Local Archive Addresses

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LOCAL ARCHIVE	AREA COVERED	MATERIALS HELD
DUDLEY ARCHIVES AND LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE Tipton Road Dudley West Midlands DY1 4SQ Telephone 01384 812770 email Website	Whole of the present Borough of Dudley, including Dudley, Halesowen, Cradley, Pedmore, Stourbridge, Lye, Oldswinford (formerly Worcestershire), Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Brockmoor, Coseley, Gornal, Kingswinford, Pensnett, Quarry Bank, Sedgley (formerley in Staffordshire). Some coverage of Cradley Heath, Old Hill and parts of South Staffordshire especially Himley.	Parish and nonconformist church registers,maps,photographs,local authority records(including school records,rate books, registers of electors)poor law records(Dudley Union) records of the Estate of the Earl of Dudley,12th-20th centuries, business records,census 1841-1891(street and surname indexes),IGI, for the area,trade directories,local newspapers,St Catherine's House indexes(charge)
SANDWELL COMMUNITY HISTORY AND ARCHIVES SERVICE Smethwick Library High Street Smethwick Warley B66 1AB Telephone 0121-558 2561 / Fax 0121-555 6064 Website	The whole of the present borough of Sandwell including Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick,Tipton,Wednesbury and West Bromwich,	Parish and nonconformist church registers, local authority records including electoral registers, rate books and school records, business records, records of local societies, maps, photogrpahs, local newspapers and trade directories, censuses 1841-1891(some surname indexes i.e. IGI for England, St Catherine's House indexes (1881-1920 only)
WALSALL LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE Essex Street, Walsall West Midlands WS2 7AS Telephone 01922 721305/Fax: 01922 634954 email Website	Walsall Metropolitan Borough-the towns of Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Willenhall and Walsall	Archives, including Methodist records, maps, photographs, newspapers and local studies library for the modern Borough area, Fiche of Anglican parishes, IGI (Great Britain)census returns for the Borough are 1841-1891, 1881 national census name index (all available counties),1861 local name indexes(1851 and 1871 in preparation), borough cemeteries, national wills index 1858-1935, General Register Office indexes(St Catherine's House indexes)1837-1950. A wide range of publication are for sale, and subject to copyright any photographs may be ordered.
WOLVERHAMPTON ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES 42-50 Snow Hill Wolverhampton WV2 4AG Tel: 01902 552480 Fax: 552481 email Website	The whole of the present borough of Wolverhampton, including Bushbury, Penn, Heath Town, Wednesfield, Tettenhall, Bilston, Ettingshall, Bradley. Also limited coverage of Willenhall and the parishes in South Staffordshire.	Parish and non conformist church registers, maps, photogrpahs, council records including school records, business records,rate books and electoral registers, census 1841-1891,IGI for Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire,trade directories 1770-1960s, local newspapers 1789 to date, St Catherine's House indexes 1837-1992(charge) 1881 National Census name index (Staffs only)
STAFFORD RECORD OFFICE Eastgate Street Stafford ST16 2LZ Archive enquiries 01785 278379 Bookings 01785 278373 / Fax: 01785 278384	The whole of the County of Staffordshire	Collections of archives held here, range in date from the 11th century to the present day, As well as their local significance, some are of national and even international importance, Records of the County Council from 1889 and its predecessor authority, Staffordshire Court of Quarter Sessions from the late 16th century, Records of many other local authorities, such as district councils and parish councils, Extensive records of many poor law unions within the County from 1837-1930 Records of most Anglian parishes in the county and many Non-conformist churches, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, Over 5000 collections of records of schools,families,landed estates,manors,businesses,solicitors, and a wide range of organisations and societies Microfilm copies of census returns for the whole historic County 1841-1891. International Genealogical index for England and Wales on microfilm, An extensive collection of non-current O.S. maps for the whole historic County,
WILLIAM SALT LIBRARY Eastgate Street Stafford ST16 2LZ Telephone: 01785 278372 / Fax: 01785 278414 email		Next door to the Stafford Records Office is the William Salt Library run as part of the Archives Service. It holds an extensive collection of printed books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, engravings, local newspapers, trade directories and antiquarian notes relating mainly to Staffordshire
Lichfield Record Office Lichfield Library The Friary Lichfield WS13 6QG Telephone: 01543 510720 / Fax: 01543 411138
STOKE ON TRENT CITY ARCHIVES Hanley Library Bethesda Street Hanley Stoke on Trent ST1 3RS Telephone 01782 238420 / Fax: 01782 238499 email
BURTON-UPON-TRENT ARCHIVES Burton-upon-Trent Library Riverside, High Street Burton-Upon-Trent DE14 1AH Teleephone: 01283 239556 email

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