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Shildon Main Street, formerly Wesleyan, Methodist Church

Denomination: Methodist

Church Type:  -

Dedication:  -

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Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Shildon Main Street, formerly Wesleyan, Methodist Church. However, you should bear in mind that we may not have records for the whole period indicated. See the detailed list of records for this parish for more information.

For County Durham marriage indexes from 1837 that you can search online see birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates.

The more recent registers (after the end dates below) are not in the Record Office and all enquiries should be directed to the clergyman responsible for the parish. Find contact details for all parishes in Durham Diocese in the Diocesan Directory of People and Places.

Covering Dates

Type of RegisterStart DateEnd Date
Baptisms Dec-1876 Dec-1986
Banns
Marriages May-1899 May-2019
BurialsNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes

Detailed List of Records

Within the covering dates we have the following types of register within the specific dates given below:

Baptisms

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Dec-1876Apr-1893 718 M/Sh 9 M5/47
Jul-1954 Jun-1973 718 M/Sh 1225 M5/157
Oct-1976 Dec-1986 718 M/Sh 1234 M5/157

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
May-1899 Jun-1910 No M/MR 195 M5/16
Jun-1910 Jul-1919 No M/MR 196 M5/16
Aug-1919 Apr-1931 No M/MR 197 M5/16
Apr-1931 Oct-1940 No M/MR 198 M5/16
Feb-1941 Aug-1954 No M/MR 199 M5/16
Oct-1954 Sep-1971 No M/MR 200 M5/16
Oct-1971 Jun-1973 No M/MR 201 M5/16
Jul-1993 Oct-1994 No M/MR 449 M5/159
Dec-1994 Aug-1996 No M/MR 450 M5/159
Jan-1997 May-2001 No M/Sh 1235 M5/157
Aug-2001 Nov-2008 No M/MR 590/1
Feb-2009 Jul-2013 No M/MR 590/2
Sep-2013 May-2019 No M/MR 590/3


Key to Detailed List of Records

The following are meanings for the codes which you may find in the lists above:

  • IGI - This register is indexed on the International Genealogical Index.
  • BOYD - This marriage or banns register is indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index. There is a copy in the Record Office.
  • Vol.x - This register has been indexed (and sometimes transcribed) by volunteers who have given a copy to the Record Office.
  • EP/xx - This is the unique reference given to every parish register when it is deposited in the Record Office.
  • M42/xx - This is the unique reference given to every microfilm in the Record Office. Please note that there are usually several registers on each film so always make a note of the original reference (EP/xx) to help identify the register you are looking for.

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