186 baptisms at High House Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Ireshopeburn, Weardale from Jan 1852 to Aug 1858. Most include the child’s age or birth date. For example:

• 22 Apr 1855 Joseph Featherstone, of Ireshopeburn, age 22 wks 2 days, child of William Henry Featherstone & Hannah
• 2 Sep 1852 James Conder Nattrass, of High House Westgate, born 1 Aug 1852, child of Featherstone Nattrass & Charlotte

4,593 marriage bonds issued by the Durham Diocese 1713-1737.

There were no surviving bonds for these periods: 25 Mar 1713 – 26 May 1713, 31 Aug 1713 – 15 Dec 1713, 25 Mar 1715 – 17 Jun 1715, 26 Aug 1715 – 23 Mar 1716, 9 Mar 1720 – 25 Mar 1721, 18 Mar 1728 – 2 Jul 1729, 23 Aug 1729 – 16 Feb 1731.

Please read the Marriages Bonds section of the Transcription Samples page for a description of what information is found in bonds, allegations, and associated documents, and how we present that information.

The Diocese of Durham covered all of County Durham and parts of Northumberland and North Yorkshire. Marriage bonds were not issued on a per-district basis, so the District filter is ignored when the marriage bond database is searched.

These records are from Ron Nubley’s Index, which we are in the process of integrating into our collection, so when you buy one of these, you will immediately get the brief index entry, and the full entry will be transcribed and emailed to you within 3 days, at which point it becomes part of our database and you can view it again at any time.

Sample:

• 8 May 1714 William WANLESS, Wingate Grange, [Kelloe], yeoman
  & Jane BELL [Kelloe]
  Sur: John WHITFIELD, Wingate Grange, yeoman
  directed to Durham Cathedral
  married 8 May 1714 at Durham Cathedral – William WANLESS & Jane BELL, both of Kelloe