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Darlington Preparative Meeting

Denomination: Society of Friends

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 Darlington Preparative 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 Aug-1703 Dec-1897
Books of sufferings 1670 1708
Registers of members 1812 1870
Registers of removals
Births Oct-1838 Nov-1957
Marriagesnotes
Burials Apr-1839 Nov-1955
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
Aug-1703May-1753 No SF/Da/PM 1/1 M5/65
Jun-1753 Aug-1801 No SF/Da/PM 1/2 M5/66
Jul-1801 Dec-1812 No SF/Da/PM 1/3 M5/81
Jan-1813 Dec-1834 No SF/Da/PM 1/4 M5/82
Jun-1857 Aug-1867 No SF/Da/PM 1/5 M5/82
Sep-1867 Apr-1876 No SF/Da/PM 1/6 M5/82
May-1876 Mar-1884 No SF/Da/PM 1/7 M5/82
Apr-1884 Dec-1891 No SF/Da/PM 1/8 M5/82
Jan-1892 1896 No SF/Da/PM 1/9 M5/82
1896 Dec-1897 No SF/Da/PM 1/9 M5/83

Books of sufferings

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
1670 1708 No SF/Da/PM 7/1 M5/84

Registers of members

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
1812 1840 No SF/Da/PM 7/3/1
1812 1840 No SF/Da/PM 7/3/2
1836 1870 No SF/Da/PM 7/3/3 M5/171

Births

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Oct-1838 Sep-1852 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/1
Dec-1853 Jul-1859 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/2
Sep-1859 Dec-1866 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/3
Feb-1867 May-1873 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/4
Jul-1873 Aug-1879 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/5
Apr-1879 Oct-1881 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/6
Dec-1881 Oct-1886 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/7
May-1887 Sep-1904 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/8
Mar-1904 Oct-1910 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/9
May-1948 Nov-1957 No SF/Da/PM 7/4/10

Burials

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Apr-1839 Jul-1843 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/1
Nov-1849 Oct-1857 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/2
Nov-1857 Aug-1860 No SF/Da PM 7/6/3
Dec-1860 Aug-1861 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/4
Jan-1862 Nov-1866 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/5
Jun-1865 Oct-1881 No SF/Da/PM 7/5/1
Feb-1867 Apr-1872 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/6
May-1872 May-1877 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/7
May-1874 Apr-1881 No SF/Da/PM 7/7/1
Jun-1877 Jan-1883 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/8
May-1881 Apr-1888 No SF/Da/PM 7/7/2
Feb-1882 Dec-1905 No SF/Da/PM 7/5/2
Feb-1883 Oct-1889 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/9
Dec-1889 Dec-1897 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/10
Dec-1897 Jun-1903 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/11
Jun-1903 Jul-1907 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/12
Sep-1909 Dec-1909 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/13
Apr-1910 Nov-1917 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/14
Dec-1917 Oct-1923 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/15
Jan-1924 Dec-1932 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/16
Mar-1933 Dec-1939 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/17
Jan-1940 Dec-1947 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/18
Jun-1948 Dec-1951 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/20
Dec-1951 Nov-1955 No SF/Da/PM 7/6/21


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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