Middleton St George, Durham, England Genealogy
Guide to Middleton St George, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Middleton St George | |
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| Middleton St George St Laurence Durham | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Durham |
| Hundred | Stockton |
| Poor Law Union | Darlington |
| Registration District | Darlington |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1616 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1768 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Stockton |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Province | York |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Durham Record Office | |
Parish History
MIDDLETON (St. George), a parish, in the union of Darlington, SW division of Stockton ward, S division of the county of Durham, 6 miles ESE from Darlington.[1]
MIDDLETON-ST.GEORGE, or Middleton-One Row, a village and a parish in Darlington district, Durham. The village stands on the River Tees, at the boundary with Yorkshire, near Dinsdale spa, 1 mile S of the Darlington and Stockton railway, and 4½ ESE of Darlington. While the parish properly bears that of Middleton St. St. George; has a post office, of its own proper name, under Darlington. (sic) There is a Wesleyan chapel.[2]
Resources
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Cemeteries
- Monumental Inscriptions, St. George, Middleton-One-Row(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration
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
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
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
| Middleton St George 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
"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.
- 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
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions
Probate Records
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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
Middleton St George on GENUKI
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013.
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales,. 1870-72. Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013.