CDs from SFHS in the Stonehewer to Stanier Society Library
CDs from SFHS in the Stonehewer to Stanier Society Library

The Society library has acquired 3 CDs produced by the Shropshire Family History Society

In each case, the CD contains a searchable database, and a search program. The search program requires the CD to be mounted while searches are performed, so I have installed the search programs on my computer, and will do searches on behalf on Society members. Email me on [email protected] with requests for searches.

Simple searches are by a single surname only. The results can then be saved in several formats.

Burials

The Burial database contains these fields:-

  1. Parish
  2. Forename
  3. Surname
  4. Title
  5. Date of Burial
  6. Age
  7. Abode
  8. County
  9. Occupation
  10. Comment
  11. Status
  12. Relation
  13. Approx Year of Birth

The results can be saved as

  1. All people by the surname buried in a given parish
  2. All burials for people of a given first name and surname in all parishes
  3. All burials by that surname in all parishes

So a typical search might return

Burials for STANWAY in the parish of Ludlow St Lawrence

ParishForenameSurnameTitleDate of BurialAgeAbodeCountyOccupationCommentStatusRelationApprox Year of Birth
Ludlow St LawrenceThomasSTANWAY4-Jun-1589nkUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceAnneSTANWAY1 Feb 1643nkWife of RichardUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceThomasSTANWAY1 Jan 1662nkUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceMargaretSTANWAY7-Dec-1688nkUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceMaudlinSTANWAY6-May-1692nkWife of EdmundUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceEdmundSTANWAY19-Jul-1700nkUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceMarySTANWAY26-Dec-1712nkUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceJamesSTANWAY26-Sep-1768nkUnknown
Ludlow St LawrenceWinifredSTANWAY23-Jan-1771nkspUnknown

Marriages

The Marriage database contains these fields:-

  1. Parish
  2. Date
  3. Year
  4. Groom's Forename
  5. Groom's Surname
  6. Groom's Signature/Mark
  7. Groom's Parish
  8. Groom's Status
  9. Groom's Occupation
  10. Bride's Forename
  11. Bride's Surname
  12. Bride's Signature/Mark
  13. Bride's Parish
  14. Bride's Status
  15. Bride's Occupation
  16. Witness 1
  17. Witness 2
  18. Witness 3
  19. Witness 4
  20. Comment

The results can be saved as

  1. All marriages of a person by that surname in a given parish
  2. All grooms by that surname in all parishes
  3. All brides by that surname in all parishes
So a typical result might be

Marriages for brides named Stanier

ParishDateYearGroom's ForenameGroom's SurnameGroom's Signature/MarkGroom's ParishGroom's StatusGroom's OccupationBride's ForenameBride's SurnameBride's Signature/MarkBride's ParishBride's StatusBride's OccupationWitness 1Witness 2Witness 3Witness 4Comment
Little WenlockJun 301800ThomasCroftLittle WenlockAnneStanierXLittle WenlockStanier, Margaret XHutchinson, John
Little WenlockMay 091791JosephCandlinBachelorBridgetStanierSpinsterGough, WilliamLawrence, John
Little WenlockNov 071757JosephFletcherRopierBridgetStanierFletcher, ThomasStanier, Richard
LeightonJun 191701ThomasBacheWorfieldJudithStanierUppington
Bridgnorth, St. Mary MagdalenJul 171757WilliamWrightMr.SarahStanierWidow

Quarter Sessions

The Quarter Sessions database contains these fields:-

  1. Forename
  2. Surname
  3. Trade_etc
  4. Place
  5. County
  6. Type of Document
  7. Extension
  8. Reference No.
  9. Item No.
  10. Year
  11. Quarter

The results can be saved as

  1. All records for the given surname and place
  2. Selected individuals
  3. All records for the given surname

So a typical search might return

Quarter Sessions Records for 4 records with surname STONYER

ForenameSurnameTrade_etcPlaceCountyType of DocumentExtensionReference No.Item No.YearQuarter
JohnSTONYERJurorBitterleyinqstn11QR4863831865Oct
JohnSTONYERJuror/millerChelmarshoffcls098QR5002521869Mar
JohnSTONYERJurorGlazeleyinqstn07QR4592261859Jan
JohnSTONYERJurorStanton Lacyinqstn10QR4923241867Mar