• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • collections@thestorydurham.org
DRO logo

Durham Record Office

Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington

  • About us
    • Projects
    • What we do
    • News
    • Friends of Durham County Record Office (FODCRO)
    • Governance
    • Policies
  • Our records
    • Coal mining and Durham collieries
    • Durham Light Infantry Archives
    • Information guides
    • Maps
    • Picture Gallery
  • Ask us
  • Family history
    • Birth, marriage and death records
    • Census records
    • Parish registers
    • Place names index
    • Nonconformist Church Registers
    • Wills
    • A to Z of other family history sources
  • Learning Zone
    • The Story of Jimmy Durham
    • Crook
    • Durham Market Place
    • Arts Award
  • Exhibitions
    • ‘Almost too horrible for words’ – the liberation of Belsen concentration camp, 1945
    • ‘Marvellous Diggers’ – The 1st Battalion DLI in Korea, 1952-53
    • ‘Adventurers and Pirates’ – Hetton Coal Company, 1820
    • Looking back at Consett Steel Works
  • Shop
    • Apply for quick search
    • Apply for research service
    • Order and pay for copies
    • Fees and charges
    • Publications
  • Search Options
    • Search the catalogue
    • Search Church Registers
    • Search Durham Collieries
    • Search Durham’s Hidden Depths
    • Search place names
    • Search interactive maps
You are here: Home / Search options / Search Church Registers / Church search results / Church Registers Item

Church Registers Item

Boldon St. Nicholas

Denomination: Church of England

Church Type: Ancient parish (Diocese of Durham)

Dedication: St. Nicholas

Return to your search results
Related Information
  • See a map of the area
  • Get help understanding
    and using this data

About this Parish

Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: East Boldon St. George, Hedworth St. Nicholas.

Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Boldon St. Nicholas. 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 Feb-1572 May-1955
Banns Apr-1754 1997
Marriages May-1573 Aug-2012
Burials Mar-1571 1916
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
Feb-1572Apr-1728 IGI/98 (pt) EP/Bo 51 M42/530
Jun-1728 Dec-1778 IGI EP/Bo 52 M42/530
Jan-1779 Dec-1812 IGI EP/Bo 53 M42/530
Jan-1813 Feb-1846 532 (pt) EP/Bo 54 M42/530
Jan-1846 Mar-1890 No EP/Bo 55 M42/531
Feb-1891 May-1922 No EP/Bo 56 M42/531
May-1922 May-1955 No EP/Bo 57 M42/531

Banns

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Apr-1754 Aug-1773 BOYD EP/Bo 58 M42/531
Nov-1773 Nov-1816 BOYD (pt) EP/Bo 59 M42/531
Jul-1906 Aug-1934 No EP/Bo 69 M42/532
Aug-1934 Mar-1969 No EP/Bo 70 M42/532
Apr-1969 Jul-1976 No EP/Bo 310 M42/1083
Jul-1976 Aug-1986 No EP/Bo 311 M42/1083
Dec-1985 1997 No EP/Bo 312 M42/1083

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
May-1573 May-1728 IGI/ 10 EP/Bo 51 M42/530
May-1728 Feb-1754 IGI/ 10 EP/Bo 52 M42/530
Sep-1754 May-1773 IGI/ 10 EP/Bo 58 M42/531
Dec-1773 Dec-1812 IGI/ 10 EP/Bo 59 M42/531
Mar-1813 Dec-1838 10/316(pt)/532 EP/Bo 60 M42/531
Aug-1837 May-1914 316/532 (pt) EP/Bo 61 M42/531
Jun-1914 Dec-1919 No EP/Bo 62 M42/531
Dec-1919 Jun-1941 No EP/Bo 63 M42/531
Jul-1941 Jun-1953 No EP/Bo 64 M42/532
Jul-1953 Aug-1963 No EP/Bo 65 M42/532
Sep-1963 Jul-1970 No EP/Bo 66 M42/532
Aug-1970 Jan-1977 No EP/Bo 313 M42/1083
Jan-1977 Sep-1984 No EP/Bo 314 M42/1083
Sep-1984 Aug-2012 No EP/Bo 354/1

Burials

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Mar-1571 Jun-1728 98 (pt)/618 EP/Bo 51 M42/530
Jul-1728 Nov-1778 634 EP/Bo 52 M42/530
Feb-1779 Dec-1812 634 EP/Bo 53 M42/530
Jan-1813 Dec-1856 532 (pt) EP/Bo 67 M42/532
Jan-1857 Sep-1872 No EP/Bo 68 M42/532
1873 1916 No EP/Bo 68 M42/532


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.

Area Map

The following map show the location of Boldon St. Nicholas within the historial county of Durham:

Map showing Boldon St. Nicholas
  • See a map of the area
  • Adjacent Parishes

    The following parishes are adjacent to Boldon St. Nicholas:

    • Heworth St. Mary
    • Jarrow St. Paul
    • Monkwearmouth St. Peter
    • South Shields St. Hilda
    • Washington Holy Trinity
    • Whitburn St. Mary

    Map showing parishes adjacent to Boldon St. Nicholas

    Durham County Council logo Accredited Archive Service logo

    The Story
    Mount Oswald
    South Road
    Durham
    DH1 3TQ
    collections@thestorydurham.org

    • Top of Page |
    • Legal Information | 
    • Accessibility Statement | 
    • Contact Us |

    Copyright © 2025 · Developed by Durham County Council