South Shields Holy Trinity, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

South Shields Holy Trinity is a Parish created in 1848 from South Shields St Hilda Parish.

Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: Jarrow Docks St. Mary (1864); Rekendyke St. Jude (1978); South Shields St. Jude (1883); South Shields St. Mark (1873)

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/226 Date: July 1864-1868 Related material at DULASC: South Shields Holy Trinity transcripts September 1834-1848 are included with South Shields St Hilda transcripts DDR/EA/PBT/2/227 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. Records Search wil need to re-engineer the image collections for South Shields parishes in future.

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 1834-1980 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/SS.HT).