England, Staffordshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

England Staffordshire

This collection consists of church and school records from the county of Staffordshire for the years 1870-1914.

Why Should I Look at This Collection?
The church records in this collection are primarily parish registers. These records have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s, and due to this long and relatively stable tradition, they are central to English genealogical research. Often, they are one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837.

To learn more about the content and significance of parish registers, please see the England Parish Registers page.

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains an index to and images of baptismal, marriage, and burial records. This set of records are from the Staffordshire collection held by the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service.

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching, it is best to know the following information: As you search, compare your results with this information to find a match.
 * Name of the person
 * Date of the record

View the Images

 * 1) Go to the 
 * 2) Click on the correct Province/Department/Island link
 * 3) Click on the correct City/Town link
 * 4) Click on the correct Name of Denomination/Parish link
 * 5) Click on the Record Type and Year Range link to go to the image viewer
 * 6) Use the onscreen controls to move between images as you search for a match

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Titles of parents may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.
 * Continue to search the index and records to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives.
 * Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, Now What?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names, and for possible nick-names.
 * Look for birth places, which can tell you former residences and help to establish a migration pattern for the family.
 * Use the residence and names to locate census records for the time period.
 * Be sure to extract all families before you look at other records. The relationships given will help you to organize family groups. The family groupings will help you identify related families when you discover additional information in other records.
 * Search the records of nearby localities (Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and Shropshire.)

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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