Durham Archives and Libraries

Record Offices
Durham County Record Office County Hall Durham, County Durham DH1 5UL, UK Telephone: 03000 267 619 Email: [mailto:record.office@durham.gov.uk record.office@durham.gov.uk] Website Family history Information guides The Parishes Register Index
 * Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington.

Libraries

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Durham University Library: Special Collections Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham, County Durham DH1 3RN UK Telephone: 0191 334 2972 Email: [mailto:pg.library@durham.ac.uk pg.library@durham.ac.uk] Special Collections Databases

Museums
- Durham Museum and Heritage Centre St. Mary-le-Bow North Bailey Durham, County Durham DH1 3ET UK Telephone: 0191 3782372 Email: [mailto:admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk] Website
 * For a long list of County Durham museums, go to List of museums in County Durham in Wikipedia.

Civil Records Offices
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county registry offices.

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Durham. - - Register offices We operate from a number of register offices throughout the county. Some offices are open on a full-time basis and others on a part-time basis. All register offices follow an appointment system, but times and availability may vary during the year. Aykley Heads House Register Office Barnard Castle Register Office Bishop Auckland Register Office Chester-le-Street Register Office Consett Register Office Crook Register Office Seaham Register Office Stanhope Register Office Stanley Register Office
 * Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates includes information on ordering certificates.
 * Online indexes