Durham St Oswald, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Durham St Oswald is an ancient parish and includes Bear Park, Old Durham,Elvet and Broom within it's boundaries.

= Parish Records =

The Parish Registers for the period 1538-1973 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Du.SO).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/87 1773-1869 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The Durham City parishes search experience is being improved and awaits engineering at present.

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events.