Penshaw, Durham Genealogy
Guide to Penshaw, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Penshaw, Durham | |
|---|---|
 Penshaw All Saints Co Durham | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Easington |
| County | Durham |
| Poor Law Union | Houghton le Spring |
| Registration District | Houghton le Spring |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1754 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1762 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Easington |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Province | York |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Location of Archive | |
| Durham Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
PAINSHAW, or Pensher, a township, in the parish and union of Houghton-le-Spring, N division of Easington ward and of the county of Durham, 3 miles N by E from Houghton. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans in the village, and also in the hamlet of Shiney Row.[1]
Additional information:
Penshaw was created a parish in 1752 from chapelry in Houghton le Spring Ancient Parish and includes: Bournmoor, Burnmoor, South Biddick, Offerton, and Newbottle.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Penshaw Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Durham | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Durham | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Find My Past-Durham ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England Select Births, Marriages, Death, and Burials ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Durham ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Durham ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch) - free
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
Genealogy From Periodicals[edit | edit source]
History of the family of Richard and Eleanor Short of Newham, in Northumberland. Family also came from Berwick on Tweed, and Penshaw in Durham. Article dated 1861-2005, and has a facsimile of The Parade, Berwick, where one of the ancestors lived. Trainer is another surname mentioned. Article in The Northumberland & Durham Family History Society Journal, vol. 31, no.1, pages 6-7, Family History Library Reference. 942.8 B2jo v.31. no.1. Spring 2006.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Durham Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Penshaw on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., , A Topographical Dictionary of England,(1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 10 December 2013.
