South Hetton or Haswell, Durham Genealogy

Guide to South Hetton or Haswell, Durham family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
HASWELL, a township, in the parish and union of Easington, S division of Easington ward, N division of the county of Durham, 6 miles E by N from Durham. There are places of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.

Additional information: The parish of Haswell or South Hetton was formed in 1870 from the parish of Easington. Haswell St Paul parish includes Haswell and Hetton. From the arrangement of Bishop's Transcripts it is evident that these communities were treated as a separate group from the Easington parish.

Church Records
South Hetton or Haswell parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Durham County Record Office.

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Primitive Methodists
 * Wesleyans

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. England Jurisdictions 1851

Vision of Britian

Websites
South Hetton or Haswell (see Easington) on GENUKI