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Sunnybrow St. John

Denomination: Church of England

Church Type: Post-1800 parish (Diocese of Durham)

Dedication: St. John

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About this Parish

Sunnybrow St. John was created in 1889 from Crook St. Catherine and Willington St. Stephen.

Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Sunnybrow St. John. 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 Jan-1889 Feb-1974
Banns Dec-1893 Jan-1975
Marriages Jan-1894 Dec-1974
Burials Jan-1917 Jun-1980
FuneralsNo 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
Jan-1889Nov-1933 No EP/Sun 1/1 M42/788
Nov-1933 Sep-1970 No EP/Sun 1/2 M42/788
Oct-1970 Feb-1974 No EP/Sun 1/3 M42/788

Banns

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Dec-1893 May-1920 No EP/Sun 1/10 M42/946
Feb-1937 Sep-1947 No EP/Sun 1/11 M42/946
Oct-1947 Jan-1955 No EP/Sun 1/12 M42/946
Dec-1954 Mar-1965 No EP/Sun 1/13 M42/946
May-1965 Jan-1975 No EP/Sun 1/8 M42/789

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Jan-1894 Mar-1946 No EP/Sun 1/4 M42/788
Apr-1946 Mar-1954 No EP/Sun 1/5 M42/789
Mar-1954 Mar-1963 No EP/Sun 1/6 M42/789
Mar-1963 Dec-1974 No EP/Sun 1/7 M42/789

Burials

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Jan-1917 Jun-1980 No EP/Sun 1/9 M42/789


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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