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Spennymoor St. Paul

Denomination: Church of England

Church Type: Post-1800 parish (Diocese of Durham)

Dedication: St. Paul

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About this Parish

Spennymoor St. Paul was created in 1875 from Whitworth.

Parts of this parish became part of these parishes: Tudhoe Grange St. Andrew.

Available Records

The following table provides covering dates for all original registers, microfilm copies and indexes available in the Record Office for Spennymoor St. Paul. 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 Oct-1875 Mar-2016
Banns Mar-1866 Apr-1998
Marriages Sep-1863 Jul-2019
Burials Oct-1875 Aug-1958
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
Oct-1875Feb-1883 612 EP/Sp 1/1 M42/557
Jan-1883 Sep-1911 612 (pt) EP/Sp 1/2 M42/557
Sep-1911 Dec-1940 No EP/Sp 1/3 M42/557
Jan-1941 Sep-1952 No EP/Sp 1/4 M42/557
Sep-1952 Jan-1965 No EP/Sp 1/5 M42/557
Feb-1965 May-2000 No EP/Sp 1/31 M42/1050
Jun-2000 Nov-2009 No EP/Sp 1/36/1 M42/1128
Nov-2009 Mar-2016 No EP/Sp 1/36/2

Banns

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Mar-1866 Sep-1901 No EP/Sp 1/13 M42/559
Sep-1901 Mar-1917 No EP/Sp 1/14 M42/559
Mar-1917 Dec-1935 No EP/Sp 1/15 M42/559
Jan-1936 Jul-1948 No EP/Sp 1/16 M42/559
Aug-1953 Sep-1963 No EP/Sp 1/17 M42/559
Sep-1963 Nov-1974 No EP/Sp 1/18 M42/559
Dec-1973 Apr-1979 No EP/Sp 1/19 M42/559
May-1979 Jun-1983 No EP/Sp 1/29 M42/1018
Jun-1983 Apr-1998 No EP/Sp 1/30 M42/1018

Marriages

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Sep-1863 Feb-1881 612 EP/Sp 1/6 M42/557
Feb-1881 Jul-1887 612 EP/Sp 1/6 M42/558
Aug-1887 Nov-1906 612 (pt) EP/Sp 1/7 M42/558
Dec-1906 Dec-1914 457 EP/Sp 1/8 M42/558
Dec-1914 Nov-1924 No EP/Sp 1/9 M42/558
Nov-1924 Apr-1937 No EP/Sp 1/10 M42/558
Apr-1937 Apr-1945 No EP/Sp 1/11 M42/558
May-1945 Jan-1962 No EP/Sp 1/12 M42/558
Mar-1962 Aug-1969 No EP/Sp 1/27 M42/1018
Aug-1969 Apr-1978 No EP/Sp 1/28 M42/1018
Apr-1978 Jun-1987 No EP/Sp 1/32 M42/1050
Jun-1987 Jul-2005 No EP/Sp 1/33 M42/1081
Jul-2005 Aug-2006 No EP/Sp 1/34 M42/1087
Sep-2006 May-2007 No EP/Sp 1/35 M42/1087
Jul-2007 Apr-2011 No EP/Sp 1/37/1 M42/1128
May-2011 Jul-2016 No EP/Sp 1/37/2
Oct-2016 Jul-2019 No EP/Sp 1/37/3

Burials

Start DateEnd DateIndexedOriginal ReferenceMicrofilm
Oct-1875 May-1882 612 EP/Sp 1/20 M42/559
May-1882 Jul-1927 612 (pt) EP/Sp 1/21 M42/560
Mar-1915 Dec-1925 No EP/Sp 1/22 M42/560
Dec-1925 Oct-1941 No EP/Sp 1/23 M42/560
Nov-1941 May-1957 No EP/Sp 1/24 M42/560
Jun-1957 Aug-1958 No EP/Sp 1/25 M42/560


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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