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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 '''Seaham Harbour, Durham family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
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| image = Seaham St John Durham.jpg | | image = Seaham St John Durham.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Seaham St John 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 === | ||
SAHAM-HARBOUR, a sea-port, and an ecclesiastical district in the '''parish''' of Dalton-le-Dale, union of Easington, N. division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 6½ miles (S. by E.) from Sunderland.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261#s13 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2103. </ref> '''Additional information:''' The parish of Seaham Harbour was created in 1843 from [[Seaham, Durham]] St Mary and [[Dalton le Dale, Durham]].<br> | SAHAM-HARBOUR, a sea-port, and an ecclesiastical district in the '''parish''' of Dalton-le-Dale, union of Easington, N. division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 6½ miles (S. by E.) from Sunderland.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261#s13 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2103. </ref> '''Additional information:''' The parish of Seaham Harbour was created in 1843 from [[Seaham, Durham]] St Mary and [[Dalton le Dale, Durham]].<br> | ||
=== 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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