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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] {{Infobox England Jurisdictions | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Durham Parishes]] | ||
Guide to '''Grindon, Durham family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
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| image = Thorpe Thewles St James Co Durham.jpg | | image = Thorpe Thewles St James Co Durham.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Thorpe Thewles St James Co Durham | ||
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]] | | Type = [[Ancient Parish]] | ||
| County = Durham | | County = Durham | ||
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| Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | | Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
GRINDON (St. Thomas à Becket), [was an ancient] '''parish''', in the union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham; containing, with Whitton township, and Thorpe, 5½ miles (N. N. W.) from Stockton, and 15 (S. S. E.) from Durham.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50992#s11 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013.</ref> | GRINDON (St. Thomas à Becket), [was an ancient] '''parish''', in the union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham; containing, with Whitton township, and Thorpe, 5½ miles (N. N. W.) from Stockton, and 15 (S. S. E.) from Durham.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50992#s11 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013.</ref> | ||
'''Additional information:''' Grindon is an ancient parish but the present church dedicated to St James was built in 1886, There were two former churches in the parish. The former church of St Thomas a Becket appear on the OS map; the newer parish church of St James is near to Thorpe Thewles. | '''Additional information:''' Grindon is an ancient parish but the present church dedicated to St James was built in 1886, There were two former churches in the parish. The former church of St Thomas a Becket appear on the OS map; the newer parish church of St James is near to Thorpe Thewles. | ||
=== 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> | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||