Staffordshire Church Records

Parish Registers
Many Staffordshire parish registers are available online at:
 * 1538-1944 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images.  Incomplete.
 * Findmypast.co.uk.
 * Familysearch.org
 * FreeReg.org.uk

Baptisms

421,036 Staffordshire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Marriages


 * 128,327 Staffordshire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.
 * Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds, 1636-1893 findmypast, index & images. This collection covers the diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, (including Staffordshire, Derbyshire, north Shropshire, and north and east Warwickshire) from 1636 to 1836 and from 1836 to 1876, covers the diocese of Lichfield, (including Staffordshire and north Shropshire).

Burials

Burials from 246 Staffordshire places (779,196 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Parish Registers Held by Incumbents
The following parish registers are still kept at their respective churches and have not been deposited at an archive:


 * Harlaston St Matthew Chapelry
 * Lichfield Christ Church District Chapelry
 * Woore St Leonard Chapelry

Staffordshire Parish Chest records at the FamilySearch Library
See Wiki articles on Parish Chest Records or English Poor Law pre-1834 for more information on what they are and what type of valuable information they contain.

These microfilms can be ordered through FamilySearch and delivered to a FamilySearch Center near your home.

Other records dealing with the parish poor

Non-Conformist Records

 * 1539-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Staffordshire Record Office County Buildings Eastgate Street Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK Telephone: 01785 278380 (Admin enquiries) 01785 278379 (Archive enquiries) Email: [mailto:staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk] Website Gateway to the Past: Catalogue Sources for family historians

Stoke-on-Trent City Archives City Central Library Bethesda Street Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3RS UK Telephone: 01782 238420 Email: [mailto:stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk] Website Gateway to the Past: Catalogue Stoke on Trent City Archives Parish Register Fiche List Apr 2011