Castle Eden, Durham, England Genealogy
Guide to Castle Eden, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Castle Eden | |
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| Castle Eden St James Co Durham | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Durham |
| Hundred | Easington |
| Poor Law Union | Easington |
| Registration District | Easington |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1661 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1769 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Easington |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Province | York |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Durham Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
EDEN, CASTLE (St. James), or sometimes known as Castle Eden, a parish, in the union of Easington, S division of Easington ward, N division of the county of Durham. A church has been built in the western portion of the parish, which is noticed under the head of Wingate-Grange (Wingate) which was constructed by 1841 (which also see).[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Castle-Eden (St. James) Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, Castle-Eden and Easington(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Castle Eden Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Durham | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Durham ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England Select Births, Marriages, Death, and Burials ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Durham ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Durham ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch) - free
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Castle Eden on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 139-144. Date accessed: 10 July 2013.