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2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources
Local History Department
Central Library
Prince George Square
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE33 2PE
Tel: 0191 4271818 Ext. 7860
Fax: 0191 4558085
Email:Local History Librarian
Contact: Local History Librarian
Opening hours:
Monday: 0930-1900
Tuesday: 0930-1900
Wednesday: 0930-1900
Thursday: 0930-1900
Friday: 0930-1700
Saturday: 0930-1300
Other Libraries:
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3. Research Service
Service available?
Limited research available
Fee-based?
No (except for photocopying)
Provided by local Record Office?
Tyne and Wear Archive Department charge �10 per letter
4. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations
Registrar General's Indexes from 1937 to 1950. Microform. England and Wales
5. Census returns
1841-1901 inclusive. South Tyneside only. Local History Department, at Central Library only
6. Directories
6(a) County and Regional Directories
White's Directory 1828 to Kelly's Directory 1938. All at Central Library
6(b) City and Town Directories
1827-1940. Tyneside District, including South Shields and Jarrow
6(c) Telephone Directories
Tyneside 1975 to date, including Yellow Pages
7. Electoral registers and polls books
7(a) Electoral Registers
South Shields 1850 to date
Jarrow 1955 to date
7(b) Poll Books
For the County of Northumberland: 1747-8, 1774, 1826
8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1992 edition. Microfiche, held at Central Library
9. Unpublished Indexes
Duplicates of indexes from Local Family History Society - see attached leaflet
Patchy coverage of references to local personalities from c.1800 to date
All at Local History Department
10. Parish Registers
Microform copies of Church of England Parish Registers held by Durham County Record Office - excludes St Nicholas', Boldon.
Most transcripts of church records to 1812 published by the Durham and Northumberland Parish Register Society.
11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
Central Library - Journal of the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society to date
12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
None
13. Other material
Miss Flagg, a local historian, produced family trees of some of the more important families connected with Westoe Village
14. Guides to Collections
None
15. Local Record Offices
Miss J. Gill, County Archivist
Durham County Record Office
Durham
DH1 5UL
Tel: 0191 383 3253
Fax:
Email:
Ms E. Rees, Chief Archivist
Tyne and Wear Archives
Blandford House
West Blandford Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 4JA
Tel: 0191 232 6789 ext. 407
Fax:
Email:Chief Archivist
Other information
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