Replaced the index to burials 1715-1744 at Ryton Holy Cross with full details, so those 3,475 burials are now instantly available.

773 baptisms and 738 burials at St. Giles in Durham city, covering 1819-1835, from the Bishop’s Transcript. We also took this opportunity to add the witnesses to the 323 marriages for 1813-1837, giving you 752 more opportunities to find your ancestor witnessing a marriage. In addition to St. Giles, residences mentioned include Belmont, Carrville, Claypath, Gilesgate, Gilesgate Moor, Kepier, Old Durham, Pittington, and Durham St. Nicholas.

Some sample baptisms:

• 21 Feb 1819 Elizabeth [Robinson/Elliot], child of John Robinson (upholsterer) & Jane Elliot
• 23 Jun 1822 William Cornwell, of Claypath, born 18 Jul 1807, son of John Cornwell (soldier of the 5th Dragoon gards) & Ann
• 1 May 1828 John Brown, of St. Giles, born 9 Apr 1828, child of Nathaniel Brown (chorister of the Cathedral) & Hannah [Johanna]
• 31 Mar 1833 Wallace Burton, of St. Giles, child of Absolom Burton (miller) & Isabella
• 8 Mar 1834 Dorothy Jane Veitch, of Gilesgate, born 14 Feb 1832, child of John Harding Veitch (Editor of the Durham Chronicle) & Jane

and burials – most in 1819 had some sort of description, but after that, they become terse :

• 3 Jan 1819 Thomas Gargate, of St. Giles, age: 30, cordwainer
• 14 Jul 1819 Sarah Humble, of St. Giles, age: 42, wife of Flower Humble
• 26 Nov 1828 Ann Tilly, of St. Giles, age: 90
• 15 Aug 1834 George Kelsey Davison, of St. Giles, age: 10 months

534 baptisms and 299 burials at Merrington St. John the Evangelist, covering 1822-1832, from the Bishop’s Transcript. We also took this opportunity to add the witnesses to the marriages for 1822-1837, giving you an additional 323 instances of names to search in for evidence of your ancestor’s existence.

Some samples:

• baptised 7 Apr 1822 Viletta Ingram, of Merrington, daughter of James Ingram (potter) & Hannah
• baptised 31 Dec 1824 Matthew Raisin, of Windlestone, son of Charles Raisin (game keeper) & Ann
• baptised 13 May 1832 Ruth Roxby, of Ferryhill, daughter of Anthony Roxby (schoolmaster) & Jane

A few burials had relationships or other descriptions, but most were terse, as is typical of this period:

• 22 Jun 1825 Thomas Thompson, of Ferryhill, age: 37, mason who was accidentally killed on 21st day of June by soil falling upon him in a quarry in this township of Ferryhill
• buried 5 Jan 1827 Hannah Ingram, of Merrington, age: 11 months, daughter of James Ingram
• 17 Dec 1828 Henry Ingram, of Merrington, age: 107
• 30 Apr 1832 George Peacock, of Rushyford, age: 6 months

This marriage looks like several relatives of the groom were present:

• 5 Apr 1825 Martin Lonie, of Sunderland married Sarah Nelson, of this parish, by licence
  Witnesses: Isabella Lonie, Elizabeth Lonie, Joseph Lee, Ann Newby, William Lonie

We discovered a problem with Easington St Mary the Virgin baptisms from 1798-1812, in which the father’s nativity and occupation had been accidentally omitted during our data upload process. These have now been added back in. We have tried to notify all customers who bought these records, but if you were not notified, and you purchased a baptism at this church between 1798 and 1812 inclusive, you might want to log in and check My Previous Orders to see if any fatherly details have been added to your record. We also found one baptism that had been missed, and made corrections to several others. We also added father’s occupations to all the baptisms in 1833 and 1837 (and we’ll continue to add occupations to other years in this parish as we have time).

479 baptisms and 301 burials at Ingleton St. John the Evangelist from the start of this parish to the end of 1876, from the Bishop’s Transcript. Ingleton was carved out of Staindrop parish in Nov 1844, with the first burial in its graveyard in 1845. It served residents of Hilton, Hulam, Ingleton, Killerby, and Wackerfield aka Walkerfield. Some baptism samples:

• 3 Nov 1844 Emily Margaret Longstaff, of Ingleton, daughter of James Longstaff (surgeon) & Hannah
• 9 Mar 1850 Thomas Pickering, of High Mulberry, son of George Pickering (farmer) & Eleanor
• 23 Apr 1876 Mary Elizabeth Wade, of Whitehouse, Hilton, daughter of George Appleton Wade (hind) & Mary

and burials:

• 7 Mar 1845 John Meynell, of Hilton, age: 40
• 17 Jan 1859 James Medcalf, of High Mulberry, age: 57
• 22 Jul 1875 Hannah Jane Whitehouse, of Ingleton, age: 3 months

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