Aycliffe, Durham Family History Guide
Aycliffe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Durham.
Other places in the parish include: Nunstainton, Ricknall, Preston le Skerne, Woodham, Ketton, Great Aycliffe, and Brafferton.
Parish church: St Andrew
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1560
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1762
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.
Table of Contents
Adjacent Parishes
- Bishopton
- Haughton le Skerne
- Coundon
- Ferryhill
- Sedgefield
- Great Stainton
- Bishop Middleham
- Heighington
- Auckland St Andrew
Aycliffe Parish Registers
Baptism Records
Marriage and Banns Records
Death and Burial Records
Bishops Transcripts
Explore the Bishops’ Transcripts for the Diocese of Durham (1639–1919) – This collection offers parish register copies submitted annually to the Bishop, covering baptisms, marriages, and burials across Durham, Northumberland, and parts of Yorkshire and Cumberland. Ideal for tracing ancestors when original registers are missing or incomplete.
Aycliffe Bishops Transcripts 1762-1877
Historical Directories
Post Office Directory of Durham 1879
AYCLIFFE is a parish, township, village and station the North Eastern railway, distant from London about 246 miles, 5 north from Darlington, 6 from Bishop Auckland, in the Southern division of the county, south eastern division of Darlington ward, in Darlington union and county court district, Darlington rural deanery, Durham archdeaconry and diocese.
The parish contains the townships of GREAT AYCLIFFE, BRAFFERTON, WOODHAM and PRESTON LE SKERNE.
There is a parochial school for boys and girls, with a small endowment; also a Sunday school in connection with the church, held in the parish schoolroom. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. Here are limestone quarries.
POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & SAVINGS BANK – James Hutchinson postmaster. Letters arrive through Darlington at 8.10 am; dispatched at 4.30 pm & 6.30 pm.
Assistant Overseer William Wilkinson jun
National School Henry Thompson master
Railway Station James Bruce station master
Aycliffe
Anderson Thomas
Aylmer Miss Rose cottage
Coulson Jacob sen North Aycliffe
Darling Miss
Dixon Mrs
Eade Arthur WF Aycliffe house
Eade Rev Charles Aylmer MA [curate]
Eade Rev Canon John David m A Vicar
Gargatt Thomas
Garry Thomas
Hadrick Mrs
Henderson Mrs
Hughf William
Smith Mrs Aycliffe house
COMMERCIAL
Baker William farmer
Ball Charles market gardener
Blanchard John plasterer
Bradley Richard butcher
Brown Thomas coal agent
Brunskill Joseph farmer Clarence cot
Callander Thos farmr Moor House farm
Chapman George lime burner & farmer
Charlton Geo farmer Burn House farm
Clapham George shopkeeper & farmer
Clement Wm jun farmer Aycliffe wood
Coulson Jacob jun tanner & farmer North Aycliffe
Coulthard Rt Bay Horse Travllrs rest
Croft Jane Mrs shopkeeper
Davison Francis butcher
Davison George butcher
Davison George farmer
Dent Robert boot & shoe maker
Firby Ambrose Binks hay dealer
Garry Thomas beer retailer
Garthwaite Bryan cowkeeper
Garthwaite George shopkeeper
Garthwaite John general dealer
Garthwaite Joseph William tailor
Garthwaite Matthew boot & shoe maker
Gladdon Robt carrier & market gardnr
Hadrick Thomas grocer
Henderson Isaac boot & shoe maker & sbopkeeper
Henderson John cattle dealer
Hinde Robert farmer Aycliffe moor
Hives Thomas shopkeeper
Hopps Thomas farmer Finchale cottage
Hughf Joseph baker
Hutchinson James farmer & shopkeeper
Jackson Jeremiah joiner &c
Kent Bartholomew Ram hotel
Kent Joseph blacksmith
Lawson Thomas The County hotel
Lockey Hannah Mrs shopkeeper
Lockey Robert blacksmith
Marriner George corn miller
Mills John tailor
Parkinson Jhn G frmr Whitworth farm
Pattison -, farmer Hill house
Purvis Mark Gretna Green Wedding inn Travellers rest
Raw Leonard Thomas builder
Richmond William market gardener
Robinson William Royal Telegraph & boot & shoe maker
Scott Peter saw mills
Smith Wm. North Briton & auctioneer
Stephenson Matthew cowkeeper
Vickers William farmer New house
Wake Thomas greengrocer
Wake William, cartwright
Walker William cowkeeper
Wilkinson William cattle dealer
Wilkinson William jun. cattle dealer & rate collector
Wilkinson William tailor & draper
Worth Aaron, manager for Ord & Maddison’s quarries, & farmer
Brafferton
Green John Feetham Ketton hall
Southern James Thomas
Watson Francis
White George
COMMERCIAL
Applegarth John farmer High house
Bagley Robt corn miller Coatham mill
Brown John farmer East Ketton
Bruce John blacksmith
Crow George farmer
Crow Jacob farmer & shopkeeper
Ellerton Margaret Mrs grocer
Green Jhn Feetham farmer Ketton hall
Hadrick Jhn corn millr & frmr The Mill
Littlefair Edward farmer Little Ketton
Ord Robert Benton farmer New town
Paylor & Smith farmers Lovesome hill
Robinson Wm schoolmstr & rate colctr
Swainston George farmer
Waugh William farmer New town
White James boot & shoe maker
White Thomas joiner
Yeates William blacksmith
Preston le Skerne
Boddy John Hammer & Pincers & blacksmith
Brunton Edward farm bailiff to JP Lumsden Learmouth NB
Brunton Matthew farmer How hills
Dacres Robert John farmer
Dobinson Hannah Mrs farmer
Graham Anthony farmer Winfield
Hill John brick & tile manufacturer New Moor tile works
Lane Ann Mrs farmer Preston lodge
Lawson John farmer & rate collector Preston East farm
Lawson Robert H farm bailiff to John Robert Ord esq Haughton le Skirne
Richardson George farmer Lee hall
Richardson Geo frmr Preston West frm
Richardson William farmer Manor ho
Taylor Geo market grdnr Rickland cot
Woodham
Willson Walter Ricknall
Burdon Sarah Mrs farmer Carr side
Burnip William farmer Bradbury mill
Dodsworth Jhn farmer Woodham burn
Elcoat Richard & David farmers Woodham moor
Hall Edward farmer Ricknall grange
Henderson William farmer Low field
Raine John farmer Nunstainton
Robinson Thos frir Woodham grange
Searle William farmer Ricknall
Swinbank George farmer & cattle dealer
Walker James farmer Lower Copelaw
Walker John farmer & rate collector
Walker Jhn farmer Nunstainton grange
Walker Joseph farmer Ricknall grange
Walker William farmer High Copelaw
Walker William Stagg inn
Wright Wm farmer Woodham burn
Source: The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland Kelly and Company 1879
Kelly’s Directory of the Leather Trades 1880
AYCLIFFE
Boot & Shoe Makers & Dealers
Dent Robert
Henderson Isaac
Robinson William
Leather Merchant & Tanner
Coulson Jacob Jacob jun North Aycliffe leather works
Parish History
Aycliffe
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
AYCLIFFE, a village, a township, and a subdistrict in the district of Darlington, and a parish in the districts of Darlington and Stockton, Durham. The village stands adjacent to the river Skerne, ¼ of a mile W of the York and Berwick railway, 5¼ miles N of Darlington. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Darlington. It is an ancient place; belonged to the see of Lindisfarne; and was the meeting-place of synods in 782 and 789.
The township bears the name of Great Aycliffe; and comprises 2,134 acres. Real property, £3,131. Pop., 840. Houses, 185. Extensive lime quarries are worked. The subdistrict includes another township of the same parish, parts of two other parishes, and two entire parishes. Acres, 27,745. Pop., 4,955. Houses, 1,045.
The parish includes the townships of Great Aycliffe and Brafferton, in the district of Darlington, and the townships of Preston-le-Skerne and Woodham, in the district of Stockton. Acres, 10,858. Real property, £10,234. Pop., 1,458. Houses, 290. The property is divided among a few.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £350 Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is mixedly Norman and pointed; consists of nave, chancel, aisles, and porch, with a western tower 85 feet high; and is in good condition. There are remains of two Saxon crosses in the churchyard. There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and charities £8.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Brafferton
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BRAFFERTON, a township in Great Aycliffe parish, Durham; on the river Skerne, and on the Northeastern railway, 4½ miles N of Darlington. Acres, 2,409. Real property, £2,158. Pop., 254. Houses, 44. There is a Methodist chapel.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Preston le Skerne
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
PRESTON-LE-SKERNE, a township in Aycliffe parish, Durham; on the river Skerne, and on the Stockton and Bishop-Auckland railway, adjacent to its intersection of the North eastern railway, 6¼ miles NNE of Darlington. Acres, 2, 610. Real property, £1, 811. Pop., 146. Houses, 25.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Woodham
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WOODHAM, a township in Aycliffe parish, Durham; 7 miles ESE of Bishop-Auckland. Acres, 3,705. Real property, £2,681. Pop., 218. Houses, 36.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Administration
- County: Durham
- Civil Registration District: Darlington
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Durham
- Rural Deanery: Darlington
- Poor Law Union: Darlington
- Hundred: Darlington Ward
- Province: York