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

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

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

Libraries

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

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

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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 == Libraries ==
+*[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/1996/Find-a-library '''Find a Library''']
-=== Durham Clayport 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]
-'''Durham Clayport Library'''<br>Millennium Place<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 1WA UK<br>Telephone: 03000 265 524<br>Email: [mailto:DurhamClayportLibrary@durham.gov.uk DurhamClayportLibrary@durham.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2036/Durham-Clayport-Library Durham Clayport Library]
-:If you would like to browse our catalogue, request an item or renew an item already on loan, please visit [http://www.durham.gov.uk/libraryonline Library Online]. This facility also offers members of the library service access to a range of websites including Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Grove Music Online and Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
-=== Durham Dean and Chapter Library ===
-'''Durham Dean and Chapter Library''' (also Durham Cathedral Library)<br>The Cathedral Office<br>The College<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3EH UK<br>Telephone 0191 386 4266<br>Email: [mailto:library@durhamcathedral.co.uk library@durhamcathedral.co.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/learning/the-cathedral-library The Cathedral Library]
-:Durham Cathedral Library descends from the library of the monastery founded at Lindisfarne by St. Aiden in 635 AD.  It is the largest in situ medieval library in the UK, with manuscripts dating from the 6th century to the modern day.  Nowadays, the Library serves the public and the worldwide scholarly community who come to Durham Cathedral to study this unique collection of manuscripts and early printed volumes and modern theology books.
-=== Durham University Library: Special Collections ===
-'''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>Website: [http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc Special Collections]<br>
-Online Resources:  [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/databases/?type=onlin&q=all Databases]
-:Founded in 1833 and occupying listed buildings within the Durham World Heritage site, Durham University's Palace Green Library houses archives, early printed books and other special collections.
-=== Gateshead Central Library ===
-'''Gateshead Central Library'''<br>Prince Consort Road<br>Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 4LN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 433 8410<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@gateshead.gov.uk libraries@gateshead.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.gatesheadlibraries.com/your-local-library/the-central-library Central Library]
-:The Central Library offers a wide selection of books, talking books, newspapers and magazines, and a specialist Local and Family History service.
-=== Newcastle City Library ===
-'''Newcastle City Library'''<br>City Library<br>Charles Avison Building<br>33 New Bridge St. West<br>Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE1 8AX UK<br>Telehone: 0191 2774100<br>
-Email: [mailto:information@newcastle.gov.uk information@newcastle.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-tourism/libraries/local-studies-and-family-history?opendocument Local Studies and Family History]
-:Established in 1884 this is the largest collection of local and family history material in the North East, we also collect current local material. Everyone is welcome to visit us and look at any of the collection but, as many items are rare or irreplaceable most of the collection is not on public display. To see anything just make your selection from our catalogues or ask a member of staff.
-*[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 ===
+-----
 '''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>
-Website: [http://www.durhamheritagecentre.org.uk Durham Museum and Heritage Centre]
+[http://www.durhamheritagecentre.org.uk Website]
+==Civil Records Offices==
-:Relive the story of Durham from Medieval times to the 20th century in this excellent local history museum.  Enjoy models of the medieval city and 19th century market place and explore the reconstruction of a Victorian prison cell.
+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.
+----
-=== Weardale Museum and High House Chapel ===
+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].
+-----
-'''Weardale Museum and High House Chapel'''<br>Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13 1HD UK<br>Telephone: 1388 517433<br>
+*[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.
-Website: [http://www.weardalemuseum.co.uk Weardale Museum]
+*[http://gro.durham.gov.uk/ '''Online indexes''']
+-----
-:Outstanding Volunteer Run Museum
+[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>
-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.
+<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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