Bishopwearmouth St Michael, Durham Genealogy

= Parish history =

Bishopwearmouth is an ancient parish and the church is dedicated to St Michael. Situated in the High Street it was rebuilt in 1807, but a church had stood on the site for centuries.

= Parish Registers =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/34 Date: March 1742-March 1743, March 1762-1855 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The images for these transcripts have not yet been loaded and await engineering.

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.

The Parish Registers for the period 1567-1901 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Biw).