Records Information
Birth, Death Marriage and Civil Partnership Records

We hold records dating back to 1837, covering the District of Stockton-on-Tees and some surrounding areas:

  • [1837 - September 1953] - Stockton
  • [1875 - September 1948] - Thornaby
  • [1953 - March 1967] - Durham South Eastern (Stockton 1st)
  • [1963 - March 1967] - Durham South Eastern (Stockton 2nd)
  • [1967 - September 1971] - Teesside North
  • [1938 - 1953] - Billingham
  • [1953 - 1967] - Billingham & Hartlepool
  • [1948 - 1968] - Thornaby & Stokesley
  • [1996 – Present] - Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

The Register Office at Middlesbrough holds records for the majority of births and deaths registered between October 1971 and 31 March 1996.

For information concerning marriages for the Stockton-on-Tees district between 1837 and September 1971, and for births that may have been re-registered between these dates, please contact us for further information.

Please be aware that in the case of weddings that took place in religious buildings, we may not have the records.

Burial records

You can search the burial records for the following cemeteries:

  • Billingham Cemetery [1969 - Present]
  • Durham Road Cemetery [1894 - Present]
  • Oxbridge Lane Cemetery [1871 – Present]
  • Thornaby Cemetery [1869 – Present]
  • Egglescliffe Cemetery [1980 – Present]
  • Birth Records: [322,198]
  • Marriage Records: [124,549]
  • Death Records: [144,265]
  • Burial Records: [100,897]