Talk:Monkwearmouth, Durham Genealogy

New Parish Table
Monkwearmouth parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Durham County Record Office.

Old Parish Table
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

"In 1790, the parish registers were destroyed by the fire which broke out in the Hall, then the residence of the minister, excepting the register of Marriages from 16th October 1785, of Baptisms from 2nd September 1779, and of Burials from 3rd January 1768."

[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]

The Parish Registers for the period 1683-1987 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Mo.SP).

Parish Registers for, Monk-wearmouth for the period 1683-1903 are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/182 May 1766-1869 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records. In view of the loss of parish material the transcripts are particularly valuable.

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.

The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Monkwearmouth are also available at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL:-


 * Monkwearmouth, All Saints 1847-1984 (EP/Mo.AS).
 * Roker 1916-1980 (EP/Mo.AS).
 * Monkwearmouth, St. Andrew 1907-1984 (EP/Mo.SA).
 * Monkwearmouth, St. Cuthbert 1880-1939 (EP/Mo.SP).
 * Monkwearmouth, Venerable Bede 1873-1962 (EP/Mo.SP).

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