Whitwell House, Durham, England Genealogy
Guide to Whitwell House, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Whitwell House | |
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Durham |
| Hundred | Easington |
| Poor Law Union | Durham |
| Registration District | Durham |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Bishop's Transcripts | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Archive | |
| Durham Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
WHITWELL-HOUSE, an extra-parochial liberty, in the S division of Easington ward, union, and N division of the county of Durham, 2¾ miles ESE from Durham.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Whitwell House is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Shincliffe.
- Extra-parochial areas were not attached to parish churches.
- The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to 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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Whitwell House on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., 'A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed 10 December 2013.