See http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vwebmethodist Methodist churches do not have to deposit their registers with Record Offices and there are many gaps in our collections. Some registers do not survive while others are still in the care of local ministers. For each circuit or church there is detailed information on the availability of registers and indexes. Stanhope Primitive Methodist Circuit Baptisms January 1840 October 1909 Banns No Registers Deposited / No Indexes Marriages April 1942 October 1966 Burials No Registers Deposited / No Indexes Also see http://www.thenortheast.com/archives/UserGuides/03_Methodst.html Regards Stan Mapstone