Stained glass window from the main staircase, Wirral Museum, depicting the visit of Edward II to Birkenhead Priory in 1277.
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Collections and Resources
Documents held in the archives date back to the 15th Century; however the majority of records held are of nineteenth and twentieth century origin. These include:
- Records of Wirral Local Government bodies including the Poor Law and Workhouse Records
- School records relating to several Wirral schools past and present
- Hospital records
- Court records
- Records of Wirral businesses and trades, including Cammell Laird shipbuilders
- Archives of various clubs, societies, organisations and individuals
- Solicitors' records, including title deeds
- Maps and plans
- Original copies of local newspapers
In addition to these original documents we also hold a number of microform sources of particular use to family historians, including:
- Census returns for Wirral 1841-1901
- Records of burials in the municipal cemeteries
- Electoral registers for Wirral area 1842-1900
- Gore's Liverpool Directories 1766-1900 (incomplete series: parts of Wirral included from c. 1830s onwards)
- The Wallasey and Wirral Chronicle Dec 1888-Dec 1950
Microfilm and microfiche machines should be booked prior to your visit. Use of these machines is charged at 50p per session.
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