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England Staffordshire  Stoke upon Trent

Guide to Stoke upon Trent history, family history, and genealogy parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



History
Stoke-on-Trent, often abbreviated to Stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2). Stoke-on-Trent is the home of the pottery industry in England and is commonly known as the Potteries.

An early proposal for a federation took place in 1888, when an amendment was raised to the Local Government Bill which would have made the six towns into districts within a county of "Staffordshire Potteries". It was not until 1 April 1910 that the "Six Towns" were brought together. The county borough of Hanley, the municipal boroughs of Burslem, Longton, and Stoke, together with the urban districts of Tunstall and Fenton now formed a single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.

Stoke-on-Trent is situated about half-way between Manchester and Birmingham. The city lies on the upper valley of the River Trent at the south west foothills of the Pennines, ranging from 106 to 213 meters (350 to 700 ft) above sea level. The city is considered to be the southernmost end of the Pennines,[33] bounded by the lowlands of the Midlands to the south, including the Cheshire Plain lying west of Newcastle. The Peak District National Park lies directly to the east, and includes part of the Staffordshire Moorlands District, as well as parts of Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and West and South Yorkshire.

Since the 17th century, the area has been almost exclusively known for its industrial-scale pottery manufacturing. Companies such as Royal Doulton, Dudson Ltd, Spode (founded by Josiah Spode), Wedgwood (founded by Josiah Wedgwood), Minton (founded by Thomas Minton) and Baker & Co. (founded by William Baker) were established and based there. The local abundance of coal and clay suitable for earthenware production led to the early (initially limited) development of the local pottery industry. The construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal (completed in 1777) enabled the import of china clay from Cornwall together with other materials and facilitated the production of creamware and bone china.

Methodical and highly detailed research and experimentation, carried out over many years, nurtured the development of artistic talent throughout the local community and raised the profile of Staffordshire Potteries. This was spearheaded by one man, Josiah Wedgwood, who cut the first sod for the canal in 1766 and erected his Etruria Works that year. Wedgwood built upon the successes of earlier local potters such as his mentor Thomas Whieldon and along with scientists and engineers, raised the pottery business to a new level. Josiah Spode introduced bone china at Trent in 1796, and Thomas Minton opened his manufactory. With the industry came a large number of notable 20th-century ceramic artists including Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Charlotte Rhead, Frederick Hurten Rhead and Jabez Vodrey.

North Staffordshire was a center for coal mining. The first reports of coal mining in the area come from the 13th century. The Potteries Coalfield (part of the North Staffordshire Coalfield) covers 100 square miles (300 km2). When coal mining was nationalised in 1947, about 20,000 men worked in the industry in Stoke-on-Trent. Notable Collieries included Hanley Deep Pit, Trentham Superpit (formerly Hem Heath, Stafford and Florence Collieries), Fenton Glebe, Silverdale, Victoria, Mossfield, Parkhall, Norton, Chatterley Whitfield and Wolstanton. The industry developed greatly, and new investments in mining projects were planned within the City boundaries as recently as the 1990s. However, 1994 saw the last pit to close as the Trentham Superpit was shut.

The iron and steel industries occupied important roles in the development of the city, both before and after federation. Especially notable were those mills located in the valley at Goldendale and Shelton below the hill towns of Tunstall, Burslem and Hanley. Shelton Steelworks' production of steel ended in 1978—instead of producing crude steel, they concentrated on rolling steel billet which was transported from Scunthorpe by rail. The rolling plant finally closed in 2002.

The Michelin tire company also has a presence in Stoke-on-Trent, and in the 1920s built their first UK plant in the city. In the 1980s nearly 9,000 workers were employed at the plant; in 2006 about 1,200 worked there.

Cemeteries (Civil)

 * Stoke City; cemeteries

Burslem Cemetery:


 * Hanley Road
 * Smallthorne
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1RD

Carmountside Cemetery and Crematorium:


 * Leek Road
 * Milton
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST2 7AB

Fenton Cemetery:


 * Vivian Road
 * Fenton
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST4 3JG

Hanley Cemetery:


 * Cemetery Road
 * Shelton
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DL

Longton Cemetery:


 * Spring Garden Road
 * Longton
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST3 2QS

Smallthorn Cemetery:


 * Ford Green Road
 * Smallthorne
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1NX

Stoke Cemetery:


 * Queens Road
 * Hartshill
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7LH

Trentham Cemetery:


 * Stone Road
 * Trentham
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8NG

Tunstall Cemetery:


 * Jacqueline Street
 * Tunstall
 * Stoke-on-Trent ST6 5JA

Parishes
A complete list of parishes for Kingston Upon Hull can be found at:


 * List of Kingston Upon Hull parishes]

Hull parish records on line can be found at:


 * Hull Parish Records on Line

Non Conformists
The following other Christian denominations and religions are also represented well in Hull:


 * Baptists
 * Calvinists
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 * Church of Scotland
 * Eastern Orthodox Church
 * Greek Orthodox Church
 * Lutherans
 * Methodists
 * Roman Catholics
 * Asian Orthodox Christian

Non Christian populations include:


 * Buddhists
 * Jews
 * Muslims
 * Sikhs
 * Taoists
 * Zoroastrians

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.


 * Staffordshire BMD


 * Stoke on Trent BMD certificates


 * free BMD org

Local Histories

 * British History Online; Stoke upon Trent


 * Stoke on Trent, A History by David Taylor


 * The Lost City of Stoke on Trent by Matthew Rice

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Google Hull city map


 * Old Maps of Kingston-upon-Hull


 * Hull and Area Maps


 * Gazetteer of Hull


 * Genuki Hull

Newspapers

 * The Stoke Sentinel

Occupations
The economy of Hull was built on trading and seafaring, firstly whaling and later deep sea fishing. Although the fishing industry declined somewhat in the 1970s, the city remains a busy port, handling 13 million tonnes of cargo per year. The port operations run by Associated British Ports and other companies in the port employ 5,000 people.

Industry in the city is focused on the chemical and health care sectors. Several well-known British companies, including BP, Smith & Nephew, Seven Seas, and Reckitt Benckiser, have facilities in Hull. The health care sector is further enhanced by the research facilities provided by the University of Hull through the Institute of Woundcare and the Hull York Medical School partnerships.

As the biggest settlement in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the local transport hub, Hull is a natural focus for retail shoppers. Major department stores in Hull include Debenhams and the House of Fraser. There are also a number of "retail parks", and suburban shopping centers.

In January 2011 Siemens Wind Power and Associated British Ports signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the construction of wind turbine manufacturing plant at Alexander Dock. The plan would require some modification of the dock to allow the ships, used for transporting the wind turbines, to dock and be loaded. Planning applications for the plant were submitted in December 2011, and affirmed in 2014, concerning 75 meter blades for the 6 MW offshore model. The creation of an enterprise zone, Humber Enterprise Zone, was announced in 2011 to encourage further industrial development in the Humber estuary region.

The other major area providing occupations in the city is education. Kingston upon Hull is home to the University of Hull, which was founded in 1927 and received its Royal Charter in 1954. It now has a total student population of around 20,000 across its main campuses in Hull and Scarborough. The main University campus is in North Hull, on Cottingham Road.

A 12.5-acre site waste-to-energy centre costing in the region of £150 million is also planned to be built by the Spencer Group. Announced in mid-2011, and named 'Energy Works',the proposed plant would process up to 200,000 tonnes of organic material per year, with energy produced via a waste gasification process.

Societies
Stoke upon Trent does not have a family history society. Staffordshire county does have some groups, identified below:


 * forebears: Stoke upon Trent


 * Staffordshire Council; Family History Societies


 * ancestor search: Staffordshire


 * Staffordshire Genealogy Societies

Archives
Hull History Center


 * Address:
 * Worship St
 * Hull HU2 8BG, UK
 * Phone: +44 1482 317500


 * Hull City Council; Archives


 * Hull University Archives

Web Sites

 * Kingston Upon Hull wikipedia


 * Hull City Council


 * Yorkshire East Riding County Council