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Description: | A collection of family and local history resources as follows:
1. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations GRO(England and Wales)1837-1950
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2. Census returns
1841-1891 Shropshire
1881 National census on CDRom
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3. Directories
3(a) County and Regional Directories
County directories 1822-1941
3(b) City and Town Directories
Shrewsbury 1880-1940
3(c) Telephone Directories
1957 to date
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4. Electoral registers and polls books
4(a) Electoral Registers
1832 to date
4(b) Poll Books
Salop 1713, 1722, 1831, 1832, 1868
Shrewsbury 1734-1870
Ludlow 1727-1868
Bridgnorth 1705-1868
Bishops Castle 1754-1820
Wenlock 1820
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5. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1992 (microfiche) England and Wales
FamilySearch on CDRom
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6. Unpublished Indexes
Biographical information in local newspapers 1892 to present
Place index to manuscript collections
Quarter Sessions (county) name indexed 1831-1920 (database)
Index to Trade advertisements 1850-1970
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7. Parish Registers
Most original Shropshire registers pre-1900 held. Most of these are available as microfiche copies. 50% of records printed and indexed pre-1812. Much of the rest transcribed and some of the transcripts indexed
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8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
Shropshire Family History Society Journal
Shropshire History and Archaeology
Shropshire Magazine
Midland History
West Midland Studies
Gentlemans Magazine
Archaeologia Cambrensis
Montgomeryshire Collections
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9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
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10. Other material
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11. Guides to Collections
Shropshire family history: a guide to sources in the Shropshire Records and Research Centre. 1996. ã3.50 (ã4.20 by post in UK. Cheques payable to Shropshire County Council please)
See also Website above for details of holdings
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12. Local Record Offices
Shropshire Records and Research Centre is the combined Local Studies Library and County Record Office covering the whole of Shropshire.
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Other information
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): SAL | Subjects: | Registration of birth Registration of death Population censuses Registration of marriage Local history Electoral registers Genealogy Parish records Poll books | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01743 255383 | Telephone: | 01743 255380 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8510 | Go to resource |
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