In a message dated 02/02/2004 17:30:53 GMT Standard Time, irene.marlborough@syngenta.com writes: > George MARLBOROUGH (variant MALBROUGH) who was "native of the parish of St > Nicholas, Durham" and also "native of Hall Garth in the county of Durham". I > had a quick look and the baptisms for St Nicholas are on the IGI but there > are no MARLBOROUGHs or even anything like it. > > Here's the question. Where would I look for a baptism for my George c. 1764, > if he wasn't baptised at St. Nicholas's? > You could try any of the other six ancient parishes of Durham City: St Margaret (of Antioch: Crossgate), St Giles (Gilesgate), St Oswald (Elvet), St Mary le Bow (North Bailey), St Mary the Less (South Bailey) or the Cathedral (St Mary Magdalen). However, I would first try Pittington (St Lawrence), as that part of Pittington where the church is located is known as Pittington Hallgarth. Pittington is immediately ENE of Durham City and has a common boundary with the original extent of St Giles' parish. I would expect brief summaries of the baptisms in all of these places to be on the IGI. Of course there were also some non-Church of England churches in Durham: an Independent Church in Claypath (later in Framwellgate) and two Roman Catholic establishments in Old Elvet - the Jesuit Chapel and the Chapel of the Secular Clergy. Any surviving non-C-of-E registers will be among those deposited with the Registrar General in 1837. Best wishes, Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU (0191 417 9546) Professional Genealogist - Northumberland and Co Durham.