Hi Mandy

My wife's GGG Grandmother was an English but they were from the West Newton and Bromfield area of Cumberland (now Cumbria).

I have some details of her relations on my web site at http://tgf.athnic.com but none that are in County Durham.

Have you tried the FreeBMD site for your husband's grandfather's birth? The site is at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com

Good luck and keep on searching.

Paul Barfoot