Weardale St John, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Weardale St John was a fomer chapelry Stanhope Ancient Parish and created a parish in 1817.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/264 dates June 1771-1812 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The transcripts are included in Stanhope Durham transcripts reference DDR/EA/PBT/2/239 for the years 1762-1833.

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 1788-1994 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/SJ).