LINKS
Personal Websites Associated with Wheatley Hill and Thornley
Journal of Thomas W. Russell, A Transcription A great site giving details of everyday life in the village as well as aspects of the coalmine at that time, written in the vernacular of the day with all the pitmatic terminology. From Robert C. Kramp a decendant of Thomas in America.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dadsweb/journal/jour1.html
Web Page of John Parsons (From Wheatley Hill)
http://fp.parsons1234.plus.com/
Web page of Eddie Worthington ( Born in Thornley but Dad from Wheatley Hill)
http://www.my-worthington-heritage.co.uk
Web page of George Graham (Living in Tulsa, Oklahoma - ancestors from Wheatley Hill)
http://members.cox.net/ghgraham
Web page of Family of Alice Prentice
http://www.cavekids2000.com/data/bean/alice_Postill.htm
Web page of th Coxon family
http://freespace.virgin.net/harry.coxon/Census.htm
Web page of John Chew Robinson
http://www.militarybadges.org.uk/mimage/jrobsn1.htm
Web page of Harriman family
http://genforum.genealogy.com/harriman/
Web page of George Graham (Living in Tulsa, Oklahoma - ancestors from Wheatley Hill)
http://members.cox.net/ghgraham
Web page of Wanless family
http://www.riverduck.com/wanlessweb/thirsk/D1.htm
Web page of John Calvert Brown
http://www.johnstark.demon.co.uk/hewitson.htm
Web page of John Pringle Purvis
http://www.apperley.demon.co.uk/html/8.htm
Web page of Cook family
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/david--cook/index.html?Welcome=1082334231
Web page of Mary Gillens
http://www.amber-online.com/gallery/exhibition102/index.html
Other Websites from Wheatley Hill and Thornley
The Mothers Club in Wheatley Hill
http://www.durhamweb.org.uk/WheatleyHillMothersClub/
Web page of Ian Worthington, admistrator for the Thornley History Web Page
http://mysite.freeserve.com/thornleydurham
The Wheatley Hill History Club
http://www.wheatley-hill.org.uk/
Wingate Quarry Nature Reserve
http://www.wingatequarry.co.uk
Cemetery Records for Wheatley Hill (Part of the Cemetery Transcription Library)
http://www.interment.net/data/eng/durham/wheatley/
Heritage Centre Web page
http://www.wheatleyhillheritagecentre.btik.com
Thornley Workmens' Club
Websites Associated with Durham Local History Societies
Bearpark – http://www.bearpark-online.co.uk/index.htm
Blackhall – http://www.readman.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm
Bowes – http://www.bowes.org.uk
Brandon and Byshottles – http://brandon.archive.users.btopenworld.com/
Dalton-le-Dale – http://www.dalton-le-dale.com/
Derwentside Local History – http://geocities.com/lacbillj/index.html
Ferryhill – http://www.napier.demon.co.uk/ferryhill
Gaunless Valley – http://www.geocities.com/gaunless_valley/index.html
Tow Law & District History Society – http://www.historysociety.org.uk
Ushaw Moor – http://www.paul.clough.btinternet.co.uk/
West Auckland – http://www.westaucklandweb.com
Witton Park – http://pacificcoast.net/~patkinson/WP.htm
Woodland – http://www.theedge.freeserve.co.uk/
Websites Associated with Durham History
History of Yorkshire and North East England by David Simpson. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/north_east_england_history_page/
Seaham Super Index by Tony Whitehead http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/street/kch66/wi_wg_wh.html
The North East of England Official Website This site has some great old pictures of the North East but unfortunately only one of Wheatley Hill. It shows Church Street and has it shown as Front Street. Even though it only has one picture of Wheatley Hill it is still worth a visit. http://thenortheast.com
Web page of Picture in Print from County Durham from Durham University Library
http://www.dur.ac.uk/picturesinprint/
Websites of History Organizations both Government and Private
Durham County Records Office – http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice
Genuki – http://www.genuki.org.uk
Family Records – http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
County Durham Genealogy Research – http://www.ukgenealogy.co.uk/dur.htm
1881 Census – http://www.familysearch.org.uk
Family History Database – http://cyndislist.com
Family History Society – http://www.ffhs.org.uk/
Public Record Office – http://www.pro.gov.uk/research/familyhistory.htm
St Catherine's Index – http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web
1901 Census – http://www.census.pro.gov.uk
Family Tree Magazine – http://www.family-tree.co.uk/
Cleveland North Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society - http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk
Mining Websites
Coal Mining Links around the world This site has links to coal mining around the world for those people looking for more information about coal mining and its impact on various countries including Britain. http://www.coolguitars.com/coallinks.html
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
This site has lots of information on coal mining for everyone including a national database of mining deaths.
http://www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
The Durham Mining Museum, Durham
This site has lots of information on coal mining in County Durham which includes names of people that were killed at each pit. Great information site.
http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm
Pitwork – http://www.pitwork.net
National Coal Mining Museum – http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Nenthead Mines (North Pennines) – http://freespace.virgin.net/np.ht/nenthead/index.htm
Coal Mining History Resource Centre – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cmhrc/lom45.htm
Mine Rescue Website – http://www.heroes-of-mine.co.uk/
Collieries of Northumberland & Durham – http://swinhope.myby.co.uk/genuki/Collieries/CollsHM.html
Coal Mining Research Services – http://www.coalpits.co.uk/
General Historical Websites
Old Maps – http://www.old-maps.co.uk
Working Class Movement Library http://www.wcml.org.uk/index.html
Your Memories – http://www.yourmemories.co.uk
Historical Manuscripts Commission – http://www.hmc.gov.uk/home.html
Access to Archives – http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/