Ranton Staffordshire Family History Guide

|
Updated on
Links marked with a * mean that we may earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. It all helps to keep the site online and free for everyone.

Ranton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire. 

Other places in the parish include: Woodside, Long Compton, Hextells, Brough Hill, Park Nook, Parknook, and Wood Side. 

Alternative names: Ronton

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1655
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1660

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RANTON, or Ronton, a parish in the district and county of Stafford; on an affluent of the river Sow, 2¼ miles N by W of Haughton r. station, and 4¼ W by N of Stafford. It contains the hamlets of Hextells, Brough-Hill, Long Compton, Parknook, and Woodside; and its post town is Stafford. Acres, 1,970. Real property, with Coton, £3,494. Pop., 280. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lichfield. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £93. Patron, the Earl of Lichfield. The church is tolerable; and there is a national school.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

Online School Records

The National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870–1914 collection offers a rare glimpse into the educational journeys of children across England and Wales during a transformative era. These records often capture names, dates of birth, parental occupations, and school attendance patterns – making them invaluable for family historians, local researchers, and anyone tracing Victorian or Edwardian ancestry. You can view them free with a Findmypast Trial.

Ranton School 1874 to 1914 Admissions

FamilySearch

Use for:
England, Staffordshire, Ronton

England, Staffordshire, Ranton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Ranton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Staffordshire, Ranton – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Ranton, 1660-1868
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ranton (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Ranton, parish registers, 1813-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ranton (Staffordshire); Staffordshire County Record Office

Parish registers for Ranton, 1655-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ranton (Staffordshire)

Ranton parish register
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ranton (Staffordshire); Staffordshire Parish Registers Society

Ranton parish register
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ranton (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Ranton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printout of Ranton parish, Staffordshire, England, christenings, 1655-1868, marriages, 1655-1812

England, Staffordshire, Ranton – Land and property ( 1 )
Family collections: Eld

England, Staffordshire, Ranton – Schools ( 1 )
England, Staffordshire, Ranton, school register of admission, progress, and withdrawal, 1874-1916
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Staffordshire County Council. Education Department

England, Staffordshire, Ranton – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments, Milwich, Newton, and Ranton, Staffordshire, England, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

Land tax assessments, Ranton Monastry and Salt Andenson, Staffordshire, England, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Staffordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Stafford
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Stafford
  • Poor Law Union: Stafford
  • Hundred: South Pirehill
  • Province: Canterbury