Classes of documents used: National and local repositories

A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17, Offlow Hundred (Part). Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1976.

Citation:

A P Baggs, G C Baugh, C R J Currie, Johnson D A, 'Classes of documents used: National and local repositories', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17, Offlow Hundred (Part), ed. M W Greenslade (London, 1976), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/staffs/vol17/xix-xx [accessed 31 January 2025].

LIST OF CLASSES OF DOCUMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE USED IN THIS VOLUME WITH THEIR CLASS NUMBERS



Clerks of Assize
Assizes 4	Oxford Circuit, Miscellaneous Books
Chancery
	Proceedings
C 1	Early
C 2	Series I
C 3	Series II
C 5	Six Clerks Series, Bridges Enrolments
C 54	Close Rolls
C 60	Fine Rolls
C 66	Patent Rolls
C 78	Decree Rolls
C 93	Proceedings of Commissioners for Charitable Uses, Inquisitions and Decrees
C 103	Masters' Exhibits, Blunt Inquisitions post mortem Series I
C 136	Richard II
C 137	Henry IV
C 139	Henry VI
C 140	Edward IV
C 142	Series II
C 143	Inquisitions ad quod damnum
Court of Common Pleas
C.P. 25(2)	Feet of Fines, Series II
C.P. 43	Recovery Rolls
Duchy of Lancaster
D.L. 29	Ministers' Accounts
Exchequer, Treasury of the Receipt
E 36	Books
E 40	Deeds, Series A
Exchequer, King's Remembrancer
E 101	Accounts, Various
E 133	Barons' Depositions
E 134	Depositions taken by Commission
E 150	Inquisitions post mortem, Series II
E 178	Special Commissions of Inquiry
E 210	Ancient Deeds, Series D
Exchequer, Augmentation Office
E 326	Ancient Deeds, Series B
Ministry of Education
Ed. 7	Elementary Education, Public Elementary Schools, Preliminary Statements
Home Office
H.O. 107	Census Papers, Population Returns, 1841 and 1851
H.O. 129	Census Papers, Ecclesiastical Returns
Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Prob. 11	Registered Copies of Wills proved in P.C.C.
Registrar General
R.G. 9	Census Returns, 1861
R.G. 10	Census Returns, 1871
Court of Requests
Req. 2	Proceedings
Special Collections
S.C. 1	Ancient Correspondence
S.C. 6	Ministers' Accounts
State Paper Office
S.P. 23	Committee for Compounding with Delinquents
Court of Wards and Liveries
Wards 7	Inquisitions post mortem
Wards 9	Miscellaneous Books
Records of the Court of Quarter Sessions - Administration
Q/ACp	police committee
Q/APr	police administration and returns to Chief Constable
Q/APs	police stations
Finance
Q/FAc	general accounts, constabulary
Q/FAm	general accounts, miscellaneous
Enrolment, Registration, and Deposit
Q/RDc	inclosure awards
Q/RHd	diversion, closing, and widening of highways
Q/RSc	charities
Q/RSe	scientific and literary societies
Q/RSf	friendly societies
Q/RTg	game duty (game certificates)
Q/RUm	public undertakings, plans of schemes
Q/RUo	public undertakings, Acts and Orders
The Court in Session
Q/SB	Sessions bundles
Q/SO	Sessions order books
Q/SR	Sessions rolls
Records of the County Council
C/C	County Clerk's Department
C/E	County Education Department
C/H	County Health Department
C/PC	County Police Committee

LIST OF CLASSES OF DOCUMENTS IN THE LICHFIELD JOINT RECORD OFFICE USED IN THIS VOLUME



Archdeacons' Visitation Records
A/V/1	Visitation Books
Bishop's Administrative Records
B/A/1	Bishops' Registers (volumes 1 to 28)
B/A/2(i)	Bishops' Registers: Supplementary Series (volumes A to F)
B/A/3	Presentation Deeds and Grants of Advowson
B/A/12	Dissenters and Roman Catholics
B/A/15	Tithe Awards
B/A/27(i)	Volume relating to charitable endowments
Bishop's Court Records
B/C/5	Consistory Court Cause Papers
B/C/12	Faculties
Bishop's Visitation Records
B/V/1	Visitation Books
B/V/5	Primary Visitation Parish Returns and Churchwardens' Presentments to Articles of Inquiry
B/V/6	Glebe Terriers

LIST OF CLASSES OF DOCUMENTS IN THE LICHFIELD DIOCESAN REGISTRY USED IN THIS VOLUME



Bishop's Administrative Records
B/A/1	Bishops' Registers (volumes 29 onwards)
B/A/2(i)	Bishops' Registers: Supplementary Series (volumes G onwards)