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2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources
City Library and Arts Centre
28-30 Fawcett Street
Sunderland
BR1 1RE
Tel: 0191 514235
Fax: 0191 514 8444
Email:
Opening hours:
Other Libraries:
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3. Research Service
Service available?
No
Fee-based?
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Provided by local Record Office?
We will provide a limited research service, e.g. check specific details on census, etc. and provide a list of local professionals if the request is too involved
4. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations
C.L.A.C. Local Studies Centre. R.G.'s indexes 1837-1883
5. Census returns
1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891. Area covered by City of Sunderland. C.L.A.C. Local Studies Centre
6. Directories
6(a) County and Regional Directories
1827-1963. Significantly poorer coverage post-war. C.L.A.C. Local Studies Centre
6(b) City and Town Directories
c.50% of directories are city only. C.L.A.C. Local Studies Centre
6(c) Telephone Directories
7. Electoral registers and polls books
7(a) Electoral Registers
1842 to date
7(b) Poll Books
1820-1842. C.L.A.C. Local Studies Centre
8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1994 C.D. Worldwide. C.L.A.C. Local Studies Centre
9. Unpublished Indexes
Biography index to own collection
Topographical index to own collection
Index to local paper 1831 to date.
10. Parish Registers
C of E in area of City of Sunderland. Coverage good, not complete. Microfilm copies
11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
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12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
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13. Other material
Manuscript pedigrees of local families. J.W. Corder
14. Guides to Collections
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15. Local Record Offices
Durham Record Office
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
Tel: 0191 3864411
Tyne & Wear Archives
Blandford House
Blandford Square
Newcastle on Tyne
NE1 4JA
Tel: 0191 2326789
Other information
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