Two lists of cemetery records, specifically:
- Monumental inscription surveys for graveyards in County Durham and Darlington
- Cemetery and crematorium registers on microfilm at Durham Record Office
Registers of burials in church graveyards are listed in our Church Register Database. An additional list of useful grave plans for cemeteries will be found on a separate information guide. This guide is to the other useful cemetery records: our search room library contains many transcripts and indexes of monumental inscriptions in Anglican parish church graveyards and other cemeteries; there are also several cemetery and crematorium registers on microfilm or in our archive collections.
These are useful sources if you are trying to find a grave. Please use our quick search or research service to request a search while the search room is closed.
Monumental inscriptions
This list gives printed index volume numbers for monumental inscription surveys in graveyards. These are a snapshot of the legible writing on the surviving headstones, and other monuments, in a particular burial ground or church. Mostly these refer to parish graveyards but some are for civil cemeteries. Most surveys include a location plan. Some were compiled prior to major landscaping works or other alterations.
In addition to the sources listed below we also have a book of miscellaneous monumental inscriptions in our library: index 470.
Auckland, St. Andrew, 16, 563
Auckland, St. Helen, 474
Aycliffe, 430
Barnard Castle, 495
Barnard Castle, Roman Catholic Cemetery, 560
Barningham, 474, 724
Beamish, 714, 723
Belmont, 628
Belmont Cemetery, 696
Bishop Middleham, 435
Bishopton, 430
Bishopwearmouth, St. Michael (1936), EP/Biw 437-439
Bishopwearmouth, St. Michael (2001), 613
Blackhill Cemetery, 3
Boldon, St. Nicholas, 34, 549
Bowes, 439, 460
Brancepeth, 81
Brignall, New and Old Churches, 430
Byermoor (Roman Catholic), 368
Cassop-cum-Quarrington, 476
Castle Eden, 12, 320
Chester-le-Street, 340
Chilton Moor, 393
Cockfield, 474
Coniscliffe, 337
Coniscliffe Cemetery, 430
Cotherstone (Quaker), 430, 522, 560
Cotherstone Cemetery, 560
Dalton-le-Dale, 54
Dalton-le-Dale (Murton) Holy Trinity, 596, 717
Darlington, Holy Trinity, 101, 102
Darlington, St. Cuthbert, 474
Deaf Hill Cemetery, 305
Denton, 430
Dinsdale, 435
Dipton, EP/Dip 4/6/1
Durham, Cathedral, 322, 344
Durham, North & South Bailey Cemetery, 322
Durham, Redhills (RC), 490
Durham, Redhills Cemetery (RC), 592
Durham, St. Margaret, 329, 502
Durham, St. Mary the Less, 322
Durham, St. Mary-le-Bow, 322
Durham, St. Oswald, 322, 665
Easington, 12
Eastgate, 706
Ebchester, 571
Egglescliffe, 302
Eggleston, 474
Eldon, 114
Elton, 20
Elwick Hall, 531
Embleton, 317
Escomb, 502
Esh, 490
Esh Laude (Roman Catholic), 490
Etherley, 549
Fencehouses (St John, Methodist), 372
Forest and Frith, 475
Gainford, St. Mary, 560
Gateshead Fell, St. John, 130, 571
Gateshead, St. Mary, 489
Great Lumley, 442, 571, 594
Great Stainton, 430
Greatham, 475
Greatham (Independent Methodist), 431
Grindon/Thorp Thewles, 319, 431
Hamsteels, 549
Hamsterley, 435
Hamsterley (Baptist), 435, 502
Hare Law Cemetery, 702
Hart, 304
Hartlepool, Spion Kop Cemetery, 349
Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 201
Hartlepool, North Cemetery, 557
Harton, 336, 571
Haughton-le-Skerne, 435
Haverton Hill, 17
Heighington, 475, 709
Hetton-le-Hole, 35
Heworth, 389
Horden, ask staff
Hurworth, 324
Hutton Henry Cemetery, 307, 430, 475
Hutton Magna, 430
Ingleton, 495
Jarrow, St. Paul, 318
Kelloe, 314
Laithkirk, 475
Lamesley, 490
Lanchester, 531
Long Newton, 19
Lynesack, 476
Medomsley, 489
Merrington, 602
Middleton St. George, 430
Middleton-in-Teesdale, 560
Monk Hesleden, St. Mary, 306
Monkwearmouth, St. Peter, 96, 549
Muggleswick, 317, 436, 596
New Shildon, 578
Newbottle, 502
Newton Aycliffe, Stephenson Way Cemetery, 746
Newton Aycliffe, West Cemetery, 746
Norton, St. Mary, 403
Pelton, 38
Penshaw, 18
Piercebridge, 431
Preston-on-Tees Cemetery, 325, 431
Redmarshall, 319
Rokeby, 431
Romaldkirk, 431
Rookhope, 706
Rookhope Cemetery, 706
Rowley (Baptist), 502
Ryhope, 104
Ryton, 6
Sadberge, 21, 531
Satley, 522
Seaham, St. Mary, 730
Seaton Carew, 431
Sedgefield Old Cemetery, 560
Sedgefield, St. Edmund, 396
Shildon, St. John, 34, 578
Shincliffe, 452
Silksworth, 437, 446
Sockburn, 431
South Hetton, 602
South Moor, St George, 746
South Shields, Holy Trinity, 335
South Shields, St. Hilda, 333, 334
South Shields, St. Simon, 318
South Shields, St. Stephen, 318
St. John’s Chapel, 549
Staindrop and Staindrop (Quaker), 495
Stanhope, St. Thomas, 706
Stanley Old Cemetery, 723
Startforth, 476
Stillington, 431
Stockton, Holy Trinity, 325
Stockton, St. Thomas, 325
Stranton, All Saints, 301
Sunderland, Holy Trinity, 291, 549
Tanfield, 470
Thornley (Kelloe), 350
Thorpe Thewles/Grindon, 319, 431
Trimdon, 308
Tudhoe, Holy Innocents, 502
Usworth, 18, 549
Washington, 18
West Auckland Cemetery, 476
West Herrington (St Cuthbert’s chapel), 15
West Rainton, 88
Westoe Cemetery, 364
Whickham, 489
Whitburn, 571
Whitworth, 35
Whorlton, 431
Wingate Grange, 327
Winlaton, 549
Winston, 431
Witton Gilbert, 295
Wolsingham (Baptist), 502
Wolsingham (Roman Catholic), 672
Wolviston, 446
Woodland Cemetery, 122
Wycliffe, 435
Cemetery records
This list gives references to registers or to microfilms of registers and other records relating to particular civil cemeteries.
Barnard Castle Cemetery, registers (1957-1998), M78/41
Barnard Castle Cemetery, registers (1859-1999), M42/457, 458, 1081
Barnard Castle Cemetery, R.C. registers (1860-1974), M5/101
Barnard Castle Cemetery, Congregational registers (1955-1900), M5/59
Belmont Cemetery, registers (1937-1995), M5/145
Blackhall Colliery Cemetery, register (1941-1943), register of memorials (1941-1989), M78/50
Blackhill (Benfieldside) Cemetery, registers (1862-1998), M78/31-35
Blackhill (Benfieldside) Cemetery, index (1862-1990s), index 3
Bowburn Cemetery, registers (1945-1991), M78/50
Castleside Cemetery, registers (1957-1998), M78/35-36
Chester-le-Street Cemetery, registers (1895-1988), M78/15-16,20
Cockfield Cemetery, registers (1883-1998), graveplan, M78/41,48
Croxdale Cemetery (1905-2000), CP/SBr (uncat.)
Darlington East Cemetery, registers (1928-1998), M78/24,27
Darlington North Cemetery, registers (1874-1998), M78/25-27
Darlington West Cemetery, registers (1858-1998), M78/21-24, 27-30
Deaf Hill Cemetery, registers (1936-2020), CP/TF 3/1
Durham Cemetery, registers (1947-1999), M78/43, 53
Durham Crematorium, registers (1960-2005), M78/1-14, 40, 46-47, 51-52, 54
Durham, Redhills Cemetery (RC), registers (1866-1968), and plan, M5/94
Durham, St. Nicholas, registers (1945-1986), M5/162
Easington Cemetery, registers (1894-1909), EP/Ea 15
Etherley Cemetery, registers (1991-1998), M78/41
Evenwood Cemetery, registers (1871-1998), M78/41-42
Fishburn Cemetery, registers (1934-1959), M78/49
Gainford Cemetery, registers (1926-1998), M78/42
Hamsterley [Low Westwood] Cemetery, registers (1941-1998), M78/36
Hamsterley Cemetery, registers (1971-1998), M78/42
Hare Law Cemetery, registers (1891-1998), M78/38-39
Hartlepool, West View Cemetery, register index, 627
Hett Cemetery (1906-2000), CP/SBr (uncat.)
Hutton Henry Cemetery, registers (1888-1928), CP/HH 26-27
Lanchester Cemetery, registers (1939-1998), M78/35
Langley Park Cemetery, registers (1953-1998), M78/36
Lumley Cemetery, registers (1979-1997), M78/17
Lynesack Cemetery, registers (1964-1998), M78/42
Meadowfield Cemetery, registers (1907-1999), M78/43-44
Monk Hesleden Cemetery, registers (1887-1932), M78/50
Norton (Quaker), register (1866-1888), SF/Nor/PM 7/1/1
Pelton Cemetery, registers (1889-1998), M78/17-19
Pittington Cemetery, registers (1892-1958), M5/145
Romaldkirk Cemetery, registers (1886-1993), M42/978
Romaldkirk Cemetery, registers (1986-1998), M78/42
Sacriston Cemetery, registers (1924-1998), M78/17
Sherburn Cemetery, grave plan, M78/49
Staindrop Cemetery, registers (1935-1998), M78/42
Stanhope Old Cemetery, registers (1872-2001), ask staff
Stanley New Cemetery, registers (1914-1998), M78/36-38
Stanley Old Cemetery, registers (1891-1977), M78/36
Trimdon Grange Cemetery, registers (1923-1946), M78/48
Ushaw Moor Cemetery, registers (1928-1999), M78/44-45
Waterhouses (Esh Winning) Cemetery, registers (1881-1991), M78/45
Waterhouses (Parkwood) Cemetery, registers (1956-1999), M78/43
West Rainton Cemetery, registers (1941-1989), M78/48
West Rainton Cemetery, registers (1941-2003), M5/162
Wheatley Hill Cemetery, registers of memorials (1941-1970), M78/49
Woodland Cemetery, registers (1997-1998), graveplan, M78/42,49
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