Durham South Eastern Registration District

DURHAM SOUTH EASTERN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1938 (out of Stockton, Sedgefield, Hartlepool, Auckland and Easington registration districts).
Abolished : 1.10.1971 (incorporated into Durham Central & South Eastern registration district).
Sub-districts : Billingham, Billingham & Hartlepool, Sedgefield, Stockton, Stockton First, Stockton Second
GRO volumes : 10a (1938–46), 1A (1946–71).
Registers now held by : County of Durham, Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees.

Table 1: List of Places in Durham South Eastern Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aislaby	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Billingham	Durham	1938	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and incorporated into the parishes of Teesside, Wolviston, Newton Bewley, and Grindon. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (j).
Bishop Middleham	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Bradbury	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Brierton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c), (i) and (k).
Butterwick & Oldacres	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Carlton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (k).
Chilton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Claxton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Cornforth	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Dalton Piercy	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c), (f), (i) and (k).
Egglescliffe	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Elstob	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Elton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (k).
Elwick	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c), (i) and (k).
Elwick Hall	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c) and (k).
Embleton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Ferryhill	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Fishburn	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Foxton & Shotton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Greatham	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c), (f), (i) and (k).
Grindon	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (k).
Hart	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (c), (i) and (k).
Hartlepool	Durham	1938	1967	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Long Newton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Mainsforth	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Mordon	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Newsham	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Newton Bewley	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Norton	Durham	1938	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and incorporated into the parishes of Teesside, Grindon, Carlton, and Redmarshall. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (j).
Preston le Skerne	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Preston upon Tees	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (k).
Redmarshall	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Seaton	Durham	1938	1967	Abolished 1.4.1967 and incorporated into the parish of Hartlepool. See also Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (i).
Sedgefield	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Stillington	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d) and (k).
Stockton on Tees	Durham	1938	1968	Abolished 1.4.1968 and incorporated into the parish of Teesside. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (j).
Thrislington	Durham	1938	1946	Abolished 1.4.1946 and incorporated into the parishes of Cornforth and Ferry Hill. See also Table 2, note (d).
Trimdon	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (k).
Whitton	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (e) and (k).
Windlestone	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (a) and (k).
Wolviston	Durham	1968	1971	Created 1.4.1968 out of the parish of Billingham. See also Table 2, note (k).
Woodham	Durham	1938	1971	See Table 2, notes (d), (f) and (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Durham South Eastern Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1938 (created)	(a)	Gained the parish of Windelstone from Auckland registration district.	169 in 1931
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Trimdon (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Kelloe) from Easington registration district.	156 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of Brierton, Claxton, Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Elwick Hall, Greatham, Hart, Hartlepool, and Seaton, from Hartlepool registration district.	23248 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Bishop Middleham, Bradbury, Butterwick & Oldacres, Chilton, Cornforth, Elstob, Embleton, Ferryhill, Fishburn, Foxton & Shotton, Mainsforth, Mordon, Preston le Skerne, Sedgefield, Stillington, Thrislington, Trimdon, and Woodham, from Sedgefield registration district.	33730 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Aislaby, Billingham, Carlton, Egglescliffe, Elton, Grindon, Long Newton, Newsham, Newton Bewley, Norton, Preston upon Tees, Redmarshall, Stockton on Tees, and Whitton, from Stockton registration district.	92211 in 1931
1.4.1952	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Woodham (which became part of the parish of Great Aycliffe on 1.4.1952) to Durham Western registration district.
1.4.1953	(g)	Lost parts of the parishes of Dalton Piercy, Greatham, and Seaton (which became parts of the parish of West Hartlepool on 1.4.1953) to West Hartlepool registration district.
1.4.1967	(h)	Lost the parish of Hartlepool to Hartlepool registration district.
1.4.1967	(i)	Lost the parish of Seaton, and parts of the parishes of Brierton, Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Greatham, and Hart (which all became parts of the parish of Hartlepool on 1.4.1967) to Hartlepool registration district.
1.4.1968	(j)	Lost the parish of Stockton on Tees, and parts of the parishes of Billingham, Carlton, Elton, Grindon, Norton, and Preston upon Tees (which became parts of the parish of Teesside) to Teesside North registration district.
1.10.1971 (abolished)	(k)	Lost the constituent parishes of Aislaby, Bishop Middleham, Bradbury, Brierton, Butterwick & Oldacres, Carlton, Chilton, Claxton, Cornforth, Dalton Piercy, Egglescliffe, Elstob, Elton, Elwick, Elwick Hall, Embleton, Ferryhill, Fishburn, Foxton & Shotton, Greatham, Grindon, Hart, Long Newton, Mainsforth, Mordon, Newsham, Newton Bewley, Preston le Skerne, Preston upon Tees, Redmarshall, Sedgefield, Stillington, Trimdon, Whitton, Windlestone, Wolviston, and Woodham, to Durham Central & South Eastern registration district.

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