Castle Eden, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

The parish church dedicated to St James was built in 1764 by Rowland Burdon Esq. An earlier parish church is indicated by the surviving parish registers from 1694.

= Parish Records =

The Parish Registers for the period 1694-1974 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/CE).

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/50 1769-1851 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.