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December 2nd, 2008

Birtley baptisms, marriages, burials updated

Replaced the index with full details of the register entries for Birtley (St. John the Evangelist) from its beginning in 1850 to the end of 1851:

  • 133 baptisms
  • 58 burials
  • 7 marriages

 

December 2nd, 2008

Witton Gilbert burials 1570-1851

Replaced the index to burials at Witton Gilbert from 1570 to the end of 1851 with full details of the register entries, so now those 2,351 burials are now instantly available.

December 2nd, 2008

West Hartlepool Christ Church marriages 1890-1900

498 marriages from Aug 1890 to the end of 1900. Being in a busy port town, this church saw many foreigners marrying local girls:

  • 1 Oct 1891 Adolf Emmanuel Nilsson (bachelor, signed his name, timber merchant), age 36, of 12 Scarborough St., son of Brynolf Nilsson (timber merchant, deceased) married Evelyn Mary Richardson (spinster, signed her name), age 25, of Stockton Rd., daughter of John Richardson (land agent), by banns
    Witnesses: David Cooke, Edith Austen Richardson, John Richardson
  • 7 Nov 1891 Nicolai Hagbart Syversen (bachelor, signed his name, mariner), age 30, of 24 Jersey St., son of Halvor Syversen (ship owner) married Sarah Hudson Wascoe (widow, signed her name), age 35, of 24 Jersey St., daughter of Joseph Mears (masterman potter), by licence
    Witnesses: David Cymryd Davies, Ellen Fulcher
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