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County Durham lies on the German Ocean, and bounded by Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Yorkshire. This county was formerly under the special jurisdiction of the bishop of Durham as a Prince Palatine, but in 1836 the palatinate was vested in the crown. (GENUKI; Barclay's Complete and Universal English Dictionary, 1842.)

County Durham was divided into wards, analogous to hundreds.

Combs &c. Records by Wards and Parish in which Combs and Associated Families have been found thus far

1666 Hearth Tax