Brancepeth, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Brancepeth church is dedicated to St Brandon, Abbot of Confert in Ireland, It is an ancient parish and includes the following later parishes within its history:


 * Brandon 1877-1985 (EP/Brd).
 * Crook 1843-1986 (EP/Cro).
 * Sunnybrow 1889-1980 (EP/Sun).
 * New Brancepeth 1894-1982 (EP/NB).
 * Stanley 1877-1971 (EP/Sta).
 * Tudhoe, Holy Innocents 1866-1980 (EP/Tu).
 * Waterhouses 1879-1962 (EP/Wat).
 * Willington 1857-1995 (EP/Wil).

All above references refer to Parish Registers  deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL.

= Parish registers =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/40 Date: August 1762-1847 Contents: Including transcripts from Crook, October-December 1843 DDR/EA/PBT/2/68 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 1599-1977 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Br).