Dalton le Dale, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

The parish church dedicated to St Andrew, is an an ancient parish with a Norman church referred to in 1363 Durham Diocesan records. It was subsequently divided to form additional parishes at Murton, Dawdon and Seaham Harbour.

= Parish Records =

The Parish Registers for the period 1646-1967 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL EP/DD).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/70 Date: 1763-1867 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. Pending engineering correction the transcripts can be located under the mispelling "Calton le Dale".

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.