Hamsterley, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

The church is dedicated to St James and is an cinet parish including Hamsterley and South Bedburn.

= Parish Records =

The Parish Registers for the period 1580-1992 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Ham).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/122 1765-1856 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.