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Durham St. Godric Roman Catholic Parish

Reference: RC/Du.SG Catalogue Title: Durham St. Godric Roman Catholic Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Non-Conformist Church Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1863-1989

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RC/Du.SG Durham St. Godric Roman Catholic Parish (Ref: RC/Du.SG)Registration (Ref: RC/Du.SG 1/1-11)Registers of baptisms (Ref: RC/Du.SG 1/section 01)

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Register of baptisms, 1 November 1868 - 8 June 1902
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of baptisms, 21 June 1902 - 31 December 1911
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Register of baptisms, 6 January 1912 - 26 August 1923 For enclosure see: RC/DuSG 1/11
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of baptisms, 19 August 1923 - 11 September 1932
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of baptisms, 9 October 1932 - 3 July 1949
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of baptisms, 24 July 1949 - 16 June 1963
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: RC/Du.SG 1/section 02)

1/7
For banns of marriage see Church Notice books


Register of marriages, 6 January 1872 - 18 December 1965
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Registers of deaths (Ref: RC/Du.SG 1/section 03)

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Register of deaths, 8 July 1883 - 26 October 1883; 8 June 1894 - 31 December 1899; 7 January 1902 - 28 June 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of deaths [1] January 1900 - July 1901
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of deaths, May 1933 - November 1989
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)

Membership (Ref: RC/Du.SG 1/section 04)

1/11


List of those belonging to St. Godric's parish but baptised at St. Cuthberts, Old Elvet, compiled 18 March [19]17
(1 paper)

Clergy (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/)Statistics (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/)

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Status animarium return for St. Godric's Church, Durham, year ended 31 December 1899
(1 paper)

Registers of confirmations (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/1)

Register of confirmations, 23 May 1875 - 6 July 1965
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Sick Calls (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/2)

Register of sick calls (last rites), 5 May 1937 - 7 April 1984
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Mass Intentions (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/3-6)

Mass intention book, 17 October 1946 - December 1962
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Mass intention book, 23 October 1962 - 14 July 1968
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Mass intention book, 19 July 1968 - October 1977
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Mass intention book, 4 November 1978 - 5 February [1986]
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Church Notices (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/7-92/1-69)

Church notice book, with banns, 1890
(1 volume, leather bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 27 May 1894 - 30 June 1895
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 7 July 1895 - 13 June 1897
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 20 June 1897 - 27 August 1899 For enclosures see: RC/Du.SG 15/1-2
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 3 September 1899 - 6 October 1901 For enclosures see: RC/Du.SG 2/12-13
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice, 13 October 1901
(1 paper)


Church notices, 17 November 1901 - 1 December 1901
(3 papers)


Church notice book, with banns, 8 December 1901 - 11 December 1904
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 18 December 1904 - 24 November 1907 For enclosure see: RC/Du.SG 2/16
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notices, 1 December 1907 - 29 December 1907
(2 papers)


Church notice book, with banns, 5 January 1908 - 25 December 1910 For enclosure see: RC/Du.SG 15/8
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 1 January 1911 - 28 December 1913
(1 volume, leather bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 4 January 1914 - 27 December 1914
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 3 January 1915 - 26 December 1915
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 2 January 1916 - 24 December 1916
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 31 December 1916 - 23 December 1917
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 6 January 1918 - 29 December 1918
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 5 January 1919 - 11 January 1920, 1 February 1920 - 15 February 1920 For enclosure see: RC/Du.SG 2/25
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notices, 18 January 1920 - 25 January 1920
(1 paper)


Church notice book, 22 February 1920 - 27 February 1921
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 6 March 1921 - 12 March 1922
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 19 March 1922 - 11 March 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 18 March 1923 - 2 March 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 9 March 1924 - 22 February 1925
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 1 March 1925 - 21 February 1926
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 28 February 1926 - 13 February 1927 For enclosure see: RC/Du SG 15/3-4
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 20 February 1927 - 5 February 1928
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 12 February 1928 - 3 February 1929
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 10 February 1929 - 2 February 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 9 February 1930 - 28 December 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 4 January 1931 - 13 December 1931 For enclosure see: RC/Du.SG 2/38
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notices, 20 December 1931 - 27 December 1931
(2 papers)


Church notice book, with banns, 3 January 1932 - 1 January 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 1 January 1933 - 24 December 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 7 January 1934 - 30 December 1934
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 6 January 1935 - 24 January 1943
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 31 January 1943 - 14 April 1946
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 21 April 1946 - 30 April 1950
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 7 May 1950 - 2 May 1954
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 9 May 1954 - 20 April 1958
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 4 May 1958 - 25 December 1960
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 1 January 1961 - 8 December 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Church notice book, with banns, 15 December 1963 - 13 December 1964
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Church news sheet, with notices, 26 April 1964
(1 paper, typescript)


Church news sheets, with notices, 10 May 1964 - 30 May 1964
(3 papers, typescript)


Church news bulletin notices, 1 June 1964 - 28 June 1964
(5 papers, typescript)


Parish news bulletin with notices, 12 July1964
(1 paper, typescript)


Church news sheet, with notices, 19 July 1964 - 26 July 1964
(2 papers, typescript)


Church news sheet, with notices, 9 August 1964
(1 paper, typescript)


Church notices, 13 September 1964 - 1 November 1964
(8 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 15 November 1964 - 6 December 1964
(4 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 13 December 1965 - 8 August 1965
(35 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 22 August 1965 - 10 October 1965
(8 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 24 October 1965 - 24 April 1966 For enclosure see: RC/Du.SG 2/94
(27 papers, typescript)


Church notice, 8 May 1966
(1 paper, printed)


Church notices, with banns, 22 May 1966 - 21 July 1968
(114 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 4 August 1968 - 11 August 1968
(2 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 25 August 1968 - 29 December 1968
(19 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 12 January 1969 - 9 March 1969
(9 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 23 March 1969 - 6 April 1969
(3 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 13 April 1969 - 11 May 1969
(5 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 25 May 1969 - 8 June 1969
(3 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 22 June 1969 - 5 October 1969
(16 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 12 October 1969 - 21 December 1969
(11 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 4 January 1970 - 1 March 1970
(9 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 15 March 1970 - 26 July 1970
(20 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 9 August 1970 - 27 December 1970
(22 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 6 January 1974 - 7 April 1974
(14 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 21 April 1974 - 1 September 1974
(19 papers, typescript)


Church notice, 15 September 1974
(1 paper, printed)


Church notices, with banns, 29 September 1974 - 23 March 1975
(26 papers, printed)


Church notices, with banns, 6 April 1975 - 14 September 1975
(23 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 28 September 1975 - 26 December 1976
(65 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 9 January 1977 - 24 July 1977
(29 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 7 August 1977 - 25 December 1977
(21 papers)


Church notices, with banns, including 'Christian Encounter Catechism', 1 January 1978 - 9 April 1978
(17 papers)


Church notices, with banns, including 'Christian Encounter Catechism', 23 April 1978 - 24 December 1978
(34 papers, typescript and printed)


Church notices, with banns, 31 December 1978 - 29 July 1979
(30 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 19 August 1979 - 13 April 1980
(35 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 27 April 1980 - 13 July 1980
(12 papers, typescript)


Church notice, 27 June [recte July] 1980
(1 paper, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 10 August 1980 - 28 December 1980 For enclosure see: RC/Du.SG 2/95
(21 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 1 January 1984 - 26 August 1984
(35 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 9 September 1984 - 29 December 1985
(69 papers, typescript)


Church notices, 5 January 1986 - 12 January 1986
(2 papers, typescript)


Church notices, with banns, 26 January 1986 - 31 May 1987
(69 papers, typescript)

Miscellaneous (Ref: RC/Du.SG 2/93-95)

Notices of the mission to be given by the Redemptionist fathers at St. Godric's, Durham, 1895, 1899, 1903, 1907, 1922 Originally enclosed in RC/Du.SG 2/9-12/ 14-15, 41
(5 papers, printed)


Notice of a parish mission at St. Godric's, Durham, to be preached by two Vincentian fathers on 6 - 13 March 1966
(1 paper, printed)


Circular letter to the parishioners of St. Godric's, Durham, concerning adult catechesis, 6 September 1980
(1 paper, typescript)

Property (Ref: RC/Du.SG 3/)St. Bede's Cemetery, Redhills, Durham (Ref: RC/Du.SG 3/1-7)

Register of graves at St. Bede's RC Cemetery, Redhills, Durham, 24 January 1866 - 25 July 1877
(1 volume, leather bound)


Register of graves at St. Bede's RC Cemetery, Redhills, Durham, 26 July 1877 - 14 February 1903
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials at St. Bede's RC Cemetery, Redhills, Durham, 21 February 1903 - 9 April 1968
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Plan of graves at St. Bede's RC Cemetery, Redhills, Durham, sections G, H and J, n.d. [c.1905] No scale
(1 plan, card mounted, 40 cm. x 31.8 cm.)


Plan of graves at St. Bede's RC Cemetery, Redhills, Durham, sections K and L, n.d. [c.1905] No scale
(1 plan, card mounted, 40.2 cm. x 31.6 cm.)


List of those buried in Section N, rows 6, 7 and 8 [at St. Bede's R.C. Cemetery, Redhills], n.d.
(1 paper)


Inventory of deeds held at Bishop's House, Tynemouth, referring to St. Bede's R.C. Cemetery, Redhills, Durham, n.d. [c. 1930s?]
(1 paper, typescript)

Other Properties (Ref: RC/Du.SG 3/8-12)

Notes concerning the purchase in 1927 of a monstrance for St. Godric's Church, n.d.
(2 papers)


Letter from Joseph, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, to Canon Pippet, [St. Godric's, Durham], concerning a piece of land [at Aldin Grange] which had been purchased by Canon Thorton in 1921, 19 March 1940
(1 paper)


Letters from Chrystal and Weston, Elvet Bridge, Durham, auctioneers, valuers, etc., to Rev. Canon Pippet, St. Godric's, Durham, concerning the proposed development value of a piece of land owned by the parish, 10-14 November 1950
(2 papers, typescript)


Letter from C.W. Phillips, Bishop's House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to Canon Pippet, [St. Godric's, Durham] concerning the ownership of a piece of land upon which the Tithe Commission wish to charge a tithe, 2 March 1954
(1 paper, typescript)


Circular letter concerning the pastoral community at Tenter Terrace, Durham, and the new presbytery being built at St. Bede's, Durham, 1 February [19]80
(1 paper, typescript)

Parish organisations (Ref: RC/Du.SG 5/1-2)

Circular letter and questionnaire concerning the formation of a Parish Action Group in St. Godric's parish, Durham, [January 1985]
(1 paper, typescript)


Progress report of Parish Action Steering Committee in St. Godric's parish, Durham, [May] 1985
(1 paper, typescript)

Fraternities and sodalities (Ref: RC/Du.SG 6/)St. Vincent de Paul (Ref: RC/Du.SG 6/1)

Report and financial statement of the St. Godric's (Durham) Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society for year ending 31 December 1928; also letter from F. Dolan, 9 Allergate, Durham, to Canon Thornton, St. Godric's, Durham, sent to accompany the above, 2 February 1929
(3 papers, typescript)

Deanery (Ref: RC/Du.SG 8/1)

Minute book of the conferences of St. Cuthbert's Deanery, (Liber Collationem), 25 April 1865 - 10 October 1934
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Education (Ref: RC/Du.SG 9/1-5/1-2)

Log book of St. Godric's RC School, Durham, 24 January 1884 - 9 October 1911
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Report on [St. Godric's] Mixed School and St. Godric's Infants' School, Durham, November 1898
(1 paper)


Notice of a meeting of the Central Council of the Durham Catholic Education Federation to be held on 12 February 1907 at St. Godric's School, Durham, 8 February 1907
(1 paper, printed)


Copy letter from John Wilson, Miners' Association, 16 North Road, Durham, M.P., to Father Thornton, St. Godric's, Durham, concerning the appointment of Catholic teachers, 14 January 1910
(1 paper)


Timetables for evening classes to be held at St. Leonard's Senior School, Durham, 1937-1940
(2 papers, printed)

Miscellaneous (Ref: RC/Du.SG 15/)Photographs (Ref: RC/Du.SG 15/)

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Souvenir programme for The Blessed Thomas Moore, a drama in four acts, performed at The Assembly Rooms, Durham by the St Godric's Players, 1-2 May 1935
(1 paper, printed)


Photograph of a crowd gathered around a war memorial in front of St. Godric's Church, n.d. [1930s]
(1 photograph, 13.5 cm x 8.5 cm, black and white)


Photograph of five women and two girls taking part in a procession relating to the cult of the Virgin Mary, n.d. [1930s]
(1 photograph, 24.5 cm x 19.5 cm, black and white)

Other records (Ref: RC/Du.SG 15/)

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Circular letter of the Sunday Closing Special Campaign Committee in conjunction with the Central Sunday Closing Association, asking that the Great Sunday Closing Campaign demonstration, to be held in Durham town hall on 16 May 1899, be well publicised from the pulpit, 12 May 1899
(1 paper, printed)


Page from parish magazine, containing article, 'St. Bede's Cemetery, Redhills, Durham', 8 February 1927
(1 paper, printed)


Page from parish magazine, containing article 'Our War Memorial' and showing photograph of the memorial, n.d. [c.1927]
(1 paper)


Perpetual directory for the Feast and Octave of St. Godric, 1927
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Letter from J. Linders to Canon [Pippet], St. Godric's, Durham, sent to accompany RC/Du.SG 15/ 5, 23 December 1927
(1 paper)


Notebook (only 2 pages used) with notes by Canon Pippet on property at Aldin Grange, and also notes by another priest following his appointment as parish priest of St. Godric's, Durham, 1950-1955 For enclosures see: RC/Du.SG 3/9-11
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Text of an 'endless chain of prayer'and instructions for sending the prayer to others in the chain, n.d.
(1 paper)


Blotter, calendar and atlas, produced by Bainbridge and Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with various advertising features, 1925
(1 volume, card bound)


File with typed notes and newspaper articles relating to church history, 1863 - 1922
(1 file, printed)