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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 '''Shadforth, Durham family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
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=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
SHADFORTH, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of Pittington''', S. division of Easington ward, union, and N. division of the county, of Durham, 4½ miles (E. by S.) from Durham. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51265#s3 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013. </ref> | SHADFORTH, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of Pittington''', S. division of Easington ward, union, and N. division of the county, of Durham, 4½ miles (E. by S.) from Durham. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51265#s3 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013. </ref> | ||
'''Additional information:''' The parish of St Cuthbert's Shadforth was created in 1841 from the ancient parish of [[Pittington, Durham]]. | '''Additional information:''' The parish of St Cuthbert's Shadforth was created in 1841 from the ancient parish of [[Pittington, Durham]]. Other places in the parish include: Sherburn. | ||
=== 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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