Records
Offices
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(And
other sources of research material)
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On this page I will attempt through
time to give the locations and information about the many sources of
genealogical research material available in the north of England. However at the
present time the list is somewhat incomplete and I would be most grateful to
anyone who can supply me with information that is suitable for this page.
So far I have listed information about:-
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Records Offices F.H.
Centres F.H.
Societies Cemeteries
Museums
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Record Offices
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County Records Offices
are a major source of genealogical research material, being the depository for
Parish Registers, Non-Conformist Registers, Census Returns and many other
records and registers. In most instances the original documents are not available to the researcher, but have been micro-filmed and are available on a
self-service basis in a "Search Room". Pre booking a micro-film reader
is essential and the researcher is able to purchase photocopies taken from the
micro-film.
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Berwick Record Office
Address
Council Offices, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TE15
1ED, England.
Telephone
01289 330044 Ext: 230
Hours
Thursdays only 9.30am-1.00pm, 2.00pm-5.00pm.
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Cumbria Archive Service
Web Site
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
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Cumbria Record Office
(Barrow-in-Furness)
Address
140 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1XW, England.
E-mail
barrow.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
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Cumbria Record Office
(Carlisle)
Address
The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8UR, England.
E-mail
carlisle.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
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Cumbria Record Office
(Kendal)
Address
County Offices, Kendal, LA9 4RQ, England.
E-mail
kendal.record.office@cumbria.gov.uk
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Cumbria Record Office (Whitehaven)
Address
Scotch Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7BJ, England.
Telephone
01946 852920
E-mail
whitehaven.record.office@cumbria.gov.uk
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Durham County Records
Office
Address
County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL, England.
Telephone
0191 383 3253
E-mail
record.office@durham.gov.uk
Web Site
www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice
Hours
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8.45am-4.45pm, Wednesday 8.45am-8.00pm,
Friday closed.
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Durham University
Library Archives & Special Collections
Address
Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN, England
Telephone
0191 374 3202
E-mail
PG.Library@durham.ac.uk
Hours (Term)
Monday & Friday 9.00am-5.00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
9.00am-6.00pm, Saturday 10.00-1.00pm.
Hours (Vacation)
Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm.
Morpeth Record Centre
Address
The Kylins, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EQ, England. (Address all
correspondence to Northumberland Record Office)
Telephone
01670 504084
Hours
Monday
& Wednesday 9.30am-1.00pm, 2.00pm-5.00pm, Tuesday 9.30am-1.00pm,
2.00pm-8.00pm. Closed Thursday & Friday.
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Northumberland Record
Office
Address
Melton Park, North Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5QX, England.
Telephone
0191 236 2680
Hours
Closed Monday & Tuesday, Wednesday 9.00am-1.00pm, 2.00pm-8.00pm,
Thursday & Friday 9.00am-1.00pm, 2.00pm-5.00pm
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Teesside Archives
Address
Exchange
House, 6 Marton Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS1 1DB, England.
Telephone
01642 248321 Facsimile
01642 248391
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm, Tuesday 9.00am-9.00pm, Friday
9.00am-4.30pm.
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Tyne & Wear Archives
Service
Address
Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA, England.
Telephone
0191 277 2248
E-mail
twas@gateshead.gov.uk
Web Site
www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9.00am-5.00pm, Tuesday 9.00am-8.30pm.
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Records Offices F.H.
Centres F.H.
Societies Cemeteries
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LDS
Family History Centres
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The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, are to the forefront of genealogical research
and it is through their endeavour that the widely used International
Genealogical Index (IGI or Mormon Index) was produced and made available on
micro-fiche. The LDS Family History Centres have many research aids available in
book, micro-fiche, micro-film and CD-ROM format. They will also order in, on
payment of a modest fee, micro-filmed records from anywhere in the world. Pre
booking of a micro-film reader is essential.
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The LDS web site
at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
lists all Family History Centres and Libraries in the U.K. and also has links to
an international database. Listed below are
a few U.K. Family History Centres that may be useful to you.
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Billingham Family
History
Centre
Address
The
Linkway, Billingham, Cleveland, TS23 3HJ, England.
Telephone
01642 563162
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Carlisle
Family History Centre
Address
Langrigg Road, Morton Park, Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Telephone
01228 526767
Hours
Tuesday 9.30am - 2pm. Wednesday 9.30am - 2pm & 7pm - 9pm
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Hyde
Park Family History Centre
Address
64-68 Exhibition Road, London, SW7.
Telephone
020 75898561
Hours
Tuesday - Friday 9.00am - 8.00pm. Saturday 9.00am - 3.00pm
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London
Temple - off the M25
Address
West Park Road, Newchapel, Lingfield, England.
Telephone
01342
834465 Distribution Centre Telephone
01342 832998
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Maidstone Family
History Centre
Address
London Road, Maidstone, Kent, England.
Telephone
01622 757811
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Peterborough
Chapel Family
History Centre
Address
Church of the Latter Day Saints, Cottesmore Close, Westwood, Peterborough, England.
Telephone
01733 263374
Hours
Tuesday 2pm - 4pm. Wednesday 2pm - 5pm & 6pm - 9pm. Thursday 2pm - 5pm.
Friday 10am - 1pm.
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Sunderland Family
History Centre
Address
Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, SR2 9BT, England.
Telephone
0191 528 5787
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York
Family History Centre
Address
Mormon Church, West Bank, Acomb, York.
Telephone
01904 786784
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Records Offices F.H.
Centres F.H.
Societies Cemeteries
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Family
History Societies
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The counties of northern
England are well served by three very active Family History Societies all of
which provide an excellent service to those of us wishing to research in the
area. The Cumbria FHS, covers the pre 1974 counties of Cumberland and
Westmorland. Likewise The Northumberland and Durham FHS provides a service for
the said counties. Then we have the Cleveland FHS, or to give it's full and more
descriptive name, The Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham FHS.
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For a modest annual fee members of a society
receive a quarterly
journal and if living near enough, are able to attend monthly and in some
cases fortnightly meetings at
the several branches run by each society. Each
society, as an affiliated member of the Federation of Family History Societies
is able to offer for sale a vast array of research aids in the form of indices
of census returns, monumental inscriptions, parish registers, members interests.
These are available in book, micro-fiche and more recently CD-Rom format. Also
available are many guides giving information on where to search depending on
your ancestors trade or profession.
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Amongst the many ongoing
projects being carried out by the above FHS's are the National Burial Index
available on CD-ROM and the Internet based Civil Registration Index. It is
worthy to note here, that these projects are carried out by volunteers and that
funds raised by the sale of indices and other materials which are copyright,
allow the projects to continue and the FHS's to operate. Indiscriminate copying
and distribution of this material will only serve to reduce the amount of work
that can be carried out on the projects and in the long term FHS's will cease to
operate.
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Apart from the above
societies and many other county based societies throughout the country, there
are also a large number of FHS's based on trades and professions which are well
worth contacting if your ancestor was employed in that capacity.
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Cleveland Family History
Society
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Group
meetings held at Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Redcar,
Sedgefield and Upper Dales (Using three venues, Middleham Key Centre,
Fremlington and the Dales Countryside Museum). Check with Society Secretary for
dates, times and subject of talks.
Secretary
Mr. Alex Sampson, 1 Oxgang Close, Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 4ND, England.
Tel 01642 486615
Membership
Mrs. M. Fox, Ten ‘O’ Clock Farm, Butterwick, Sedgefield, Stockton,
Cleveland, TS21 3ER. England.
Web Site
http://website.lineone.net/%7Epjoiner/cfhs/cfhs.html
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Cumbria Family History
Society
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Group
meetings held at Carlisle, Kendal, Ulverston, Whitehaven and Workington, Check
with Society Secretary for dates, times and subject of talks.
Secretary
Mrs. M.M. Russell, Ulpha, 32 Granada Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 2LJ,
England.
Membership
Mr. N. Ramsden, 64 Santon Way, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1NF, England.
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Northumberland &
Durham Family History Society
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Group
meetings held at Hexham, London, Lowick Village, Newcastle, Sacriston and South
Shields. Check with Society Secretary for dates, times and subject of talks.
Secretary
Mrs. F. Norman,
c/o
NDFHS, 2nd Floor, Bolbec Hall, Westgate
Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, England.
Membership
Mr. J. Gordon, c/o NDFHS, 2nd Floor, Bolbec Hall, Westgate
Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE, England.
Web Site
http://www.geocities.com/ndfhs/
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Records Offices F.H.
Centres F.H.
Societies Cemeteries
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Museums
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Several museums
throughout the region offer a good insight into how our ancestors used to live,
work and play. Some concentrate on one form of employment, such as coal and lead
mining or the railways, whilst others give a broader view of life in days gone
by. Whatever the theme, all are well worth a visit.
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Beamish - The
North of England Open Air
Museum
Please
see Places to visit page
Address
The North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RG
Telephone
0191 3704000
Fax
0191 3704001
E-mail
museum@beamish.org.uk
Web Site
http://www.beamish.org.uk
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Killhope -
The North of
England Lead Mining
Museum
Please
see Places to visit page
Address
Killhope,
the North of England Lead Mining Museum, Cowshill, Upper Weardale, Co Durham,
DL13 1AR
Telephone
01388
537505
Fax
01388 537617
E-mail
killhop@durham.gov.uk
Web Site
http://www.durham.gov.uk/killhope/index.htm
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Records Offices F.H.
Centres F.H.
Societies Cemeteries
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Cemeteries
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Ashburton Roman Catholic Cemetery,
Gosforth, Northumberland
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The Friends of Ashburton Cemetery are a small
group of volunteers, most of whom are retired and parishioners of St Charles
Roman Catholic Church, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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Ashburton
Cemetery is located at the south end of Wolsingham Road, Gosforth and it
is the aim of the friends group to make it into a tranquil and special place for all who
visit and rest there. This is achieved by picking up litter, raking up grass
cuttings, keeping graves tidy and helping families to locate graves.
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This cemetery may be of
special interest for anyone looking for the last resting place of a family
member who became a Priest or Nun in the north-east of England. Having
looked at the burial register at St Charles RC Church, Gosforth, it appears that
Ashburton Cemetery may have been the main burial place for Parish Priests
and Nuns from the counties of Durham and Northumberland.
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The Monumental Inscriptions
for Ashburton Cemetery were transcribed in 1995 by Kath Willans and the full
list of 469 can be viewed at http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/old/people/brian.randell/home.informal/Genealogy/genuki/Transcriptions/NBL/Ashburton.html
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The burial registers for the
cemetery are available for viewing at St Charles RC Church, Gosforth, or for further information
regarding Monumental Inscriptions and location of graves contact Moira Cullen
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Telephone 0191 2841703 (Moira Cullen)
0191 2851370
(Church Presbytery)
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Records Offices F.H.
Centres F.H.
Societies Cemeteries
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