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The original document is held at Durham Records Office. Ref: EP/Whm 29 and copies of pages can be obtained either at the Record Office in person or they have a copy order facility where they will post the copies to you (details on their website)
Description: Parochial survey giving names of parishioners, their occupations, denominations, education, place of marriage, size of family, etc. prepared by W. Gould, curate, 1835
It is in a ledger type format - two sides to each page, divided into columns. There are 49 pages and I have transcribed them all. Am happy to do look ups for particular names if anyone is interested.
Please post any requests on the Durham Lookup Requests Board
This is an example to give you an idea of the information included
Page 43
Abode Swalwell, Pringle Yard
Name Philip
Surname SPENCER
Others & Wife
Sons 1
Drs 1
Lod 1
Serv 1
Tot 6
Occupation Blacksmith
Denomination Churchman
Means of Religs Regular Attendance at Church
Instruction Sacrament of the Lords Supper
Reads or is able to read
Prayer Book
Bible
Family Prayers
School blank
Married N'Castle
Remarks blank
Boo
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I have now put the transcription here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu2nyl7s11kwjzu/whickham-survey-1835.pdf?dl=0
If anyone has questions or thinks they have spotted a typo, PM me and I'll check
Boo
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I have found that when I last altered the file and converted it, the wonders of modern technology corrupted the file so that some of the info was on the wrong lines, making it seem that some ladies had, as the other person in the house, a wife - oops!
Have amended it and replaced the file.
Many apologies , but if anyone took info from this file, re-check to make sure it was correct.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu2nyl7s11kwjzu/whickham-survey-1835.pdf?dl=0
Boo