Staffordshire

posted by Scott Andrew Bird
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Chapman county code : STS (complete list of codes)

The county of Staffordshire is in the English Midlands, covering an area to the north and west of Birmingham [see 1631 map]. The Bird, Chetwynd, Wells, Shaw and Wormington families have lived in various places around Staffordshire over the years, including Halesowen, Kings Norton, Smethwick, Tamworth and West Bromwich.

Resources

Brief history of Smethwick
Old county maps of England
Maps of various English counties as they were in 1886.
Cyndi's List : Staffordshire
History of Staffordshire
A brief history of the county.
County map
Map of Staffordshire County from expedia.com.
Staffordshire Registration Service
Responsible for registration of births, deaths and marriages in Staffordshire.
This is Staffordshire
An online Staffordshire newspaper.
Sue's Staffordshire Family History Research Service
Sue is researching the surnames LOTE, LOCKE, DERRY and GLOVER in the Staffordshire area. Research services are available in the Staffordshire area for a small fee.
Staffordshire Look-up Exchange
A list of various Staffordshire historical records (such as census listings, marriage indexes) together with the names of people willing to perform lookups on them. An invaluable resource.
Black Country Maps
Maps of the Black Country put together in the 1830s and 1880s.
Derbyshire Photographic Services
Have the location of your ancestor's childhood, marriage etc professionally photographed by a local photgrapher with excellent knowledge of the area's history. Services available for anywhere in the counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.
Stoke-on-Trent maps
Maps of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, dated 1890.
This is Halesowen
Birmingham UK : Halesowen
Yeltz MAD
Halesowen pubs