Stockton upon Tees St Thomas, Durham Genealogy

= Parish History =

Stockton upon Tees St Thomas began as a chapel of Ease to Norton Ancient parish. Created in 1713 after a 1711 Act of Parliament had created Stockton with East Hartburn and Preston as a parish. The consecration is to St Thomas a Becket.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/244 April 1762-1868 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. The Parish Registers for the period 1621-1958 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Sto).