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Durham College is an extra parochial place within the city of Durham. It ceased to be a '''parish''', is still recognised as separate, the inhabitants having no parochial rights in any other church, and are without a church. It is necessary to search other parishes in the city for events. The university was founded in connexion with the cathedral, by the late Bishop Van Mildert and the Dean and Chapter that a professorship of Hebrew and the oriental languages should then be founded, and that the six fellowships founded by the Dean and Chapter, in 1840, should be increased to twenty-four; towards the maintenance of which, certain estates were allotted to the university.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50932#s2 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 110-121.</ref> | Durham College is an extra parochial place within the city of Durham. It ceased to be a '''parish''', is still recognised as separate, the inhabitants having no parochial rights in any other church, and are without a church. It is necessary to search other parishes in the city for events. The university was founded in connexion with the cathedral, by the late Bishop Van Mildert and the Dean and Chapter that a professorship of Hebrew and the oriental languages should then be founded, and that the six fellowships founded by the Dean and Chapter, in 1840, should be increased to twenty-four; towards the maintenance of which, certain estates were allotted to the university.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50932#s2 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 110-121.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | ||
Records are also available at the [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/ Durham County Record Office]. | *Records are also available at the [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/ Durham County Record Office]. | ||
===== Non Conformist Churches ===== | ===== Non Conformist Churches ===== | ||
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==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Durham Poor Law Union, Durham]] | *[[Durham Poor Law Union, Durham]] | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Durham Probate Records|Durham Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Durham Probate Records|Durham Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||