MEMBERS' LIBRARY

Our Members' Library contains a large number of resources. 

We have a well-stocked book library covering a wide variety of genealogical subjects. There are other items which may be of interest to you. All the items are listed below.

If you would like to borrow any of these items, please contact Burntwood Family History Group and we will make arrangements to provide the book(s) or items for you.

Burntwood Family History Group: Members’ Library
November 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title

Burntwood, Edial and Woodhouses

St Anne’s, Chasetown – a Short History

Hamlets that became a town – Burntwood

The History of St Matthew’s Hospital, Burntwood

Lichfield – A walk through Time

St Michael’s Church

Birmingham – The Sinister Side

A Walk Through the History of Whittington

Whittington – Then and Now

Armitage with Handsacre Parish Church

History of Kings Bromley

Hamstall Ridware – The Manorial Complex

Around Cannock in Old Photographs

Walsall, Aldridge, Bloxwich – A Portrait in Postcards

The Staffordshire Village Book

After The Dump Went Up - Fauld Ammunition Explosion

The Potteries

Staffordshire Gazetteer – Parishes

People of The Potteries

Rich Pickings around Burton - Burton-on-Trent

A Stone’s Throw of Burton - Burton-on-Trent

Moats, Boats, and other Notes - Burton-on-Trent

The Domesday Book for Staffordshire

A History of Burntwood, Hammerwich, and Wall

Cannock Town Centre through the Ages

A guide to the contents of Lichfield Register Office

Staffordshire – Photographic memories of Staffordshire

This Won’t Hurt – The Hospitals of Lichfield

Staffordshire – Non-conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses

Jewellery Quarter

Coal Mining – Black Nuggets of Cannock Chase (mining tales)

Coal Mining – My Ancestor was a Coalminer

My Ancestor worked in The Theatre

Cannock – A History of Cannock

Memories of the Black Country

Staffordshire Archive Service – A Guide to Sources

A History of Lichfield – Ecclesiastical History

A History of Lichfield – Economic and Social History

A History of Lichfield – Lichfield Government History

Lichfield Cathedral – A History of Lichfield Cathedral

Staffordshire Tithe Maps – A Handlist of Staffordshire Tithe Maps and Awards

Old Chasetown

The Methodist Church Burntwood

The Domesday Book for Staffordshire

Photographic memories of the Heart of England

Burntwood No. 1 Board School – Admission Register, Mixed Dept. 1900 – 1931

Burntwood No. 1 Board School – Admission Register, Infant Dept. 1902 – 1931

Old Heath Hayes

Maps – A Guide to use for Family History

Protestant non-conformity and Roman Catholicism

Surrendered non-conformist registers of Sedgley, including Coseley

Burntwood Enclosures Map

The County Maps of Old England

Ted Hancox – From Matelot to Miner

Did you say Belgian Heroes

Remembrance Book of Hednesford & District War Memorial

Great War Camps of Cannock Chase – A short Guide

Six Poets of the Great War

All Saints Hospital Birmingham 1847 – 1997 Commemorative Brochure documenting its History

A History of Chadsmoor Methodist Church by Raymond Glover

Contributions to The Chadsmoor Methodist Link 2004 to 2001 by Sam Dunning

Chadsmoor Methodist Church its people and its Past by Robert Davies

Alex Franks NONCOMBATANT – A true story of a WW11 soldier who received fire he could not return as told by Tom Swallow

Ancestral Trails by Mark D Herber (The complete guide to British Genealogy and Family History)

Genealogical Research Directory National and International 2006 by Keith A Johnson & Malcolm R Sainty (26th year)  

Book Number

39

40

41A

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64  (3)books

65

69

72

83

102

103

104

105

113

114

116

117

118

119

120

122

123

124

125

128

128 A

150

300

315

414

471

477

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAFFORDSHIRE PARISH REGISTERS SOCIETY

Title

BLURTON, St Bartholomew   Baptisms 1813 – 1855, Marriages 1842 – 1855
& Burials 1828 – 1855

BROOME, ST PETER   Bishops Transcripts 1613 – 65, 1758 – 84,  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1664 – 1850, Banns 1824 –1850

CAVERSWALL, St Peter   Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1552 – 1643, Baptisms & Marriages 1662 – 1703, Burials 1662 – 1682

CLENT, St Leonard   Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1561 – 1837, Banns 1754 – 1813, Bishop’s Transcripts 1621 – 1636, 1758 – 1782

GRATWICH, St Mary  Bishop’s Transcripts 1680 – 1812, Marriages 1755 – 1811, 1813 – 1834, 1837 – 1900, Baptisms 1813 – 1900, Burials 1813 – 1900

GRINDON, All Saints   Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1679 – 1812

LEEK Part 2  Baptisms & marriages 1695 – 1698, 1700 – 1730, Burials 1678 – 1707

HANBURY St Werburgh: Part 1 Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1574 – 1744

HANBURY St Werburgh: Part 2 Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1745 – 1812

HANBURY St Werburgh: Part 3 Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1813 – 1900

DILHORNE, All Saints   Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1560 – 1812

MILWICH, All Saints    Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1573 – 1900

ALREWAS: Part 1 Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1547 – 1670

ALREWAS: Part 2 Baptisms & Burials 1671 – 1795, Marriages 1671 -1753

ALTON: Part 2 Baptisms 1746 – 1812, Banns 1769 – 1808, Marriages 1769 – 1812, Burials 1769 – 1812; Cotton Chapel Baptisms 1795 – 1812, Marriages 1795 – 1796

BRAMSHALL, St Lawrence Parish Registers 1587 – 1900

BRIERLEY HILL, St Michael’s  Baptisms & Burials Parish Registers  1813 – 1837

CHEADLE, St Giles  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1575 – 1655

DUDLEY, St Edmund  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1540 – 1646

FULFORD, St Nicholas Baptisms 1813 – 1837, Marriages 1800 – 1837, Burials 1815 – 1837

KINVER, St Peter: Part 1  Baptisms & Burials 1560 – 1775, Marriages 1560 – 1754

KINVER, St Peter: Part 2   Baptisms & Burials 1776 – 1839, Marriages 1754 – 1837

KINGSTONE, St John the Baptist Baptisms 1679 – 1873, Burials 1679 – 1868,
Marriages 1689 – 1837

LEIGH, All Saints Parish registers 1541 – 1837

MAER, St Peter  Parish registers 1558 – 1746

MAVESYN RIDWARE, St Nicholas  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1538 – 1812

ROLLESTON, St Mary: Part 1 Parish registers 1569 – 1643 {Lacking Baptisms 1600 – 1606 & 1620 – 1643, and Burials 1588 – 1600}

ROWLEY REGIS, St Giles: Volume 4  Bishop’s Transcripts 1813 – 14, 1816 – 49, Original Registers CMB 1815, Marriages 1837 – 1841 

RUGELEY St Augustine of Canterbury: Part 2  Baptisms 1722 – 1849, Marriages 1722 – 1854 & Burials 1722 – 1841

SHARESHILL St Mary Mixed Parish Registers 1564 – 1754, Baptisms & Burials 1755 – 1812,
Marriages 1754 – 1838, Burials 1813 – 1838

STOWE-BY-CHARTLEY, St John the Baptist: Part 2   Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1674 – 1812

TIPTON, St Martin: Part 2  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1736 – 1770, Marriages 1754 – 1812, Banns 1754 – 1812

TIPTON, St Martin: Part 3  Baptisms & Burials 1770 – 1812

TRYSULL, All Saints  Baptisms & Marriages 1558 – 1772, Burials 1558 – 1812

TUTBURY, St Mary  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1688 – 1767

WILLENHALL St Giles: PART 3  Burials 1727 – 1778,  Baptisms 1761 – 1778

BOBBINGTON, Holy Cross Parish Registers 1571 – 1837

COLWICH, St Michael and All Angels  Baptisms 1590 – 1857, Marriages 1590 – 1851, Burials 1590 – 1872

DRAYCOTT-IN-THE-MOORS, St Margaret   Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1669 – 1900

LONGDON, St James  Parish Registers 1663 – 1841

NEWBOROUGH, All Saints  Baptisms 1601 – 1899, Marriages 1602 – 1900, Burials 1855 – 1900

MARCHINGTON, St Peter  Parish Registers 1609 – 1900

STONE, St Michael: Part 1  Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1568 – 1672

ELFORD Parish Registers 1558 – 1812

CHEDDLETON , St. Edward   Parish Registers 1676 – 1812

CHEDDLETON, St. Edward  Parish Registers 1813 – 1900

PENKRIDGE, St Michael  Baptisms & Burials 1735 – 1790, Marriages 1735 – 1755

FORTON, All Saints  Parish Registers 1558 – 1812

BLITHFIELD, St Leonard  Parish Registers 1538 – 1812

BLORE, St Bartholomew  Parish Registers 1558 – 1812 (with ILAM, Holy Cross 1656 – 1812)

WILLENHALL, St Giles Baptisms 1778 – 1812

LEEK, St. Edward: Part 3  Baptisms 1730 – 1812, Marriages 1730 – 1754

LEEK, St. Edward: Part 4  Marriages 1747 – 1812

Book Number

75


76


77


78


79


80

81

151 A

151 B

151 C

152

153

160

161

162


163

164

165

166

167

168

169

170


171

172

173

174


175


176


177


178

179


180

181

182

183

184

185


186

187

188

189

190

191 

192

193

194

195

196

197

198

199

200

 

BAPTISM, MARRIAGE & DEATH – REGISTERS

Title

Book Number

132

133

134

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

421

Boney Hay Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Baptismal Registers 02/01/1894 – 27/07/1969

Hammerwich, St John General Register 10/10/1724 – 08/06/1812

Lichfield, Greenhill, St Michael Baptismal Register 03/01/1813 – 25/06/1836

Burntwood Christ Church Baptismal Register 16/06/1820 – 05/02/1871

Burntwood Christ Church Burial Register 25/07/1820 – 19/07/1898

Gentleshaw, Christ Church Baptismal Register 17/09/1837 – 12/06/1921

Chase Terrace, St John Baptismal Register 22/06/1920 – 11/02/1968

Gentleshaw, Christ Church Marriage Register 19/11/1840 – 14/02/1921

Gentleshaw, Christ Church Burial Register 1838 - 20/04/1979

St Anne’s, Chasetown and St John’s, Chase Terrace Index to the Parish registers

Chasetown, St Anne Burial Register 22/02/1866 – 01/04/1896

 

CENSUS

129

130

131

131A

Burntwood, Edial and Woodhouses Census 07 June 1841

Burntwood, Edial and Woodhouses Census 30 March 1851

Burntwood, Edial and Woodhouses Census 7 April 1861

Leek, Staffordshire Census printouts

 

FICTION BOOKS

Title

Hiding The Past
By Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Book 1 in the Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist, series

The Lost Ancestor
By Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Book 2 in the Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist, series

The Orange Lilies
By Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Book 3 in the Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist, series

The America Ground
By Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Book 4 in the Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist, series

The Spyglass file
By Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Book 5  in the Morton Farrier, forensic genealogist, series

Ghost Swifts, Blue Poppies and the Red Star
By Nathen Dylan Goodwin
Book 1 in the Mrs McDougall Investigates series

The Hollywood Strangler
By Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Book 3 in the Morton Farrier, Venator, Cold Case series

Book Number

1001



1002



1003



1004



1005

 

1021



3 V

  

 

OTHER RESOURCES

DVD of Wellingtons Men Remembered ( A register of Memorials to Soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo) Volume 2 – Janet & David Bromley

DVD Nov 2004 Family Tree Magazine – Complete Westminster 1901 Census Norfolk Parish Records Vol 1 Back issue – Nov 1993 Custodian 11 Demo.

Posters – showing all medals issued relating to Wars

Mystery Soldiers Photos taken around 1930 to 1940

Framed photo – Nags Head Inn, Including people possibly taken around 1930/1940’s

Framed photo – Wedding of Mr & Mrs Watson? Drill Lane, possibly taken around 1930/1940’s

Folder – Containing information on the Memorial Project completed by Burntwood Family History Group.

Folder – Containing leaflets etc. On commonwealth War Graves commission, Flanders Fields, National Memorial Arboretum, Christchurch Burntwood WW1 War Memorial list, along with various Post Cards & leaflets on places visited, all concerning the wars, military history etc.

Folder – Containing laminated writing of 1914 Christmas Truce, along with newspaper cutting of visit Burntwood Family History did to on tour of the Battlefields

Folder – Containing information on The National Archives

Daily Express Newspapers – On the Death of Queen Elizabeth II. Dated 9th, 10th, 17th, September 2022.

Newspaper cuttings dated – June 1914, July 1914, August 1914, September 1914, relating to the War and other events. Along with woman’s weekly dated July 1918 about Remembrance. Also a Passchendaele 100th Anniversary – Service Record of John Brandie  

Probate Inventories of Cannock from 1562 – 1791

These were all transcribed by D.P Adams and members of the Sixth Form of Cannock Grammar School between 1968 – 1975.

Duplicate copy of War Records information for:
Dennis Haywood Stanley Born 1897  Died 1918
Bernard Meeson Born 1882  Died 1917
John (Jack) Basil Callier Born 1894  Died 1918