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Richard Annand, VC
The first British Army soldier of the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross, in May 1940
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1913 – October 1916 – I-N
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between I-N.
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Letter from J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreEP/Ay 4/96 – Aycliffe St. Andrew Parish – Churchwardens
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Correspondence between the Registrar of All Saints …
Read MoreEP/La 199 – Lanchester All Saints Parish – 02 Clergy
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Letters from J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreEP/Stai 3/18/1-2 – Staindrop St. Mary Parish
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Robert H. Edleston from J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreD/Ed 12/3/1393 – Edleston family of Gainford – Correspondence (part 3)
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9 January 1899 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/138 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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8 August 1900 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/157 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 115 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Letter from J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreEP/EB 42 – Eighton Banks St. Thomas Parish
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Correspondence concerning the disputed ownership of Holy Trinity Churchyard. Most letters are written to or by W.P. Naisbitt …
Read MoreEP/SS.HT 4/14-59 – South Shields Holy Trinity Parish
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J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 4/345 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 04 Churchwardens
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Faculty for the replacement of the present font by one bearing the date 1675 Enclosed: Covering letter of J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 4/313-314 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 04 Churchwardens
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Correspondence concerning the period of sequestration on the vacancy of the vicarage of St. Hilda's. The first few letters deal with the appointment of sequestrators to act during the interregnum (Nos.136 – 139). Arrangements were then made to enlist the help of neighbouring clergymen to conduct services …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 2/136-166 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 04 Churchwardens
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Letters from the Ravensworth Estate Office …
Read MoreEP/Whit 121 – Whitburn St. Mary Parish
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7 December 1710 (1) George Edwards of Barnard Castle …
Read MoreD/St/D1/4/114 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 1, D/St/D/1/1-4)
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16 August 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/125 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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5 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/131 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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23 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/134 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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31 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/136 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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30 August 1899 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/149 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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10 April 1900 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/154 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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Kathleen Lazenby (suicide) [106] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/1325 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Ashton John Lazenby (natural causes) [549] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1823 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 153 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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School Aycliffe Mental Colony …
Read MoreCC/X 41/1 – Durham County Council (1888 – 1974) – Clerk’s Department – various
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Sick Fund Post Office Order Book, 23 July 1919 – 1 April 1920 – I-N
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between I-N.
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Conishead Priory …
Read MoreD/Laz 319 – G.W. Lazenby and Company (building contractors)
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G.W. Lazenby and Company (building contractors)
Read MoreD/Laz – Business and Industry Records
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William Coulthard …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 2/64-65 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 02 Clergy
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Letter from J.B. Lazenby [Diocesan Registrar] declining for himself and the Chancellor to take fees in connexion with faculty EP/Wol 128 below …
Read MoreEP/Wol 127 – Wolsingham St. Mary and St. Stephen
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Alterations to premises in Paradise Terrace …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/5813 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Letters principally between W.P. Allick …
Read MoreD/X 823/65 – Miscellaneous documents – Cornsay Common, Cornsay Almshouses etc.
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1 August 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/123 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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1 September 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/126 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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William Lazenby (natural causes) [387] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/2429 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Register of men employed on screens at Dawdon Colliery, 1 December 1926 – 9 December 1950 – I-N
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between I-N.
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24 December 1913 (1) John Booth Lazenby of Newcastle upon Tyne …
Read MoreD/CG 33/6 – Clayton and Gibson – Miscellaneous Deeds
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Correspondence between Rev. C. Kingsley Burdon …
Read MoreEP/Dip 4/34 – Dipton St. John Parish
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Correspondence between Canon H. Gouldsmith …
Read MoreEP/HaS 149/1-2 – Haughton-le-Skerne, St Andrew Parish
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Letter from J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreEP/Nor.SM 4/13 – Norton St. Michael Parish
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Faculty for the insertion of a window in the north-east wall of the church …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 4/360-362 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 04 Churchwardens
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Copy of licence appointing Rev. K. S. Rich to curacy of Washington; enclosing covering note of J. B. Lazenby of the Diocesan Registry …
Read MoreEP/Wa 2/51 – Washington Holy Trinity Parish – Clergy
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Letter from Lazenby and Snowball …
Read MoreEP/TuG 14/2 – Tudhoe Grange St. Andrew Parish
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Statutory acknowledgement from John B. Lazenby of Durham City …
Read MoreD/Br/D 3059 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 08) places S
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Alice Edleston from J.B. Lazenby …
Read MoreD/Ed 12/4/206-207 – Edleston family of Gainford – Correspondence (part 4)
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28 November 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/130 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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15 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/132 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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15 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/133 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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12 July 1899 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/146 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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19 July 1899 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/148 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett