South Shields St Stephen, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

The parish was created in 1848 from the earlier parish of St Hilda South Shields.

= Parish Registers =

The Parish Registers for the period 1846-1961 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/SS.SS).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/227 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search.

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.