Sedgefield, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Sedgefield St Edmund the Bishop is an ancient parish and it includes Bradbury, Butterwick, Embleton, Fishburn, Foxton and Shotton, Mordon, and Sedgefield.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/ 2/222 1769-1854 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.

The Parish Registers for the period 1580-1991 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Se).