5,308
edits
Darlington Holy Trinity, Durham Genealogy (view source)
Revision as of 22:05, 1 February 2013
, 1 February 2013Added to Parish History
(added info and links) |
m (Added to Parish History) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | ||
<br> | |||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
DARLINGTON (St. Cuthbert), a market-town and'''parish''', and the head of a union, in the S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 18½ miles (S.) from Durham, and 236½ (N. N. W.) from London; comprising the '''townships''' of Archdeacon-Newton, Blackwell, Cockerton, and Darlington. There are places of worship for Particular Baptists; the Society of Friends; Independents; Primitive, Association, and Wesleyan Methodists; and Roman Catholics.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50914#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 8-15.</ref> | |||
A district church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1838, on a site given by the Duke of Cleveland, | A district church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1838, on a site given by the Duke of Cleveland, | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
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 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. | ||
===== Non Conformist Churches ===== | ===== Non Conformist Churches ===== | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|241350}} | {{British Census|241350}} | ||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Darlington Poor Law Union, Durham]] | [[Darlington Poor Law Union, Durham]] | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Durham Probate Records|Durham | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Durham Probate Records|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 and Gazetteers == | ||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | ||
[[Category:Durham]] | |||