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Wheatley Hill All Saints

Denomination: Church of England

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

Dedication: All Saints

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About this Parish

Wheatley Hill All Saints was created in 1914 from Shadforth St. Cuthbert and Thornley St. Bartholomew (near Kelloe).

Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Wheatley Hill All Saints. 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 May-1912 Dec-1950
Banns Dec-1946 Oct-1987
Marriages Mar-1915 Dec-1995
BurialsNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes
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
May-1912Dec-1950 No EP/WH 1/1 M42/796

Banns

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Dec-1946 Mar-1959 No EP/WH 1/7 M42/799
Apr-1959 Aug-1963 No EP/WH 1/8 M42/799
Aug-1963 Jan-1968 No EP/WH 1/9 M42/799
Jan-1968 Apr-1974 No EP/WH 1/10 M42/799
Jun-1974 Oct-1987 No EP/WH 1/13 M42/1017

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Mar-1915 Dec-1917 No EP/WH 1/2 M42/796
Dec-1917 Aug-1931 No EP/WH 1/3 M42/798
Aug-1931 Mar-1943 No EP/WH 1/4 M42/798
Mar-1943 Jul-1954 No EP/WH 1/5 M42/798
Jul-1944 Dec-1965 No EP/WH 1/6 M42/798
1966 1984 No missing
Aug-1984 May-1987 No EP/WH 1/11 M42/957
Jun-1987 Dec-1995 No EP/WH 1/12 M42/957


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.

To get help understanding and using this data as part of your research please read our 'search tips' under website help.

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