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Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service

Findmypast is proud to offer the Staffordshire and Diocese of Lichfield Collection in partnership with the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service.

Findmypast is proud to offer the Staffordshire and Diocese of Lichfield Collection, 1538 – 1900, from the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service. The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service holds 6,500 collections, covering over five miles of shelving. Their records date from the 11th century to the present day.

This collection consists of Parish Registers, the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate records and the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds records.

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Parish Registers

Since its foundation, the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service has been responsible for the records of Staffordshire parishes. The parish registers in this collection, 1538 – 1900, record the key events in the lives of the people of Staffordshire, including the city of Stoke on Trent and those parts of the historic county currently within the West Midlands conurbation.

Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

The wills proved in the Consistory Court of the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry (later Lichfield), 1521 – 1858, are a wonderful resource, providing details of wider family and social relationships through the bequests left by testators. Associated inventories also provide a fascinating insight into their personal possessions and ‘tools of the trade’. Wills proved and administrations granted in the Consistory Court covered Staffordshire, Derbyshire, north Shropshire and north and east Warwickshire, 1521 – 1858.

Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations and Bonds, 1636-1893

Marriage allegations and bonds were required for the issue of a licence by the bishop, which occurred for only a minority of marriages. Marriage bonds in the Consistory Court covered Staffordshire and north Shropshire, 1636 - 1893, Derbyshire 1636 – 1884, and north and east Warwickshire, 1636 – 1847.

Additional information

Previously, these records have been available only in the searchrooms of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service, but through this partnership with Findmypast, the most popular family history sources are being made available online.

Learn more about the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service here.