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Registry office locations for seaham

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Mar 2017 12:19

Took some looking as the area changed

Was
Easington to 1938 then transferred to
DURHAM EASTERN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created : 1.7.1938 (out of Easington, Sunderland, Houghton le Spring, and Hartlepool registration districts).
Abolished : 1.5.2006 (to become part of County of Durham registration district).
Sub-districts : Castle Eden, Easington, Seaham, Sunderland Rural.
GRO volumes : 10a (1938-46), 1A (1946-74), 1 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : County of Durham and Sunderland.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Ti

Ti Report 15 Mar 2017 12:18

Thanks

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Mar 2017 12:14

Have you tried this site

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/

But if you find the birth it will give you the reg district

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Ti

Ti Report 15 Mar 2017 12:12

Hi can anyone tell me if a birth was registered in seaham in the 1940s which office this would come under? Durham north or Sunderland possibly?
Sorry if this is the wrong place for my question..