A History of the County of Stafford

This volume covers the town of Burton-upon-Trent on the county's eastern boundary, along with its suburbs and satellite villages on either side of the river, including Stapenhill which was formerly in a separate parish in Derbyshire. Best known as a major centre for brewing beer from the earlier nineteenth century, Burton first came to prominence in the early eleventh century as the site of a Benedictine monastery which later promoted the cult of its own saint, the legendary St Modwen.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-904-35634-9

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume II with index to Volumes I and II

This volume is concerned mainly with the industrial history of Staffordshire. It not only includes a full treatment of pottery and other major industries such as mining, engineering and the various metal trades, but also deals with the textiles of Leek, the boots and shoes of Stafford, the saddlery of Walsall, and the beer of Burton.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22715-2

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume III

The ecclesiastical history of Staffordshire provides the content of Volume III. The opening chapter on the Medieval Church traces the early history of Christianity in the area and recounts the struggle for predominance between Lichfield and Coventry.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22732-9

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume IV: Staffordshire Domesday and West Cuttlestone Hundred

The Staffordshire section of Domesday Book; West Cuttlestone hundred (villages south-west of Stafford to the Shropshire border).   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91038-5

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume V: East Cuttlestone Hundred

East Cuttlestone hundred (towns and villages in the Cannock Chase area).   hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-91039-2

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume VI

This volume completes the general articles planned for Staffordshire and also contains the history of the county town. Four articles on agriculture survey a thousand years of farming. Cultivation gradually reduced the extensive woodlands recorded in Domesday Book. The progress of arable farming in the south was paralleled by that of stock-rearing in the north, while from the 17th century dairying became increasingly important.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22733-6

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume VII: Leek and the Moorlands

This volume tells the story of the town of Leek and the north-east corner of Staffordshire adjoining Cheshire and Derbyshire. Besides the large parish of Leek, it contains Alstonefield, another extensive parish, Horton, and Sheen. The dramatic scenery includes the Roaches, an outcrop of Millstone Grit above the Leek-Buxton road, Rudyard Lake, a canal reservoir developed as a tourist attraction in the mid 19th century, and the river Dove, with its memories of Charles Cotton of Beresford Hall and his friend Izaak Walton.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22786-2

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume XIV: Lichfield

The volume tells the story of Lichfield and its neighbourhood from Romano-British times to the late 20th century. Lichfield was first mentioned in the mid 7th century and was chosen as a see in 669 A.D. with St. Chad as its first bishop. A cathedral has stood there ever since, much rebuilt and restored over the centuries and noted for its three spires, 'the ladies of the vale'.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22778-7

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume XVII

Historical accounts of three important industrial towns of the Black Country fill the present volume. West Bromwich, Smethwick, and Walsall are all close neighbours and all former county boroughs. West Bromwich had a domestic nailing industry in the 16th century but remained a scattered settlement on the heathland of the coal measures until the development of its mining and iron industry in the mid 19th.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22743-5

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A History of the County of Stafford, Volume XX: Seisdon Hundred (Part)

The volume covers the south-west corner of Staffordshire, bordering on Shropshire and Worcestershire and including the Tettenhall and Amblecote portions of the new county of West Midlands. The area was part of Seisdon hundred andincludes the village of Seisdon in Trysull parish where the hundred met. Most of it lay in Kinver forest.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22765-7

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A History of the County of Staffordshire, Volume VIII: The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

    ISBN 978-0-903-36317-4

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Cheshire and Staffordshire 1822 Pigot's Directories

Two rare directories on one CD, Pigot's directories for the main towns and market towns for Cheshire and Staffordshire.    

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Erdeswick's Survey of Staffordshire 1844

One of the very best books ever written on the subject of the antiquities of Staffordshire. This book is incredibly rare and sought after.    

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Forty Miles Around Manchester

There is only one word that is suitable to describe this book....... Stunning. If your ancestors lived within forty miles of Manchester you will find this book absolutely fascinating.    

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Maps - Vol. 7 - Staffordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire

An incredibly useful resource! Really high quality digitised maps that you can zoom in and in to see the finest detail.    

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Mercantile Directory of the Iron District of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire - Jones, 1865

A superb directory of tradesmen in the Black Country.    

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Registers of St. Matthew's Walsall 1570-1649

Transcript of the baptism, marriage and burial registers.    

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Staffordshire 1828 Pigot's Directory

The first of the more comprehensive directories by Pigot & Co. for Staffordshire, and which includes the smaller villages with their residents having trades. (Some of the tinier villages are grouped in with the nearest large town or village). This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire 1834 White's History Gazetteer & Directory

Comprehensive (and very large) with excellent descriptions of each place in the county, its facilities in 1834 and its history. Many thousands of people listed with their trades and occupations.    

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Staffordshire 1835 Pigot's Directory

An excellent early county directory, before the first census of 1842, thus making it very valuable to the family history researcher. Gives good descriptions of the towns and main villages and their facilities, churches, schools, and institutions, etc. together with lists of all the people with trades.    

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Staffordshire 1842 Pigot's Directory

By this period, the Pigot's directories were becoming much more comprehensive. This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire 1851 White's History, Gazetteer & Directory

Typical of the excellent White's Directories, this one includes a comprehensive history of the county and its places in addition to the Directory.    

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Staffordshire 1868 Post Office Directory

A very comprehensive account of the towns, villages and hamlets of Staffordshire with lists of people and their occupations plus details of private residents iand their addresses in the larger towns and villages. A map of the county in 1868 is an added bonus! This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire 1872 Post Office Directory

An incredibly comprehensive directory. Descriptions of every place in the county with lists of private residents and commercial traders in each town, village and hamlet. There is also a court directory with an alphabetical list of private individuals and their addresses plus a classified trdes directory. This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by The Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire 1873 Return of Owners of Land

Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.    

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Staffordshire 1880 Kelly's Directory

A fabulously comprehensive directory of the county of Staffordshire. Each town, village and hamlet is described in great detail, with information about the schools, churches and hospitals etc in each place. Each place has a commercial directory, which lists people and their occupations, and the vast majority also have a list of private residents with their addresses.    

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Staffordshire 1900 Kelly's Directory

Not just the town but the entire county of Staffordshire. A detailed description of each and every place and the traders who worked there. There are also sections devoted to private residents of the larger towns so this is an extremely important resource for genealogists, with the date being only a year before the 1901 census This book was kindly loaned to The Archive CD Books Project by The Family Records Centre (the PRO) in London    

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Staffordshire 1912 Kelly's Directory

A huge 953 page directory of Staffordshire. The first section lists places in alphabetical order with a detailed description of its history, character and local facilities such as its churches and schools. Each place has at the very least a commercial directory which lists peoples' names along with their occupations and most places have a list of private residents as well.    

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Staffordshire 1932 Kelly's Directory

Another massive 1027 page dierctory. Includes place in alphabetical order with a detailed description of its history, character and local facilities such as its churches and schools. Each place has at the very least a commercial directory which lists peoples' names along with their occupations and most places have a list of private residents as well. There then follows a directory of private residents, alphabetically listed by surname with their addresses, and a massive trade directory which lists all types of occupations and the people who undertook them. This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire 1940 Kelly's Directory

A huge directory covering Staffordshire in 1940. Includes places in alphabetical order with a description of its history, character and local facilities such as its churches and schools. Each place has at the very least a commercial directory which lists peoples' names along with their occupations and most places have a list of private residents as well. There then follows a directory of private residents, alphabetically listed by surname with their addresses, and a massive trade directory which lists all types of occupations and the people who undertook them. This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire Directory 1818 - Parson & Bradshaw

This is the very first Staffordshire directory. (Apart from two earlier local directories covering the Potteries district only) Covering the southern part of the county, it is a superb and essential resource for genealogists and historians. This very rare book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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Staffordshire Pedigrees

1664-1700 The contents of this book includes the Visitation of Staffordshire made in 1663-1664 plus a series of additions by William Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms. This book was kindly loaned to The Archive CD Books Project by The Harleian Society.    

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Staffordshire Pedigrees 1664-1700

The contents of this book includes the Visitation of Staffordshire made in 1663-1664 plus a series of additions by William Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms. This book was kindly loaned to The Archive CD Books Project by The Harleian Society.    

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Staffordshire with Dudley 1861 Directory and Gazetteer, Harrison & Harrod

A very large and particularly comprehensive directory that will be invaluable to genealogists and historians. This book was kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office.    

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The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Staffordshire and Suffolk

The original Gentleman's Magazine contained articles on a vast array of subjects, including lots of wonderful topographical pieces. In 1891 George Gomme republished all of these topograhical articles but edited and indexed them into county specific order. Each of Gomme's works contains between two and four separate counties, except for the London volumes. An absolute goldmine of information about the county, its people and its places. SEE BELOW FOR A VERY SPECIAL OFFER FOR ALL OF THE VOLUMES.    

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The Register of John Catterick, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 1415-19

Although Catterick himself was continually absent fom his diocese, a full register was kept of the activities of his vicar-general. Catterick's register is the first from this diocese to be printed by the Canterbury and York Society.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-907-23935-2

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The Register of Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 1296-1321: I

This book is volume one of a calendar of the episcopal register of Bishop Walter Langton (1296-1321). Langton's register is important for two reasons: it is the earliest extant register for the medieval diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, and it has shed new light on the life of one of the period's key political figures. The register contains some folios from an earlier working register, only some entries of which have been duplicated in the definitivecopy. These have been tabulated in the introduction, which discusses the arrangement of the whole register in detail. The register contains hitherto unknown information concerning both the local and central diocesan administration, including details of the work of the papal administrators when Langton was suspended from episcopal office by Pope Boniface VIII in 1302-3. Moreover, the register has confirmed that Langton was an efficient and conscientious bishop who conducted diocesan business himself whenever possible, despite his personal vicissitudes including two terms of imprisonment, and he successfully juxtaposed his episcopal and political duties when he was Treasurer of Edward I, and later briefly Treasurer of Edward II.JILL HUGHES is a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-907-23961-1

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The Register of Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 1296-1321: volume II

Langton's register is important for two reasons: it is the earliest extant register for the medieval diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, and it has shed new light on the life of one of the period's key political figures (Langton was treasurer of Edward I and briefly of Edward II, suspended from episcopal office by Pope Boniface VIII and twice imprisoned). This volume completes the calendar of the register; it chiefly comprises ordination lists, but also contains charters confirming Langton's paternity.
JILL HUGHES is a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-907-23967-3

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The Story of Some English Shires

Wonderful historical accounts of these English counties: Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire.    

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The Victoria History of the County of Stafford, Volume X: Tutbury and Needwood Forest

Tutbury and Needwood forest have a rich history, fully explored here from the earliest times to the present day: the former with its great medieval castle, the heart of a major feudal honor held from the 13th century by the royalearls and dukes of Lancaster, and the latter with its medieval parks and hunting lodges. The volume also covers the important early Anglo-Saxon monastic and royal site of Hanbury, the burial place of St Werburh, a Mercian princess; and offers accounts of the mansion houses built in and around the ancient forest area by members of the Bass brewing family and others, and the magnificent late 19th-century church of Hoar Cross, one of Bodley's masterpieces.
NIGEL TRINGHAM is County Editor for the Victoria County History for Staffordshire and lecturer in history at the University of Keele.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-904-35610-3

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The Victoria History of the County of Staffordshire, Volume I: Natural History, Early Man, Romano-British Staffordshire, Anglo-Saxon Remains, Political History, Social and Economic History, Ancient Ea

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-90308-0

Price:  £60.00