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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Durham County Record Office
County Hall
Durham, County Durham DH1 5UL, UK

Telephone: 03000 267 619
Email: record.office@durham.gov.uk
Website
Family history
Information guides
The Parishes Register Index

Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Find a Library

Durham University Library: Special Collections
Palace Green Library
Palace Green
Durham, County Durham DH1 3RN UK
Telephone: 0191 334 2972
Email: pg.library@durham.ac.uk
Special Collections
Databases

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of County Durham museums, go to List of museums in County Durham in Wikipedia.

Durham Museum and Heritage Centre
St. Mary-le-Bow
North Bailey
Durham, County Durham DH1 3ET UK
Telephone: 0191 3782372
Email: admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk
Website

Civil Records Offices[edit | edit source]

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Durham.

Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates includes information on ordering certificates.
Online indexes

Register offices
We operate from a number of register offices throughout the county. Some offices are open on a full-time basis and others on a part-time basis. All register offices follow an appointment system, but times and availability may vary during the year.

Aykley Heads House Register Office
Barnard Castle Register Office
Bishop Auckland Register Office
Chester-le-Street Register Office
Consett Register Office
Crook Register Office
Seaham Register Office
Stanhope Register Office
Stanley Register Office

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-'''Durham University Library:&nbsp;Special Collections'''<br>Palace Green Library<br>Palace Green<br>Durham DH1 3RN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 334 2972<br>Email: [mailto:pg.library@durham.ac.uk pg.library@durham.ac.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc]<br>
+== Record Offices ==
-Online Resources:  [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/databases/?type=onlin&q=all Databases]
-'''Durham County Record Office'''<br>County Hall<br>Durham DH1 5UL UK<br>Telephone: 0191 383 3253<br>Email: [mailto:record.office@durham.gov.uk record.office@durham.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://nd.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/durham+record+office+-+durham+record+office+homepage http://nd.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/durham+record+office+-+durham+record+office+homepage]
+'''Durham County Record Office'''<br>County Hall<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 5UL, UK<br><br>Telephone: 03000 267 619<br>Email: [mailto:record.office@durham.gov.uk record.office@durham.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk Website]<br>
+[https://durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/family-history/ Family history]<br>
+[https://durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/our-records/information-guides/ Information guides]<br>
+[https://durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/search-options/search-church-registers/church-search-results/?SearchType=AtoZ&SearchStart=A The Parishes Register Index]
+:Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington.
-'''Gateshead Central Library'''<br>Prince Consort Road<br>Gateshead NE8 4LN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 433 3000<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@gateshead.gov.uk libraries@gateshead.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/leisure%20and%20culture/libraries/libraries.aspx http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/leisure%20and%20culture/libraries/libraries.aspx]
+== Libraries ==
+*[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/1996/Find-a-library '''Find a Library''']
+----
+'''Durham University Library: Special Collections'''<br>Palace Green Library<br>Palace Green<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3RN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 334 2972<br>Email: [mailto:pg.library@durham.ac.uk pg.library@durham.ac.uk]<br>[http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc Special Collections]<br> [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/databases/?type=onlin&q=all Databases]
-*[http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fctN=facet_genre&dscnt=3&rfnGrp=1&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&fctV=Periodicals&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1478566421724&ct=facet&mode=Basic&vl(488279563UI0)=sub&indx=1&fromLogin=true&vl(1423900464UI1)=all_items&rfnGrpCounter=1&vl(freeText0)=Durham%20%28England%20%3A%20County%29&fn=search&vid=BLVU1&fromLogin=true British Library] List of items in the main catalogue
+== Museums ==
+*For a long list of County Durham museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_County_Durham '''List of museums in County Durham'''] in Wikipedia.
+-----
+'''Durham Museum and Heritage Centre'''<br>St. Mary-le-Bow<br>North Bailey<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3ET UK<br>Telephone: 0191 3782372<br>
+Email: [mailto:admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk]<br>
+[http://www.durhamheritagecentre.org.uk Website]
+==Civil Records Offices==
+The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
+----
+Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/DUR.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Durham].
+-----
+*[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2256/Order-a-copy-of-a-certificate '''Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates'''] includes information on ordering certificates.
+*[http://gro.durham.gov.uk/ '''Online indexes''']
+-----
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/registeroffices '''Register offices''']<br>
+We operate from a number of register offices throughout the county. Some offices are open on a full-time basis and others on a part-time basis. All register offices follow an appointment system, but times and availability may vary during the year.<br>
+<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19637/Aykley-Heads-House-register-office Aykley Heads House Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19639/Barnard-Castle-register-office Barnard Castle Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19640/Bishop-Auckland-register-office Bishop Auckland Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19641/Chester-le-Street-register-office Chester-le-Street Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19642/Consett-register-office Consett Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19643/Crook-register-office Crook Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19644/Seaham-register-office Seaham Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19644/Seaham-register-office Stanhope Register Office]<br>
+[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19646/Stanley-register-office Stanley Register Office]<br>
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