Byers Green,St Peter, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

The parish was created in 1845 formerly part of Auckland St Andrew parish. Subsequently other parishes of Binchester St Barnabas and Newfield were created from it.

= Parish Registers =

The Parish Registers for the period July 1845- January 1957 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL.

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/43 July 1845-1846 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search.

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.