Westoe, Durham Genealogy

England Durham  Durham Parishes

Guide to Westoe, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
WESTOE, a township, in the parish of Jarrow, union of South Shields, E. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham.

Additional information: Westoe, or sometimes known as South Westoe St. Michael and All Angels was created in 1878. The AdjacentParishes of Harton St. Peter South Shields Holy Trinity South Shields St. Aidan South Shields St. Hilda South Shields St. Mark South Shields St. Oswin South Shields St. Hilda.Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: South Shields St. Oswin (1903)

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
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.

Parish registers from 1878-1982 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/SW)

Poor Law Unions
South Shields Poor Law Union, Durham

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Durham Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain