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Find out what baptism, marriage and burial registers we keep and their covering dates
Easington: People, Past and Present
Search images and oral histories by the people of Easington and the surrounding area
Mining Durham’s Hidden Depths
Search for County Durham miners by name
Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Durham Light Infantry objects, photos, memorials and memories of this military campaign in South Africa
Stockton & Darlington railway
Track the development of early railways in County Durham since the 1820s
In pursuit of perfection
Listen to John (Pop) Porter talking in 1976 about how to grow prize leeks at Peterlee
Birth, marriage and death certificates
Start with a quick surname check for records after 1837 held by County Durham’s registration service
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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Group photograph of 'B' Half Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/346/5(16) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames I:
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Photograph of 'E.A.L.' [possibly E.A. Leybourne …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/272(90) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(19) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(31) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(44) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of a group of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/59(6) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Newspaper cutting …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/64(48) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(2) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(16) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Letter from Sergeant G. Tucker …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/406/62 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen (A-Z additional) Phase 2
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Letter from Captain J.R. Ritson …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/406/66 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen (A-Z additional) Phase 2
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Valuation of property at Willington and Hunwick belonging to Mr. Leybourne of Willington …
Read MoreD/HH 2/18/232 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Sale particulars, advertisements, plans
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1826 (1) John Leybourne of Durham …
Read MoreD/HH 3/1/27/19 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Office drafts (part 2)
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Correspondence between Middleton & Appleton …
Read MoreD/Ma 16/1/4 – Hugh Mackay and Sons (carpet manufacturers)
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8 October 1887 (1) Thomas Davison of South Stoneham House …
Read MoreD/Br/D 2341 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 06) places M to S
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Settlement on marriage between George Sanderson of Healey (Northumberland) and Elizabeth …
Read MoreD/Sa/F 107-109 – Salvin family of Croxdale – Family Papers (part 1)
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19 and 20 September 1831 (1) Rev. Thomas Ewbank …
Read MoreD/X 624/6/1-2 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham City, Elvet Bridge, deeds
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Certificate for Maurice Leybourne …
Read MoreD/X 1691/5 – Miscellaneous documents – Roddymoor and Crook family papers
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1928-1976 – I-N
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between I-N.
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Photograph of two officers standing with the members of a family by the doorway of a house [possibly in Dorset] …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/979/1(26) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames T: Tu
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/57(13) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(20) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(40) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/122 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/178 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Inland Revenue receipt for legacy of £25 for Thomas Leybourne …
Read MoreD/SJ 1/1/8/1 – Swinburne and Jackson – solicitors, Durham
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5 August 1913 (1) Ann Simpson Marshall of Croft Lowes Barn …
Read MoreD/SJ 1/1/11 – Swinburne and Jackson – solicitors, Durham
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9 September 1887 (1) William Leybourne of Margery Flat near Lanchester …
Read MoreD/Ma 16/1/5 – Hugh Mackay and Sons (carpet manufacturers)
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Authorisation for M. Leybourne …
Read MoreD/X 1691/8 – Miscellaneous documents – Roddymoor and Crook family papers
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Minute Book, Arbitration Committee of the Durham Colliery Owners' Mutual Protection Association and the Durham Miners' Association, 24 January 1946 – 13 November 1951 – I-N
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between I-N.
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Group photograph of the officers of the 6th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/6/12(577) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 6th Battalion
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(4) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/113 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/115 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/119 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/121 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/128 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/134 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Messages and signals forms used in signals training exercises …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/406/54 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen (A-Z additional) Phase 2
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Memorandum from Captain G.A. Stevens …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/406/67 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen (A-Z additional) Phase 2
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(25) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(29) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(35) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of Major Leybourne …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/59(56) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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11 February 1854 (1) William Henderson of Durham …
Read MoreD/Ma 16/1/3 – Hugh Mackay and Sons (carpet manufacturers)
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'Pedigree of the Angus Family of Northumberland and County Durham compiled by the Rev. Richard Pengilly of Newcastle with additions made by Henry Angus Wilkinson and others' with Coat-of-Arms …
Read MoreD/X 520/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Pedigree of Angus Family of Northumberland and County Durham
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28 September 1861 Manor of Lanchester Copy surrender absolute by William Leybourne of Upper Houses …
Read MoreD/X 1207/1/344 – Miscellaneous documents – Fawcett, Salvin, Joliffe and Hylton families
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Authorisation for M. Leybourne …
Read MoreD/X 1691/7 – Miscellaneous documents – Roddymoor and Crook family papers
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Nicholas Leybourne …
Read MoreCOR/C/2/409 – Chester Ward Coroner – Inquest files
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Photograph of Captain E.A. Leybourne …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/1019/3(2) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen and unidentified, Phase 2
