The release of the 1921 Census provides the most detailed snapshot of Armitage and Handsacre available until the 1951 Census is opened in 2052. Compiled just after the bitter miners’ strike of 1921, it records every household, workplace and occupation, revealing how industrial unrest affected local families. From coal miners and pottery workers to priests, visitors and schoolchildren, it offers an extraordinary glimpse of parish life a century ago—and the complete transcription is now available on this website.
The History of Armitage-with-Handsacre Parish
People, Places and Stories from a Staffordshire Parish