Wingate Grange, Durham Genealogy
Guide to Wingate Grange, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Wingate Grange, Durham | |
|---|---|
 Wingate Grange Holy Trinity Durham | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Easington |
| County | Durham |
| Poor Law Union | Easington |
| Registration District | Easington |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1841 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: None | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Easington |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Province | York |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Location of Archive | |
| Durham Record Office | |
Parish History
WINGATE GRANGE, a township and ecclesiastical district, in the union of Easington, S division of Easington ward, N division of the county of Durham, 1 mile W by S from Castle-Eden, and 6½ miles ESE from Durham. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.[1]
Additional information:
- Wingate Grange Holy Trinity was created by 1841 from Castle Eden, Durham St. James; Kelloe, Durham St. Helen Ancient parishes.
- Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: Deaf Hill-cum-Langdale St. Paul (1874); Hutton Henry St. Francis (c. 1925)
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
- 1813-1839 Kelloe, Bishop Middleham & Trimdon(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1845-1980 Wingate Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions, 1845-1980(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1941-1969 Wheatley Hill Cemetery Register, Wingate, 1941-1969(*) 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
| Wingate Grange Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Durham | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Durham ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England Select Births, Marriages, Death, and Burials ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
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.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
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
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
Wingate Grange (see Caslte Eden) on GENUKI
Wingate Grange (see Kelloe) on GENUKI
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 10 December 2013.