St Mary's has several memorials to those who fell in various conflicts involving British forces:

The South African War Plaque leaning against the Memorial Bookcase lists the names of men who died in that conflict - mostly from disease.

The Memorial Book kept in a locked case lists the names of all those from the Borough of Stafford (and several others with a Stafford connexion) who fell in the two World Wars. This is now very fragile and should not be handled. Therefore, a transcript of this together with an index of those named in the book and photographs of the original pages, will shortly be available for viewing from the church stewards.

The 1914 to 1919 Panel in the north transept names those from Stafford who gave their lives in the Great War. Most of these also appear in the Memorial Book.

The 59th (North Staffordshire) Division Territorial Forces Plaque in the south transept is unusual in that it lists no individuals but names all the component units of the division during battles of 1917 and 1918.

From the opulence of the Aston Tomb to the simplest wooden plaque, the memorials in The Collegiate Church of St Mary in Stafford vary in both quality and material and range in date from the late 16th century to the present day. Some are large and obvious but there are some hidden gems that anyone interested in such things would be wise to see.

Many memorials were "tidied up" during the George Gilbert Scott restoration of the 1840s. This has resulted in some memorials being placed very high on the walls where they are difficult to read. Sadly, it also resulted in floor memorials being cut to fit where a new piece of stone was required

All memorials in St Mary's are in the process of being photographed. A sample of these is available in the Memorial Gallery

Our church registers date from 1559 though the years 1644 to 1667 are variable in thoroughness. These records are held at the Staffordshire County Records Office in the town.

Very recent records held in church, may be viewed by appointment on payment of a small statutory search fee.                                                  

Please note that genealogical queries should be addressed to Ian Miller not to the Parish Office