To explore the records of a particular Poor Law Union from your own desk go to the Gateway to the Past home page (www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk). If you get stuck there is a help page attached to each page in Gateway to the Page. If you are still having problems please contact one of our offices for assistance.Note: Links to external sites will open in a new tab or window.
Click on Detailed searches; click on Collections Search; in the Title box enter (union name, e.g. Seisdon); click on CollectionType and select Poor Law Unions from the drop-down menu, then click on Search. This gives you a hit-list.
Click on the number in the right-hand column to open the collection description.
Click on the tree symbol at the bottom of the entry to open the collection tree. To open up a branch of the tree click on the tree symbol beside its name and keep digging down to find individual items. To view a particular record click on it's folder symbol.