Hurworth, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Hurworth on Tees is an ancient parish on the River Tees with nearby Neasham. All Saints church was restored in 1871 to retain many of the Norman features.

= Parish Records =

The Parish Registers for the period 1559-1986 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Hur)

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/146/2 1787-1885 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The current mis-spelling of the parish in Record Search is awaiting re-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.