HANEY FAMILY

Hello Dianna, I would suggest you try rootsweb mailing lists, there is one for Durham, some of the people that belong to the mailing lists live in the areas and have access to the Parish Registers etc., and may well look up the information for you

If you are trying to find dates of birth, marriages or deaths you could try FreeBMD

Good luck with your search and research

It is believed that even before the Romans came to the area the valley was inhabited by Brigante tribes. Evidence of this was found at Hollybush Farm when an arrowhead was unearthed and also at Upperhouses Farm where a stone axe and a bust of a Celtic god was found. Evidence of saxon man has also been found with the discovery of a Viking sword, axe heads and scythes in a stream near Hurbuck cottages.
Many Farms, Manors and Halls sited in and around Lanchester played an important part in village life, they provided many of the villagers with employment.
Within one or two of these larger house dwelt some of the regions most historical figures.

Now a thriving and substantial village, the size and grandeur of its Church indicates that this has been an important religious centre since the Norman times.
The course of the disused railway line now known as the Lanchester Valley Walk provides pleasant walks in the direction of either Consett or Durham,where it links at each end with a network of other disused railways and tracks suitable for walking and cycling.
At the Consett end the valley walk links to the SUSTRANS C2C cycle route.
An award winning national cycle route stretching from Whitehaven and Workington in the North West of England to Sunderland or Tynemouth in the North East.

Try this webbsite Dianna

• www.gremlyn.f9.co.uk/Lanchester
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Hi Diana,

Eliza Jane Haney is my Great-Great Grandmother.

I am currently doing the same research as you, and building up my family tree,

I would be grateful if you could share any infomation. Also wondering if you are any relation?

 Thanks,

Hi Hannah.

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