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Darlington Monthly Meeting

Denomination: Society of Friends

Church Type:  -

Dedication:  -

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About this Church

For Raby (Darlington) Monthly Meeting births, marriages and deaths, 1651-1837, see: Raby (Darlington) Monthly Meeting.

Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Darlington Monthly Meeting. 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
Minutes of meetings Jul-1675 Dec-1900
Books of sufferings 1683 1872
Registers of members 1837 1908
Registers of removals Jan-1878 Nov-1941
BirthsNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes
MarriagesNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes
BurialsNo Registers Deposited / No Indexes
DeathsNo 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:

Minutes of meetings

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Jul-1675Aug-1687 No SF/Da/MM 1/1 M5/65
Aug-1687 Feb-1728 No SF/Da/MM 1/2 M5/65
Feb-1728 Sep-1767 No SF/Da/MM 1/3 M5/65
Oct-1767 Dec-1802 No SF/Da/MM 1/4 M5/65
Jan-1803 1817 No SF/Da/MM 1/5 M5/72
1817 Jan-1818 No SF/Da/MM 1/5 M5/73
Jan-1818 Sep-1827 No SF/Da/MM 1/6 M5/73
Oct-1827 Dec-1837 No SF/Da/MM 1/7 M5/73
Jan-1838 1845 No SF/Da/MM 1/8 M5/73
1845 Feb-1850 No SF/Da/MM 1/8 M5/74
Mar-1850 Oct-1856 No SF/Da/MM 1/9 M5/74
Nov-1856 Sep-1861 No SF/Da/MM 1/10 M5/74
Nov-1861 1864 No SF/Da/MM 1/11 M5/74
1864 Sep-1866 No SF/Da/MM 1/11 M5/75
Oct-1866 Mar-1872 No SF/Da/MM 1/12 M5/75
Apr-1872 Oct-1876 No SF/Da/MM 1/13 M5/75
Nov-1876 1878 No SF/Da/MM 1/14 M5/75
1878 Sep-1879 No SF/Da/MM 1/14 M5/76
Oct-1879 Jul-1883 No SF/Da/MM 1/15 M5/76
Aug-1883 1887 No SF/Da/MM 1/16 M5/76
1888 Jul-1888 No SF/Da/MM 1/16 M5/77
Aug-1888 Nov-1892 No SF/Da/MM 1/17 M5/77
Dec-1892 Dec-1896 No SF/Da/MM 1/18 M5/77
Jan-1897 Dec-1900 No SF/Da/MM 1/19 M5/78

Books of sufferings

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
1683 1793 No SF/Da/MM 7/1 M5/81
1794 1850 No SF/Da/MM 7/2 M5/81
1851 1872 No SF/Da/MM 7/3 M5/81

Registers of members

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
1837 1972 No SF/Da/MM 7/4/1 M5/166
1873 1901 No SF/Da/MM 7/4/2 M5/166
1902 1908 No SF/Da/MM 7/4/3 M5/166

Registers of removals

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Jan-1878 Jan-1912 No SF/Da/MM 7/9/1 M5/166
Jan-1912 Nov-1941 No SF/Da/MM 7/9/2 M5/171


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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