Aycliffe, Durham Genealogy

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

Parish History
AYCLIFFE (St. Acca), a parish, partly in the union of Darlington, and partly in that of Sedgefield, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 5 miles (N.) from Darlington.

Additional information:

Aycliffe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Durham. Other places in the parish include: Brafferton, Great Aycliffe, Ketton, Nunstainton, Preston le Skerne, Ricknall, and Woodham.

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.

The Parish Registers for the period 1560-1979 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL; Reference:(EP/Ay). Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/14 Parish Register Transcripts Aycliffe (County Durham) 1762-1877 may be viewed free online at FamilySearch Historical Records. 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 adaviable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events. FamilySearch Historical Records includes England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Non Conformist Churches

 * Independent/Congregational
 * Primitive Methodist
 * Roman Catholic
 * Wesleyan Methodist
 * Wesleyan Methodist Association

Poor Law Unions
Darlington 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

Websites
Aycliffe on GENUKI