Stafford St Thomas (Castleton), Staffordshire Genealogy

Parish History
Stafford St Thomas (Castletown) now St Thomas and St Andrew was formed in 1867 from part of Forebridge, Staffordshire Ecclesiastical Parish.

The parish was united with Stafford St Andrew (Doxey) in 1972 when the original church closed and now forms part of Doxey St Thomas and St Andrew.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

See Staffordshire BMD

Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap 1866-1965 Mar 1868-1995 Bur No burial ground Lichfield Record Office holdings of Bishop's Transcripts None

Many of Staffordshire's Parish Register entries have been transcribed in full by Staffordshire Freereg and can be searched for free.

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Staffordshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain