All - Nothing has moved from Stafford Archives to Newcastle Registrars office ! Its only the Stafford Registrars records that have moved to Newcastle - These are civil registrations and not parish records and have never been housed in Stafford archives. It was not normal practice for people to be able to browse the registrars records so nothing has changed. Other than if you want a birth cert you apply to a different registrar. Exactly the same thing happened with Staffordshire Moorlands when their registrars books were moved to Newcastle. Stafford Archives, and Hanley archives are still very much worth visiting as they hold as much about Staffordshire as I think there is available. Steve moving to On 15/07/12 18:20, pentrueman wrote: > If it is true that Stafford Archives are becoming less of a Base, then that is truly sad. > Along with their Music Archives, it sound like they do not have anyone committed at the Helm. > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ****************************** > PLEASE keep your Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software up to date. BEWARE of messages making it onto the List with a single URL. NEVER follow the link. It's usually from an infected source! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Cheers Steve That was what I wanted to hear before arranging a couple of days research trip to try and identify which Thomas Taylor my great granda is and to try and extend and confirm some more generations. Looking for Taylors and Lee(s)s who can't write for themselves is a bit tricky, even if they do seem to be linked to a less common name like Corfield. Especially when they have the bad manners to get married after the 1871 census and then go missing by the 1881! Hopefully some research on the ground will help to drive a hole in my wall. Thanks to all who responded. Steve On 15/07/2012 22:39, Steve Stutcinskas wrote: > All - Nothing has moved from Stafford Archives to Newcastle Registrars > office ! > > Its only the Stafford Registrars records that have moved to Newcastle - > These are civil registrations and not parish records and have never been > housed in Stafford archives. It was not normal practice for people to be > able to browse the registrars records so nothing has changed. Other than > if you want a birth cert you apply to a different registrar. Exactly the > same thing happened with Staffordshire Moorlands when their registrars > books were moved to Newcastle. > > Stafford Archives, and Hanley archives are still very much worth > visiting as they hold as much about Staffordshire as I think there is > available. > > Steve >