Stafford St Chad Staffordshire Family History Guide

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Stafford St Chad is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Staffordshire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1636
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1636

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Stafford Staffordshire Family History Guide

Parish Records

Online School Records

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Stafford Grammar School (Boys) 1872 to 1908 Admissions

Stafford, King Edward Vi Grammar School 1900 to 1914 Admissions

King Edward Vi Grammar School 1913 to 1914 Admissions

St. Mary’s Church Of England School (I) 1891 to 1914 Admissions

St. Thomas’ Church Of England School (Jm) 1887 to 1914 Admissions

Castletown, St. Thomas Church Of England School 1901 to 1911 Admissions

Hyde Lea School (Mixed & Infants) 1898 to 1913 Admissions

FamilySearch

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Archives and libraries ( 1 )
William Salt’s original collection

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Archives and libraries – Inventories, registers, catalogs ( 14 )
Canal records in Staffordshire County Record Office and William Salt Library
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Staffordshire County Council. Libraries, Arts and Archives

Church of England parish registers : list of local registers in the custody of Staffordshire Record Office, Eastgate Street, Stafford
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

Coal mining records after 1700 : a summary guide
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

Finding aids
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; William Salt Library (Stafford)

Handlist of Staffordshire nonconformist records

Handlist of Staffordshire nonconformist records

List of out-county parish registers printed transcripts at the William Salt Library
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; William Salt Library (Stafford)

Railway records in Staffordshire County Record Office and William Salt Library
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Staffordshire County Council. Libraries, Arts and Archives

Record of public utilities in Staffordshire : a summary guide
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

Solicitors’ papers in Staffordshire County Record Office
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Staffordshire County Council. Libraries, Arts and Archives

Staffordshire County Record Office : list of Staffordshire parish registers, transcripts and copies (excluding bishop’s transcripts)
Author: William Salt Library (Stafford)

Staffordshire family collections : a handlist of family papers in Staffordshire County Record Office & the William Salt Library, Stafford
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; William Salt Library (Stafford)

Staffordshire manorial records : a summary guide
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Thomson, Hugh

Staffordshire tithe maps and awards and inclosure maps and awards : a handlist
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Biography ( 1 )
Stafford remembered

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Cemeteries ( 1 )
List of known persons buried in the church of Christ Church, Stafford, whose remains were transferred to Whitgreave Cemetery in March 1985
Author: Church of England. Church Commissioners; Knox, Colin S.; Critchlow, Phillip; Critchlow, Ann Judith

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

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Census – 1871 – Indexes ( 1 )
1871 census for North Staffordshire : surname and folio index
Author: Ackley, Margaret; Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Church history ( 2 )
The Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Stafford

The story of St. Mary’s church, Stafford
Author: Lambert, Lionel

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Church records ( 25 )
Births and baptisms, 1795-1837
Author: Zion Chapel (St. Martin’s Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire : Independent)

Births and baptisms, 1809-1837
Author: Wesleyan Church. The Broad High Chapel (Stafford, England)

Births, marriages, burials, 1649-1837
Author: Society of Friends. Uttoxeter Monthly Meeting (England)

Bishop’s transcripts for St. Mary’s Church, Stafford, 1673-1868
Author: Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Stafford, Staffordshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Stafford, 1860-1872
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stafford (Staffordshire)

Bishop’s transcripts, St. Chad’s Church, Stafford, 1636-1864
Author: Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Stafford, Stafford)

Church records, 1804-1898
Author: Catholic Church. St. Austin (Forebridge near Stafford, Staffordshire); Catholic Church. St. Augustine (Stafford, Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Forebridge (near Stafford), Castle-Church, and Stafford, church records

England, Staffordshire, Stafford, parish registers : Christ Church

England, Staffordshire, Stafford, parish registers : St. Chad

England, Staffordshire, Stafford, parish registers : St. Mary

England, Staffordshire, Stafford, parish registers : St. Paul, 1875-1901

England, Staffordshire, Stafford, parish registers : St. Thomas

Parish registers for Christ Church, Stafford, 1839-1880
Author: Church of England. Christ Church (Stafford, Staffordshire)

Parish registers for Forebridge, near Stafford, 1844-1912
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Forebridge (near Stafford, Staffordshire)

Parish registers for Salt, 1843-1878
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Salt (Staffordshire)

Parish registers for St. Mary’s Church, Stafford, 1559-1878
Author: Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Stafford, Staffordshire)

Parish registers for Whitgreave, near Stafford, 1839-1881
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Whitgreave (near Stafford, Staffordshire)

Parish registers of St. Chad’s Church, Stafford, 1636-1877
Author: Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Stafford, Stafford)

Record of members, 1840-1869
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Staffordshire Conference

Record of members, 1852-1873
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Stafford Branch (Staffordshire)

S. Chad’s, Stafford, parish register
Author: Marson, James; Thomas, H. R. (Herbert Robert); Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Stafford, Stafford); Staffordshire Parish Registers Society

S. Chad’s, Stafford, parish register
Author: Thomas, H. R. (Herbert Robert); Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Stafford, Stafford)

S. Mary’s, Stafford, parish register
Author: Thomas, H. R. (Herbert Robert); Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Stafford, Staffordshire)

S. Mary’s, Stafford, parish register
Author: Landor, Walter Noble, 1864-; Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Stafford, Staffordshire); Staffordshire Parish Registers Society

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Church records – Bibliography ( 1 )
List of out-county parish registers printed transcripts at the William Salt Library
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; William Salt Library (Stafford)

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Church records – Indexes ( 7 )
Computer printout of Stafford-St. Mary Parish, Staffordshire, England

Parish register printouts of Stafford, Stafford, England (Christ Church) ; 1869-1871
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stafford, Stafford, England (Christ Church) ; christenings, 1840-1843
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stafford, Stafford, England (Holy Trinity) ; christenings, 1868-1870
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stafford, Stafford, England (Independent Church, Zion Chapel, St. Martins Lane) ; christenings, 1788-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stafford, Stafford, England (Wesleyan Methodist Church, Broad High Chapel) ; christenings, 1809-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stafford, Stafford, England, (Saint Chad), christenings, 1636-1812

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Church records – Inventories, registers, catalogs ( 1 )
Church of England parish registers : list of local registers in the custody of Staffordshire Record Office, Eastgate Street, Stafford
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Correctional institutions ( 3 )
The house of corrections at Stafford
Author: Standley, A. J.

The Staffordshire house of correction [pt. 1]
Author: Standley, A. J.

The Staffordshire house of correction, 1783-1793 (part 2)
Author: Standley, A. J.

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Description and travel ( 2 )
Stafford Castle

Stafford in 1600

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – History ( 3 )
Stafford Castle

Stafford in olden times
Author: Cherry, John Law, 1832-1911

Yesterday’s town : Stafford
Author: Butters, Paul

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Newspapers ( 2 )
England, Staffordshire, Stafford : Family Notices, 1795-1809

England, Staffordshire, Stafford : Obituaries, 1795-1809

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Obituaries ( 1 )
England, Staffordshire, Stafford : Obituaries, 1795-1809

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Occupations ( 1 )
The Staffordshire receiver’s account for repairs to Stafford castle for the years 1441-43
Author: Rogers, Joan

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Overseer accounts for St. Mary and St. Chad, 1735-1744
Author: Stafford (Staffordshire, England)

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Schools ( 2 )
England, Staffordshire, Stafford, school records, 1871-1915
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

History of King Edward VI School, Stafford
Author: Gilmore, C. G. (Conal Gregory); King Edward VI School (Stafford)

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Social life and customs ( 2 )
Stafford in 1600

Stafford remembered

England, Staffordshire, Stafford – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments, Sandon, Seighford, Stafford and Stallington, 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 Prebend of Prees or Pipe Minor
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Stafford
  • Poor Law Union: Stafford
  • Hundred: South Pirehill
  • Province: Canterbury