Garmondsway Moor, Durham Genealogy

England Durham  Durham Parishes

Parish History
GARMONDSWAY-MOOR, atownship, in theparish of Bishop's-Middleham, union of Sedgefield, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 6¾ miles (S. E. by S.) from Durham. Garmondsway Moor is an extra-parochial place.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
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.

Garmondsway Moor is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. It is advisable to search the following parishes:

Bishop Middleham St Michael, Durham Kelloe St Helen, Durham Sedgefield St Edmund the Bishop, Durham Trimdon St Mary Magdalene, Durham

FamilySearch Historical Records includes England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Poor Law Unions
Sedgefield Poor Law Union, Durham

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Durham Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain