Wingate Grange, Durham Genealogy

England Durham  Durham Parishes



Parish History
Wingate Grange Holy Trinity was created in 1842 from Castle Eden, Durham St. James;  Kelloe, Durham St. Helen Ancient parishes.

Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: Deaf Hill-cum-Langdale St. Paul (1874); Hutton Henry St. Francis (c. 1925)

WINGATE-GRANGE, a township and ecclesiastical district, in the union of Easington, S. division of Easington ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 1 mile (W. by S.) from Castle-Eden, and 6½ miles (E. S. E.) from Durham; the township containing 2625 inhabitants. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 613-618. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51413 Date accessed: 23 January 2013.

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 following records for churches in the ancient parish of Kelloe are also available at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL:-


 * Cassop cum Quarrington 1868-1986 (EP/CQ).
 * Coxhoe 1868-1982 (EP/Cox).
 * Thornley 1843-1989 (EP/Tho).
 * Wheatley Hill 1912-1995 (EP/WH).
 * Wingate Grange 1841-1989 (EP/WGr).

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

Poor Law Unions
Easington 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

Web sites
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