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Durham St. Margaret Parish

Reference: EP/Du.SM Catalogue Title: Durham St. Margaret Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 01 Registration

Covering Dates: 1558-2018

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  • Durham St. Margaret Parish
    • Durham, St Margaret (Ref: EP/Du.SM)
    • Registration (Ref: EP/Du.SM)
    • Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 01)
    • Registers of baptisms and burials (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 02)
    • Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 03)
    • Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 04)
    • Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 05)
    • Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 06)
    • Marriage licences (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 07)
    • Marriage certificates (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 08)
    • Certificates of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 09)
    • Indexes and Transcripts of Registers (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 10)
    • Registration guidance (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 11)

Catalogue Contents

Durham, St Margaret (Ref: EP/Du.SM)Registration (Ref: EP/Du.SM)Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 01)

1-3, 5

Ref: EP/Du.SM 1

Register of baptisms, February 1558 - August 1653; register of marriages, October 1558 - December 1650; register of burials, January 1558 - December 1643 Several burial entries for executed prisoners, especially 1585, 1595, 1602, 1610, 1618, 1629 Note of outbreak of plague, 1597 Rules relating to the treatment of the poor and vagrants in the parish, n.d. Copy of quitclaim of land between Milburngate and Bearpark, from Bishop Bek to the Dean and Chapter, c. 1300
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 2

Register of baptisms, October 1652 - March 1720; register of marriages, December 1652 - February 1720; register of burials, October 1652 - March 1720 Register of burials of dissenters, 1709 - 1715 Appointment of the parish clerk, 1653
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 3

Register of baptisms, March 1720 - December 1774; register of marriages, April 1720 - January 1754; register of burials, March 1720 - November 1780 Note of bequests to the poor, 1739, 1784 Acquisition of a new burial ground, 1820 Erection of a free gallery, 1827 Purchase of a new organ, 1828
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 5

Register of baptisms, July 1779 - November 1780; register of banns and marriages, November 1777 - May 1796; register of burials, August 1779 - August 1780 (Baptism and burial entries are a copy of Volume 4)
(1 volume)

Registers of baptisms and burials (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 02)

4, 6

Ref: EP/Du.SM 4

Register of baptisms, January 1775 - June 1801; register of burials, January 1781 - July 1801
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 6

Register of baptisms, September 1801 - December 1812; register of burials, July 1801 - December 1812 Table of church fees, n.d.
(1 volume)

Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 03)

7-14

Ref: EP/Du.SM 7

Register of baptisms, January 1813 - December 1833
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 8

Register of baptisms, December 1833 - June 1841
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 9

Register of baptisms, June 1841 - October 1846
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 10

Register of baptisms, October 1846 - August 1858
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 11

Register of baptisms, August 1858 - February 1873
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 12

Register of baptisms, February 1873 - January 1891
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 13

Register of baptisms, January 1891 - June 1906
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 14

Register of baptisms, June 1906 - September 1934
(1 volume)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 04)

15-26, 1113/1

Ref: EP/Du.SM 15

Register of banns and marriages, March 1754 - November 1777 Table of church fees, n.d.
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 16

Register of marriages, September 1796 - December 1812; register of banns, August 1796 - January 1813
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 17

Register of marriages, January 1813 - June 1837
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 18

Register of marriages, July 1837 - December 1854
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 19

Register of marriages, December 1854 - December 1872
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 20

Register of marriages, December 1872 - February 1900
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 21

Register of marriages, March 1900 - December 1908
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 22

Register of marriages, December 1908 - September 1918
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 23

Register of marriages, October 1918 - November 1927
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 24

Register of marriages, November 1927 - July 1937
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 25

Register of marriages, July 1937 - March 1947
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 26

Register of marriages, May 1947 - March 1967
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 1113/1

Register of marriages, 22 June 1968 - 1 September 2018
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 05)

27-28, 143-149, 783

Ref: EP/Du.SM 27-28

Registers of banns of marriage, 1926 - 1952
(2 volumes)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 143

Register of banns of marriage, 26 October 1823 - 18 December 1836
(1 volume, printed form, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 144

Register of banns of marriage, 2 July 1848 - 5 July 1857
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 145

Register of banns of marriage, 12 July 1857 - 3 December 1871
(1 volume, printed form, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 146

Register of banns of marriage, 3 December 1871 - 5 August 1888
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 147

Register of banns of marriage, 2 September 1888 - 16 February 1908
(1 volume, printed form, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 148

Register of banns of marriage, 9 February 1908 - 28 March 1926
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 149

Register of banns of marriage, 22 January 1837 - 11 June 1848 Includes:inside cover; list of numbers of baptisms and burials, 1842 - 58
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 783

Register of banns of marriage, 24 February 1952 - 17 July 1983
(1 volume, card bound)

Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 06)

30-37

Ref: EP/Du.SM 30

Register of burials, January 1813 - July 1835
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 31

Register of burials, July 1835 - October 1847
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 32

Register of burials, October 1847 - December 1856
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 33

Register of burials, December 1856 - May 1866
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 34

Register of burials, May 1866 - April 1880
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 35

Register of burials, April 1880 - September 1896
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 36

Register of burials, September 1896 - July 1920
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 37

Register of burials, July 1920 - March 1940
(1 volume)

Marriage licences (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 07)

120/2

Ref: EP/Du.SM 120/2

Marriage licence issued in the names of John Baines of 50 Crossgate, Durham and Lottie Beatrice Cragg of Newton House, Witton Gilbert, 23 January 1908
(1 paper)

Marriage certificates (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 08)

643

Ref: EP/Du.SM 643

Counterfoils of marriage certificates, 19 April 1961 - 8 January 1972
(1 file, cloth quarter-bound)

Certificates of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 09)

120/3, 130/4

Ref: EP/Du.SM 120/3

Letter from Revd. H. Hayward, vicar of Brandon, certifying that the banns of marriage between William Clark of Brandon and Grace Pouns of St. Margaret's were published, 10, 17, 24 September, 26 September 1911
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 130/4

Certificate of banns of marriage published 3, 10, 17 December at St. Oswald's church, Durham, between William Fishwick of St. Oswald's and Margaret Lily Hargraves of St. Margaret's, 19 December 1933
(1 paper)

Indexes and Transcripts of Registers (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 10)

29, 131/1-7

Ref: EP/Du.SM 29

Index and transcript of the marriage registers, 1558 - 1812
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/1

Correspondence and notes concerning the publication of the marriage registers and a brief history of the parish, 10 September 1899 - 1 July 1904
(48 papers)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/2

Transcripts of the baptism, marriage and burial registers, 1558 - 1653
(4 booklets)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/3

Transcripts of the baptism, marriage and burial registers, 1653 - 1719
(1 booklet)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/4

Transcript of marriage registers, 1720 - 1812
(3 booklets)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/5

Transcript of banns register, 1653 - 1812
(1 booklet)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/6

Transcript of the baptism registers, 1720 - 1731, with surname index
(2 booklets)

Ref: EP/Du.SM 131/7

Surname, place and occupation index
(64 papers)

Registration guidance (Ref: EP/Du.SM section 11)

642

Ref: EP/Du.SM 642

Book of guidance for clergy re marriage and registration acts, 1901
(1 volume, cloth bound)



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