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The Society held it's inaugural meeting on 16 January
1901 and issued its first publication in 1902. At
first the registers were issued in paper-backed parts of
about fifty-sixty pages each as they were completed by
the transcribers. Using this method, for the first few
years they were able to produce several registers a year.
The onset of the First World war, however, with its
consequent shortage of manpower for both transcribing and
printing, together with the general shortage of paper and
ink, meant that this rate of production could not be kept
up and from 1914 onwards only one register was produced
each year.
The Second World War produced even greater difficulties
and these together with the greatly increased costs of
production meant that from 1940 the Society was only able
to produce a volume once every two years as funds allowed.
The Society nevertheless has
an enviable record in the
field of publication of parish registers and it is now
one of the few in existence still regularly printing
parish registers in book form.
To raise more funds we need more members and we are
making a special appeal for new members to support us in
our work. The aim of the Society is to print volumes of
registers as often as funds allow and we can find the skilled volunteers
to do the transcibing. Each member receives a
free copy of a register as soon as it is published. To
join the SPRS please fill out a membership
form OR you can subscribe or renew
ONLINE BY PayPal.
Click here for Full List of Publications
available either in book form, CD or microfiche
Books
still in-print and CDs can also be ordered and paid for
ONLINE.
CURRENT OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY
PRESIDENT: Colonel I.S. Swinnerton TD JP FSG Hon. FHGSC.
Chair and Honorary Treasurer: Dr
Peter Bloore
Email: chair at sprs dor org dot uk
Hon Secretary:
Ian WallbankAll Enquiries by email please.
82 Hillport Avenue
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 8QT
Email: sec at sprs dot org dot uk
TRANSCRIPTION CO-ORDINATOR: Bob Morton - Email: bob at sprs dot org dot uk
WEBSITE CO-ORDINATOR: Bevan Craddock - Email: bevan at sprs dot org dot uk
(SPRS is a Registered Charity - No: 517646)
Recent Registers Published
in 2008 -
- Rolleston, St. Mary, Part 1: Parish Registers 1569-1644
- Kinver - St. Peter. Baptisms & Burials 1560 -1839;
Marriages 1560-1837. (2 volumes)
in 2009
- Leigh, All Saints - Parish Registers 1541-1837
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Brierley Hill, St. Michael's, Part 3: Parish Registers 1813-1837
in 2010
- Aldridge, St. Mary the Virgin - Parish Registers 1771-1900
- Rugeley, St. Augustine of Canterbury, Part 2 - Baptisms
1722-1849; Marriages 1722-1854; Burials 1722-1841
- Rowley Regis - St Giles - Parts 1 to 4
Part 1 Baptisms & Burials 1539-1684, Marriages 1539-1754 (First published in book form in 1912)
Part 2 Baptisms & Burials 1685-1772, Marriages 1754-1772 (First published in book form 1913)
Part 3 Baptisms, Burials & Marriages 1772-1812 (First published in book form in 1915)
Part 4 Baptisms. Burials & Marriages 1813-1848 (First published in book form in 2006)
NEW in CD FORMAT
- Cannock - St Luke 1639-1837 (A Aston's Transcript)
- Brereton - St Michael, Bap 1843-1956; Bur 1843-1964; Mar 1843-1960. (Ken & Brenda Edwards' Transcription)
- Rowley Regis - St Giles - Parts 1 to 4 - Baptisms, Burials & Marriages - 1539 to 1848
- Burslem - St. John - Baps., Burs., Mars. 1578 - 1837
in 2011
- Tutbury, St. Mary - Parish Register, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
1688-1767
- Tipton, St. Martin - Part 2 - Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1736-1770;
Marriages 1754-1812;
Banns 1754-1812.
- Bramshall, St. Lawrence - Parish Registers, 1587 - 1900
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Part of an Original 16th Century Registration Entry