Houghton le Spring, Durham Genealogy
Guide to Houghton le Spring, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Houghton le Spring, Durham | |
|---|---|
 Houghton le Spring St Michael & All Angels Co Durham | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Easington |
| County | Durham |
| Poor Law Union | Houghton le Spring |
| Registration District | Chester le Street; Houghton le Spring |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1563; Separate registers exist for West Herrington beginning 1840 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1762 | |
| 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
HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING (St. Michael), a town and parish, and the head of a union, in the N division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 6½ miles NE from Durham, and 266 NNW from London. There are meeting-houses for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and a Roman Catholic chapel.[1]
Additional information:
St Michael Houghton-le-Spring is an ancient parish and parts of the church are Norman, the remainder are from the thirteenth century.
The parish includes Biddick Waterville, Burn Moors, Cocken, Eppleton, East and Middle Herrington, West Herrington, Offerton, South Biddick, Moor House, Morsley, Middleton Grange, Offerton and Warden Law.
Resources
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Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
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Cemeteries
- 1817-1959 Parish Chest Material for West Rainton, Durhamshire(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Pre-1851 Pre-1851 Monumental Inscriptions in Penshaw Churchyard, formerly Co. Durham, now Tyne and Wear(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1892-1896 England, Durham, Burial Ground Register Transcripts, Houghton-le-Spring Municipal Cemetery(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1892-1998 Burial Registers for Houghton-le-Spring Cemetery(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Andrew's Church, Chilton Moor, Fencehouses, Tyne & Wear, Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions of St. Matthew's Church, Newbottle, County Durham(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Memorial Inscriptions of Bank Head Church, Fencehouses, Tyne & Wear(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Newbottle Monumental Inscriptions(*) 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
| Houghton le Spring 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.
- 1710-1960 Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960 at Ancestry($), index and images
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary The FamilySearch Library has Methodist Circuit Baptisms and Marriages This book shows dates, places and names of individuals. This is a large book with thousands of entries.
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.
Genealogy From Periodicals,
Betts, Enid. A Sanderson Family and Its Branches. History of Stepen Sanderson born 1811, and his wife Elizabeth Aisbitt and descendants. According to the IGI the Sandersons were in Houghton le Spring, from the late 1500s. Other areas the descendants were in: Eighton Banks, Gateshead Pelaw, Bishop Wearmouth, with a branch going to USA and another branch to Australia. Surnames mention: Liddell, Fenwick, Wynn, Armstrong, Hunter, Best, Murray, Reay, Lockey, Wanless and Smith. Article dated 1560-1985, and is found in The Northumberland & Durham Family History Society Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, pages 92-95. FamilySearch Library Reference 942.8 B2jo v. 27. no. 3.(autumn 2002)
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
Houghton le Spring on GENUKI
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 562-566. Date accessed: 22 July 2013.