Pedigrees of the leading families of Staffordshire, based on the 'Visitations' made by Sir Robert Glover (1583), Sir Richard St. George (1614), and by William Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms (1663-4). These are contained in a contributions made in 1883 & 1885 by H. Sydney Grazebrook to the 'Collections for a Staffordshire History'. Also on this CD are the notes made between 1664 & 1700 by Gregory King on the 1663-4 Visitation. Kindly loaned to the project by Brierley Hill Library, and by Dudley Local History Services.

An extremely rare and early commercial directory covering Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston and Willenhall. It contains three main parts - an account of each town, an 'alphabetic list of the principal inhabitants ... their respective trades, and places of abode', and a list of the several stage wagons and carriers 'that go from Birmingham'. Kindly loaned to the project by Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies.

This is the very first Staffordshire directory (apart from two earlier local directories covering the Potteries district only). It provides details of all of the traders in Staffordshire at the time - alphabetically and classified by trade. Also included is a history of each area, and a map of Staffordshire. It is a superb and essential resource for genealogists and historians. This very rare book was kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

The first of the more comprehensive directories by Pigot & Co. for Staffordshire, and which includes the smaller villages with their residents having trades. (Some of the tinier villages are grouped in with the nearest large town or village). Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

Typical of the White's directories this is a comprehensive (and very large) with excellent descriptions of each place in the county, its facilities in 1834 and its history. Many thousands of people listed with their trades and occupations. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

A good, though small, early county directory, which appeared before the first census of 1841, thus making it very valuable to the family history researcher. Gives good descriptions of the towns and main villages and their facilities, churches, schools, and institutions, etc. together with lists of all the people with trades. Kindly loaned to the project by Brierley Hill Library.

By this period, the Pigot's directories were becoming much more comprehensive. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

Directory for Staffordshire included in this Birmingham Directory. See Post Office Directory of Birmingham with Staffordshire & Worcestershire (1849) for details.

Typical of the excellent White's Directories, this one includes a comprehensive history of the county and its places in addition to the Directory. Kindly loaned to the project by Dudley Archives & Local History Service.

An early, but thorough Directory for Staffordshire published by Kelly's. Covers the whole of the county. There is an alphabetic and classified commercial directory, list of private residents and county map. An essential resource. Kindly loaned to the project by Brierley Hill Library.