Houghton le Spring, Durham, England Genealogy
Guide to Houghton le Spring, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Houghton le Spring | |
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| Houghton le Spring St Michael & All Angels Co Durham | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Durham |
| Hundred | Easington |
| Poor Law Union | Houghton le Spring |
| Registration District | Chester le Street; Houghton le Spring |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1563; Separate registers exist for West Herrington beginning 1840 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1762 |
| 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]
HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING (St. Michael), a town and parish, and the head of a union, in the N division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 6½ miles NE from Durham, and 266 NNW from London. There are meeting-houses for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and a Roman Catholic chapel.[1]
Additional information:
St Michael Houghton-le-Spring is an ancient parish and parts of the church are Norman, the remainder are from the thirteenth century.
The parish includes Biddick Waterville, Burn Moors, Cocken, Eppleton, East and Middle Herrington, West Herrington, Offerton, South Biddick, Moor House, Morsley, Middleton Grange, Offerton and Warden Law.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1817-1959 Parish Chest Material for West Rainton, Durhamshire(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Pre-1851 Pre-1851 Monumental Inscriptions in Penshaw Churchyard, formerly Co. Durham, now Tyne and Wear(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1892-1896 England, Durham, Burial Ground Register Transcripts, Houghton-le-Spring Municipal Cemetery(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1892-1998 Burial Registers for Houghton-le-Spring Cemetery(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Andrew's Church, Chilton Moor, Fencehouses, Tyne & Wear, Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions of St. Matthew's Church, Newbottle, County Durham(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Memorial Inscriptions of Bank Head Church, Fencehouses, Tyne & Wear(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Newbottle Monumental Inscriptions(*) 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 Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
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
| Houghton le Spring 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.
- 1710-1960 Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($) coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
The FamilySearch Library has Methodist Circuit Baptisms and Marriages This book shows dates, places and names of individuals. This is a large book with thousands of entries.
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]
Houghton le Spring on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 562-566. Date accessed: 22 July 2013.