Carlton, Durham Genealogy

England Durham  Durham Parishes

Guide to Carlton, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
CARLTON, a township in Redmarshall parish, Durham; on the Clarence *-railway, 4 miles NW of Stockton-upon-Tees. It has a station on the -railway.

Additional information:

Carlton is a chapelry in Redmarshall, Durham AncientParish in Durham.

Carlton is a village and civil parish within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

It is necessary to examine the Redmarshall, Durham and  Stillington, Durham parishes and transcripts for Carlton.Parish transcripts are available at FamilySearch Historical Records.

FamilySearch Historical Records includes England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Poor Law Unions
Stockton Poor Law Union, Durham

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Durham Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain