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'''Primary Reference''' | '''Primary Reference''' | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/durham+record+office+-+durham+record+office+homepage Durham County Record Office] |
*[http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/archives/ Teesside Archives] | *[http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/archives/ Teesside Archives] | ||
| − | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/ | + | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/ContentPage.aspx?DCCId=49995c67-5b7d-4cda-abf8-3a19f7b8acb1 Durham Libraries] |
*[http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/ Cleveland FHS] | *[http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/ Cleveland FHS] | ||
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'''Countywide Interest''' | '''Countywide Interest''' | ||
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*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Living/cemeteries/bor.htm Darlington Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance] | *[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Living/cemeteries/bor.htm Darlington Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance] | ||
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*[http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys%20to%20the%20Past%20-%20Home%20Page Keys to the Past] | *[http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys%20to%20the%20Past%20-%20Home%20Page Keys to the Past] | ||
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| + | *[http://www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_north_east/history/echomemories/durham/106/150206.html North East History] | ||
*[http://www.newmp.org.uk/category.php?categoryid=1 North East War Memorials Project] | *[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] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~uknortheast/index.html UK North East Website and Genealogical Mailing List] | ||
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*[http://www.remembranceonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=10&Itemid=43 Teesside Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance] | *[http://www.remembranceonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=10&Itemid=43 Teesside Crematorium - Online Book of Remembrance] | ||
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | '''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | ||
| − | *[http://www.annfieldplain-fhs.co.uk/index.htm Annfield Plain Family History Society] | + | *[http://www.annfieldplain-fhs.co.uk/index.htm Annfield Plain Family History Society] |
| − | *[http://www.aycliffehistory.org.uk Aycliffe Village History] | + | *[http://www.aycliffehistory.org.uk Aycliffe Village Local History Society] |
*[http://www.bishopaucklandhistory.co.uk/ Bishop Auckland] | *[http://www.bishopaucklandhistory.co.uk/ Bishop Auckland] | ||
| − | *[http://www.boldronhistory.com/index.htm Boldron History] | + | *[http://www.boldronhistory.com/index.htm Boldron History] |
| − | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=6718 Chester-le-Street | + | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=6718 Chester-le-Street Cemetery Burial Index] |
*[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/clcp/index.phtml Coundon & Leeholme] | *[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/clcp/index.phtml Coundon & Leeholme] | ||
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*[http://www.gravetext.co.uk/ Gravetext - Burial Records and Memorials in the Derwent Valley of North West Durham] | *[http://www.gravetext.co.uk/ Gravetext - Burial Records and Memorials in the Derwent Valley of North West Durham] | ||
| − | *[http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/easingtonvillage/page740088.aspx St Mary Easington Monumental | + | *[http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/easingtonvillage/page740088.aspx St Mary Easington Monumental Inscriptions] |
*[http://www.escombsaxonchurch.com/ Escomb Saxon Church] | *[http://www.escombsaxonchurch.com/ Escomb Saxon Church] | ||
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*[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/escombhistory/ Escomb Village] | *[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/escombhistory/ Escomb Village] | ||
| − | *[http://www.ferryhill.gov.uk/services/duncombe_cemetery.htm Ferryhill Cemetery Burial Index] | + | *[http://www.ferryhill.gov.uk/services/duncombe_cemetery.htm Ferryhill/Duncombe Cemetery Burial Index] |
*[http://www.asaplive.com/Local/home.cfm Gateshead Local Studies] | *[http://www.asaplive.com/Local/home.cfm Gateshead Local Studies] | ||
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*[http://hebburn.org/ Hebburn] | *[http://hebburn.org/ Hebburn] | ||
| − | *[http://www.paulperry1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Jarrow] | + | *[http://www.paulperry1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Pictorial History of Jarrow] |
*[http://www.donmouth.co.uk/ Patrick Brennan's Jarrow Pages] | *[http://www.donmouth.co.uk/ Patrick Brennan's Jarrow Pages] | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/durham/lumley/index.htm Lumley Cemetery Burial Index] |
*[http://mymarras.co.uk/pages/enter.htm My Marras] | *[http://mymarras.co.uk/pages/enter.htm My Marras] | ||
| − | *[http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/ Welcome to Newcastle City Council | + | *[http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/ Welcome to Newcastle City Council] |
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*[http://www.sedgefieldvillage.co.uk/history.html Sedgefield History] | *[http://www.sedgefieldvillage.co.uk/history.html Sedgefield History] | ||
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*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bandl.danby/ History of Skelton-in-Cleveland] | *[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bandl.danby/ History of Skelton-in-Cleveland] | ||
| − | *[http://www.shlhs.com/ South Hylton History | + | *[http://www.shlhs.com/ South Hylton Local History Society] |
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*[http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/index.html Spennymoor History - Local History, Pictures, Records and Information] | *[http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/index.html Spennymoor History - Local History, Pictures, Records and Information] | ||
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*[http://www.townswebarchiving.com/SpennymoorSearch/ Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grave Register Search] | *[http://www.townswebarchiving.com/SpennymoorSearch/ Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grave Register Search] | ||
| − | *[http://www.startforth.org.uk/ Holy Trinity Church Startforth] | + | *[http://www.startforth.org.uk/ Holy Trinity Church Startforth] |
*[http://www.stocktonroots.co.uk/ Stockton Roots] | *[http://www.stocktonroots.co.uk/ Stockton Roots] | ||
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*[http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/ Sunderland City Council] | *[http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/ Sunderland City Council] | ||
| − | *[http://www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/ Sunniside Local History] | + | *[http://www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/ Sunniside Local History Society] |
*[http://trimdon.com/html/genealogy.html Trimdon Times] | *[http://trimdon.com/html/genealogy.html Trimdon Times] | ||
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*[http://www.cornforth.org.uk/ West Cornforth] | *[http://www.cornforth.org.uk/ West Cornforth] | ||
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*[http://www.daledaniel.fsnet.co.uk/ Witton Park] | *[http://www.daledaniel.fsnet.co.uk/ Witton Park] | ||
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'''Maps and Photographs''' | '''Maps and Photographs''' | ||
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*[http://www.dur.ac.uk/picturesinprint/ Maps and Prints before 1860] | *[http://www.dur.ac.uk/picturesinprint/ Maps and Prints before 1860] | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://tynemouth.frankgillings.com/homepage.htm Pictures of Tynemouth] |
*[http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/ Structural Images of the North-East] | *[http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/ Structural Images of the North-East] | ||
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==Register Office== | ==Register Office== | ||
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Certificate Applications are now dealt with at a new purpose built site at Bishop Auckland. | Certificate Applications are now dealt with at a new purpose built site at Bishop Auckland. | ||
| − | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/ | + | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=663 Durham BMD] |
| − | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/ | + | *[http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=7085 Register Office Locations and Contact Details] |
*[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Legal+Services/Register+Office/Register+Office.htm Darlington Register Office] | *[http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Legal+Services/Register+Office/Register+Office.htm Darlington Register Office] | ||
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*[http://www.teesvalley-indexes.co.uk/ Tees Valley Indexes - Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages] | *[http://www.teesvalley-indexes.co.uk/ Tees Valley Indexes - Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages] | ||
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests== | ==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests== | ||
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==Photo Offers== | ==Photo Offers== | ||
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries. | 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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Latest revision as of 09:21, 16 May 2023
| 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. The Venerable Bede, known as the father of English, lived at Jarrow and lies in Durham Cathedral. |
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County town: Durham
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Register Office
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.
- 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.
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.
Back to England
