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Methodist marriage registers

Reference: M/MR Catalogue Title: Methodist marriage registers Area: Catalogue Category: Non-Conformist Church Records Description: L - P

Covering Dates: 1899-2020

Access: last number used 591

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  • Methodist marriage registers
    • Methodist marriage registers L-P (Ref: M/MR)
    • Lanchester, Central Methodist Church (formerly Wesleyan), Front Street (Ref: M/MRLan)
    • Langley Moor, Boyne Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR LangMB)
    • Langley Moor, High Street South Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR LangMH)
    • Langley Park, St Andrew Methodist Church (Esh Road) (Ref: M/MR LangP)
    • Lanchester, Croft View Methodist Church (formerly Primitive) (Ref: M/MR LanPM)
    • Leadgate Methodist Church, formerly Wesleyan Methodist, Front Street (Ref: M/MR Le)
    • Leadgate, Watling Street Methodist Church, formerly Primitive Methodist (Ref: M/MR Lea)
    • Leadgate, Tyne Avenue Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Lead)
    • Medomsley, Allendale Cottages Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Med)
    • Medomsley Methodist Church, Fines Road (Ref: M/MR MedF)
    • Middleton in Teesdale, Chapel Row Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR MidC)
    • Middleton in Teesdale Methodist Church (Horse Market) from 2016 The Pathway Methodist Church (formerly Wesleyan Methodist) (Ref: M/MR MidH)
    • Murton St. Paul (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church (Church Street) (Ref: M/MRMu)
    • Murton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Mur)
    • Nettlesworth, Salem Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Net)
    • New Brancepeth (formerly Wesleyan) Methodist Church (Ref: M/MRNewB)
    • New Shildon, Soho Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NewSS)
    • New Shildon, St. John's Road Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NewSSt)
    • Newton Aycliffe Burnhill Way Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NewtB)
    • Newton Aycliffe Methodist Church (Greville Way, later Neville Way) (Ref: M/MR NewtN)
    • North Bitchburn Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NorB)
    • North Cowton Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/MRNorC)
    • Oakenshaw Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Oak)
    • Old Park Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Old)
    • Pelton Methodist Church, Front Street (Ref: M/MR Pel)
    • Pelton Fell Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR PelF)
    • Pelton Fell, Chapel Row Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/MR PelFC)
    • Perkinsville Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Per)
    • Peterlee Memorial Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Pet)
    • Pittington, St. John Methodist Church (St John's Road) (Ref: M/MRPit)

Catalogue Description

These are Authorised Person marriage registers, transferred from Durham County Registration Service.

Catalogue Contents

Methodist marriage registers L-P (Ref: M/MR)Lanchester, Central Methodist Church (formerly Wesleyan), Front Street (Ref: M/MRLan)

519/1-10

Ref: M/MR 519/1

Register of marriages, 26 March 1910 - 3 October 1922
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/2

Register of marriages, 14 October 1922 - 25 January 1941
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/3

Register of marriages, 25 January 1941 - 31 July 1954
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/4

Register of marriages, 19 February 1955 - 20 June 1959
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/5

Register of marriages, 19 March 1960 - 26 June 1971
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/6

Register of marriages, 4 September 1971 - 13 April 1985
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/7

Register of marriages, 5 August 1985 - 16 October 1993
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/8

Register of marriages, 13 November 1993 - 19 August 2005
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/9

Register of marriages, 3 September 2005 - 14 July 2012
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/10

Register of marriages, 1 September 2012 - 30 April 2016
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 519/11

Register of marriages, 2 July 2016 - 8 February 2020
(1 volume)

Langley Moor, Boyne Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR LangMB)

357, 362-363

Ref: M/MR 357

(dummy register), 7 October 1964 - 15 March 1969
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 362

(dummy register), 5 August 1950 - 25 July 1964
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 363

Marriage register, 14 February 1970 - 9 December 1972
(1 volume)

Langley Moor, High Street South Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR LangMH)

152-154

Ref: M/MR 152

Marriage register, May 1928 - December 1929
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 153

Marriage register, January 1930 - June 1947
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 154

Marriage register, June 1947 - June 1954
(1 volume)

Langley Park, St Andrew Methodist Church (Esh Road) (Ref: M/MR LangP)

298-300, 570/1

Ref: M/MR 298

Marriage register, 1 June 1946 - 16 April 1955
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 299

Marriage register, 11 June 1955 - 27 December 1958
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 300

Marriage register, 21 March 1959 - 11 September 1976
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 570/1

Register of marriages, 3 June 1989 - 19 October 2019
(1 volume)

Lanchester, Croft View Methodist Church (formerly Primitive) (Ref: M/MR LanPM)

149-151

Ref: M/MR 149

Register of marriages, June 1917 - September 1935
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 150

Register of marriages, September 1935 - November 1943
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 151

Register of marriages, December 1943 - March 1945
(1 volume)

Leadgate Methodist Church, formerly Wesleyan Methodist, Front Street (Ref: M/MR Le)Ref: M/MR 574/1

Register of marriages, 18 June 1910 - 28 April 1928
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 574/2

Register of marriages, 30 March 1929 - 3 April 1946
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 574/3

Register of marriages, 5 April 1947 - 23 July 1952
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 574/4

Register of marriages, 4 October 1952 - 1 August 1955
(1 volume)

Leadgate, Watling Street Methodist Church, formerly Primitive Methodist (Ref: M/MR Lea)

155-158

Ref: M/MR 155

Marriage register, December 1931 - April 1936
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 156

Marriage register, June 1936 - July 1945
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 157

Marriage register, August 1945 - September 1950
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 158

Marriage register, September 1950 - September 1954
(1 volume)

Leadgate, Tyne Avenue Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Lead)

535/1-5
Before May 1961 known as Iveston, Front Street Methodist Church

Ref: M/MR 535/1

Register of marriages, 8 August 1955 - 23 September 1967
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 535/2

Register of marriages, 14 October 1967 - 20 June 1980
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 535/3

Register of marriages, 21 June 1980 - 5 July 1980 [register closed due to burglary]
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 535/4

Register of marriages, 21 June 1980 - 3 April 1982 [first entry duplicate of previous register but others different]
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 535/5

Register of marriages, 8 May 1982 - 18 July 2020
(1 volume)

Medomsley, Allendale Cottages Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Med)

1-3

Ref: M/MR 1

Marriage register, March 1955 - May 1959
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 2

Marriage register, June 1959 - February 1970
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 3

Marriage register, September 1971 - May 1972
(1 volume)

Medomsley Methodist Church, Fines Road (Ref: M/MR MedF)Ref: M/MR 576/1

Register of marriages, 15 September 1934 - 21 May 2016
(1 volume)

Middleton in Teesdale, Chapel Row Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR MidC)

159-163

Ref: M/MR 159

Marriage register, June 1899 - June 1912
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 160

Marriage register, October 1912 - September 1927
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 161

Marriage register, June 1928 - March 1940
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 162

Marriage register, April 1940 - May 1954
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 163

Marriage register, October 1955 - March 1974
(1 volume)

Middleton in Teesdale Methodist Church (Horse Market) from 2016 The Pathway Methodist Church (formerly Wesleyan Methodist) (Ref: M/MR MidH)

589/1-7

Ref: M/MR 589/1

Register of marriages, 28 December 1907 - 7 May 1932
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 589/2

Register of marriages, 28 July 1932 - 30 September 1939
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 589/3

Register of marriages, 16 December 1939 - 12 September 1970
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 589/4

Register of marriages, 4 December 1971 - 25 July 1981
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 589/5

Register of marriages, 24 October 1981 - 21 July 1990
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 589/6

Register of marriages, 27 April 1991 - 15 My 2010
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 589/7

Register of marriages, 31 July 2010 - 29 December 2011 N.B. name changed to The Pathway Methodist Church, Horse Market, 8 June 2016
(1 volume)

Murton St. Paul (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church (Church Street) (Ref: M/MRMu)

563/1-8

Ref: M/MR 563/1

Register of marriages, 5 September 1900 - 17 July 1920
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/2

Register of marriages, 24 December 1921 - 1 August 1942
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/3

Register of marriages, 9 December 1942 - 21 June 1958
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/4

Register of marriages, 14 March 1959 - 27 June 1970
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/5

Register of marriages, 25 July 1970 - 14 June 1980
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/6

Register of marriages, 21 June 1980 - 27 August 1994
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/7

Register of marriages, 22 October 1994 - 30 August 1997
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 563/8

Register of marriages, 9 May 1998 - 30 June 2018
(1 volume)

Murton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Mur)

164-166

Ref: M/MR 164

Marriage register, September 1902 - April 1941
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 165

Marriage register, April 1922 - March 1952
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 166

Marriage register, March 1953 - October 1955
(1 volume)

Nettlesworth, Salem Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Net)

407-408
later Trinity, Methodist Church

Ref: M/MR 407

Register of marriages, 7 October 1967 - 18 August 1979
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/MR 408

Register of marriages, 16 August 1980 - 24 September 1994
(1 volume, cloth bound)

New Brancepeth (formerly Wesleyan) Methodist Church (Ref: M/MRNewB)

542/1-7

Ref: M/MR 542/1

Register of marriages, 28 June 1919 - 19 January 1941
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 542/2

Register of marriages, 7 June 1941 - 29 September 1945
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 542/3

Register of marriages, 3 November 1945 - 6 September 1947
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 542/4

Register of marriages, 20 December 1947 - 21 March 1959
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 542/5

Register of marriages, 20 June 1959 - 24 September 1977
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 542/6

Register of marriages, 8 October 1977 - 7 December 1996
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 542/7

Register of marriages, 21 December 1996 - 24 March 2012
(1 volume)

New Shildon, Soho Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NewSS)

171-173

Ref: M/MR 171

Marriage register, September 1899 - October 1915
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 172

Marriage register, December 1915 - September 1939
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 173

Marriage register, December 1939 - October 1960
(1 volume)

New Shildon, St. John's Road Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NewSSt)

167-170

Ref: M/MR 167

Marriage register, April 1916 - August 1928
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 168

Marriage register, April 1929 - July 1939
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 169

Marriage register, August 1939 - October 1960
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 170

Marriage register, February 1961 - September 1971
(1 volume)

Newton Aycliffe Burnhill Way Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NewtB)

The church opened in 1976 and was closed in 2018.
Before 1976 the main church was Newton Aycliffe Neville Parade Methodist Church, see M/Sh 1180-1182

Ref: M/MR 536/1

Register of marriages, 29 July 1978 - 4 July 2003
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 536/2

Register of marriages, 14 August 2004 - 19 August 2016
(1 volume)

Newton Aycliffe Methodist Church (Greville Way, later Neville Way) (Ref: M/MR NewtN)

588/1

Ref: M/MR 588/1

Register of marriages, 24 August 1991 - 4 November 2017
(1 volume)

North Bitchburn Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR NorB)

425

Ref: M/MR 425

Register of marriages, 23 March 1957 - 22 July 1995
(1 volume, cloth bound)

North Cowton Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/MRNorC)

513
Although North Cowton is located in North Yorkshire, it is within the boundaries of Darlington Methodist Circuit

Ref: M/MR 513

North Cowton Methodist Chapel register of marriages, 20 June 1987 single entry
(1 volume)

Oakenshaw Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Oak)

174-175

Ref: M/MR 174

Marriage register, July 1912 - March 1948
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 175

Marriage register, April 1950 - August 1966
(1 volume)

Old Park Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Old)

176-177

Ref: M/MR 176

Marriage register, May 1912 - November 1935
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 177

Marriage register, May 1936 - August 1950
(1 volume)

Pelton Methodist Church, Front Street (Ref: M/MR Pel)Ref: M/MR 575/1

Register of marriages, 8 August 1964 - 29 January 1977
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 575/2

Register of marriages, 26 March 1977 - 1 September 1990
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 575/3

Register of marriages, 22 June 1991 - 30 August 2020
(1 volume)

Pelton Fell Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR PelF)

178

Ref: M/MR 178

Marriage register, January 1907 - October 1941
(1 volume)

Pelton Fell, Chapel Row Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/MR PelFC)

348-350

Ref: M/MR 348

Marriage register, 4 September 1913 - 18 August 1951
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 349

Marriage register, 28 March 1953 - 28 March 1964
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 350

Marriage register, 3 October 1964 - 16 June 1979
(1 volume)

Perkinsville Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Per)Ref: M/MR 559/1

Register of marriages, 26 September 1964 - 26 October 1980
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 559/2

Register of marriages, 18 July 1981 - 6 March 1999
(1 volume)

Peterlee Memorial Methodist Church (Ref: M/MR Pet)

546/1

Ref: M/MR 546/1

Register of marriages, 13 July 1996 - 31 December 2019
(1 volume)

Pittington, St. John Methodist Church (St John's Road) (Ref: M/MRPit)

564/1-2

Ref: M/MR 564/1

Register of marriages, 16 June 1992 - 1 October 2016
(1 volume)

Ref: M/MR 564/2

Register of marriages, 5 July 1969 - 9 May 1992
(1 volume)



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