Talk:Stranton, Durham Genealogy

New Parish Table
Stranton parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Durham County Record Office.

Old Parish Table
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.

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/245 1762-1844 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records.

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 1580-1995 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Str).

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


 * West Hartlepool, Christ Church 1854-1973 (EP/Ha.CC).
 * West Hartlepool, St. Aidan 1890-1995 (EP/Ha.SA).
 * West Hartlepool, St. James 1870-1956 (EP/Ha.SJ).
 * West Hartlepool, St. Matthew 1902-1945
 * West Hartlepool, St. Nicholas 1929-1933
 * West Hartlepool, St. Oswald 1892-1977 (EP/Ha.SO).

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