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