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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Staffordshire => England => Staffordshire Resources & Offers => Topic started by: Manchester Rambler on Sunday 16 January 11 10:05 GMT (UK)
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The resources here have all been compiled from topics submitted by RootsChatters - many thanks to everyone who has contributed.
Brewing
Burton Bridge Brewery (http://www.burtonbridgebrewery.co.uk/History/Index.shtml)
Staffordshire Breweries (http://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/breweries/staffordshire.htm)
Coal Mining
Cradley area (http://www.cradleylinks.com/cradley_and_coal_mining.html)
Diglake Colliery Disaster (http://www.warrinerprimaries.com/Topic/diglake.htm)
Minnie Pit Disaster (http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sirthomasboughey/history/halmer/minnie0.html)
North Staffordshire (http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exhibit/coal/)
North Staffordshire Coal Mining History (http://northstaffsminers.btck.co.uk/)
North Staffordshire after 1947 (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/robertburden/)
Racecourse Colliery (Black Country Museum) (http://www.bclm.co.uk/map7.htm)
South Staffordshire (http://www.mininginstitute.org.uk/papers/SStaffs.html)
Stour Valley Collieries (http://www.lostlabours.co.uk/agenoria/research/collieries.htm)
Staffordshire Colliery Deaths (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,86158.0.html) - An ongoing project to document those who lost their lives in Staffordshire coal mines.
Iron and Steel
Iron and Steel Manufacturing in Wolverhampton (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/metalware/generalabout.htm)
Shelton Steel Works 1841-2000 (http://www.thepotteries.org/shelton/dates.htm)
Wolverhampton Industries: gas and water tubes, steel tools and toys, etc (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/BCN/Eagle.htm)
Iron and Steel Manufacturing in Wednesbury (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Wednesbury/Industry.htm)
Manufacturing
Chain Making in Cradley (http://www.cradleylinks.com/cradley_and_chain_making.html)
Darlaston industries: nails, clocks, iron and steel (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Darlaston/Darlaston.htm)
Glass Makers of Wordsley and surrounding areas (http://www.jdl.co.nz/webbandcorbett.html)
Nail Making (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/CrownNailCo/CrownNail.htm)
Walsall leather industry (http://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/libraries_museums_and_arts/leathermuseum/history_of_leather.htm)
Willenhall Lock and Key Makers, 1835 (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/locks/gazetteer/gaz01.htm#menu)
Shoe Making in Stafford (http://staffordshoes.org/default.aspx)
Industries along the Birmingham Canals Navigations (http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/BCN/Part1.htm)
Clockmakers in the Burton area (http://www.clock-works.clara.net/wcmuk/sdcm/index.html)
Photographers
Staffordshire Photographers Index, 1861-1940 (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Stsphots.html)
Police
Staffordshire Police Force Registers, 1842-1920 (http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/StartPage.aspx?Mode=Details&Index=B)
History of the Staffordshire Police Force (http://www.staffordshire.police.uk/about_us/history/)
Pottery
Staffordshire Pottery (http://www.staffordshirepottery.com/Staffordshire_Pottery_History.htm)
Pottery and potters of Stoke-on-Trent (http://www.thepotteries.org/pottery.htm)
A-Z of Stoke-on-Trent Potters (http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/index_alpha.htm)
Publicans
Staffordshire Publicans, 1860 (http://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/staffordshire/)
Willenhall Publicans, 1835 (http://freespace.virgin.net/willen.hall/1835PWill.html)
Trade Directories
Historical Directories: Staffordshire (http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/b1.asp)
Brewood 1834 (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Brewood/White1834.html)
Keele 1851 (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Keele/White1851.html)
Rushton Directories (http://www.rushtonspencer.info/Pages/TranscriptionsHome.htm)
Stafford 1791 (http://webspace.webring.com/people/wn/northwichpages/1791staffordres.html)
Stapenhill Directories (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/StapOPC.htm)
Willenhall Directories (http://freespace.virgin.net/willen.hall/Willenhall.html)
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