Staffordshire, England Genealogy

Staffordshire, or Stafford, is an inland county located in the mid-western part of 'England'.

Jurisdictions
Use an interactive mapto find jurisdictions for each parish in Staffordshire.

Parishes
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 * Abbots Bromley
 * Acton Trussell
 * Adbaston
 * Aldridge
 * Alrewas
 * Alrewas Hays
 * Alstonfield
 * Alton
 * Amblecote
 * Arley
 * Armitage
 * Ashley
 * Aston
 * Audley
 * Barlaston
 * Barthomley
 * Barton under Needwood
 * Bednall
 * Berkswich with Walton
 * Betley
 * Biddulph
 * Bilston
 * Bilston St Luke
 * Bilston St Mary
 * Blithfield
 * Blore Ray
 * Bloxwich
 * Blurton
 * Blymhill
 * Bobbington
 * Bradley
 * Bradley le Moors
 * Bramshall
 * Brereton
 * Brewood
 * Brierley Hill
 * Brockmoor
 * Broughton
 * Brown Edge
 * Bucknall cum Bagnall
 * Burntwood
 * Burslem
 * Burslem St Paul
 * Burton upon Trent Christ Church
 * Burton upon Trent Holy Trinity
 * Burton upon Trent St Mowden
 * Bushbury
 * Butterton (near Leek)
 * Butterton (near Newcastle under Lyme)
 * Calton
 * Cannock
 * Canwell
 * Castle Church
 * Cauldon
 * Caverswall
 * Chapel Chorlton
 * Chartley Holme
 * Cheadle
 * Chebsey
 * Checkley
 * Cheddleton
 * Cheslyn Hay
 * Chesterton
 * Church Eaton
 * Clifton Campville
 * Cobridge
 * Codsall
 * Colton
 * Colwich
 * Coppenhall
 * Coseley
 * Cotes Heath
 * Cresswell
 * Croxall
 * Croxden
 * Darlaston
 * Darlaston St George
 * Derrington
 * Dilhorne
 * Draycott le Moors
 * Drayton Bassett
 * Dunston
 * Eccleshall
 * Edensor
 * Edingale
 * Elford
 * Elkstone
 * Ellastone
 * Ellenhall


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 * Endon
 * Enville
 * Etruria
 * Ettingshall
 * Farewell
 * Fazeley
 * Fenton
 * Forebridge
 * Forsbrook
 * Forton
 * Fradswell
 * Freeford
 * Freehay
 * Fulfen
 * Fulford
 * Gayton
 * Gentleshaw
 * Gnosall
 * Goldenhill
 * Gornal
 * Gratwich
 * Great Barr
 * Great Wyrley
 * Grindon
 * Hammerwich
 * Hamstall Ridware
 * Hanbury
 * Handsworth St Mary
 * Hanford
 * Hanley
 * Harborne
 * Harlaston
 * Haselour
 * Haughton
 * High Offley
 * Hilderstone
 * Hill Top
 * Himley
 * Hints
 * Hixon
 * Hope
 * Hopwas Hays
 * Horton
 * Ilam
 * Ingestre
 * Ipstones
 * Keele
 * King's Bromley
 * King's Hays Bromley
 * Kingsley
 * Kingstone
 * Kingswinford
 * Kingswinford St Mary
 * Kinver
 * Lapley
 * Leek
 * Leek St Luke
 * Leigh
 * Lichfield Cathedral
 * Lichfield Christ Church
 * Lichfield St Chad
 * Lichfield St Mary
 * Lichfield St Michael
 * Lichfield the Close
 * Lichfield the Friary
 * Longdon
 * Longnor
 * Longton
 * Madeley
 * Maer
 * Marchington
 * Market Drayton
 * Marston with Whitgreave
 * Mavesyn Ridware
 * Mayfield
 * Meerbrook
 * Milwich
 * Moreton
 * Mowcop
 * Moxley
 * Mucklestone
 * Musden Grange
 * Newborough
 * Newcastle under Lyme
 * Newcastle under Lyme St George
 * Newchapel
 * Norbury
 * North Harborne Holy Trinity
 * Northwood
 * Norton Canes
 * Norton le Moors
 * Oakamoor
 * Ocker Hill
 * Ogley Hay
 * Okeover
 * Onecote
 * Patshull
 * Pattingham
 * Pelsall
 * Penkhull


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 * Penkridge
 * Penn
 * Pensnett
 * Pipe Ridware
 * Quarnford
 * Quarry Bank
 * Ranton
 * Ranton Abbey
 * Reddal Hill
 * Rocester
 * Rolleston
 * Rowley Regis
 * Rugeley
 * Rushall
 * Rushton
 * Salt
 * Sandon
 * Scropton
 * Sedgley
 * Seighford
 * Shareshill
 * Sheen
 * Shelton
 * Shenstone
 * Sheriffhales
 * Smethwick
 * Sneyd
 * Stafford Christ Church
 * Stafford St Chad
 * Stafford St Mary
 * Standon
 * Statfold
 * Stoke upon Trent
 * Stone
 * Stone Christ Church
 * Stonnall
 * Stowe
 * Stretton
 * Swynnerton
 * Talke
 * Tamhorn
 * Tamworth
 * Tatenhill
 * Teddesley Hay
 * Tettenhall Regis
 * Thorpe Constantine
 * Tillington
 * Tipton St Martin
 * Tipton St Paul
 * Tixall
 * Trent Vale
 * Trentham
 * Trysull
 * Tunstall Christ Church
 * Tutbury
 * Upper Gornal
 * Upper Tean
 * Uttoxeter
 * Wall
 * Walsall St Matthew
 * Walsall St Peter
 * Walsall Wood St John
 * Warslow
 * Waterfall
 * Wednesbury St Bartholomew
 * Wednesbury St James
 * Wednesbury St John
 * Wednesfield
 * Weeford
 * Wellington
 * West Bromwich All Saints
 * West Bromwich Christ Church
 * West Bromwich Holy Trinity
 * Weston under Lizard
 * Weston upon Trent
 * Wetton
 * Whitmore
 * Whittington
 * Wiggington
 * Willenhall Holy Trinity
 * Willenhall St Stephen
 * Wolstanton
 * Wolverhampton St Peter
 * Wolverhampton St George
 * Wolverhampton St James
 * Wolverhampton St Mark
 * Wolverhampton St Mary
 * Wolverhampton St Matthew
 * Wolverhampton St Paul
 * Wombourn
 * Woodford Grange
 * Worston
 * Wychnor
 * Yarlet
 * Yoxall

Civil Districts
When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Staffordshire was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes. The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place. Click here to see a list of the civil districts in Staffordshire and the parishes covered by each. Read more about England Civil Registration.

Probate Jurisdictions
Before 1858, every town and parish in Staffordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Staffordshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Staffordshire Probate Records.

Websites

 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Staffordshire


 * To view an excellent list of web sites and/or web pages for Staffordshire and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.
 * Staffordshire City Counciloffers various different records. This site provides indexes to their collection and has copying services available.
 * Staffordshire Name Indexes provides access to the following information:


 * This website allows free access to the indexes listed below :
 * Calendars of Prisoners at Staffordshire Quarter Sessions, 1779-1880
 * Staffordshire Police Force Registers Index, 1842-1920
 * Diocese of Lichfield Wills, 1650-1700
 * Staffordshire Apprentices, 1600-1900
 * Workhouse Admissions and Discharges, 1836-1900


 * Staffordshire Past Track: Photos, Audio and Video