Durham Census & County Genealogy Records

Durham is a county of England lying on the German Ocean, and bounded by Northumberland, Cumberland,Westmorland, and Yorkshire. It is about 40 miles in length and 30 in breadth, and contains 1 city, 8 market towns, and 113 parishes. It is hilly, and some points are nearly 2000 feet high. There are wide moors amongst the hills, and other tracts completely uncultivated. There are some islands on the coast, Holy Island being the largest. The coast is cliffy in some parts; other parts are shelving sands. The principal rivers are the Wear, the Tees, the Tyne, and the Derwent. Coal, iron, lead, mill-stone grit, limestone, &c., are found here abundantly. The east and south parts of the county are fruitful in corn and pasture, and have a milder air than the other parts. It sends to other parts of the United Kingdom, and to foreign countries, both its native productions, and the goods it manufactures, such as coarse woolen goods, sail-cloth, steel, glass,iron, &c.; &c.; This county was formerly under the special jurisdiction of the bishop of Durham as a Prince Palatine, but in 1836 the palatinate was vested in the crown. Population, 342,284. It returns 10 members to Parliament.

[From Barclay's Complete and Universal English Dictionary,1842]

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Durham, England Census Records
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• 1841 Durham Census Records ;
• 1851 Durham Census Records ;
• 1861 Durham Census Records ;
• 1871 Durham Census Records ;
• 1881 Durham Census Records ;
• 1891 Durham Census Records ;
• 1901 Durham Census Records ;
  

 

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Durham, Northumberland, and Yorkshire Royal National Commercial Directory, 1855
Durham, Northumberland, and Yorkshire Royal National Commercial Directory, 1855
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Durham, England: Parish and Probate Records
A collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s.
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Durham Civil Parish Index and Parish Census Records

Acklam Aislaby Archdeacon Newton Auckland St Andrew Auckland St Helen Barmpton Barmston Barnard Castle Benfieldside Billingham Binchester Birtley Bishop Auckland Bishop Middleham Bishop Wearmouth Bishopley Bishopton Bishopwearmouth Blackwell Bolam Boldon Bourn Moor Bradbury Brafferton Brancepeth Brandon Broom Burdon Burnip and Hamsteels Butsfield Butterwick Byers Green Carlbury Carlton Cassop Castle Eden Castlelevington Chester le Street Chopwell Claxton Clayhidon Cleatlam Clist Honiton Clist Hydon Clist St George Clist St Lawrence Clist St Mary Clovelly Coatham Mundeville Coatsaw Moor Cocken Cockerton Cockfield Cockington Coffinswell Colaton Raleigh Cold Hesledon Coldridge Colebrooke Collierley and Pontop Colyton Combe Raleigh Combeinteignhead Combmartin Combpyne Compton Gifford Conside and Knitsley Cookbury Coopen Bewley Cornforth Cornsay Cornwood Cornworthy Coryton Cotherston Cotleigh Coundon Coundon Grange Countisbury Coxhoe Crawcrook Creacombe Crediton Crook and Billy Row Crossgate Cruwys Morchard Cullompton Culmstock Dalton le Dale Dalton on Tees Dalwood Darlington Dartington Dartmouth St Petrox Dartmouth St Saviour Dawdon Dawlish Dean Prior Denbury Denton Diptford Dittisham Dodbrooke Doddiscombsleigh Dolton Dowland Down St Mary Drewsteignton Dunchideock Dunkeswell Dunsford Dunterton Durham St Giles Durham St Mary le Bow Durham St Mary the Less Durham St Nicholas Durham St Oswald Easington East Allington East and Middle Herrington East Anstey East Bridgerule East Buckland East Budleigh East Hartburn East Murton East Newbiggin and West Newbiggin East Ogwell East Portlemouth East Putford East Rainton East Stonehouse East Teignmouth East Thickley East Worlington Eastdown Ebchester Edmondbyers Edmondsley Egglescliffe Egglestone Eldon Elstob Elton Elvet Elwick Elwick Hall Embleton Escomb Esh Evenwood Evenwood and Barony Extraparochial Fellside Ferry Hill Fishburn Ford Forest and Frith Foxton and Shotton Framwellgate Frosterley and Stanhope Fulwell

Gainford Garmondsway Moor Gateshead Great Aycliffe Great Burdon Great Chilton Great Eppleton Great Lumley Great Stainton Great Usworth Greatham Greencroft Grindon Hamsterley Harraton Hart Hartlepool Harton Haswell Haughton Le Skerne Hawthorn Headlam Healeyfield Hedley Hedley Hope Hedworth, Monkton, and Jarrow Heighington Helmington Row Hett Hetton le Hole Heworth High Coniscliffe Hilton Holmside Houghton le Side Houghton le Spring Hulam Hunstonworth Hunwick and Helmington Hurworth Ingleby Barwick Ingleton Iveston Jarrow Kelloe Kibblesworth Killerby Kimblesworth Kyo Laws Lambton Lamesley Lanchester Langley Langleydale and Shotton Langton Lewtrenchard Lifton Little Eppleton Little Lumley Little Stainton Little Torrington Littleham Littlehempston Loddiswell Long Newton Low Coniscliffe Low Dinsdale Loxbear Loxhore Luffincott Lumley Lundy Island Lunedale Luppitt Lustleigh Lydford Lympston Lynesack and Softley Lynton Mainsforth Malborough Mamhead Manaton Mariansleigh Marldon Martinhoe Marwood Marwood Mary Tavy Marystow Meavy Medomsley Meeth Membury Merrington Merton Meshaw Middlestone and Westerton Middleton Middleton St George Middridge Middridge Grange Milton Abbot Milton Damerell Modbury Molland Monk Hesledon Monkleigh Monkokehampton Monkton Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth Shore Moor House Moorsley Morchard Bishop Mordon Morebath Moreton Hampstead Morley Morthoe Morton Grange Morton Palms Morton Tinmouth Muggleswick Musbury Neasham Nesbitt Nether Exe Newbiggin Newbottle Newfield Newlandside Newsham Newton Bewley Newton Cap Newton Ferrers Newton St Cyres Newton St Petrock Newton Tracey North Bedburn North Bovey North Huish North Hylton North Leigh North Lew North Molton North Petherwin North Tawton Northam Northam Ridge Norton Nymet Rowland Oakford Offerton Offwell Okehampton Old Park Ouston Oxneyfield Painshaw Petton Pierse Bridge

Pittington Plawsworth Pollards Lands Preston Preston le Skerne Quarrington Raby and Keverstone Ravensworth Redmarshall Redworth Ryhope Ryton Ryton Woodside Sadberge Satley School Aycliffe Seaham Seaton and Slingley Seaton Carew Sedgefield Shadforth Sheraton Sherburn Sherburn Hospital Sherburn House Shildon Shincliffe Shotton Silksworth Sockburn South Bedburn South Biddick South Shields Southwick Staindrop Stanhope Stanhope Forest Quarter Stella Stillington Stockley Stockton on Tees Stranton Streatlam and Stainton Summerhouse Sunderland Sunderland Bridge Tanfield Thornley Thorpe Bulmer Thrislington Throston Tiverton Topsham Torbrian Tormoham Torquay St Mary Church Totnes Townstall Trentishoe Trimdon Trusham Tudhoe Tunstall Twitchen Uffculme Ugborough Up Exe Uplowman Uplyme Upottery Upton Hellions Upton Pyne Urpeth Usworth Venn Ottery Virginstow Waldridge Walkerfield Walkhampton Walworth Warden Law Warkleigh Washfield Washford Pyne Washington Wear Gifford Welcombe Wembury Wembworthy Werrington West Alvington West Anstey West Auckland West Bridgerule West Buckland West Down West Herrington West Ogwell West Putford West Rainton West Teignmouth West Worlington Westleigh Westoe Westwick Whessoe Whickham Whimple Whitburn Whitchurch Whitestone Whitton Whitwell House Whitworth Whorlton Widecombe in the Moor Widworthy Willand Willington Windlestone Wingate Winkleigh Winlaton Winlaton St Cuthbert Winston Witheridge Withycombe Rawleigh Withypool Witton Gilbert Witton le Wear Wolborough Wolsingham Wolviston Woodbury Woodham Woodland Woodland Woodleigh Woolfardisworthy Yarcombe Yarnscombe Yealmpton Zeal Monachorum