Shropshire Archives

England Shropshire  Shropshire Archives

Contact Information
Email: [mailto:archives@shropshire.gov.uk archives@shropshire.gov.uk] Address:
 * Shropshire Archives Castle Gates Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ

Telephone: +44 (0) 1743 255350

Fax: +44 (0) 1743 255355

Hours and holidays:


 * Mon., Tues., Sun. CLOSED
 * Wed., Fri. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
 * Thurs. 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
 * Sat. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (order in advance)

Directions, maps, and public transportation: accessible by car and bus

Internet sites and databases:


 * Internet site
 * Discovering Shropshire's History Catalogue

Collection Description

 * Shropshire parish registers
 * Shropshire nonconformist registers
 * Shropshire pedigrees
 * Shropshire census returns
 * Shropshire manorial records
 * Shropshire newspapers
 * Shrewsbury poll books
 * Shropshire quarter sessions rolls, 1831-1925 (CD Rom)

Guides
Guides to Shropshire Archives records:


 * Shropshire Parish Registers (2013)
 * Shropshire Non-Conformist Registers (2001)
 * Shropshire Roman Catholic Registers (2011)
 * Shropshire Archives' Pedigrees List
 * Shropshire Wills
 * Shropshire Civil Registration
 * Newspapers at Shropshire Archives and Libraries
 * Shropshire's Manorial Records: A Research Guide
 * Shropshire Maps
 * Shropshire Tithe Maps and Apportionments
 * Shropshire Early Maps
 * Shropshire Poor Relief Before 1834
 * Shropshire Poor Relief After 1834
 * Shropshire Trade Directories
 * Shropshire Electoral Registers and Poll Books
 * Shropshire School Records
 * Shropshire Medieval Family History
 * Internet for Shropshire Family and Local History
 * Shropshire Cemeteries
 * First World War Ancestors
 * Second World War Ancestors
 * Shropshire Criminal Records
 * Shrewsbury General Cemetery

Alternate Repositories
Similar Collections


 * FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City
 * Society of Genealogists Library, London

Neighboring Collections


 * Cheshire Archives and Libraries
 * Derbyshire Record Office
 * Lancashire Archives
 * Lichfield Record Office
 * Staffordshire Record Office
 * Warwickshire County Record Office