Bishopwearmouth St Thomas, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Bishopwearmouth St Thomas was created as a parish in 1844 from parts of the neighbouring parishes of Bishopwearmouth St Michael, Bishopswearmouth St Peter, Hendon St Paul, Monkswearmouth St Cuthbert Monkwearmouth Venerable Bede and Sunderland Holy Trinity.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/35 Date: November 1846-1849 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The images have not yet been 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 1846-1943 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/SU/STh).

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


 * Deptford 1845-1948 (EP/Su.SA &amp; EP/BiW).
 * Grangetown 1907-1981 (EP/Gra).
 * Hendon, St. Ignatius 1889-1968 (EP/SuSIg).
 * Hendon, St. Paul 1852-1969 (EP/Su.SPa).
 * Middle Hendon 1876-1967 (EP/Su.SB).
 * Pallion, St. Luke 1869-1975 (EP/Pa)