If you're researching your family tree, we offer several services to help you find historical records and local information.
Hartlepool Registration Service
You can ask us to search our indexes or check a record by completing our online form:
Request an index search or record check
To order a certificate visit:
Records held by Stockton-on-Tees Register Office
Some Hartlepool records are held by Stockton-on-Tees Register Office due to historical boundary changes.
Years and record types affected
| Years | Record types affected |
|---|---|
| 1837-1859 | All Register Office and non-Church of England marriages |
| 1938-1967 | Some birth, death and marriage records |
Call: 01642 527720
Email: registrar@stockton.gov.uk
Hartlepool Local and Family History Centre
Located at Sir William Gray House, Clarence Road, the centre holds:
- parish birth, marriage and death registers (from the 1500s)
- local history collections
- online resources and drop-in groups
Hartlepool History Then and Now
This online archive includes:
- photographs
- stories
- documents and images from everyday life in Hartlepool
Hartlepool History Then and Now
Cemeteries and grave searches
Hartlepool Cemeteries and Crematorium Services offer a grave search and record service for Hartlepool cemeteries. Further information can be found on their web page.
Jewish Cemetery records
Burial records for Hartlepool Jewish Cemetery (Old Cemetery Road) can be searched online:
Jewish Communities and Records
Records from West Hartlepool Synagogue (Whitby Street) are held at: