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Parish Registers

• 1700-1900 England, Diocese of Durham Bishop's Transcripts ca., 1700-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; provided through FamilySearch Historical Records. Includes images.
  

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Baptisms

• 1530-1906 England Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
• Durham Baptisms at Find My Past — index and images ($)

Marriages

• 1594-1815 Durham Diocese, Calendar Of Marriage Bonds & Allegations 1594-1815 at findmypast ($)
• 1692 - 1900 England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

• 100 Durham parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

• 71 Durham parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage. Popular places to marry included the towns of Bishopwearmouth, Chester le Street, Ryton, South Shields, Sunderland, and Whickham.

Burials

Burials from 115 Durham places (489,053 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences

• 1594-1815 England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1594-1815 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; provided through FamilySearch Historical Records.
• 1664-1674 - Durham Marriage Bonds 1664-1674 (1912). Digitised by FamilySearch Digital Library.
• 1692-1900 England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; provided through FamilySearch Historical Records.
  

Bishop's Transcripts

• Durham Bishops Transcripts Collection Description: Images of parish register transcripts recording the events of baptism, marriage, or death in the Diocese of Durham, Church of England parishes. Includes parishes in the counties of Durham, Northumberland, and parts of York and Cumberland.
• 1639-1919 Durham Diocese Bishops Transcripts at findmypast ($) Images

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