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Stoke on trent Archive

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Alison

Alison Report 18 Aug 2003 19:19

I am going to the Hanley archive later this week does anyone want a look up for the Stoke on Trent area they have the census with name index for 1851 1871 and 1881 with street indexes for the others ,parish registers for North Staffs and comercial directories

Alison

Alison Report 19 Aug 2003 12:05

I've booked a fiche reader for Thursday morning so if anybody wants a look up tell me before then

Maxine

Maxine Report 19 Aug 2003 13:51

Hi Alison Do you still have my query , or do you want me to send ot though again? Regards Maxine

Alison

Alison Report 19 Aug 2003 14:19

Maxine I still have your query thought if I could help anyone else as I have 2 hours booked on the reader

Maxine

Maxine Report 19 Aug 2003 15:50

Thanks Alison - I hope you're able to find something - I'm really excited!!!! <BG>

Alison

Alison Report 21 Aug 2003 14:26

had a totally non productive time at the archive.All the info I found Id got from other sources still a least it confirmed it:) Maxine I sent you an email I also had a look at all the Holland births from 1837 to 1845 and couldnt find a Vincent Holland, the early records are handwritten though and difficult to read. It maybe worth looking for a death record for Vincent if the Emma I found was yours as she was on her own on the 1861 census it didnt state if she was married or single

Maxine

Maxine Report 21 Aug 2003 15:17

Hi Alison Thanks for your email. I just wanted to say a public Thank you for your kindness. I really appreciate you taking your time to have a look at the info I needed, and I now have something to go on. You really are a star!! Regards Maxine P.s. I hope you managed to find something useful for yourself too!

Alison

Alison Report 21 Aug 2003 17:55

thought Id post this as someone else may be interested The staff at the archive were very helpful but the census records are extremely difficult to decifer they writing on parts is so faded and the writing so poor that the names could be anything(No wonder the 1881 has names spelled so wierdly). The name index is in seperate parts for different parishes and I ended up just placing the fiche book next to me and working through them that way, if you know the street its much easier. I want a spare month to just go through them.Parish records are much more legible and have better info. Im going to lie down in a dark room with coccumber on my eyes now and hope to not see a fiche reader for a few weeks Ill need new glasses! :)lol