Sunderland Parish Registers

List of Parishes

Transcribed by John Darnton February 1982 from records held by the County Durham Record Office and updated from online records in July 2005.

Parish Church and Name Creation Date Parish Created From Records at Durham
St Michael & All Angels, Bishopwearmouth 1567 Registered Bap 1568-1958 Mar 1567-1998 Bur 1568-1908 Ban 1754-1971
Holy Trinity, Sunderland 1719 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1719-1976 Mar 1719-1987 Bur 1719-1909 Ban 1754-1988
St Peter, Monkwearmouth 1735 Registered Bap 1779-1987 Mar 1735-1991 Bur 1683-1891 Ban 1786-1971
St Andrew, Deptford MAY-1844 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1846-1945 Mar 1845-1948 Ban 1932-1948
St Thomas, Bishopwearmouth MAY-1844 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1846-1943 Mar 1848-1943 Ban 1922-1943
St All Saints, Monkearmouth SEP-1844 Monkwearmouth Bap 1847-1980 Mar 1849-1980 Bur 1851-1891 Ban 1930-1984
St Aidan, Roker (Chapel) All Saints Bap 1951-1958 Mar 1916-1991 Ban 1916-1917
Holy Trinity, Southwick FEB-1847 Monkwearmouth Bap 1845-1997 Mar 1846-1988 Bur 1844-1941 Ban 1954-1993
St Mary, South Hylton FEB-1854 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1821-1934 Mar 1829-1929 Bur 1821-1856 Ban 1842-1970
St Paul, Hendon FEB-1854 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1852-1962 Mar 1854-1969
St Paul, Ryhope 1854 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1827-1986 Mar 1854-1997 Bur 1828-1937 Ban 1937-1993
St Polycarp, Hendon (Chapel)
St Luke, Pallion MAR-1868 Deptford Bap 1869-1991 Mar 1874-1980 Bur 1964-1975 Ban 1967-1981
St Mark, Millfield MAR-1868 Bishopwearmouth/Deptford Bap 1872-1950 Mar 1872-1948 Ban 1872-1969
St Peter, Bishopwearmouth MAR-1868 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1872-1948 Mar 1872-1948 Ban 1872-1948
St Oswald, Sunderland (Chapel) Sunderland Bap 1897-1916
St Matthew, Silksworth 1868 Bishopwearmouth/Ryhope/S Hylton Bap 1870-1997 Mar 1872-1996 Bur 1872-1980 Ban 1949-1993
Venerable Bede, Monkwearmouth MAY-1871 - 1962 Monkwearmouth/All Saints Bap 1873-1962 Mar 1873-1962 Bur 1875-1879
St Margaret, North Hylton NOV-1874 Southwick Bap 1874-2002 Mar 1875-1976 Ban 1875-2002
St John, Sunderland FEB-1875 Sunderland Bap 1875-1962 Mar 1875-1965 Ban 1950-1954
St Stephen, Ayres Quay AUG-1875 Bishopwearmouth/Deptford Bap 1879-1957 Mar 1877-1958
Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth NOV-1875 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1876-1998 Mar 1876-1997 Ban 1876-1987
St Barnabas, Middle Hendon MAY-1876 Hendon Bap 1876-1967 Mar 1876-1967
St Nicholas, Hedworth 1878 Monkwearmouth/Boldon/Whitburn/Jarrow Bap 1879-1957 Mar 1877-1958
St Cuthbert, Monkwearmouth NOV-1880 - 1939 Monkwearmouth Bap 1880-1939 Mar 1880-1939 Ban 1913-1936
St Columba, Southwick AUG-1884 Southwick/All Saints Bap 1885-1952 Mar 1890-1974 Ban 1890-1991
St Ignatius, Hendon AUG-1889 Hendon Bap 1889-1990 Mar 1889-1988 Ban 1889-1981
St Hilda, Millfield AUG-1894 Bishopwearmouth/Millfield Bap 1894-1968 Mar 1894-1968 Ban 1894-1968
St Gabriel, Bishopwearmouth DEC-1904 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1901-1972 Mar 1905-1970 Ban 1905-1990
St Mary the Virgin
St Andrew, Monkwearmouth MAY-1907 - 1984 All Saints Bap 1907-1968 Mar 1907-1994 Ban 1929-2001
St Mary Magdalen, Millfield DEC-1907 Pallion Bap 1908-1969 Mar 1909-1977 Ban 1909-1981
St Aidan, Grangetown NOV-1911 Ryhope Bap 1907-1968 Mar 1912-1981 Ban 1923-1974
St Nicholas, Bishopwearmouth OCT-1936 Bishopwearmouth Bap 1931-1978 Mar 1933-1993 Ban 1933-1993
St Mary, Bishopwearmouth (Chapel) 1936? - 1985 St Nicholas Bap 1940-1987 Mar 1951-1981 Ban 1966-1988
St Peter, Thorney Close (Chapel) 1950 St Mary, Bishopwearmouth Bap 1950-2000 Mar 1950-2000 Ban 1950-1973
Good Shepherd, Bishopwearmouth NOV-1951 St Mary, South Hylton Bap 1940-1980 Mar 1940-1991 Ban 1940-1990
St Cuthbert, Southwick (Chapel) c1960 St Columba Bap 1960-1974 Mar 1961-1981 Bur 1979-1980 Ban 1961-1997
St Chad, Sunderland (Chapel) 1962 Herrington (from Newbottle) Bap 1931-1999 Mar 1948-1999 Ban 1948-1996
St Bede, Town End Farm 1983 North Hylton
St Thomas, Pennywell 1985 St Gabriel/Herrington/S Hylton Bap 1951-1992 Mar 1951-1979 Ban 1951-1988
John Darnton, March 2006