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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 '''Huntstanworth, Durham family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
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| image = Hunstanworth St James Co Durham.jpg | | image = Hunstanworth St James Co Durham.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Hunstanworth St James Co Durham | ||
| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish ]] | | Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish ]] | ||
| County = Durham | | County = Durham | ||
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| Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | | Archive = [[Durham Record Office]] | ||
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=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
HUNSTONWORTH, or Hunstanworth, a '''parish''', in the union of Weardale, W. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 8 miles (N. N. W.) from Stanhope. The church is a small neat structure, almost entirely built towards the close of the last century, on the site of a very ancient edifice.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51054#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848), pp. 583-588. Date accessed: 29 March 2011. </ref> | HUNSTONWORTH, or Hunstanworth, a '''parish''', in the union of Weardale, W. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 8 miles (N. N. W.) from Stanhope. The church is a small neat structure, almost entirely built towards the close of the last century, on the site of a very ancient edifice.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51054#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848), pp. 583-588. Date accessed: 29 March 2011. </ref> | ||
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==== 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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