Difference between revisions of "County Durham"

Over the years county boundary changes have resulted in several changes to the district coverage. To avoid confusion try the following sites, they have links to local BMD index databases, certificate ordering and register office contact details.

Certificate Applications are now dealt with at a new purpose built site at Bishop Auckland.

Durham BMD

Register Office Locations and Contact Details

Darlington Register Office

Gateshead Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Search

North East Births, Marriages & Deaths with links to 18 register offices from the England/Scotland Border in Northumberland down to Middlesbrough, an excellent resource for the whole of North East England.

Sunderland City Council's Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Search

Tees Valley Indexes - Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.

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+[[Category:Region 2 ~ North East England]]
-[[Image:durham.jpg|250px|thumb|The Doorknocker at Durham Cathedral submitted by Vivienne]]
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+|In the North East of England, the county had one of Britain's richest coalfields and was once mined extensively.
-[[Image:EnglandDurham.jpg|left|131px|thumb|Durham County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
+The land is hilly and rugged, and arranged around its castled capital, Durham.
-<br><br>
-'''Durham'''
-County town: Durham
+Jarrow, South Shields and Sunderland to the northeast are metropolitan areas with a great shipbuilding tradition.
+The Venerable Bede, known as the father of English, lived at Jarrow and lies in Durham Cathedral.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
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+'''County town:''' Durham
+'''Other major towns:''' Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead
-Other major towns: Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead
-In the North East of England, the county had one of Britain's richest coalfields and was once mined extensively. The land is hilly and rugged, and arranged around its castled capital, Durham. Jarrow, South Shields and Sunderland to the northeast are metropolitan areas with a great shipbuilding tradition.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Durham | Durham Places of Worship]]'''
-The Venerable Bede, known as the father of English, lived at Jarrow and lies in Durham Cathedral.
-<br><br><br>
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandDurham.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/durham+record+office+-+durham+record+office+homepage Durham County Record Office]
-==Register Offices==
+*[http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/archives/ Teesside Archives]
-Over the years county boundary changes have resulted in several changes to the district coverage.
+*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/ContentPage.aspx?DCCId=49995c67-5b7d-4cda-abf8-3a19f7b8acb1 Durham Libraries]
-To avoid confusion try the following sites, they have links to local bmd index database,
+*[http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/ Cleveland FHS]
-certificate ordering and register office contact details.
+*[http://www.durhamweb.org.uk/dclhs/ Durham County Local History Society]
+*[http://www.ndfhs.org.uk/ Northumberland and Durham FHS]
+*[http://www.redmire.net/lookup/dur.html Durham Look-up Exchange]
-Certificate Applications are now dealt with at a new purpose built site at Bishop Auckland
-*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/8025694D002ACDA4802571C300433D52?opendocument  Register Office Locations and Contact details]
-*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Legal+Services/Register+Office/Register+Office.htm Darlington Register Office]
-*[http://www.middlesbrough-indexes.co.uk Tees Valley Indexes - Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages.]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.northeastbmd.org.uk/ North East Births, Marriages & Deaths]  with links to 18 register offices from the England/Scotland Border in Northumberland down to Middlesbrough, an excellent resource for the whole of North East England.
+*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Living/cemeteries/bor.htm Darlington Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Education/Library/Centre+for+Local+Studies/localstudies.htm Darlington Local Studies Library]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Culture/headofsteam/KenHoole/KenHoole.htm Darlington Railway Museum - Ken Hoole Study Centre]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1309819;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails Diocese of Durham Bishops' Transcripts]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.durhamcrem.co.uk/book.html Durham Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance]
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/D_Executions.html Durham Executions 1732 - 1909]
+*[http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/ Durham Records Online]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.durham-miner.org.uk/miner/usp.nsf/pws/Durham+Miner+Project+-+Durham+Miner+Home+Page The Durham Mining Project]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.dmm.org.uk/ Durham Mining Museum]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/about/ Durham University Library - Archives & Special Colllections]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.east-durham.co.uk/ East Durham]
-*Darlington [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=113 Ann L from Darlo]
+*[http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys%20to%20the%20Past%20-%20Home%20Page  Keys to the Past]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/history/echomemories/durham/106/150206.html North East History]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+*[http://www.newmp.org.uk/category.php?categoryid=1 North East War Memorials Project]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~uknortheast/index.html UK North East Website and Genealogical Mailing List]
-*Darlington and some of the surrounding area within a 30 mile radius [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=113 Ann L from Darlo]
+*[http://www.remembranceonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=10&Itemid=43 Teesside Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/ The Northern Echo, News, Sport, Business and more]
+*[http://www.weardalemuseum.co.uk/ Weardale Museum]
-*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/durham+record+office+-+durham+record+office+homepage Durham County Record Office]
-*[http://www.joinermarriageindex.com/pjoiner/genuki/DUR/ GENUKI Durham]
-*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/libraries+-+libraries+in+county+durham Durham Libraries]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.annfieldplain-fhs.co.uk/index.htm Annfield Plain Family History Society]
+*[http://www.aycliffehistory.org.uk Aycliffe Village Local History Society]
-*[http://www.durhamweb.org.uk/dclhs/ Durham County Local History Society]
+*[http://www.bishopaucklandhistory.co.uk/ Bishop Auckland]
-*[http://www.ndfhs.org.uk/ Northumberland and Durham FHS]
+*[http://www.boldronhistory.com/index.htm Boldron History]
+*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=6718 Chester-le-Street Cemetery Burial Index]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/clcp/index.phtml Coundon & Leeholme]
-*[http://www.redmire.net/lookup/dur.html Durham Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.crook-town.co.uk/history.html Crook History]
+*[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/darlingtonhistoricalsociety/page9.phtml West Cemetery Darlington]
+*[http://www.gravetext.co.uk/ Gravetext - Burial Records and Memorials in the Derwent Valley of North West Durham]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/easingtonvillage/page740088.aspx St Mary Easington Monumental Inscriptions]
+*[http://www.escombsaxonchurch.com/ Escomb Saxon Church]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyDurham.htm#PageTitle IGI Durham]
+*[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/escombhistory/ Escomb Village]
-*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/gro/newgro.nsf/search?open&C0790814120412042006$ DURHAM BMD]
+*[http://www.ferryhill.gov.uk/services/duncombe_cemetery.htm Ferryhill/Duncombe Cemetery Burial Index]
-*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Living/Register+Office/RegOfficeSearch.htm Darlington Online Certificate Search]
+*[http://www.asaplive.com/Local/home.cfm Gateshead Local Studies]
-*[http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/  Durham Records Online: Search Census and Church Records]
+*[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/hlewhistsoc/index.phtml Howden-le-Wear History]
-*[http://www.teesvalley-indexes.co.uk/ Tees Valley Indexes - Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/methodistfamily/?200716?200827?200828 Gateshead and Jarrow Methodist Circuit Family Tree Resources]
-*[http://www.southtyneside.info/communitysupport/register/ South Tyneside Register Office's Searchable BMDs]
+*[http://hebburn.org/ Hebburn]
-*[http://online.gateshead.gov.uk/bmd/default.aspx  Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Search]
+*[http://www.paulperry1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Pictorial History of Jarrow]
-*[http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/records.html Picture Spennymore- Some Durham Census and Trade Directory records]
+*[http://www.donmouth.co.uk/ Patrick Brennan's Jarrow Pages]
-*[http://www.pjoiner.demon.co.uk/genuki/DUR/parishes.html GENUKI - Durham Towns and Parishes]
+*[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/durham/lumley/index.htm  Lumley Cemetery Burial Index]
-*[http://www.interment.net/  Cemetery Records Online]
+*[http://mymarras.co.uk/pages/enter.htm My Marras]
+*[http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/ Welcome to Newcastle City Council]
+*[http://www.sedgefieldvillage.co.uk/history.html Sedgefield History]
+*[http://www.tunsilk.co.uk/page2.html Silksworth and Tunstall in The Great War]
-'''Family and Social History'''
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bandl.danby/ History of Skelton-in-Cleveland]
+*[http://www.shlhs.com/ South Hylton Local History Society]
+*[http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/index.html Spennymoor History - Local History, Pictures, Records and Information]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/county_durham_workhouses.htm County Durham Workhouses]
+*[http://www.townswebarchiving.com/SpennymoorSearch/ Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grave Register Search]
-*[http://www.durham-miner.org.uk/miner/usp.nsf/pws/Durham+Miner+Project+-+Durham+Miner+Home+Page The Durham Mining Project]
+*[http://www.startforth.org.uk/ Holy Trinity Church Startforth]
-*[http://www.weardalemuseum.co.uk/ Weardale Museum]
+*[http://www.stocktonroots.co.uk/ Stockton Roots]
+*[http://www.sunderlandward.co.uk/ Sunderland Cemetery Index]
+*[http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/ Sunderland City Council]
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+*[http://www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/ Sunniside Local History Society]
-*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/DRE.nsf/DREsearch?readform Durham County Councils online historic pictures and photographs]
+*[http://trimdon.com/html/genealogy.html Trimdon Times]
-*[http://www.dur.ac.uk/picturesinprint/ Maps and Prints before 1860]
+*[http://www.dur.ac.uk/j.m.hutson/tudhoe/ The History of Tudhoe Village]
-*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/  Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square! ]
+*[http://www.westaucklandweb.com/ West Auckland]
-*[http://www.trimdontimes.co.uk/html/old.html Trimdon - Photographs and History ]
+*[http://www.cornforth.org.uk/  West Cornforth]
-*[http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/index.html Spennymoor History - Local History, Pictures, Records and Information]
+*[http://www.daledaniel.fsnet.co.uk/ Witton Park]
-*[http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/ Structural Images of the North-East]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.dur.ac.uk/picturesinprint/ Maps and Prints before 1860]
+*[http://tynemouth.frankgillings.com/homepage.htm Pictures of Tynemouth]
-*[http://www.dmm.org.uk/ Durham Mining Museum]
+*[http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/ Structural Images of the North-East]
-*[http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ The Northern Echo,News, Sport, Business and more]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys%20to%20the%20Past%20-%20Home%20Page  Keys to the Past]
+Over the years county boundary changes have resulted in several changes to the district coverage. To avoid confusion try the following sites, they have links to local BMD index databases, certificate ordering and register office contact details.
-*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
+Certificate Applications are now dealt with at a new purpose built site at Bishop Auckland.
-*[http://www.churchplansonline.org/  Church Plans Online]
+*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=663 Durham BMD]
-*[http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/content/leisure-and-culture/local-history-and-heritage/teesside-archives.en Middlesbrough Council: Teesside Archives]
+*[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=7085 Register Office Locations and Contact Details]
-*[http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys+to+the+Past+-+Home+Page Village Index, Descriptions and Museums]
+*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Legal+Services/Register+Office/Register+Office.htm Darlington Register Office]
+*[http://online.gateshead.gov.uk/bmd/default.aspx  Gateshead Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Search]
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.northeastbmd.org.uk/ North East Births, Marriages & Deaths]  with links to 18 register offices from the England/Scotland Border in Northumberland down to Middlesbrough, an excellent resource for the whole of North East England.
+*[http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/pages/registrars/ Sunderland City Council's Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Search]
-*[http://www.gravetext.co.uk/ Gravetext - Burial Records and Memorials in the Derwent Valley of North West Durham]
+*[http://www.teesvalley-indexes.co.uk/ Tees Valley Indexes - Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages]
-*[http://mymarras.co.uk/pages/enter.htm MyMarras]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/ Welcome to Newcastle City Council]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.sedgefieldvillage.co.uk/history.html Sedgefield History]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.tunsilk.co.uk/page2.html Silksworth and Tunstall in The Great War]
-*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bandl.danby/ History of Skelton-in-Cleveland]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/aspsosh.htm Aspects of South Shields Area]
-*[http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/ Sunderland City Council]
-*[http://www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/ Sunniside Local History]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.townswebarchiving.com/SpennymoorSearch/ Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grave Register Search]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.cornforth.org.uk/  West Cornforth]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]

Difference between revisions of "County Durham"

Latest revision as of 09:21, 16 May 2023

Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers