Durham Church Records

Parish Registers

 * 1700-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; provided through FamilySearch Historical Records. Includes images.

Durham Records Online: Free searches, small fee to view transcripts.

FreeREG Free Parish Registers

Baptisms

Marriages
 * 1530-1906 England Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry  — index & images, ($)
 * Durham Baptisms at Findmypast — index & images, ($)


 * 1594-1815 Durham Diocese, Calendar Of Marriage Bonds & Allegations 1594-1815 at Findmypast ($)
 * 1692 - 1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 100 Durham parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.


 * 71 Durham parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage. Popular places to marry included the towns of Bishopwearmouth, Chester le Street, Ryton, South Shields, Sunderland, and Whickham.

Burials

Burials from 115 Durham places (489,053 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences

 * 1594-1815 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; provided through FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * 1664-1674 - Durham Marriage Bonds 1664-1674 (1912). Digitised by FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1692-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; provided through FamilySearch Historical Records.

Bishop's Transcripts

 * Durham Bishops Transcripts  Collection Description: Images of parish register transcripts recording the events of baptism, marriage, or death in the Diocese of Durham, Church of England parishes. Includes parishes in the counties of Durham, Northumberland, and parts of York and Cumberland.
 * 1639-1919 Durham Diocese Bishops Transcripts at Findmypast ($) Images

Archives
Durham County Record Office County Hall Durham, County Durham DH1 5UL, UK Telephone: 03000 267 619 Email: [mailto:record.office@durham.gov.uk record.office@durham.gov.uk] Website Family history Information guides The Parishes Register Index
 * Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington.