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May 11th, 2008

St. John’s Chapel burials 1772-1851

Replaced the burial index for St. John’s Chapel Weardale from 1772 to the end of 1851 with full data, so those 4,843 burials are immediately available. This one was interesting because of the unusually large amount of detail:

19 Jun 1827 Samuel Jobling, of West Black Dean, age: 50, found dead in bed at John Lowe`s public house – verdict `visitation of God`

In other words, he died suddenly with no visible cause.

As usual, burials from 1798 to 1812 usually contain the maiden name of the mother of a deceased child and often the maiden name of a deceased married woman. For example:

27 Oct 1812 Thomas Potts, of Frog Hall, age: infant, died 26 Oct, son of John Potts (miner) by his wife Mary nee Elliott

17 May 1812 Ann Nattrass late Heatherington, of St. Johns Chapel, age: 39, died 15 May, wife of John Nattrass (innkeeper)

May 11th, 2008

Hartlepool All Saints marriages 1883-1888

500 marriages at Hartlepool (Stranton) All Saints from March 1883 to March 1888

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