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Parish Record Information

710,412 Baptisms

207,962 Marriages

767,464 Burials

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In 1875, the civil registration district of Durham was split into the districts of Durham and Lanchester, and in 1859 the district of Stockton was split into the districts of Stockton and Hartlepool. We have chosen to use the later categorization of parishes into districts. For example, in the list below, Esh was in Durham district before 1875, but was in Lanchester after 1875, so we have listed Esh in Lanchester.

A starting date in italic type indicates that records exist before this date, but we do not have them. You can sort the tables below by Location, Denomination, or District by clicking on the column headers.

County Durham

Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Auckland	St. Andrew	Anglican	1813 - 1819	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1820	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed 1822-37.
Auckland	St. Helen	Anglican	1813 - 1824	1800 - 1837	1813 - 1824	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Aycliffe	St. Andrew	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Darlington
Barnard Castle	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1851 - 1872	---	---	Teesdale
Barnard Castle	St. Mary	Anglican	1814 - 1846	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1846	Teesdale	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Barnard Castle	Wesleyan Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1837 - 1857 (Jan)	---	---	Teesdale
Benfieldside	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	1848 - 1851	1850 - 1851	1850 - 1851	Lanchester	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Billingham	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Stockton	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Birtley	St. John the Evangelist	Anglican	1850 - 1851	1850 - 1851	1850 - 1851	Chester-le-Street
Birtley	St. Joseph	Roman Catholic	1745 - 1840	---	---	Chester-le-Street
Bishop Middleham	St. Michael	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	1794 - 1946	Stockton
Bishopton	St. Peter	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Stockton
Bishopwearmouth	Bishopwearmouth Cemetery	any	---	---	1856 - 1900 (May)	Sunderland	Opened in May 1856. Records include address, profession, child's parents, husbands, religion, some death causes.
Bishopwearmouth	St. Michael's	Anglican	1567 - 1812	1568 - 1837	1569 - 1856	Sunderland	Most burials 1839-1856 were at Rector's Gill (aka Galley's Gill) cemetery. Marriage witnesses transcribed only for 1800-1812.
Boldon	St. Nicholas	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	South Shields
Brancepeth	St. Brandon	Anglican	1599 - 1812	1813 - 1837	---	Durham	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Byers Green	St. Peter	Anglican	1845 - 1846	---	1845 - 1846	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Castle Eden	St. James	Anglican	1661 - 1919	1698 - 1837	1696 - 1912	Easington	Contrary to the Bishop's orders, baptisms and burials here in 1798-1812 did not list the mother's maiden surname and nativity of parents. Also, our transcriptions omit the father's occupation in baptisms after 1851.
Castle Eden Colliery	Wesleyan Methodist Chapel	Methodist	1855 - 1941	---	---	Easington
Castleside	Watergate	Methodist	1889 - 1917	---	---	Lanchester	Includes one stray from 1885.
Chester-le-Street	Congregational	Congregational	1813 - 1837	---	---	Chester-le-Street
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Chester-le-Street	St. Mary and St. Cuthbert	Anglican	1582 - 1907	1583 - 1851	1558 - 1927	Chester-le-Street	Marriages 1813-1822 show ages. About 50% of the marriage witnesses are transcribed.
Cockfield	St. Mary	Anglican	1762 - 1867	1813 - 1837	1762 - 1867	Teesdale	Baptisms & burials after 1812 are from the Bishop's Transcript. For 1762-1812, the BT was used to supplement the parish register. From March 1800 to April 1803, many baptisms in the PR do not show the parents' names, but those names are in the BT. In May 1803, several abodes are blank in the PR but are included in the BT. Baptisms for Jun-Dec 1812 are missing from the PR but are in the BT. The burial register for 1807-1812 has been lost so those burials were transcribed from the BT.
Cold Hesledon	Methodist Church	Methodist	1947 - 1966	---	---	Easington
Cold Hesledon	Stockton Road Methodist Church	Methodist	---	1946 - 1971	---	Easington
Cold Hesledon	United Methodist Church	Methodist	1893 - 1903	---	---	Easington
Collierley	St. Thomas	Anglican	1841 - 1851	1842 - 1851	1842 - 1851	Lanchester	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Coniscliffe	St. Edwin	Anglican	1590 - 1812	1590 - 1837, banns 1755 - 1812	---	Auckland	Marriage banns 1755-1812 are only for marriages that did not take place at Coniscliffe (but the banns were called there).
Consett	Middle Street Wesleyan Methodist	Methodist	1872 - 1892	---	---	Lanchester
Cornforth	Holy Trinity	Anglican	---	---	1868 - 1901	Stockton
Coundon	St. James	Anglican	1842 - 1845	---	1842 - 1845	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Crook	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1850 - 1865	---	---	Auckland
Crook	St. Catherine	Anglican	1844 - 1848	---	1844 - 1848	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Croxdale	St. Bartholomew	Anglican	1787 - 1831	1786 - 1837	---	Durham	Baptisms from Bishop's Transcript & parish register.
Dalton-le-Dale	Confirmations at Bishopwearmouth	Anglican	3 Aug 1822	---	---	Easington	Parishioners of Dalton-le-Dale confirmed by the Bishop of Oxford at Bishopwearmouth on this date.
Dalton-le-Dale	St. Andrew Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	1779 - 1795	---	---	Easington
Dalton-le-Dale	St. Andrew's	Anglican	1653 - 1877	1813 - 1966	1653 - 1877	Easington	There were no baptisms, marriages, or burials in the St. Andrew's register from June 1657 to Dec 1664. Baptisms & burials are from the parish register and the Bishop's Transcript because the original registers are deteriorated and in some places unreadable. Father's occupations were omitted from our baptism transcriptions. There are gaps in St. Andrew's burial registers from June 1657 to Dec 1664 and from mid-May 1847 to early Sep 1847. Marriages from 1877 to 1907 are mixed with Murton Holy Trinity marriages. Witnesses not included.
Dalton-le-Dale & Murton	St. Andrew's & Holy Trinity mixed together	Anglican	1877 - 1968	1877 - 1907	1877 - 1966	Easington	Baptism transcriptions omit abode, father's occupation. All burials were at Murton unless otherwise stated in the record.
Darlington	North Cemetery	any	---	---	---	Darlington
Darlington	St. Cuthbert's	Anglican	1762 - 1812	1786 - 1837	1689 - 1812	Darlington	Burials 1798-1812 from the Bishop's Transcript; all others from the parish register. Marriages for Jun 1798-1812 are from the bishop's transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed 1798-1837.
Darlington	West Cemetery	any	---	---	1858 - 1889	Darlington	Opened June 1858. Prior to mid-1864 many records include husbands, parents of children, religion.
Dawdon	Dawdon Mission	Anglican	1911 - 1912	---	---	Easington	All baptisms at Dawdon Mission up to 23 March 1912 were duplicated in the St. John's register.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Dawdon	St. Hild & St. Helen	Anglican	1912 - 2000	1912 - 2000	Funerals 1984 - 2000	Easington	All baptisms at St. Hild & St. Helen up to 23 March 1912 were duplicated in the St. John's register.
Deaf Hill cum Langdale	St. Paul’s	Anglican	1884 - 1909	1884 – 1916	1884 - 1911	Easington	Father's occupations were omitted from our baptism transcriptions.
Denton	St. Mary	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Darlington	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Dinsdale	St. John the Baptist	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Darlington
Durham City	Cathedral (Church of Christ & Blessed Mary the Virgin)	Anglican	1813 - 1850	---	1813 - 1850	Durham
Durham City	Claypath Chapel	Presbyterian	1751 - 1782	---	---	Durham	List of dissenter's baptisms kept by Rev. Joseph Wilkinson and later Rev. G. Walker. Most resided in the City but some lived elsewhere. No baptisms 1762 - Mar 1767 or Sep 1778 - May 1782.
Durham City	St. Giles	Anglican	1813 - 1842	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1842	Durham	Baptisms & burials are from the Bishop's Transcript, except 1838-40 is from the parish register.
Durham City	St. Margaret	Anglican	1765 - 1849	1798 - 1837	1765 - 1849	Durham	The following are from the Bishop's Transcript: burials Apr 1765-Mar 1770, baptisms 1765 - Mar 1768 and Apr 1769 - Mar 1770, baptisms & burials Mar 1787-Mar 1788, Mar 1791-Mar 1792, 1794, 1796-97, 1798-1800, 1802-1830, 1832-1849. Marriages 1798-1812 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Durham City	St. Mary the Less (South Bailey)	Anglican	1787 - 1993	1798 - 1837	1762 - 1917	Durham
Durham City	St. Mary-le-Bow	Anglican	1762 - 1841	1813 - 1837	1762 - 1841	Durham	Baptisms for 1796-1803 and 1813-1841 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Durham City	St. Nicholas	Anglican	1798 - 1836	1813 - 1837	1731 - 1836	Durham	Baptisms are from the Bishop's Transcript, except 1806 baptisms are from the parish register. Burials after 1812 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Durham City	St. Oswald	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Durham	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Durham City & adjacent parishes	Durham Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1879 - 1960	---	---	Durham
Durham City & adjacent parishes	Durham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1815 - 1837, 1855 - 1860, 1870 - 1957	---	---	Durham	Covers a large area including Chester-le-Street, Coxhoe, Durham City, Haswell, Lamesley, Lanchester, Lumley, Pelton, Pittington, Rainton, Sherburn, Urpeth, Usworth, & more.
Durham Diocese	Marriage Bonds (entire diocese)	Anglican	---	1590 - 1805	---	Durham Diocese	Missing bonds: many in 1669, Jan-Mar 1670 (said to be 140 bonds), 14 Jul-31 Dec 1675, 1 Jan-27 Mar 1676, 5 Jul-31 Dec 1677, 1 Jan-27 Mar 1678, 23 Mar 1686-31 Dec 1687, 1 Jan 1688-27 Mar 1688, 18 Feb 1695 - 2 Mar 1697 (1 found), 25 Mar 1698 - 12 Jan 1700, 24 Nov 1702 - 6 Mar 1703, 24 Mar 1704 - 25 Mar 1706, 24 Mar 1708 - 29 Mar 1709, 25 Mar 1713 - 26 May 1713, 31 Aug 1713 - 15 Dec 1713, 25 Mar 1715 - 17 Jun 1715, 26 Aug 1715 - 23 Mar 1716, 9 Mar 1720 - 25 Mar 1721, 18 Mar 1728 - 2 Jul 1729, 23 Aug 1729 - 16 Feb 1731, 31 Aug - 19 Sep 1750 (1750-51 badly damaged)
Durham, south Northumberland, North Yorkshire	Society of Friends	Quaker	1775 - 1793	1776 - 1793	1776 - 1789	Durham Diocese	These records cover all of County Durham, south Northumberland, and North Yorkshire. Quakers record births, not baptisms,
Easington	Our Lady of Victories & St. Thomas	Roman Catholic	1865 - 1921	1872 - 1933	---	Easington	From 1923-1933 marriages here were mixed with marriages from St. Mary's RC.
Easington	St. Mary the Virgin	Anglican	1798 - 1952	1813 - 1948	1798 - 1956	Easington	Baptisms & burials are from the parish register and the Bishop's Transcript because the original registers are deteriorated and in some places unreadable. Father's occupation omitted from baptism transcriptions after 1812. Gap in burial registers from Aug 1933-Dec 1942.
East Rainton	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	---	---	1867 - 1902 (Sep)	Houghton-le-Spring
Ebchester	St. Ebba	Anglican	1610 - 1851	1619 - 1851	1619 - 1851	Lanchester	Burials from 1743 to mid-1766 are lost, and from 1766-1780 are transcribed from the Bishop's Transcript because the original register was lost. Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Edmundbyers	St. Edmund	Anglican	1705 - 1851	1755 - 1851	1707 - 1851	Weardale	No burials 1708-1739, nor in 1769-1770 (may have been lost or never existed). Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Egglescliffe	St. John the Baptist	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Stockton	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Eggleston	Holy Trinity	Anglican	1795 - 1851	---	1796 - 1851	Teesdale	Marriage registers are missing.
Eighton Banks	St. Thomas	Anglican	---	---	1857 - 1900	Chester-le-Street
Elton	St. John	Anglican	1762 - 1838	1813 - 1838	Oct 1762 - 1837	Stockton	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Elwick Hall	St. Peter	Anglican	1592 - 1900	1592 - 1900	1594 - 1900	Hartlepool
Embleton	St. Mary	Anglican	---	---	---	Stockton	Became a chapelry of Sedgefield in 1760. There were no marriages performed here after 1752 and no baptisms or burials after 1752.
Escomb	St. John	Anglican	1813 - 1849	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1849	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from the bishop's transcript except 1844 and 1846-47 which are from the parish register.
Esh	Esh Laude	Roman Catholic	1795 - 1851	---	---	Lanchester
Esh	St. Michael	Anglican	1567 - 1851	1570 - 1851	1585 - 1851	Lanchester	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Etherley	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	---	1834 - 1837	---	Auckland
Forest and Frith	St. James the Less	Anglican	1845 - 1851	---	1846 - 1851	Teesdale	No marriages performed here until Nov 1875
Gainford	St. Mary	Anglican	1798 - 1851	1754 - 1837	1798 - 1851	Teesdale	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript except 1816-17.
Gateshead	East Cemetery	any	---	---	---	Gateshead
Gateshead	St. Mary	Anglican	1813 - 1824	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1824	Gateshead	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Gateshead Fell	St. John	Anglican	1825 - 1863	1825 - 1837	1825 - 1924	Gateshead	Burials 1825-1863 are from the Bishop's Transcripts with some cross-checking against the parish register and the GRO death index; post-1863 burials are from the parish register. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Great Stainton	All Saints	Anglican	1762 - 1855	1804 - 1837	1762 - 1854	Stockton	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript & parish register.
Greatham	St. John the Baptist	Anglican	1565 - 1892 (Apr)	1564 - 1941 (June)	1559 - 1972	Hartlepool
Grindon (by Stockton)	St. James the Greater	Anglican	1762 - 1835	1813 - 1837	1762 - 1835	Stockton	Baptisms are from the Bishop's Transcript, except the following, which are from the parish register: 1762-69, 1796, 1799, Apr 1806, 1809, Jan-Jul 1812, 1828-29, and 1834. Burials are from the Bishop's Transcript except 1762-1769, 1776, 1797, 1799, 1812, 1828, and 1834-35 which are from the parish register.
Hamsterley	St. James	Anglican	1813 - 1818	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1819	Auckland	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Hart	St. Mary Magdalene	Anglican	1577 - 1856	1577 - 1934, banns 1754 - 1812	1577 - 1884	Hartlepool
Hartlepool	St. Hilda's	Anglican	1566 - Sep 1839	1566 - Feb 1900	1566 - 1844 (Aug)	Hartlepool	There are no baptisms in the St. Hilda's register in 1575 or 1591-1592.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Hartlepool	St. Paul	Anglican	1883 - 1901	---	---	Hartlepool
Hartlepool (West)	Christ Church	Anglican	1854 - 1901 (Apr)	1854 - 1900, 1939 - 1951	---	Hartlepool	No baptisms were performed from mid-March 1857 to mid-Jan 1859. No marriages between 23 Apr 1856 and 5 Feb 1859.
Hartlepool (West)	St. James	Anglican	1870 - 1876 (Apr), 1952 (Sep) - 1956 (Sep)	---	---	Hartlepool
Hartlepool (West)	St. Nicholas Seaman's Mission	Anglican	1929 - 1933	---	---	Hartlepool
Haswell	St. Paul’s	Anglican	1867 - 1934	1869 - 1934	---	Easington	Father's occupations were omitted from our baptism transcriptions.
Haughton-le-Skerne	St. Andrew	Anglican	1797 - 1851, 1861 - 1882 (May)	1813 - 1837 (May)	1797 - 1851, 1861 - May 1882, 1883-1937	Darlington	Baptisms & burials 1797-1851 & 1861-May 1882 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Hawthorn	St. Michael & All Angels	Anglican	1862 - 1964	1864 - 1978	1865 - 1993	Easington	Baptism transcriptions omit abode, father's occupation.
Heathery Cleugh	St. Thomas	Anglican	1825 - 1851	1828 - 1851	1824 - 1851	Weardale	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Heighington	St. Michael	Anglican	1765 - 1821	1765 - 1837	1765 - 1821, 1847 (Sep) - 1900	Darlington	Baptisms & burials before 1822 are from the parish register and the Bishop's Transcript, so the source is identified in each record. Burials after 1846 are all from the parish register.
Hetton-le-Hole	Hetton Cemetery	any	---	---	1891 - 1902	Houghton-le-Spring
Hetton-le-Hole	St. Nicholas	Anglican	1832 - 1835	1832 - 1837	1832 - 1835	Houghton-le-Spring	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Heworth	St. Mary	Anglican	1765 - 1804, 1813 - 1901	1813 - 1837	1765 - 1808, 1813 - 1903 (March)	Gateshead	Baptisms and burials for 1798-1823, 1825-1849, and 1858-1875 are from the Bishop's Transcript. Burials 1798-1812 are a combination of parish register and bishop's transcripts, for maximum detail. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Heworth (Windy Nook)	St. Alban	Anglican	1843 - 1879	---	1844 - 1879	Gateshead	Baptisms & burials are from the Bishop's Transcript, except the following which are all from the parish register: 1848 burials, baptisms & burials for 1850-57, 1859-63, 1865, 1869, 1873, 1876-78.
Houghall	Methodist New Connexion	Methodist	1867 - 1886 (May)	---	---	Durham
Houghton-le-Spring	St. Michael & All Angels	Anglican	1762 - 1800 (Mar),1813 - April 1923	1762 - 1799, 1813 - 1837	1762 - 1799, 1813 - 1903	Houghton-le-Spring	Baptisms for 1762, 1770, 1778-1800 from the Bishop's Transcript; also burials 1778-1799. Our transcript omits the father's occupation from baptisms 1820-41 (we are working to change that). Burials after 18 Sep 1854 were at Houghton Cut cemetery. Some burials after 1894 may be at the newer Houghton-le-Spring Cemetery in Hetton Road. Marriage witnesses not transcribed 1813-37.
Houghton-le-Spring	St. Michael's Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	1831 - 1840, May 1888 - May 1910	---	---	Houghton-le-Spring
Hunstanworth	St. James	Anglican	1659 - 1851	1679 - 1851	1659 - 1959	Weardale	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Hunwick	St. Paul	Anglican	---	---	1846 - 1908	Auckland
Hurworth	All Saints	Anglican	1813 - Apr 1841	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1841	Darlington	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript, except 1823 is from the register.
Hutton Henry	Hutton House St. Peter & St. Paul Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	---	1848 - 1902	---	Easington
Hutton Henry	Wesleyan Methodist Chapel	Methodist	1878 - 1935	---	---	Easington
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Ingleton	St. John the Evangelist	Anglican	1844 - 1876	---	1845 - 1876	Teesdale	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Ireshopeburn	High House Wesleyan Methodist	Methodist	1813 - 1858 (Aug)	---	---	Weardale	No baptisms recorded 10 Jul 1837-13 Jan 1842.
Ireshopeburn	Ireshopeburn Presbyterian	Presbyterian	1766 - 1822	---	---	Weardale
Jarrow	St. Paul	Anglican	1765 - 1804, 1813 - 1860	1813 - 1837	1765 - 1860	South Shields	Baptisms & burials after 1797 are from the Bishop's Transcript, except 1836-1842, 1847, and 1854-59 are from the parish register. Burials 1798-1812 are a combination of parish register and bishop's transcripts, for maximum detail. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Kelloe	St. Helen's	Anglican	1693 - 1900	1762 - 1857	1693 - 1852	Easington	Burials after 1837 are from the Bishop's Transcript. Includes marriage witnesses 1762-1812.
Lamesley	St. Andrew	Anglican	1765 - 1834	1765 - 1837	1765 - 1834	Chester-le-Street	Baptisms & burials 1765-1797 are from the parish register and the Bishop's Transcript; source listed in each record. Baptisms 1798-1812 and baptisms & burials for 1825 are from the parish register; burials 1798-1812, baptisms & burials 1813-1824 and 1826-1834 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Lanchester	All Saints	Anglican	1560 - 1851	1561 - 1851	1560 - 1851	Lanchester	A complete register containing baptisms, marriages, and burials for 1602 to 1652 is lost, with no known transcriptions. Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Littletown	Wesleyan Methodist Church	Methodist	1864 - 1921	---	---	Durham
Long Newton	St. Mary	Anglican	1762 - 1841	1798 - 1837	1762 - 1912	Stockton	Baptisms & burials are from a combination of the Bishop's Transcript & the parish register, for maximum detail. Burials after 1841 are solely from the parish register. There were no marriages at Long Newton in 1807 because the parish church was being rebuilt; marriages in that year were celebrated at Elton, Sadberge, or Egglescliffe.
Medomsley	St. Mary Magdalene	Anglican	1608 - 1851	1608 - 1851	1608 - 1960 (Nov)	Lanchester	No burials 1741-48, 1750-53, 1755-65 (may have been lost or never existed). Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Merrington	St. John the Evangelist	Anglican	1813 - 1884	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1884	Auckland	Baptisms & burials are from the Bishop's Transcript, except 1853-61 and 1875-78 are from the parish register.
Middleton St. George	St. George	Anglican	1768 - 1841	1813 - 1837	1768 - 1903	Darlington	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Baptist	Baptist	1824 - 1836	---	---	Teesdale
Middleton-in-Teesdale	St. Mary the Virgin	Anglican	1578 - 1851	1621 - 1851	1653 - 1851	Teesdale	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Monk Hesleden	Monk Hesleden Cemetery [Parish of St. John]	any	---	---	1898 - 99	Easington
Monk Hesleden	St. John's	Anglican	1882 - 1930	1883 - 1972	---	Easington	In baptisms, all residences are Castle Eden Colliery or Monk Hesleden unless otherwise stated. Most entries are from Castle Eden Colliery. Father's occupations were omitted from our transcriptions. In marriages, bride & groom both resided at Castle Eden Colliery or Hesleden unless otherwise stated in the transcription.
Monk Hesleden	St. Mary's	Anglican	1798 - 1948	1813 - 1925	1798 - 1908	Easington	Baptisms & burials are from the parish register and the Bishop's Transcript because the original registers are deteriorated and in some places unreadable. Father's occupations omitted from baptism transcriptions after 1836. After 1925, all marriages were performed at St. John's
Monkwearmouth	St. Peter's	Anglican	1691 - 1829 (Oct)	1735 - 1837	1683 - 1919	Sunderland	A fire in 1790 destroyed many registers, so some alternate sources have been used in the pre-1790 period. Detailed Source Info Burials here stopped in early 1891 plus 1 ash interment in 1919. After June 1856, most burials recorded here were actually at Mere Knolls cemetery, whose register usually contains additional details about the deceased, so it is worthwhile to get both register entries. Marriage witnesses not transcribed 1832-37.
Monkwearmouth	Venerable Bede	Anglican	---	1890 (Mar) - 1926 (Apr)	---	Sunderland
Muggleswick	Muggleswick	Anglican	1744 - 1854	1784 - 1851	1765 - 1902 (May)	Lanchester	Baptisms & burials 1852-54 are from the Bishop's Transcript. No burials 1766-70, 1775-76, 1778-81 (may have been lost or never existed.) Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Murton	Albion Street Methodist Church	Methodist	---	1922 - 1955	---	Easington
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Murton	Holy Trinity	Anglican	---	1877 - 1971	---	Easington
Murton	St. Joseph Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	1912 - 2000	1912 - 2000	deaths 1912 - 2000	Easington	All burials were at St. Joseph's unless otherwise stated in the burial record.
Murton Colliery	Murton Colliery Methodist Church	Methodist	---	1902 - 1941	---	Easington
New Brancepeth	Sleetburn Methodist New Connexion	Methodist	1876 - 1879 (May)	---	---	Durham
New Brancepeth	Wesleyan Methodist	Methodist	1894 - 1970	---	---	Durham
New Seaham	Christ Church	Anglican	1857 - 2000	1861 - 2000	1860 - 2000	Easington	Abodes and father's occupations were omitted from our baptism transcriptions.
New Seaham	Enfield Road Independent Methodist Church	Methodist	1926 - 1999	1920 - 1998	---	Easington	Enfield Road Independent Methodist Church in Seaham Colliery dates from 1877, however, either there were no records kept for the first fifty years, or their whereabouts are unknown. Marriages reconstructed by Mrs. Doris Chapman from congregation memory (marriage records either not kept or lost).
New Seaham	Jubilee Methodist Church	Methodist	1944 - 1996	---	---	Easington
New Seaham	Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1941 - 1942	---	---	Easington
New Seaham	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1888 - 1919 & 1932 - 1942	---	---	Easington	There is a gap in the baptism register from 1919-1932. The entries for this period can be found mixed with those from the Seaham Harbour Primitive Methodist Register.
New Seaham	St. Cuthbert Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	1934 - 2000	1935 - 2000	deaths 1934 - 2000	Easington	Unexplained gap in burials from Dec 1974-Nov 1978.
New Seaham	Stanley Street Independent Methodist Church	Methodist	1968 - 1999	1968 - 1999	---	Easington
New Shildon	All Saints	Anglican	---	---	1868 - 1903	Auckland
Newbiggin	Wesleyan Methodist	Methodist	1843 - 1851	---	---	Teesdale
Newbottle	St. Matthew	Anglican	---	---	1851 - 1900	Houghton-le-Spring
Norton	St. Mary	Anglican	1813 - 1834	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1834	Stockton	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Pelton	Holy Trinity	Anglican	1843 - Feb 1904	1843 - 1851	1842 - 1959	Chester-le-Street	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Penshaw	All Saints	Anglican	1762 - 1824	1762 - 1837	1762 - 1824	Houghton-le-Spring	Baptisms & burials from the Bishop's Transcript with about 10% checked against the parish register. 1824 is from the parish register.
Pittington	Dixon Street Primitive Methodist Church	Methodist	1939 - 1954	---	---	Durham
Pittington	St. Lawrence	Anglican	1574 - 1650, 1740 - 1787, 1809 - 1833, Apr 1838 - Apr 1839, 1876 (Oct) - 1887 (Jan)	1574 - 1905	1593 - 1871, 1895 (Sep) - 1899 (May)	Durham	Baptisms and burials from 1812-20, 1822-28, 1830-31, and 1833 are from the Bishop's Transcripts. Baptisms 28 Apr 1839 - 26 July 1840 were lost from the register. No burials 1762-1769 (may have been lost, or never recorded). 1813-1833 marriage witnesses included.
Pontop	Pontop Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	1778 (Nov) - 1792	1779 - 1802	1778 - 1789	Lanchester	Includes confirmations of births as far back as 1711. Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Redmarshall	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	1813 - 1854	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1892	Stockton
Rowley near Consett	Rowley Baptist	Baptist	1778 - 1836	---	1791 - 1816*	Lanchester	*Only 3 deaths, noted in baptism register.
Ryhope	Ryhope Cemetery	any	---	---	1898 - 1923	Sunderland
Ryhope	St. Paul	Anglican	---	---	---	Sunderland	No marriages performed here until May 1854.
Ryton	Holy Cross	Anglican	1581 - 1867	1582 - 1851	1581 - 1867	Gateshead	Baptisms & burials after 1851 are from the Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Ryton Woodside	Ryton Woodside	Congregational	1733 - 1851	---	---	Gateshead
Sacriston	St. Peter	Anglican	---	---	1866 - 1906	Chester-le-Street
Sadberge	St. Andrew	Anglican	1762 - 1812	1663 - 1837	1762 - 1797	Darlington	Baptisms and burials from Bishop's Transcript.
Satley	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	1797 - 1851	1797 - 1851	1797 - 1851	Lanchester	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Seaham	Parkside Methodist Church	Methodist	1960 - 1968	1976 - 1996	---	Easington
Seaham	Princess Road Cemetery	any	---	---	1885 - 2003	Easington
Seaham	Wesleyan Methodist Church [Tempest Place]	Methodist	1876 - 1964	1926 - 1955	---	Easington
Seaham & Murton	Sunderland Primitive Methodist 1st Circuit	Methodist	1844 - 1880	---	---	Easington	Baptisms of Seaham & Murton residents only.
Seaham (Old)	St. Mary the Virgin	Anglican	1646 - 1999	1652 - 1967	1653 - 1966	Easington	Baptisms & burials are from the parish register and the Bishop's Transcript because the original registers are deteriorated and in some places unreadable. Father's occupations & abodes omitted from baptism transcriptions after 1851. There were no marriages for 19 Dec 1836 to 19 Apr 1838 and 26 Aug 1838 to 16 May 1842 due to demolition and rebuilding of the church.
Seaham Colliery	Wesleyan Methodist Church [Cornish Street]	Methodist	1870 - 1946	---	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	Bourne Methodist Church [Tempest Road]	Methodist	1950 - 1960	1933 - 1936	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	Caroline Street Independent Methodist Church	Methodist	1914 - 1967	1939 - 1966	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	Free Methodist Chapel [Church Street]	Methodist	1898 - 1911	---	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	Presbyterian Church [Adolphus Street]	Presbyterian	1911 - 1945	---	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	Primitive Methodist Chapel [Tempest Road]	Methodist	---	1912 - 1960	---	Easington	Called Seaham Harbour Methodist Chapel 1932-33 and Seaham Harbour Bourne Methodist Church 1933-36.
Seaham Harbour	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1889 - 1948	---	---	Easington	Called just Methodist Circuit 1941-1948; includes New Seaham Primitive Methodist baptisms 1919-1932.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Seaham Harbour	Salvation Army Citadel	Salvation Army	1980 - 2000	1972 - 2000	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	St. John's	Anglican	1845 - 1980	1847 - 1985	Funerals 1981 - 1989	Easington	Baptism transcriptions omit birth date, abode, father's occupation, godparents. St. John's Churchyard was closed by an Order of the Queen in Council, dated 13 May 1887. Burials, other than those defined as "Exceptional in the Order", were prohibited thereafter, being directed instead to the new Cemetery at Princess Road.
Seaham Harbour	St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic	Roman Catholic	1857 - 1973	1871 - 1988	deaths 1868 - 1901	Easington	From 1938 to 1973, marriages recorded in the baptism entries are omitted from our transcription.
Seaham Harbour	United Methodist Centenary Church [Stewart Street]	Methodist	1950 - 1969	1954 - 1968	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	United Methodist Church [Church Street]	Methodist	1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour	United Methodist Free Church [Church Street]	Methodist	1864 - 1904	---	---	Easington
Seaham Harbour & Cold Hesledon	United Methodist Churches	Methodist	1924 - 1942	---	---	Easington
Sedgefield	St. Edmund the Bishop	Anglican	Mar 1769 - 1854	1813 - 1837	Apr 1769 - 1926	Stockton	Baptisms & burials from the Bishop's Transcript (except 1793 which is from the register).
Shadforth	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	1839 - 1972 (Jan)	---	1841 - 1933	Durham
Sherburn	Wesleyan Methodist Church	Methodist	1861 - 1910 (Sep)	---	---	Durham
Shildon	St. John	Anglican	1834 - 1846	1834 - 1837	1834 - 1905	Auckland
Shincliffe	Shincliffe Colliery New Connexion / United Methodist	Methodist	1884 - 1934	---	---	Durham	Originally called Shincliffe New Connexion; in late 1908, changed name to Shincliffe United Methodist, and in Jan 1912 became Shincliffe United Methodist in connection with Shincliffe Bank Top.
Shincliffe	St. Mary the Virgin	Anglican	1826 - 1847	1827 - 1846	1827 - 1903	Durham	Baptisms & burials before 1847 are from the Bishop's Transcript. Marriages 1838-46 from Bishop's Transcript.
Shotley Bridge	Primitive Methodist	Methodist	1843 - 1851	---	---	Lanchester
Shotley Bridge	Wesleyan Methodist	Methodist	1840 - 1851	---	---	Lanchester
Shotton with Haswell	St. Saviour's	Anglican	1854 - 1942	1854 - 1938	1854 - 1942	Easington	Abodes and father's occupations were omitted from our baptism transcriptions. On 20 May 1870 the Parish of Haswell St. Paul was created. However, there was no burial ground at St. Paul's, so the people of Haswell continued to use St. Saviour's for burials.
Sockburn	All Saints	Anglican	1732 - 1839	1813 - 1837	1733 - 1839	Darlington	Baptisms & burials for 1813-1836 & 1839 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
South Hetton	Front Street Methodist Church	Methodist	1960 - 1985	1962 - 1975	---	Easington
South Hetton	Holy Trinity	Anglican	1838 - 1926	1863 - 1930	1838 - 1924	Easington	No baptisms from late Apr to mid-July 1879. Father's occupations omitted from baptism transcriptions.
South Hetton	Richmond Street Methodist Church	Methodist	1939 - 1959	1933 - 1948	---	Easington
South Hylton	St. Mary	Anglican	1821 - 1892	---	1821 - 1883	Sunderland	No marriages performed here until Dec 1839. Burials missing from 1 Jan 1834-13 June 1834 - note in register says "Register wanting up to June 13th, 1834" and 14 blank entries were left, presumably to record the missing burials if they were ever found.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
South Shields	St. Hilda	Anglican	1813 - 1833	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1815	South Shields	Burials are from the Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
South Shields	St. Stephen	Anglican	---	---	1848 - 1947	South Shields
Southwick	Holy Trinity	Anglican	---	---	1844 - 1988	Sunderland	The burial rate declined steeply after Marley Pots cemetery opened in Oct 1884.
Southwick	Marley Pots Cemetery	any	---	---	1884 - 1901	Sunderland
St. John's Chapel, Weardale	St. John the Baptist	Anglican	1573 - 1851	1828 - 1851	1712 - 1851	Weardale	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Staindrop	St. Mary the Virgin	Anglican	1813 - 1898	1813 - 1837	1813 - 1898	Teesdale	Baptisms & burials are from the Bishop's Transcript, except 1883, 1886, & 1893 are from the parish register.
Stanhope	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1840 - 1851	---	---	Weardale
Stanhope	St. Thomas the Apostle	Anglican	1609 - 1851	1613 - 1851	1595 - 1851	Weardale	Marriage witnesses included for 1813-1819 only.
Station Town	New Connexion United Methodist Church	Methodist	1892 - 1932	---	---	Easington
Stella	St. Cuthbert	Anglican	1845 - 1851	1845 - 1851	1845 - 1851	Gateshead	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Stella	Sts. Mary and Thomas Aquinas	Roman Catholic	1775 - 1780	---	---	Gateshead
Stockton	Durham Road Cemetery	any	---	---	---	Stockton
Stockton	Holy Trinity	Anglican	---	---	1838 - 1902	Stockton
Stockton	Oxbridge Lane Cemetery	any	---	---	---	Stockton
Stockton	St. Thomas	Anglican	1762 - 1814, 1829 - 1832	1762 - 1837	1762 - 1812, 1870 - 1935	Stockton	Baptisms 1762-1812 and burials 1762-1812 from the Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Stranton	All Saints	Anglican	1580 - 1901 (July)	1580 - 1898 (Jan)	1583 - 1891	Hartlepool
Sunderland	Holy Trinity	Anglican	1719 - 1812	1719 - 1837	1719 - 1858 (May)	Sunderland	After 31 May 1858, all burials from this church were recorded in the Sunderland Cemetery register. Marriage witnesses before 1800 and after 1812 not transcribed.
Sunderland	Malings Rigg Independent Chapel	Presbyterian	1762 - 1799	---	---	Sunderland	Includes births from 1753 to 1762.
Sunderland	Old Meeting House (Cornmarket Chapel), High St.	Congregational	1719 - 1802	---	---	Sunderland
Sunderland	Robinson's Lane Meeting House	Presbyterian (Scotch)	1727 - 1799	---	---	Sunderland
Sunderland	Spring Garden Lane Chapel	Presbyterian	1766 - 1799	---	---	Sunderland
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Sunderland	Sunderland Cemetery (Stockton Rd.)	any	---	---	1858 - 1900	Sunderland	Opened June 1858. Records include address, profession, child's parent(s), husbands, some death causes.
Sunderland (Fulwell)	Mere Knolls Cemetery	any	---	---	1856 - 1904	Sunderland
Sunderland (Fulwell)	Mere Knolls Cemetery - Western Extension	any	---	---	1890 - 1904	Sunderland
Tanfield	St. Margaret	Anglican	1720 - 1851	1720 - 1851	1720 - 1851	Lanchester	Registers prior to 1720 are known to have existed but are now lost, with no known transcriptions. Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Thornley	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1857 - 1929	---	---	Easington
Thornley	Sacred Heart & English Martyrs (now St. Godric's)	Roman Catholic	1850 - 1855	1854 - 1910	Funerals 1880 - 1914	Easington	No funerals recorded Apr 1881-Nov 1884, Oct 1888-Sep 1897.
Thornley	Wesleyan Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1867 - 1936	---	---	Easington
Thornley (by Kelloe)	St. Bartholomew's	Anglican	1843 - 1915	1844 - 1915	1843 - 1913	Easington	Father's occupations omitted from baptism transcriptions.
Thornley (by Wolsingham)	St. Bartholemew's	Anglican	1848 - 1851	1848 - 1851	1848 - 1851	Weardale	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Tow Law	Wesleyan Methodist Church	Methodist	1875 - 1885	---	---	Weardale
Trimdon	St. Mary Magdalene	Anglican	1783 - 1856	1786 - 1837, 1853 - 1856	1721 - 1856	Stockton	Baptisms from bishop's transcript & parish register (individually sourced). Burials 1798-1856 from the bishop's transcript, except 1805, 1816, and 1843-1845 are from the parish register. Marriages 1853-56 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Usworth	Holy Trinity	Anglican	---	1835 - 1837	---	Chester-le-Street	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Washington	Holy Trinity	Anglican	1813 - 1822	1813 - 1837	1723 - 1797, 1813 - 1822	Chester-le-Street	Baptisms & burials from Bishop's Transcript. Marriage witnesses not transcribed 1823-37.
Weardale	Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1837 - 1842, 1856 - 1857	---	---	Weardale	There are no baptisms recorded between Nov 1842 and Jul 1856.
Weardale	Westgate Primitive Methodist	Methodist	1824 - 1837	---	---	Weardale
West Rainton	Rainton Gate Wesleyan Methodist	Methodist	1868 - 1956	---	---	Houghton-le-Spring
West Rainton	St. Mary	Anglican	1825 - 1839	1827 - 1837	1825 - 1901 (Oct)	Houghton-le-Spring	West Rainton was a chapel in Houghton-le-Spring parish until 1838 when it became the separate parish of West Rainton St. Mary. Baptisms are from the Bishop's Transcript. Burials 1840-1851 may have death dates which are omitted from our transcription.
Wheatley Hill	Church Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel	Methodist	1874 - 1903	---	---	Easington
Whickham	St. Mary	Anglican	1576 - 1853	1579 - 1851	1576 - 1901	Gateshead	1852-53 from bishop's transcript; rest from parish register.
Whitburn	St. Mary	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	South Shields	Marriage witnesses not transcribed.
Whitworth	Whitworth Parish Church	Anglican	1765 - 1873	1813 - 1837	1765 - 1873	Auckland	Baptisms for 1813, 1815-29, 1834, 1848-55, 1864-73 are from the Bishop's Transcript. Burials for 1813-1829, 1834, 1848-1855, 1864-73 are from the Bishop's Transcript. Many burials after 1858 may have actually occurred at Spennymoor St. Paul.
Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Whorlton	St. Mary	Anglican	1765 - 1820	1813 - 1837	1765 - 1820, 1871 - 1981	Teesdale	Baptisms 1765-1820 are mostly from the Bishop's Transcript. Burials 1798-1820 are from the Bishop's Transcript.
Wingate	Primitive Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1879 - 1938	---	---	Easington
Wingate	Wesleyan Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1863 - 1940	---	---	Easington
Wingate Grange	Holy Trinity	Anglican	1841 - 1907	1842 - 1907	1841 - 1907	Easington	In baptisms, abode is Wingate Grange unless otherwise stated. Father's occupations omitted from our transcription.
Winlaton	Providence Chapel	Congregational	1830 - 1837	---	---	Gateshead
Winlaton	St. Paul	Anglican	1828 - 1851	1833 - 1851	1828 - 1851	Gateshead	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Winston	St. Andrew	Anglican	---	1813 - 1837	---	Teesdale
Witton Gilbert	St. Michael and All Angels	Anglican	1571 - 1851	1570 - 1851	1570 - 1900 (Aug)	Chester-le-Street	Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Witton-le-Wear	St. Philip & St. James	Anglican	1757 - 1859	1798 - 1837	1700 - 1859	Auckland	Baptisms after 1797 are from the Bishop's Transcript except 1809-1812 and May-Jun 1851, which are from the parish register. Burials after 1797 are from the Bishop's Transcript except 1805 and 1809-1812 which are from the parish register.
Wolsingham	St. Mary & St. Stephen	Anglican	1631 - 1854	1655 - 1851	1657 - 1854	Weardale	Baptisms & burials 1852-54 from the bishop's transcript. All other records from the parish register. Marriage witnesses generally not transcribed.
Wolsingham	Weardale & Wolsingham Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1822 - 1828	---	---	Weardale
Wolsingham	Wesleyan Methodist Circuit	Methodist	1840 - 1851, 1858 - 1878	---	---	Weardale
Wolviston	St. Peter	Anglican	---	---	1869 - 1936	Stockton	Marriages 1780-1860 were performed at Billingham St. Cuthbert. Burials before 1869 were recorded in the Billingham register.

Northumberland

Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Bywell	St. Andrew	Anglican	1668 - 1812	1685 - 1812	1668 - 1812	Hexham
Bywell	St. Peter	Anglican	1663 - 1812	1663 - 1812	1663 - 1812	Hexham
Hexham	Stonecroft & Hexham	Roman Catholic	1715 - 1832	1716 - 1838	1715 - 1825	Hexham	A "burial record" here means a funeral service was held here; actual interment typically took place at a nearby Anglican churchyard and the relevant Anglican register will also hold a burial record. There are no death records from Jan 1754 to Dec 1807.
Minsteracres (Bywell)	St. Elizabeth	Roman Catholic	1766 - 1794	1776 - 1836	1765 - 1839	Hexham	A "burial record" here means a funeral service was held here and the burial date given is actually the death date unless otherwise stated. Actual interment typically took place at a nearby Anglican churchyard and the relevant Anglican register will also hold a burial record.
Shotley	St. John	Anglican	1675 - 1812	1670 - 1818	1690 - 1812	Hexham
Wallsend	St. Peter	Anglican	1813 - 1871	---	1813 - 1921	Tynemouth
Whittonstall	St. Philip & St. James	Anglican	1774 - 1851	1750 - 1851	1774 - 1851	Hexham

Yorkshire

Location	Church	Denomination	Baptism Years	Marriage Years	Burial Years	District	Notes
Coatham	Christ Church	Anglican	1854 - 1900	1854 - 1900 (Mar)	1855 - 1902 (Feb)	Guisborough	Includes marriage witnesses. There were no marriages recorded between 20th October 1855 and 31 March 1861.