The Wearmouth surname originates from the Sunderland area of the County  Palatinate of Durham, England. 
 Sunderland at the mouth of the River Wear, was split between Bishopwearmouth,  under the the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Durham and Monkwearmouth, under the  Monastary of Jarrow.

This Wearmouth branch started in the Billingham  area of County Durham,  moving into Upper Weardale at the end of the 17th centuary. By the end of the  18th centuary, some of the family had moved into Teesdale.

The males were mostly in lead mining or limestone quarrying. As the lead trade  decreased and the quarries closed, the families tended to gravitate down the  dale to the coalfields of the Wear Valley.

Family occupations, besides Miners & Quarrymen,have included Farmers, Mechanical &  Electrical Engineers, Railwaymen, Painters, Potters, Printers and Local Businessmen. Family members saw military service during the two world wars and at least one  had a full military career.

All locations listed are in County Durham, England, unless stated otherwise.

The research is an ongoing operation and additions to the site are made as they  come to light.
 Data Sources include the UK GRO registers of BMD; copies of BMD certificates;  transcripts of Census for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901;  microfiches of various pre-1837 County Durham parish BMD records; IGI &  Ancestry UK.com records and GenesReunited.com members.
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