Byers Green St. Peter was formed out of Auckland St. Andrew in July 1845.

• 73 baptisms from July 1845 to the end of 1846
• 29 burials from Aug 1845 to the end of 1846

Residences mentioned include Byers Green, Newfield, Seldom Seen, and Todd Hills.

At Auckland St. Helen:

• 486 baptisms 1818-1824. From Sept 1822 onward, the clerk listed the child’s order in the family, similar to a 1798-1812 record:
  • 30 Mar 1823 Richard Palister Caile, of Toft Hill, 6th son of John Caile (farmer) & Isabella
• 399 burials 1813-1824. Although no longer required, the clerk usually included occupations for deceased men, parents for deceased children, and husbands for deceased married women. Sample:
  • 12 Apr 1824 Mary Fargeson, of West Auckland, age: infant, 3rd daughter of George Fargeson (confectioner) & Mary
  • 5 Feb 1824 Elizabeth Stobbert, of West Auckland, age: 75, wife of Richard Stobbert (shoemaker)

Residences mentioned include Bildershaw, Brusselton, Etherley, Evenwood, Greenfield, Hummerbeck, Morley, Ramshaw Hall, Sloshes, St. Helen’s, Toft Hill, West Auckland, and Woodhouses in Auckland St. Andrew.

Records for Heighington St. Michael, in Darlington district, from 1765 to the end of 1821. Heighington is not indexed by the IGI, so this collection should provide many links and discoveries for researchers.

• 1,642 baptisms 1765-1821
• 1,158 burials 1765-1821
• 356 marriages 1765-1812 (we already had 1813-1837). Includes marriage witnesses.

The marriages are from the parish register. The baptisms and burials are from the parish register and the bishop’s transcripts of the parish register, so each record has a note stating its source.

Residences mentioned include Aycliffe, Broom Dykes, Burtee Gate, Coldsides, Darlington, Denton, Gainford, Haughton (le Side, Bank), Hawthorn, Heighington, Killerby, Middridge, Newbiggin, Piercebridge, Redworth, Royal Oak, School Aycliffe, Toytop, West Thickley, Walworth, Whitworth.

As usual, the 1798-1812 baptisms and burials provide the most detail:

• baptism: 19 Feb 1801 Elizabeth Allison, born 17 Feb 1801, 1st daughter of Andrew Allison (native of Wearmouth, Sunderland) by his wife Margaret Longstaff (native of St. Helen, Auckland)
• burial: 24 May 1798 Jane Chapman, of Heighington, age: 6 months, died 22 May, daughter of Nicholas Chapman (cordwainer) & Margaret Allen, his wife

but earlier burials were often also quite informative:

• 16 Jan 1767 Elisabeth Tewart, of Heighington, wife of Morley Tewart, poor
• 27 Sep 1786 Lambton Surtees, son of Crozier Surtees (esquire) & Jane, his wife

and in burials from March 1816 to the end of 1820, the clerk resumed recording the parents of deceased children, husbands of deceased married women, and occupations of deceased men:

• 10 Mar 1816 Ann Robinson, of Redworth, age: 2 months, daughter of George Robinson (joiner) & Margaret, his wife
• 5 Dec 1820 Margaret Croft, of Heighington, age: 50, wife of Robert Croft

761 burials at South Shields St. Hilda’s for 1813-1814. The oldest was:

• 22 Dec 1814 John Parkinson, of Union Alley, South Shields, age: 100

Fixed a bug that had been making the Merrington baptisms and burials temporarily unavailable – so set your District to Auckland and try your search again! We apologize for any frustration this error may have caused you!

At Gateshead St. Mary, from the Bishop’s Transcript, from 1813 to 1818 inclusive:

• 1,945 baptisms
• 1,295 burials

The curate recorded the mother’s maiden name in baptisms until the end of April 1814. After that, he recorded mother’s maiden names once in a while for unknown reasons. Sample:

• 15 Jan 1813 John Dewar, of Gateshead, child of Daniel Dewar (joiner) & Margaret Butler

Gateshead St. Mary was a large parish, serving residents of Gateshead, Gateshead Fell, Heworth, Ayton or Eighton Banks in Lamesley parish, and parts of Newcastle just across the river.

3,550 burials at Stockton St. Thomas, 1762-1797. Most burials name the spouse of a deceased woman, the parents of dead children, or the occupation of a deceased man. Some burials list the cause of death if it was dramatic or somehow out of the ordinary.  Some examples:

• 1 Jan 1762 Thomas Dunn, son of Tobias Dunn (shipmaster) & Eleanor
• 4 Sep 1764 Nicholas Lacey, of the Poorhouse, barber
• 8 Dec 1767 Stephen Storey, apprentice with John Coates an anchorsmith
• 4 May 1770 Catherine Taylor, wife of Joseph Taylor (joiner)
• 30 Jan 1789 Elizabeth Wilson, of Hartlepool, relict [widow] of Thomas Wilson
• 6 Jul 1787 Henry Preston, surgeon, by a fall from his horse

592 baptisms at South Shields St. Hilda’s in the year 1830

From Croxdale St. Bartholomew, in Durham district, serving Croxdale and the adjacent parishes of Brancepeth, Bishop Middleham and Kirk Merrington:

• 25 marriages 1798-1812, including witnesses, from the parish register
• 176 baptisms 1787-1812, from the Bishop’s Transcript and the parish register. Here’s one from a large family:
  • 22 Jan 1804 Stephen Greenwell, born 26-Dec 1803, 11th son of William Greenwell (native of Merrington) by his wife Mary Sedgewick (native of St. Andrew, Auckland)

Croxdale is not indexed by the IGI.

Replaced the baptism index for Ryton Holy Cross 1640-1681 will full entries, so the details of those 3,062 baptisms are now instantly available. Added 4 newly found baptisms in this period.