South Shields St Hilda, Durham, England Genealogy
Guide to South Shields St Hilda, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| South Shields St Hilda | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Durham |
| Hundred | Chester |
| Poor Law Union | South Shields |
| Registration District | South Shields |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1653 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1763 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Chester le Street |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Province | York |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Durham Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
SHIELDS, SOUTH, a sea-port, a chapel of ease, a borough, and township, and the head of a union, in the parish of Jarrow (which also see), E division of Chester ward, N division of Durham, 20 miles NNE from Durham, and 278 NNW from London. The ancient chapel of St. Hilda was rebuilt in 1810. Another dedicated to the Holy Trinity was erected; and an additional church has been erected, dedicated to St. Stephen. There are three places of worship belonging to the Wesleyans; two each to the Baptists, Presbyterians, and Methodists of the New Connexion; and one each to the Independents, Primitive Methodists, and members of the United Secession Church. [1]
Additional information:
South Shields St Hilda was an ancient chapelry created from the ancient parish of Jarrow (St Paul) by the year 1653. St Hilda's became a parish in 1845 and parts of the parish formed other parishes: South Shields Holy Trinity (1848); South Shields St. Stephen (1848); Harton St. Peter (1864); Westoe St. Thomas (1864); South Shields St. Aidan (1885); South Westoe St. Michael and All Angels (1878).
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]
- Monumental Inscriptions of St. Peter's Churchyard, Harton, Durham, England(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, of St. Peter's Churchyard, Harton, Durham, England(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, St. Peter's, Harton, South Shields(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Peter's Church, Harton, Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Peter's Church, Harton, Monumental Inscriptions, Td 20(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions of Holy Trinity Church, South Shields(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, South Shields, Durham County, England (Incomplete)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, St. Hilda, South Shields(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, St. Hilda's Church, South Shields(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, St. Simons Church, Simonside, South Shields(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- South Shields, Holy Trinity Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Simon's Church, Simonside, Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Stephen's Church, South Shields, Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Stephen's Church, South Shields, 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
| South Shields St Hilda 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
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]
South Shields St Hilda on Genuki
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 74-80. Adapted. Date accessed: 29 July 2013.