Easington Durham Family History Guide

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Easington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Durham.

Other places in the parish include: Horden, Little Thorpe, Shotton, Hawthorn, and Haswell.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1570
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1769

Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Easington Parish Registers

Baptism Records

Easington Baptisms 1571-1850

South Hetton Baptisms 1831-1858

Marriage and Banns Records

Easington Marriages 1570-1839

Death and Burial Records

Easington Burials 1769-1851

Easington, St. Mary Burials 1570-1653

South Hetton Burials 1832-1852

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.

Easington Bishops Transcripts 1769-1851

Easington Bishops Transcripts 1838-1852

Easington Strays

The people listed below have been found in the records of other parishes but are recorded as being from Easington.

1768. Matthew Pellot, of this P., and Elizabeth Gent, of Easington P., Aug. 7. – Banns were called in Seaham Church, but were not married there.

1788. George Cowell, of this P., and Elizabeth Huntley, Easington P., May 11. – Banns were called in Seaham Church, but were not married there.

Marriage Licences and Allegations

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Blackett, William, Newcastle-on-Tyne, esq., bachelor, 27, and Julia Conyers, spinster, 16, daughter of Sir Christopher Conyers, bart., of Horden, co. Durham, who consents — at St. Giles-in the-Fields, or Gray’s Inn chapel, Middlesex. 22 Jan. 1684/5. F.

Conyers, Christopher, of co. Durham, esq., bachelor, 25, and Elizabeth Langhorne, of Putney, Surrey, spinster, 19, daughter of William Langhorne, merchant, who consents — at — at Putney or Barnes, Surrey. 20 Sept. 1648. F.

Conyers, Sir Christopher, bart, of Horden, co. Durham, widower, and Julia Jermin, of Lordington, co. Sussex, widow — at St. Andrew, Holborn, London, or Gray’s Inn Chapel, Middlesex. 3 Nov. 1666. F.

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

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

Easington

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

EASINGTON, a village, a township, a parish, a sub-district, a district, and a ward in Durham. The village stands 2 miles from the coast, 2 E of Haswell r. station, and 9¼ E by N of Durham; occupies an elevated site; was anciently a place of importance; and has now a post-office under Ferryhill. The township includes the village, and comprises 4,990 acres of land, and 227 of water. Real property, £5,531. Pop., 1,073. Houses, 212.

The parish contains also the townships of Shotton, Haswell, and Hawthorn. Acres, 13,730. Real property, £49,007; of which £32,916 are in mines, and £273 in railways. Pop., 7,336. Houses, 1,453. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £1,100. Patron, the Bishop of Durham. The church has a nave, 63 feet by 46, with pillars round and octagonal; a chancel, 42 feet by 20; and a conspicuous tower, 60 feet high; and was restored in 1853. The parsonage is a very ancient edifice, with traces of a tower. Bernard Gilpin was rector. The vicarage of Shotton and Haswell, that of Hawthorn, and that of South Hetton, are separate benefices. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and charities £40.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Horden

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HORDEN, an estate on the coast of Durham; 1½ mile SE of Easington. It belonged to the Marmadukes; and passed to the Claytons and the Conyerses. Horden Hall stands on the edge of Thorpe dene; is a small but interesting Tudor edifice, of about 1600; and has a projecting porch, a fine oak staircase, and a richly sculptured manthe piece. Horden Point is a small headland, 4 miles S by E of Seaham-Harbour.

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: Easington
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Durham
  • Rural Deanery: Easington
  • Poor Law Union: Easington
  • Hundred: Easington Ward
  • Province: York