2.523 baptisms and 1,617 burials at Gateshead St. Mary, covering 1819-1824, from the Bishop’s Transcript. Some baptism samples:

• 10 Jan 1819 John Parker Palfreman, of Gateshead, child of George Palfreman (founder) & Margaret
• 4 Jun 1820 Isabella Ions, of Gateshead, child of John Ions (mason) & Alice
• 28 Feb 1821 Thomas Sykes Affleck, of Gateshead, child of Robert Affleck (smith) & Mary
• 5 Jul 1822 Christopher Yarrow Wilson Kay, of Gateshead, child of Andrew Kay (hatter) & Jane
• 5 May 1823 Christopher Soulsby Oliver, of Gateshead Fell, child of Thomas Oliver (blacksmith) & Dorothy
• 12 Dec 1824 Mary Mitcheson Robinson, of All Saints, Newcastle, child of Jonathan Robinson (printer) & Catharine

When checking some of these against the original register, we noted that the original register includes birthdates for many of these people, but these birthdates were not copied to the Bishop’s Transcript from which we transcribed. These birthdates are available in the original register and are also in the IGI.

Residences listed include Carrs Hill, Felling, Gateshead, Gateshead Fell, Heworth, Lamesley, Whickham, Wrekenton, and quite a few people from across the river in Newcastle.

Some burial samples:

• 13 Dec 1819 John Anderson, of Gateshead, age: 103
• 8 Dec 1824 Richard Stearment, of Gateshead, age: 38
• 31 Jan 1824 Richard Atkinson, of St John’s, Newcastle, age: 31, late curate of Darlington
• 16 Dec 1824 Mary Fairbairn, of Long Benton, age: 91
• 24 Oct 1824 Martha Deas Dixon, of Carrs Hill, Heworth, age: 15 months

334 baptisms on the WolsinghamWesleyan Methodist Circuit, from March 1870 to Dec 1876. This circuit covered Ashes, Burnhope, Frosterley, Hedley Hill, Rookhope, Salters Gate, Stanhope, Sunniside, Tow Law, and Wolsingham. Some samples:

• 29 Mar 1870 Mary Ellen Greenwell, of Frosterly, born 12 Mar 1870, child of Thomas Greenwell & Caroline
• 9 Oct 1876 William Thomas Busbridge, of Tow Law, born 1 Aug 1876, child of Alfred James Busbridge & Tamar White Busbridge