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=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
:BYERS-GREEN, a '''township''', in the '''parish''' of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Bishop-Auckland. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50850#s9 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848).Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.</ref> | :BYERS-GREEN, a '''township''', in the '''parish''' of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Bishop-Auckland. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50850#s9 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848).Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.</ref> | ||
'''Additional information:''' | '''Additional information:''' | ||
The name was first recorded in 1183 as '''''Byres''''' and in 1562 as '''''Byres Greine'''''; ''byres'' is Old English meaning cowsheds with the addition of Middle English ''grene'' meaning a village green or hamlet.<ref name="Mills">"Byers Green Durham." Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), ''A dictionary of British place-names'' (2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford ; New York) ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6; published online Oxford Reference (www.oxfordreference.com) 2011-2012 eISBN: 9780191739446 accessed 04 November 2013.</ref><br> | The name was first recorded in 1183 as '''''Byres''''' and in 1562 as '''''Byres Greine'''''; ''byres'' is Old English meaning cowsheds with the addition of Middle English ''grene'' meaning a village green or hamlet.<ref name="Mills">"Byers Green Durham." Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), ''A dictionary of British place-names'' (2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford ; New York) ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6; published online Oxford Reference (www.oxfordreference.com) 2011-2012 eISBN: 9780191739446 accessed 04 November 2013.</ref><br> | ||
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The ecclesiastical parish has its origins in the 1845 creation of a chapelry in the ancient parish of [[Auckland St Andrew, Durham|Auckland St Andrew]] and the dedication that year of a church to St Peter the Apostle. Anglican Church records thus date from 1845.<br> | The ecclesiastical parish has its origins in the 1845 creation of a chapelry in the ancient parish of [[Auckland St Andrew, Durham|Auckland St Andrew]] and the dedication that year of a church to St Peter the Apostle. Anglican Church records thus date from 1845.<br> | ||
In about 1877 part of the parish was excised to create a chapelry and later new parish of [[Binchester, Durham|Binchester St. Barnabas]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Paramand&SearchID=20f39a20-15ac-4da9-bf26-e029387d7e8a&ItemID=598225 Binchester St. Barnabas] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br> | In about 1877 part of the parish was excised to create a chapelry and later new parish of [[Binchester, Durham|Binchester St. Barnabas]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Paramand&amp;SearchID=20f39a20-15ac-4da9-bf26-e029387d7e8a&amp;ItemID=598225 Binchester St. Barnabas] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br> | ||
In about 1900 part of the parish of Byers Green was excised to form a chapelry and later parish of [[Newfield, Durham|Newfield]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=3600c5b6-2876-4cbf-a43c-458084da6548&ItemID=597872 Newfield] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br> | In about 1900 part of the parish of Byers Green was excised to form a chapelry and later parish of [[Newfield, Durham|Newfield]].<ref>Durham County Record Office. [http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchChurchRegistersDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&amp;SearchID=3600c5b6-2876-4cbf-a43c-458084da6548&amp;ItemID=597872 Newfield] 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.</ref><br> | ||
The River Wear formed a natural boundary of the township of Byers Green and resulted in its relative isolation until the construction of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Bridge which was opened in 1887.<ref name="Kellys1910">"Byers Green" in ''Kelly's Directory of Durham'' (11th ed., 1910, Kelly's Directories Ltd)</ref> | The River Wear formed a natural boundary of the township of Byers Green and resulted in its relative isolation until the construction of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Bridge which was opened in 1887.<ref name="Kellys1910">"Byers Green" in ''Kelly's Directory of Durham'' (11th ed., 1910, Kelly's Directories Ltd)</ref> | ||
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England 
Durham Durham Parishes
Parish History[edit | edit source]
- BYERS-GREEN, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, union of Auckland, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Bishop-Auckland. [1]
Additional information:
The name was first recorded in 1183 as Byres and in 1562 as Byres Greine; byres is Old English meaning cowsheds with the addition of Middle English grene meaning a village green or hamlet.[2]
The ecclesiastical parish has its origins in the 1845 creation of a chapelry in the ancient parish of Auckland St Andrew and the dedication that year of a church to St Peter the Apostle. Anglican Church records thus date from 1845.
In about 1877 part of the parish was excised to create a chapelry and later new parish of Binchester St. Barnabas.[3]
In about 1900 part of the parish of Byers Green was excised to form a chapelry and later parish of Newfield.[4]
The River Wear formed a natural boundary of the township of Byers Green and resulted in its relative isolation until the construction of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Bridge which was opened in 1887.[5]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Byers Green fell within the Auckland Registration District from 1837 until the parish was abolished in 1937.
- Auckland Registration District information at GenUKI.
Church records[edit | edit source]
The early Church of England Parish Registers are deposited at Durham County Record Office. In summary they hold:
| Type of Register | Start | End date |
| Baptisms | Jul 1845 | Dec 1955 |
| Banns | Sep 1870 | Feb 1965 |
| Marriages | Oct 1845 | Jul 1993 |
| Burials | Aug 1845 | Jan 1957 |
Details at: Byers Green, Durham Record Office.
Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections & Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/43 Date: July 1845-1846 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records.
FamilySearch Historical Records includes England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)
The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events.
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use 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.
Non Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Auckland Poor Law Union, Durham Sedgefield Poor Law Union, Durham
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.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
- "A Church Near You", Church of England pages for the parish church of St Peter the Apostle, Byers Green, Durham.
- Parish website St Peter the Apostle, Church of England, Byers Green, Durham.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848).Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Byers Green Durham." Mills, A. D. (Anthony David), A dictionary of British place-names (2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford ; New York) ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6; published online Oxford Reference (www.oxfordreference.com) 2011-2012 eISBN: 9780191739446 accessed 04 November 2013.
- ↑ Durham County Record Office. Binchester St. Barnabas 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.
- ↑ Durham County Record Office. Newfield 2012 accessed 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Byers Green" in Kelly's Directory of Durham (11th ed., 1910, Kelly's Directories Ltd)
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