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== Parish History == | === Parish History === | ||
STRANTON (All Saints), a '''parish''', in the union of Stockton, N. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham; The '''Wesleyans''' have a place of worship.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51312#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 10 December 2013.</ref> | STRANTON (All Saints), a '''parish''', in the union of Stockton, N. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham; The '''Wesleyans''' have a place of worship.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51312#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 10 December 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
==== 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 ==== | ||
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br> | To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br> | ||