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NEW
Marriage bonds 1590-1669 updated with details
Darlington marriages 1786-1798
Monkwearmouth baptisms 1813-1829
Haughton-le-Skerne baptisms & burials 1797-1851, 1861-1882; marriages updated with witnesses
Darlington baptisms 1762-1797
Darlington West Cemetery burials 1880-1889
Coniscliffe baptisms and marriages 1590-1812 and marriage banns 1755-1812
Staindrop baptisms & burials 1883, 1886, 1893
Durham St. Giles baptisms & burials 1836-1842
Heworth baptisms 1884-1901
Middleton St. George baptisms 1768-1841 & burials 1768-1812
Methodist baptisms at Castleside, Barnard Castle, and Sleetburn
Long Newton baptisms & burials 1762-1841, marriages 1798-1812
New search for spouse surname; removal of search restrictions

Welcome to Durham Records Online! This service is intended to help genealogists find their ancestors in County Durham, England.

What this site offers:

  • transcribed extracts from many parish registers (christenings, confirmations, marriages, burials) including some Northumberland and Yorkshire parishes that border County Durham
  • transcriptions of all marriages in Anglican (Church of England) churches in County Durham from the beginning of 1813 to the beginning of civil registration in July 1837
  • 1841 census transcriptions of the entire county, fully indexed
  • 1851 through 1891 census transcriptions for a large part of County Durham (see the list of communities covered), plus 1901 for Easington district, all fully indexed
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