Staffordshire SampleCounty Studies Staffordshire Parish Registers Society Staffordshire President — T. A. W. GIFFARD, Esq., M.B.E., J.P. Editor and Hon. Secretary — Mr. N. W. TILD ESLEY, 22 Somerford Place, Willenhall, Staffs. SampleCounty The Council of the Society has pleasure in placing in the hands of members a further instalment of Staffordshire Parish Registers consisting of the following:— Parish Deanery CHEBSEY ECCLESHALLStudies For further information relating to back numbers and complete sets application should be made to the Hon. Secretary. 1 Staffordshire Parish Registers Society STATEMENT OR ACCOUNTS StaffordshireFOR YEARS 1953-1964 EXPENDITURE \ INCOME 1963 £ s. d. 1963 £ s. d. Apr. 23 Purchase of Jan. 1 Bai. at Bank 380 11 8 S.hand Books 3 0 0 Current Subs. (63) 66 3 0 Carr, on Parcels 2 0 0 Subs\ in arrears 7 7 0 Nov. 20 Malton— on Subs.'in advance 4 4 0 account of Subs, other printing than X,ls. 14 8 0 Codsall Reg. .. 50 0 0 Sales of \ Dec. 24 Malton—balance S.hand Books 33 3 0 of cost of printing Codsall Reg. .. 240 9 10 Dec. 31 Balance at BankSample210 6 10 £505 16 8County £505 16 8 1964 £ s. d. 1964 \ £ s. d. Jan. Start—Purchase Jan. 1 Bal. at Bank filO 6 10 orsStock of Current Subs. .. \74 11 0 S.H\Drinted Subs, in arrears \ l 1 0 Registers . 20 0 0 Subs, in advance 3 0 Jan. Postage arid Subs, other Packing or\_ than 21s. 2(! 8 5 Codsall Reg?\ Sales ofStudies to Members . \ 4 14 8 S.hand Books 33 7 4 Mar. 31 Postages, etc. 4 2 4 May 11 Postage of Parcels, etc. 15 Sept. 28 Postage of Parcels, etc. 1 7 7 Dec. 31 Balance at Bank 315 8 0 £342 17 7 £345 17 7 Audited and found correct:— (Signed) F. H. LAMB 10th May, 1965. 2 Staffordshire SampleCounty Studies List of Subscribers (continued) Manchester, Public Reference Library. Central Library, Manchester. Marshall, A. E., Esq., 33 Marchmount Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, Warw. Martin, F. T. B., Esq., 3817 Dewey Avenue, Apt. 6, Omaha 2, Nebraska, U.S.A. Moss, A. W., Esq., Shutt Cross House, Aldridge, Staffs. Newberry Library, Chicago, U.S.A. StaffordshireNewcastle-under-Lyme Public Library, Newcastle, Staffs. New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 9 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. New York Public Library, New York, U.S.A. North American Genealogical Society, c/o Calvin Mount, Esq., 507 30th Avenue, S.W., Calgary. Alberta. North Staffordshire Field Club, c/o Public Library, Hanley, Stoke- on-Trent. Oldaker, A. E., Esq., 98 Lower Green Road, Esher, Surrey. Peabody Institute, Baltimore, U.S.A. Pennsylvania Historical Society, 1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, U.S.A. Roper, John S., Esq., “Sixlands,” Tipton Road, Woodsetton, Dudley, Wore. Satterfield, Mrs. Pearl S., 1605 Monte Vista Drive, Pocatello, Idaho, 83202 U.S A Sheffield City Public Library, Sheffield. Shenton, J. G., Esq., F.G.A.. “Pertheiran,” Charlton Park Gate, Cheltenham. Shepard, Charles, Esq., 45 Exchange Street, Rochester 14, New York, U.S.A. SampleCounty Smethwick Public Library, High Street, Smethwick 41, Staffs. Society of Genealogists, 37 Harrington Gardens, London, S.W.7. Spicer, C. A., Esq., F.G.A., Ebenezer House, Ebenezer Street, Bilston, Staffs. Stafford Public Library, Stafford. Staffordshire County Council, Education Dept., Stafford. Staffordshire Society, Mrs. V. McLeod, 20 Ascott Ave., London, W.5. Start, Eric W., Esq., Antiquarian Bookseller, King Street, W’hampton. Stirk, E. J., Esq., c/o Messrs. Stirk & Co., 26 Lichfield Street, W’ton. Stitt, F. B., Esq., The William Salt Library, Stafford. Stoke-on-Trent Public Reference Library, Stoke-on-Trent.Studies Tildesley, N. W., Esq., 22 Somerford Place, Willenhall, Staffs. Tipton Borough Library, Central Library, Tipton, Staffs. Utah Genealogical Society, 80 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. Victoria, Public Library of, Melbourne, Australia. Wales, National Library of, Aberystwyth, Wales. Walsall Public Library, Walsall. Washington, D.C.. U.S.A., Library of Congress. Wednesbury Public Library, Walsall Street. Wednesbury, Staffs. West Bromwich Public Library, West Bromwich, Staffs. Whalley, Norman, Esq., 15 Alexandra Terrace, Corsham, Wilts. Willenhall Public Library, Clemson Street, Willenhall, Staffs. William Salt Library, Stafford. Wolverhampton Public Reference Library, Snow Hill, W’hampton. Woollam, Gerald E., Esq., ‘Tnglewood,” Albert Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent. Yale University, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A. 4 STAFFORDSHIRE PARISH REGISTERS SOCIETY Hon. Secretary’s Report for 1963 StaffordshireFor the year under review there is little to report. Towards the end of the year the printing of the Codsall Register was completed and was distributed to members at Christmas. Requests have been received for the printing of the parish register of Audley but an examination of the transcript in the Society’s collections which runs from 1538 to 1713 reveals many alterations and corrections in the M.S. which will need a complete copy to be made before the printer can start work. This the Hon. Secretary hopes to do very shortly. During the year the Hon. Secretary was able to purchase for £20 the whole of the large stock of secondhand printed parish registers of Staffordshire held by Messrs. H. Start & Son of Wolver­ hampton who have now closed down. These volumes will be very useful to implement our stock of back volumes which are now getting very low. In the case of twelve of the parishes the printed volumes are either partly or wholly out of print. Our sales of these volumes continues and althoughSample at the momentCounty they are not on the scale we experienced last year the proceeds from this side of our activities still provides us with a useful source of additional income. I am glad to report a slight increase in the membership of the Society during the last year but if we are to improve on our present output of printing we shall have to very greatly increase our membership. Studies Hon. Secretary’s Report for 1964 Although there is little to report for the year 1964 the work of the Society has continued and, unlike many other societies with similar aims, we are continuing the work of printing the parish registers of Staffordshire in spite of the rising cost of printing which continues to cause us financial anxiety. We are at present concentrating on the registers of small parishes particularly where they are imperfect and with the kind co-operation and help of the Diocesan Registrar, Mr. M. S. B. Exham, we are using the Bishop’s Transcripts to fill in the gaps. 5 This is particularly the case at Chebsey, the register now in the course of printing. Owing to the theft some years ago of the church safe a section of the parish registers is now missing but we have fortunately been able to fill in most of the gaps from the Transcripts. I am pleased to report that the funds of the Society continue to be swelled from the sale of surplus secondhand copies of printed Staffordshirevolumes. The amount obtained in this way for 1964 was £33-7-4 and during the current year the demand is still continuing in spite of the gradual shrinkage in our stock which has inevitably resulted. Membership of the Society continues to rise slightly and we are getting more and more institutional members including many American Libraries and Societies. Whilst on holiday in Salt Lake City last year I was able to address several gatherings on genealogical sources in England including the staff of the Genealogical Society Library in Salt Lake City thereby helping to spread the interest in our work in the United States. SampleCounty Studies 6 The Staffordshire Parish Registers Chebsey 1688 StaffordshireBAPTISM S Apr. 6 Elizabeth d. of Thomas and Mary Mason May 21 Ellin d. of George and Jone Steedman May 23 Jane d. of Thomas and Mary Smith Oct. 3 William s. of John and Mary Blakeman Oct. 5 Sarah d. of Thomas and Anne Johnson Nov. 6 Mary d. of John and Mary King Nov. 28 Anne d. of William and Mary Steedman Mar. 15 Mary d. of Steven and Jane Simpson 1689 BAPTISM S Apr. 30 Hannah d. of Walter and Hannah Noel June 5 Elizabeth d. of John and Elizabeth Slaney Aug. 20 Anne Sampled. of Robert andCounty Timison Saunders Aug. 21 Richard s. of Richard and Sarah Blakeman Aug. 20 William s. of Thomas and Hannah Hubball Sept. 1 Jane d. of Humphrey and Sarah Slin Sept. 9 John s. of Steven and Mary Woolrich Oct. 9 Jane d. of Thomas and Mary Smith Oct. 17 Richard s. of Richard and Anne Woolrich Nov. 1 Luke s. of Thomas and Elizabeth Masheder Nov. 8 George s. of John and Debora Baxter Mar. 5 George s. of Thomas and Anne Mason Studies 1690 BAPTISM S June 1 Martha d. of William and Mary Till June 25 Matthew s. of Randle and Jane Andrews July 1 Mary d. of Thomas and Anne Pateman July 6 Elizabeth d. of William and Mary Huxley Sept. 25 Frances d. of Walter and Hannah Noel Oct. 9 Bridget d. of Steven and Bridget Slaney Oct. 16 John s. of Robert and Mary Addison Jan. 25 Anne d. of John and Mary King Feb. 1 Mary d. of Edward and Anne Rilens 28 The Staffordshire Parish Registers Chehsey 1691 StaffordshireBAPTISM S Mar. 29 Elizabeth d. of Thomas and Hannah Hubball Apr. 16 Mary d. of Thomas and Anne Johnson June 4 Mary d. of Walter and Mary Whitefoot June 11 Anne d. of John and Ellen Parker June 28 Anne d. of John and Mary Blakeman Aug.