Eppleton, Durham Genealogy

England Durham

Parish History

Eppleton All Saints was created in 1883 from Hetton-le-Hole St. Nicholas

Resources

Civil Registration

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.

Church records

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.

The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Houghton-le-Spring are also available at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL:-

• Chilton Moor 1876-1987 (EP/CM).
•  Hetton-le-Hole (see below)
•  Eppleton 1887-1990 (EP/Ep).
•  Hetton Downs
•  Lyons (or Easington Lane) 1869-1973 (EP/EL.SM)
•  Newbottle 1842-1976 (EP/Ne).
•  West Herrington 1841-1847 (EP/Ho).

Census records

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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.

• England Jurisdictions 1851
• Vision of Britain

Web sites

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