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Index
Cover
History
Title
Copyright
Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Proud Potteries
Scope: The Land in Between
Researching in the Potteries
Principal Archives and Sources
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archives
Keele University, Specialist Collections
Midland Ancestors
Newcastle Library
Staffordshire BMD
Staffordshire Collection on Findmypast
Staffordshire Record Society
Local History
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1 The Potteries and Its People
Stoke-on-Trent and Environs
The Six Towns
Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Staffordshire Moorlands
Growth of the Potteries
Finding People: Key Sources
Censuses
Civil Registration
Wills and Probate
Local Photographs
Photographic Collections
Other Imagery
The Moving Image
Maps, Gazetteers and Plans
Newspapers
Trade and Commercial Directories
North Staffordshire Names and Biographies
Further Information
Chapter 2 The Pottery Industry
The Origins of the Pottery Industry
Founding Fathers: Pottery Pioneers
The Growth of Potworks
Ceramic Materials
Manufacturing Processes and Innovations
Pottery Industry Occupations
Working Conditions in the Potbanks
Ancillary Industries
Pottery Industry Records and Archives
Potteries Heritage
Further Information
Chapter 3 Industrial Diversity
Coal and Iron Mining
Mining Records
Canals
The Fluid Highway
Canal Records
North Staffordshire Railways
Railway Records
Roads, Trams and Buses
Further Information
Chapter 4 Church and Politics
The Established Church
Principal Churches
Anglican Records
Roman Catholics
Catholicism in the Potteries
Catholic Records
The Cradle of Methodism
Nonconformist Records
The Jewish Community
Cemeteries and Burial Grounds
Principal Cemeteries
Cemetery and Burial Records
Monumental Inscriptions
Chartism and Trades Unions
Chartism in the Potteries
Growth of Trades Unions
Trades-Union Records
Further Information
Chapter 5 Civic Society
Workhouses and the Poor Law
The Workhouse System
Workhouse Records
Children’s Homes
Hospitals
Asylums
Schools, Universities and Colleges
The Growth of Education
School Records
Adult and Higher Education
Courts, Prisons and Criminals
The Court System
Court Records
Prisons and Prisoners
Other Judical Records
Charities and Friendly Societies
Local Government
The Path to Federation
Electoral Records
Further Information
Chapter 6 Migration and Housing
Rural and Irish Migration
Comings and Goings: Pottery Industry Migration
Housing
Housing Records
Further Information
Chapter 7 Everyday Life in the Potteries
Literature and the Arts
Theatre, Variety and Cinema
Holidays and Recreation
Wakes Weeks
Public Parks
Sports Clubs
Pubs, Inns and Breweries
Licensing Records
Markets, Shops and Food
Oral and Community History
Further Information
Chapter 8 Before the Potbanks
Medieval Staffordshire
Medieval Records
Tudor and Stuart Periods
Early Modern Records
Great Estates and Houses
Land, Estate and Property Records
Taxation
Estate and Property
Other Rural Records
Further Information
Chapter 9 In Uniform
Local Regiments
The North Staffordshire Regiment
The South Staffordshire Regiment
Militia and Territorials
First World War
Answering the Call
Life at Home
Second World War
Air Raids and Evacuation
The Home Guard
The War Effort in the Potteries
War Memorials and Rolls of Honour
The Police Service
Police Records
Further Information
Appendix 1 Timeline of Potteries History and Genealogy
Appendix 2 Directory of Archives and Resources
Archives and Record Offices
Libraries and Local Study Centres
Museums and Heritage Centres
Family History Societies
Publishers
Web Resources
Miscellaneous
Local History Groups and Societies
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