill; Tutbury; Wychnor; and Yoxall.
+'''Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, and Smethwick''' are within the historic county boundaries of Staffordshire, but since 1974 have been part of the West Midlands county.<ref>"Staffordshire", at Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire, accessed 24 February 2023.</ref>
+----
-:Microfiche copies of bishops transcripts of Derbyshire parish registers in the former registration district of Burton are available as follows: Church Gresley; Rosliston; Stapenhill.
+'''Sandwell Community History and Archives Service''' (includes West Bromwich)<br>Smethwick Library<br>High Street<br> Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1AA UK<br><br>Telephone: 0121 558 2561<br>
-:Microfiche copies of nonconformist registers for a large number of chapels within the Burton-upon-Trent Methodist circuits and for other nonconformist chapels are available.
-=== Dudley Archives and Local History Service ===
-'''Dudley Archives and Local History Service'''<br>Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council<br>Council House<br>Priory Road<br>Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1HF UK<br>Telephone: 0300 555 2345<br>Email: [mailto:dudleycouncilplus@dudley.gov.uk dudleycouncilplus@dudley.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/libraries-archives/archives-and-local-history-service/ Dudley Archives and Local History Service]
-:Dudley Archives and Local History Service collects, preserves and makes available archive and local studies material relating to the Dudley borough to help the community understand the past, live the present and shape the future.  The Archives and Local History Service looks after a wonderful collection that is housed in the purpose built Archives and Local History Centre in Dudley and includes records dating back to the 12th century.  Whether you’re interested in family history, house history or any other aspect of life and work in the Dudley borough, past and present, the Archives is a great place to start.
-:We hold original archive material including business ledgers, local authority correspondence and minutes, maps and school records. We have over 15,000 books and pamphlets and around 26,000 images relating to the borough.
-=== Sandwell Community History and Archives Service ===
-'''Sandwell Community History and Archives Service'''<br>Smethwick Library<br>High Street<br> Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1AA UK<br>Telephone: 0121 558 2561<br>
 Email: [mailto:archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/archives Sandwell Community History and Archives Service]
+[https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200253/archives_local_and_family_history/595/our_collections Website]<br>
+[https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200253/archives_local_and_family_history/595/our_collections Our collections]
-:If you are looking for original documents, maps and photographs, you can search our online catalogue on the [http://blackcountryhistory.org/ Black Country History] website.
+-----
+'''Walsall Local History Centre'''<br>Essex St<br>Walsall, Staffordshire WS2 7AS UK<br><br>Telephone: 1922 652212<br>Email: [mailto:localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk]<br>[http://webwalsall.com/local-history-centre/ Website]
-:Please note that only a small proportion of our holdings are currently catalogued online.
+----
-:Our local studies books can be searched on the [https://opac-lib.smbc.sandwell.gov.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/OPAC/HOME library catalogue].
-=== Stoke-on-Trent City Archives ===
-'''Stoke-on-Trent City Archives'''<br>City Central Library<br>Bethesda Street<br>Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3RS UK<br>Telephone: 01782 238420<br>
-Email: [mailto:stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/stoke/Stoke-on-Trent-City-Archives.aspx Stoke-on-Trent City Archives]
-:Anglican Parish Registers
-:Free access to the 'Staffordshire Collection' on Findmypast, at archive service points and libraries in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. Currently this contains around 3,000 parish registers, with 4 million entries, 1538-1900.
-:Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials for parishes across north Staffordshire, 1538 to c.1925, on microfiche.
-:A complete set of the publications of the Staffordshire Parish Register Society, which provide printed transcriptions of baptisms, marriages and burials for many Staffordshire parishes, 1536-1812.
-:Bishops Transcripts
-:Bishops transcripts for some Staffordshire parishes on microfiche, 1551-1812.
-:We publish a guide to the parish registers and bishop's transcripts held across the Archive Service.  For your free download please go to the [https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/publications/GuidestoSources.aspx Guides to Sources] page. This guide was last updated in July 2015.
-:You can also download [https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/Documents/sotcaprfichelistapr11.pdf Stoke on Trent City Archives Parish Register Fiche List Apr 2011  (41kb)]
-=== Walsall Local History Centre ===
-'''Walsall Local History Centre'''<br>Essex St<br>Walsall, Staffordshire WS2 7AS UK<br>Telephone: 1922 652212<br>Email: [mailto:localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://webwalsall.com/local-history-centre/ Walsall Local History Centre]
-:Walsall Local History Centre is the Archive Service and Local Studies Library for Walsall Council.  We aim to cover the whole of Walsall Metropolitan Borough.
-=== Wolverhampton City Archives ===
 '''Wolverhampton City Archives'''<br>Molineux Hotel Building<br>Whitmore Hill<br>Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 1SF UK<br>Telephone: 01902 552480<br>
-Website: [http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/visit/wolverhampton-archives/ Wolverhampton City Archives]
+[http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/visit/wolverhampton-archives/ Website]<br>
+[https://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/about-wolverhampton-archives/family-history/ Family history research]<br>
-:Explore the rich life of Wolverhampton and its people through archives filled with fascinating documents, photographs, maps, recordings, ephemera and more.
+:Wolverhampton City Archives houses a wealth of materials relating to the history of all areas now within the city of Wolverhampton including Bilston, Bushbury, Penn, Tettenhall and Wednesfield.
-:Wolverhampton City Archives houses a wealth of materials relating to the history of all areas now within the city of Wolverhampton including Bilston, Bushbury, Penn, Tettenhall and Wednesfield. Constantly growing, the Archives’ vast collections include maps, books, census returns, newspapers, records from local schools, churches, clubs, societies and businesses, electoral registers, and indexes to births, deaths and marriages. There are also over 30,000 photographs, plus films, sound recordings, memorabilia and much more.
 == Libraries ==
+*[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Libraries/branchlibraries/Homepage.aspx '''Staffordshire list of libraries with links''']
-=== William Salt Library ===
+*[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Libraries/branchlibraries/Homepage.aspx '''Library catalogue''']
+----
-'''William Salt Library'''<br>Eastgate Street<br>Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK<br>Telephone: 017585-278414<br>Email: [mailto:william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk]<br>Website [http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/williamsalt/home.aspx William Salt Library]
+'''William Salt Library'''<br>Eastgate Street<br>Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK<br>Telephone: 017585-278414<br>Email: [mailto:william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/williamsalt/home.aspx Website] <br>
+[http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/ Gateway to the Past: Catalogue]
 :The William Salt Library collections represent an outstanding resource for the study of local and family history in Staffordshire and are available for consultation by the public in our reading rooms free of charge.
 == Museums ==
+For a long list of Staffordshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Staffordshire '''List of museums in Staffordshire'''] in Wikipedia.
-=== Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery ===
+----
 '''Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery'''<br>Brampton Park<br>Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 0QP UK<br>Telephone: 1782 619705<br>Email: [mailto:bramptonmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk bramptonmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/bramptonmuseum Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery]
+[https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/bramptonmuseum Website]
+----
-:We collect objects that relate to the history of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Our job is to look after and show these objects to reflect the lives of local people from days gone by. We have over 28,000 objects in the collections. When you visit us you will discover many wonderful things from our collection on display in our eight galleries. You can find out about ‘Pomona’ Pottery, toys from the past and Newcastle during the two world wars. You can peer through our Victorian shop windows where you will see marvellous ‘cures’ in our chemists shop, scary tools in our doctors surgery and all sorts of strange things in our pawnbrokers shop.
-=== Potteries Museum & Art Gallery ===
 '''Potteries Museum & Art Gallery'''<br>Bethesda St<br>Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3DW UK<br>Telephone: 1782 232323<br>
 Website: [http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/visit/pmag/ Potteries Museum & Art Gallery]
-:Travel back in time and discover the history of The Potteries including the world’s greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics, a World War II Spitfire, decorative arts and natural history. See items from the Staffordshire Hoard on display and visit the museum café and shop.  A warm and friendly welcome awaits at one of Britain’s leading museums where the unique combination of ‘product and place’ is celebrated in its outstanding displays.  With pottery that will win your heart, galleries that win awards and the Spitfire that won a war, nothing can compare with what awaits you at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
+==Civil Registration Offices==
+The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
-For a long list of Staffordshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Staffordshire List of museums in Staffordshire] in Wikipedia.
+----
+Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/STS.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Staffordshire].
+----
+*[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Births-deaths-and-marriages/certificates/certificates.aspx Copy certificates] '''How do I apply for a copy of a certificate?'''
+*[https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Births-deaths-and-marriages/Registration-Offices/offices.aspx '''Registration Offices, locations and contact information''']
+==References==
+<references/>
 {{Place|Staffordshire}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
 [[Category:Staffordshire, England]]
 [[category:Counties of England]]