Birtley, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Birtley St. John the Evangelist was created in 1850 from Chester-le-Street St. Mary and St. Cuthbert

Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: Fatfield St. George (1875); Washington, Oxclose Local Ecumenical Partnership (1972)

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/30 Date: 1850-1880 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. Record Search images for the parish transcripts are not yet loaded and await 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.

The Parish Registers for the period 1850-1994 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Bir).