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Brooms Our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Church Type:  -

Dedication: Our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph (formerly St. Cuthbert)

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About this Church

Pontop Hall Roman Catholic Chapel.

Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Brooms Our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. 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
Births
Baptisms Aug-1841 Jan-1934
Bannsnotes relating to marriages
Marriages 1828 Aug-2020
Burialsnotes relating to deaths
Deaths 1828 May-1983

Detailed List of Records

Within the covering dates we have the following types of register within the specific dates given below:

Births

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm

Baptisms

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Aug-1841 Mar-1851 523/739 RC/Brm 1/2 M5/114
Mar-1851 Dec-1855 523/739 RC/Brm 1/3 M5/114
Jan-1856 Nov-1861 523/739 RC/Brm 1/4 M5/114
Dec-1861 May-1878 523/739 RC/Brm 1/5 M5/114
May-1878 Aug-1897 523/739 RC/Brm 1/6 M5/114
Aug-1897 May-1908 523/739 RC/Brm 1/7 M5/115
May-1908 Jul-1922 523/739 RC/Brm 1/8 M5/122
Aug-1922 Jan-1934 739 RC/Brm1/9 M5/130

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
1828 1842 No RC/Brm 1/23 M5/116
Apr-1842 Dec-1855 482 RC/Brm 1/10 M5/115
Jan-1856 Apr-1894 482 RC/Brm 1/11 M5/115
Apr-1894 Jul-1914 482 RC/Brm 1/12 M5/115
Jun-1914 Jan-1933 No RC/Brm 1/13 M5/131
Jun-1933 Oct-1953 No RC/Brm 1/14 M5/141
Mar-1972 Nov-1977 No RC/MR 88/1
Jan-1978 Apr-1985 No RC/MR 88/2
May-1985 Nov-1993 No RC/MR 88/3
Apr-1994 Aug-2020 No RC/MR 88/4

Deaths

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
1828 1842 No RC/Brm 1/23 M5/116
Jan-1856 Oct-1877 No RC/Brm 1/15 M5/115
Nov-1877 Apr-1908 No RC/Brm 1/16 M5/115
Apr-1908 Sep-1926 No RC/Brm 1/17 M5/115
Sep-1926 Mar-1945 No RC/Brm 1/18 M5/116
Apr-1945 May-1983 No RC/Brm 1/19 M5/116


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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