Genealogy Chat

Hi , Would love your help regarding County Durham. Gateshead, Heworth mainly. Thanks Jennifer.

Hi Anything in the Stroud and Cirencester area including Miserden, Bisley, Sudgrove, would be very helpful for me as I'm trying to find more on my Gr Grandparents and my Grandfather. Many thanks Ellen

DERBY>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. There is an incredible site called Wirksworth http://wwwhttp.wirksworth.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- consult genuki for village and parish details. also visit curious fox uk villages ancestral villages

DURHAM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Durham Darlington Library, Crown St., Darlington, Durham, DL1 1ND, has GRO BMD indexes from 1837 to 1992. Phone: 01325 286450. there is a durham online website specially for bmd's http://www.durham.gov.uk/gro/newgro.nsf/search?open&C0790814120412042006$ also a darligton free bmd >>onlinehttp://www.darlington.gov.uk/Living/Register+Office/RegOfficeSearch.htm also consult>>>>> genuki curious fox uk villages ancestral villages sites ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Principal Libraries with Family History resources Durham Clayport Library Reference and Local Studies Department Millenium Place Durham City DH1 1WQ Tel: 0191 3864003 Fax: 0191 3860379 Email: Contact: Information Services & Local Studies Librarian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 7.00pm Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm -Births Deaths and Marriages Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Census returns Historic County of Durham: 1891 (microfiche) Durham City and the Northern part of County Durham: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1901 (microfilm) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Directories 6(a) County and Regional Directories ~list attached covering Durham, Cumbria & Northumbria 1827: Parson & White: History directory and gazetteer of Counties of Durham and Northumberland 1938: Kelly's: directory of Durham and Northumberland ~latest large directory; others as per list 6(b) City and Town Directories 1847: Walker: Durham Directory and Almanack 1937: Durham City Yearbook Business Directory and Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . Electoral registers and polls books Durham County records Office Poll Books Very few held. Contact Durham City Library General Election Poll 1790: Durham County Poll for Knights of the Shire 1761: Durham -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. International Genealogical Index (IGI) 1992 edition: England, Scotland, Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Unpublished Indexes Indexes are available for some areas for certain dates, e.g. Seaham Harbour Contact Library -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Parish Registers ~list attached$ All items in our collection are transcripts: microfilm copies are held by Durham County Record Office who have a more extensive collection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers) Genealogists Magazine 1983 to date The North Eastern Express (journal of the N-E Railway Association) ~Suggest contact direct as some items called bulletins/journals but may be considered as periodicals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material SURT 665 Society publications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Other material Extensive local studies collection, including books, maps, local newspapers and maps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local Record Offices Durham County Record Office County Hall Durham DH1 5UL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUE IN LINCS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This site is well worth you bookmarking http://www.linc2u(.)com/genealogy/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- genuki-parish detail curious fox ancestral villages uk villages are sites worth looking at. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ also the gen web project site is worth bookmarking http://www.rootsweb(.)com/~englin/

Am I too late to register interest in kent the areas around Chilham/ odspringg/Moldash and Canterbury villages. Many thanks Doreen

Thank you very much - Jennifer.

Any info of Dover and the Surrounding area would be fantastic if you have time.

For specific villages try genuki for parish record links and curious fox just in case you make a connection.Sometimes just googling the village name with the word genealogy will get you to some small websites that may have something relevant.

http://www.doverpages(.)co.uk/ this is a good ,user-friendly site. (remove brackets) Chris

Anything you cn find on Denbighshire circa1840 or before would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the offer, Tony

There is a Clwyd family history site that has a section with photos etc of churches in Denbigh area. http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/churches/index.html Try the main government site-go to the A-Z section,click on A ,and scrol down and click on archives. http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/ Get on the Genuki Site and follow the links to the area re parish records. This is the addy for the records office.....again consider others at wrexham and Flintshire. Denbighshire Record Office 46 Clwyd Street Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 1HP Tel: 01824 703077 Fax: 01824 705180 they have county and regional directories from 1822. electoral roles from 1832.

Thank you Alter. You`re a star. Tony

Thank you....off to have a look.

I want to apologise Alter for not getting back sooner to thank you for the information. Thought I'd gone back to all of my threads but must have missed yours. A belated thank you anyway. Thanks very much for all the information......as it happens Roger Bristow at Hastings reference library is the person who found all the information for me about my grandfather. He couldn't have been nicer and found me just about everything I could want to know about my grandfather. Thank you to him too. Kath. x

Glad you got somewhere :~)

HI Alter, Thanks for your kind offer. My family come from Cumberland but I don't. I am keen to trace wills from Whitehaven, as my g.g-grandfather had a business with employees. Any sources for anything will be welcome. (Also for Durham there is the Tyne & Wear Archives in Newcastle) Anne

WHITEHAVEN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library Whitehaven Scotch Street Whitehaven CA28 7NL Tel: 01946 852920 Fax: 01946 852919 Email: whitehaven.record.office(AT)cumbriacc.gov.uk Contact: Claire Caution, Local Studies Librarian (replace AT with the squiggly symbol) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19 Century Electoral Registers: Knights of the Shire, Cumberland 1831 Knights of the Shire, Cumberland Whitehaven Districts 1 & 2 1841 Knights of the Shire, Cumberland Whitehaven Districts 1-3 1850 Knights of the Shire, Cumberland Whitehaven District 2 1846 Knights of the Shire, Cumberland Whitehaven District 2 Eligible Jurors 1846 Electoral Register, Borough of Whitehaven (holograph) 1845 Burgess Roll, St Nicholas Ward, Whitehaven 1904-05 Burgess Roll, Harbour and Trinity Wards, Whitehaven 1914-15 Electoral Roll, St Nicholas Ward, Whitehaven 1914-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Century Electoral Registers: Borough of Whitehaven 1918 and 1919; 1933 to 1970 Whitehaven (later Copeland) Parliamentary Division 1935-1939, 1956 to date --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microfilms (originals at Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle) Western Division of Cumberland 1832-1875 Western/Egrement Division of Cumberland 1899-1914 Cockermouth Division of Cumberland 1899-1914 Penrith & Cockermouth Division of Cumberland 1936-1948 Whitehaven Division 1919-1979 Workington Division 1918-1919 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poll Books Borough of Whitehaven 1832, 1868 Western Division Cumberland,1831 and 1857 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allerdale above Derwent( Copeland Deanery) i.e. Cockermouth - Millom (between the Rivers Derwent and Duddon): originals and microfilms. Most parishes have deposited their records with the Archive Service. The originals for Haverigg, Millom, Thwaites, Ulpha and Waberthwaite are at Barrow Record Office. Microfilms are available at Whitehaven and also for most Cumberland parishes north of the Derwent. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DURHAM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Durham Clayport Library Reference and Local Studies Department Millenium Place Durham City DH1 1WQ Tel: 0191 3864003 Fax: 0191 3860379 Email: Contact: Information Services & Local Studies Librarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durham County Record Office County Hall Durham DH1 5UL Tel: 0191 3833253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.durhamrecordsonline(.)com/?source=Overture heres a link for a site that might be useful.

Thanks a lor, Alter. I have copied and pasted for future reference. Anne