Durham St Oswald Durham Family History Guide
Durham St Oswald is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Durham.
Other places in the parish include: Broom, Elvet, Old Durham, and Bear Park.
Alternative names: St Oswald
Parish church: St Oswald
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1538
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1773
Nonconformists include: Methodist New Connexion, Roman Catholic, and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
- Witton Gilbert with Kimblesworth
- Houghton le Spring
- Esh
- Lanchester
- Durham College
- Durham St Mary le Bow with St Mary the Less
- Durham St Nicholas
- Sherburn House
- Rainton
- Shadforth
- Belmont
- Croxdale
- Durham St Margaret
- Shincliffe
- Durham St Giles
- Brancepeth
- Pittington
Durham Parish Registers
The Parish Registers of St. Oswald’s, Durham, containing the Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials from 1538 to 1751. Edited by The Rev. A. W Headlam, Vicar of St Oswald’s. Date of publication: 1891 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse
Baptism Records
Durham, St Oswald Baptisms 1538-1751
Durham, St Oswald Shincliffe Baptisms 1774-1878
Marriage and Banns Records
Durham, St Oswald Marriages 1538-1751
Durham, St Oswald Marriages 1837-1912
Durham, St Oswald Shincliffe Marriages 1773-1870
Death and Burial Records
Durham, St Oswald Burials 1538-1751
Durham, St. Oswald Burials 1752-1858
Durham/St. Oswald Burials 1752-1800
Durham, St Oswald Shincliffe Burials 1773-1888
Bishops Transcripts
Explore the Bishops’ Transcripts for the Diocese of Durham (1639–1919) – This collection offers parish register copies submitted annually to the Bishop, covering baptisms, marriages, and burials across Durham, Northumberland, and parts of Yorkshire and Cumberland. Ideal for tracing ancestors when original registers are missing or incomplete.
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1740-1836
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1762-1841
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1765-1919
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1773-1869
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1787-1838
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1813-1848
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1850-1919
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1863-1893
Durham Bishops Transcripts 1878
Parish Records
Churchwardens’ accounts of Pittington and other parishes in the diocese of Durham from A. D. 1580 to 1700. Vestry Book of the Parish of Pittington. Extracts from Vestry Book of St. Oswald Durham. Extracts from Vestry Book of St. Nicholas Durham. Extracts from Vestry Book of Houghton-le-Spring, Durham. Publisher: Surtees Society Date of publication: 1888 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse
Poll Books
North Durham Poll Book Nov. 1868 Register of Voters for the Northern Division of the County of Durham 1868-9 and Poll taken 26 November 1868. Printed for Richard Laurence Pemberton, of the Barnes, and Hawthorn Tower, by Thomas Reed and Company, Sunderland. 1869. Publisher: Richard Laurence Pemberton Date of publication: 1869 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse
Parish History
See Durham, Durham Family History Guide
Broom
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BROOM, a township in St. Oswald parish, Durham city; 2 miles W of Durham. Acres, 1,029. Real property, £1,534. Pop., 136. Houses, 26.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Elvet
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ELVET, a township in St. Oswald parish, Durham; partly within Durham city, and divided into Elvet borough and Elvet barony. Acres of the whole, 3, 800. Real property of E. borough, £4, 260; of E. barony, £11, 480, of which £1, 880 are in mines. Pop. of the whole, 4, 140. Houses, 544. Maiden Castle, at Elvet, occupies a peculiarly shaped steep hill 100 feet high, over-hanging the Wear at Hill-tower, opposite Pellalo-wood.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Old Durham
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
DURHAM (Old), a place in the district and county of Durham; on the river Wear, ¾ of a mile E of Durham city. It is the site of an ancient Saxon town; and stands opposite the Roman station Maiden-castle, where Roman altars have been found.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Maps
Vision of Britain Historical Maps – includes topographic maps, boundary maps and land use maps
Administration
- County: Durham
- Civil Registration District: Durham
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Durham
- Rural Deanery: Chester le Street
- Poor Law Union: Durham
- Hundred: Durham City; Durham Ward
- Province: York