Medomsley, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Medomsley a former chapelry in the parish of Lanchester ancient parish has an twelfth century church dedicated to St.Mary Magdalene. The church was restored in 1877-78. Conside and Knitsley are within the parish.

= Parish Registers =

The Parish Registers for the period 1608-1987 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Me).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/176 1766-1846 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search.The Medomsley transcripts contain Ebchester transcripts for 1776-1777, 1781-1782, 1783-1785, 1786-1788. It is necessary to examine the Ebchester transcripts for 1778-1779 DDR/EA/PBT/2/90 elsewhere in the collection.

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.