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For questions about the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands of England, commonly abbreviated "Staffs."
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Grandmother as spinster? (Staffordshire, 1736)
As commented by @user104:
The OED (physical edition) has an exampe of the use of spinster from
1564: "Joan Lambe, widow of London, spynster" so perhaps it was still
being used in some circels for an …
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Where is "Perthall"?
The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 73, Issue 2 (1803) suggests that Perthall is/was near Stafford in Staffordshire: …
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Locating Manorial Records of 1843-9 Copyhold by William Hitchcox in Wheaton Aston, Staffords...
Please feel free to provide a better answer but I found these useful references:
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service Guide to Sources: No. 7, Manorial Records:
LAPLEY & WHEATON ASTON … Rentals, c.1615-1861 LRO D(W)3222/180/1-12
Staffordshire Manorial Documents Register (MDR) Project …
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Where was Joseph Brown Lever for 1841 England Census?
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Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 8; Page: 8; Line: 21;
GSU roll: 474618
My interpretation of this household is:
Jos[ep]h Anslow, 25, Grocer, born Staffordshire - this … Sarah Anslow, 3, born Staffordshire
Letitia Lever, 65, Independent, not born in Staffordshire - presumably mother of Jos[ep]h Lever below
Jos[ep]h Lever, 25, Shopman, not born in Staffordshire - later …
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