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Thornley (Wingate) Wesleyan Methodist Circuit

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 Thornley (Wingate) Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. 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 Sep-1867 May-1936
BannsNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes
MarriagesNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes
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
Sep-1867Jul-1880 741 M/Th 76 M5/54
Jan-1874 Apr-1887 741 M/Th 77 M5/54
Mar-1887 Jun-1894 741 M/Th 78 M5/54
May-1892 Mar-1902 741 M/Th 79 M5/54
Nov-1901 Jun-1909 741 M/Th 80 M5/54
Jul-1909 Dec-1922 741 M/Th 91 M5/55
Jan-1923 May-1936 741 M/Th 92 M5/55


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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