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Willington Our Lady and St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Church Type:  -

Dedication: Our Lady and St. Thomas

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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 Willington Our Lady and St. Thomas Roman Catholic 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
Births
Baptisms Aug-1877 Dec-1963
Banns
Marriages Jul-1878 Oct-2019
Burialsincludes only two entries between Oct 1878 and Jan 1884
Deaths Oct-1878 Dec-1966
Grave planscemtetery plan included in register

Detailed List of Records

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

Births

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm

Baptisms

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Aug-1877 Oct-1900 741 RC/Wil 1/1 M5/103
Oct-1900 Nov-1926 741 RC/Wil 1/2 M5/135
Nov-1926 Dec-1963 741 RC/Wil 1/3

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Jul-1878 Aug-1916 No RC/Wil 1/4 M5/103
Mar-1987 Mar-1991 No RC/MR 81/1
Oct-1991 Jul-1997 No RC/MR 81/2
Aug-1997 Oct-2003 No RC/MR 81/3
May-2004 Oct-2019 No RC/MR 81/4

Deaths

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Oct-1878 Jan-1896 641 RC/Wil 1/5 M5/103
Mar-1896 Jun-1909 641 RC/Wil 1/6 M5/104
Jun-1909 Sep-1924 No RC/Wil 1/7 M5/104
Jan-1925 Dec-1966 No RC/Wil 1/8 M5/104


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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