Stella St Cuthbert, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Stella St Cuthbert is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Durham, created in 1845 from Ryton Ancient Parish and Winlaton Ecclesiastical Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Derwenthaugh and Blaydon.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/241 Date: 1847 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search.

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events.

Parish registers from 1845-1983 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL ( EP/Ste)

= Non Conformist Records =

Stella St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church records 1775-1838 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL only in microfilm version; the baptisms are included in the International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) Marriages are included in Boyd's marriage Index and transcripts are available at the Record Office. The present church was built in 1831 by John Green with some stained glass windows attributed to Pugin.