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Coniscliffe, Durham
	; High Coniscliffe St Edwin Durham
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Darlington
County	Durham
Poor Law Union	Darlington
Registration District	Darlington
Records begin
	Parish registers: 1590
	Bishop's Transcripts: 1762
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Darlington
Diocese	Durham
Province	York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
	Durham Record Office
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England

Durham

Durham Parishes

Coniscliffe

Guide to Coniscliffe, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History

CONISCLIFFE (St. Edwin), a parish, in the union of Darlington, SE division of Darlington ward, S division of the county of Durham with the townships of Carlebury and Low Coniscliffe There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.^[1]

Additional information: Coniscliffe is an ancient parish and the church dedicated to St Edwin is a Norman church which underwent restoration in 1892. The parish on the banks of the River Tees includes High and Low Coniscliffe, Carlbury and Thornton Hall.

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

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

Cemeteries

Coniscliffe Cemetery, Carlbury, Durham(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
St. Edwin's Church, High Coniscliffe, Co. Durham, Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
St. Edwin's Church, High Coniscliffe, Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Civil Registration

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

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Due to the increasing access of online records:

Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified

Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Coniscliffe Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Durham	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-
FreeREG	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Durham ($)	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Ancestry-England Select Births, Marriages, Death, and Burials ($)	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	1500s-1800s	-	-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	-	-	1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Joiner Marriage Index - Durham ($)
The Genealogist Parish Registers - Durham ($)
UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch) - free

Nonconformist Records

"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.

Census Records

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

Darlington Poor Law Union, Durham

Probate Records

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

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

Coniscliffe on GENUKI

References

↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.

[1] Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.

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+Guide to '''Coniscliffe, Durham family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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+| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Darlington/ Darlington]
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-=== Parish History  ===
+== Parish History  ==
+CONISCLIFFE (St. Edwin), a '''parish''', in the union of Darlington, SE division of Darlington ward, S division of the county of Durham with the townships of Carlebury and Low Coniscliffe There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s6 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.</ref>
+'''Additional information:''' Coniscliffe is an ancient parish and the church dedicated to St Edwin is a Norman church which underwent restoration in 1892. The parish on the banks of the River Tees includes High and Low Coniscliffe, Carlbury and Thornton Hall.
-CONISCLIFFE (St. Edwin), a '''parish''', in the union of Darlington, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham with the townships of Carlebury and Low Coniscliffe There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s6 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 13 December 2013.</ref> '''Additional information:''' Coniscliffe is an ancient parish and the church dedicated to St Edwin is a Norman church which underwent restoration in 1892. The parish on the banks of the River Tees includes High and Low Coniscliffe,Carlbury and Thornton Hall.
+== Resources  ==
-=== Resources  ===
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
-==== Civil Registration  ====
+Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>
+=== Cemeteries ===
+* {{FSC|402866|title-id|disp=Coniscliffe Cemetery, Carlbury, Durham}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
+* {{FSC|451632|title-id|disp=St. Edwin's Church, High Coniscliffe, Co. Durham, Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
+* {{FSC|497951|title-id|disp=St. Edwin's Church, High Coniscliffe, Monumental Inscriptions}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
-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].
+=== Civil Registration  ===
-==== Church records  ====
+Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
+*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
-{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
+=== Church Records  ===
+''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
+''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
-{| width="383" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 100%;" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+==== Church of England ====
+<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
+*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
+*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
+'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+|-
+| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Coniscliffe Online Parish Records'''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Durham
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDurham 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDurham 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDurham 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Durham ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/durham-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/durham-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/durham-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''PALL''' = [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)]<ref>''Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes.'' Digital version at {{FSbook|1310100}}.</ref>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England Select Births, Marriages, Death, and Burials ($)
-|}
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''CONISCLIFFE PARISH Online Records'''
+| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''PALL'''
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 '''1790-1812''']
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
 |}
+'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
+These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
+*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Durham/ Joiner Marriage Index - Durham] ($)
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/durham-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Durham] ($)
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
+*{{RecordSearch|1918635|England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch) - free}}
-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>
+====Nonconformist Records====
+"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.<br>
-The Parish Registers for the period 1590-1979 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Co).
-Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/58 1762-1846&nbsp;Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at 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.
-===== Non Conformist Churches  =====
-*Roman Catholic
-*Wesleyan Methodist<br>
-==== Census records  ====
+=== Census Records ===
 {{British Census|241350}}
-==== Poor Law Unions  ====
+=== Poor Law Unions  ===
-[[Darlington Poor Law Union, Durham]]
+*[[Darlington 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.
 == Maps and Gazetteers  ==
@@ Line 100: / Line 172: @@
 Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>
-*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
-*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
+*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
 == Websites  ==
 Coniscliffe on [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/pjoiner/genuki/DUR/Coniscliffe/index.html GENUKI]
 == References  ==
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 {{Durham}}
-[[Category:Durham]]
+[[Category:Durham_Parishes]]

Coniscliffe, Durham
High Coniscliffe St Edwin Durham
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Darlington
County	Durham
Poor Law Union	Darlington
Registration District	Darlington
Records begin
Parish registers: 1590
Bishop's Transcripts: 1762
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Darlington
Diocese	Durham
Province	York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
Durham Record Office
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