General Register Office Index (St Catherine's Index)
The index to the registrars record of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales from 1837. Microfiche.
Census Records
1841-1871 mainly South Durham on microfilm; 1881 England, Scotland and Wales on CD Rom and Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire on microfiche; 1891 and 1901 for Historic County of Durham on microfiche. Name indexes are available for the local area for 1851 and 1891.
Parish Registers
Copies of Church of England Parish Registers for Darlington and neighbouring parishes held, as well as some further afield. Some microfilm, some printed. Some indexes available may be microfilm, microfiche or printed. Also some non-conformist, Roman Catholic and Quaker records.
Here is a complete list of
parish registers (pdf document) in our collection.
Monumental Inscriptions
Many parishes in Durham, Cleveland and North Yorkshire. Printed.
Here is a complete list of
monumental inscriptions (pdf document) in our collection.
International Genealogical Index
Covers England, Scotland and Wales. Microfiche.
National Burial Index
For England and Wales 1538-2000. CD-ROM.
Darlington Cemetery Records
West cemetery from 1858. East cemetery from 1928. North cemetery from 1874. Microfilm.
Boyds Marriage Index
1538-1837 for Durham and Yorkshire. Microfilm.
Electoral Registers
Darlington 1868, 1874, 1879, 1884 onwards. County Durham 1974-1997. Printed
Poll Books
South Durham Division 1790, 1820, 1833, 1838, 1841, 1865, 1868. Printed.
Trade and Street Directories
Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire from 1827 to 1974. Mostly printed, some microfiche.
Soldiers Who Died in the Great War
Index to soldiers and officers. CD Rom.
Pedigrees
Index to local pedigrees held. Printed.
Mining Deaths Index
National Index. 1850-1914. Printed.
Poor Law Records
Miscellaneous for Darlington and Haughton-Le-Skerne. Microfilm and printed.
Other
In addition, various other specific records are held. A full list of resources is
available in the Centre. Books on how to trace your family history are also available for reference.