In a message dated 10/01/2004 18:47:16 GMT Standard Time, francis@wright334.fsnet.co.uk writes: > Could some kind soul tell me in witch parish TUDHOE SPENNYMOOR is please > just found a relly living there in 1901 .tried on my parloc could not get a > match > Without going into the subject of what on earth a "parloc" is (sounds like some sort of security device for a bicycle!), I can tell you that the Church of England parish of Tudhoe was formed from parts of various others in 1866. Older parishes which lost parts of their areas to the new one were Brancepeth, Merrington and Ferryhill. Tudhoe parish as then formed included the district of Low Spennymoor, though Spennymoor itself, a larger place, I would say, than Tudhoe, was originally entirely within the ancient parish of Whitworth and was created a parish of its own in 1875. Number one priority, though, is to realise that there is no such place as "Tudhoe Spennymoor" as the two words refer to two separate, though adjacent, places. ("Tudhoe, Spennymoor" - note the comma - might possibly have been the postal address at one time, but the comma emphasises that they are different places). Both, in the form into which they ultimately developed, were products of late 19th century industrialisation and therefore they do not fit into the old parochial system very well - hence the need for the new parishes to accommodate them in a sensible way. Best wishes, Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU (0191 417 9546) Professional Genealogist - Northumberland and Co Durham.