Escomb, Durham Genealogy

Escomb Durham

Escomb parish was formerly a chapelry of St Andrew's Auckland, but was established as a parish in 1743. The much earlier church building was replaced.

 Parish Registers 

The parish registers from 1543 onwards are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL reference (EP/Es).

The Bishop's Transcripts collection held in the University of Durham Library Archives and Special Collections can be viewed free online at

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

The transcripts with gaps are held under reference DDR/EA/PBT/2/102 are for March 1765 - 1849. See seperate series of transcripts for Escomb in the St Nicholas Auckland transcripts May 1795 - 1803. There is also a transcript series in the Howe manuscript collection at University of Durham Library Archives and Special Collections reference HBT/31 for the year 25 March 1709 - 25 March 1710.

Due to the gaps in the Durham Bishop's Transcripts in most parishes in the post 1760 transcript collection it is advisable to search the original parish registers.