Added 7 burials at Hurworth in 1814 from a page we had missed the first time through the register.

3,037 baptisms and 8,063 burials at Heworth St. Mary, covering 1831-1849 and 1858-1875, from the bishop’s transcript. We will fill the gap of 1850-1857 in a few weeks from the parish registers.

Heworth was a large parish with several active collieries in the area during this period, and residences were mentioned on both sides of the river,  including Ayton [Eighton] Banks (Lamesley), Ballast Hills, Bensham, Bentick, Bigges Main, Bill Quay, Birtley, Black Fell, Blue House, Blue Quarries, Byker, Carr Hill, Cat Dean, Chester-le-Street, Crow Hall, Elswick, Felling (including High & Low & Shore), Friar’s Goose, Gateshead, Gateshead Fell, Hebburn, Heworth (including Heworth Colliery, Lane, Shore), High Turnpike Gate, Holly Hill, Jarrow, Jesmond Vale, Longbenton, Newcastle, North Shields, Pelaw Main, Scotswood, Sheriff Hill, South Shields, St. Anthony’s Newcastle, Walker, Wallsend, Wardley, White Hill, White House, Windy Nook, and Wrekenton.

Samples:

• baptized 9 Jan 1831 Robert Vickerman Dodds, of Felling Shore, child of Isaac Dodds (engineer) & Mary
• baptized 4 Oct 1846 John Gibson Dodds, of Pelaw Main, son of Robert Dodds (saddler) & Jane
• baptized 15 Dec 1875 Mary Ann Day, of Bill Quay, daughter of Henry Day (copper smelter) & Margaret
• buried 20 Jan 1831 Mary Ann Padgett, of High Felling, age: 10
• buried 29 Mar 1863 Isabella Vasey, of Newcastle on Tyne, age: 53
• buried 20 Nov 1875 Richard Stone Waters, of Wardley, age: 42

This large data set caused our record count to top the 3 million mark - we now have 3,006,459 records (baptisms, burials, marriages, and individuals in censuses) online for your enjoyment!

Replaced the index to burials 1790-1814 at Ryton Holy Cross with full details, so those 2,755 burials are now instantly available. Here are some examples illustrating how the level of detail changes for the better (more details) in 1798 and back to less detail in 1813:

• 9 Mar 1790 William Blackbird, of Bate Houses, son of George Blackbird
• 4 Dec 1797 Mary Bagnell, of Winlaton, wife of Edward Bagnell
• 1 Feb 1798 Mary Dance late Coulson, of Greenside, age: 85, died 29 Jan, wife of Thomas Dance (cobler), widow of Nicholas Hodgson
• 14 Dec 1812 John Gardener, of Winlaton Burn, age: 1 year 6 months, died 12 Dec, son of Michael Gardener (mason) by his wife Jane nee Hawdon
• 5 Jan 1813 Richard Armstrong, of Blaydon, age: 5 months
• 20 Feb 1813 Jane Parmella, of Ryton, age: 89

226 baptisms and 185 burials at Elton St. John in Stockton district, covering 1762-1838, from the bishop’s transcript. Some sample baptisms:

• 27 Oct 1765 Mary Arrowsmith, daughter of Robert Arrowsmith
• 18 Jul 1790 Catherina Ann Black, daughter of John Black & Grace
• 4 Nov 1804 Mary Peacock, born 2 Nov 1804, 1st daughter of John Peacock (blacksmith, native of Swainby, Yorkshire) by his wife Mary Butterwick (native of Stokesley, Yorkshire)
• 27 Jun 1813 Ann Gascoigne, of Elton, daughter of Nicholas Gascoigne (blacksmith) & Tamar
• 27 Jul 1834 Thomas Elcoat, of Elton, child of Thomas Elcoat (farmer) & Elizabeth

Burial samples:

• 27 Sep 1764 John Dent, parish clerk
• 7 Sep 1799 Mary Rowntree, of Stockton, age: 69, died 3 Sep 1799, wife of John Rowntree (Rector of Elton)
• 22 Jun 1811 Mary Gascoigne, age: 21 days, died 21 Jun 1811, daughter of Nicholas Gascoigne (blacksmith) & Tamar his wife late Willey
• 31 Aug 1835 Tamar Gascoigne, of Elton, age: 55

We also added witnesses to the 20 marriages in 1813-1837 and added 3 new marriages in 1838.

8,516 burials at Darlington St. Cuthbert, covering 1689-1779. We now have a complete run of burials here from 1689 to the end of 1812.  Residences mentioned include Archdeacon Newton, Aycliffe, Bank Top, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Blackwell, Branking Moor, Clay Row, Cockerton, Cold Sides, Croft, Darlington, Durham (city), Field House, Gainford, Gilling, Haughton, Heighington, Hurworth, London, Nestfields, Newcastle, Newton, North Cowton, Oxenfield, Snipe House, Staindrop, Stockton, Sunderland, Tile Kilns, West Auckland, and Yarm.  Some samples:

• 09 Jul 1690 Jane Dun, of Darlington, wife of Hugh Dun (taylor)
• 11 May 1716 Robert Sober, of West Field, [in his] 89th year
• 23 May 1718 Mary Wood, of Darlington, servant to Tho. Cook, innkeeper
• 02 Sep 1738 Anthony Cummin, of Bank Top, labourer, tile kiln, n.a.not. [no affidavit received regarding whether the person was buried in woollen as per the law]
• 03 Jul 1741 Anne Oliver, of Wolsingham, widow of the late George Oliver (weaver)
• 03 Apr 1750 Christopher Hickson, of Darlington, papist
• 09 Aug 1765 Mary Goldsbrough, of Darlington, wife of Jonathan Goldsbrough (weaver)
• 03 Dec 1779 Jeremiah Yates, of Darlington, son of Philip Yates (cartwright)

404 baptisms and 273 burials at Escomb St. John in Auckland district, from the bishop’s transcript, except 1844 and 1846-47 are from the parish register. Abodes mentioned include Belt’s Burn, Bishop Auckland, Bitchburn, Carr Wood, Crook, Escomb, Etherley (plus Etherley Lane and Moor), Middleton St. George, Romaldkirk, West Auckland, Witton Park, Witton Park Iron Works, Woodhouses, and Woodside.

The parish clerk included the mother’s maiden surname in most baptisms through 1839, with some tapering off of this practice after 1837.

• 16 Apr 1815 Elizabeth Adamson, of Escomb, 2nd daughter of Robert Adamson (labourer) & Margaret Stamp
• 28 Sep 1828 William Jackson Glass, of Belts Burn, 6th son of William Glass (labourer) & Elizabeth Metcalf
• 13 Nov 1839 Christopher Whitfield, of Escomb, 6th son of Thompson Whitfield (labourer) & Hannah Heron
• 30 Dec 1849 Tabitha Longstaff, of Etherley Lane, born 1-May 1848, daughter of Mary Longstaff (single woman)

Burials include occupation or parent or spouse for 1813-1837, with some tapering off of details after mid-1835.

• 19 Jul 1814 Thomas Nelson, of Escomb, age: infant, son of John Nelson (gardener) by his wife Ann Schofield
• 30 Dec 1818 Ralph Simpson, of Escomb, age: 68, clerk of the chapel of Escomb
• 2 Apr 1825 Ann Booth, of Etherley, age: infant, daughter of Lancelot Booth
• 3 Jan 1837 Elizabeth Sparke, of Escomb, age: 40, wife of Joseph Sparke

Since we were in this register, we took the opportunity to add the witnesses to the marriages for 1813-1837, giving you an additional 101 names to search in. If you previously purchased a marriage at Escomb, you can view it with the witnesses added by clicking My Previous Orders when you are logged in.

600 baptisms for 1814-1819 and 496 burials for 1813-1820 at Auckland St. Andrew, from the bishop’s transcript. The parish clerk voluntarily included the mother’s maiden surname in most baptisms, when this was no longer a required practice - hurray for us later researchers!

• 2 Jan 1814 Margaret Parker, of Bishop Auckland, 2nd daughter of John Gildart Parker (flax dresser) & Ann Tenant
• 18 Jul 1817 Sarah Leonard, of Bishop Auckland, 7th daughter of John Leonard (hatter) & Elizabeth Bulman
• 25 Aug 1818 William Canney, of Bishop Auckland, 1st son of George Canney (surgeon) & Sarah Daniel
• 25 Dec 1819 Hannah Westgarth, of Bishop Auckland, 2nd daughter of Robert Westgarth (labourer) & Elizabeth Egglestone

In the burials, the clerk also continued the practice of listing occupations, parents, or spouses, when it was no longer required, but this starts to taper off in late 1819:

• 10 Jan 1813 William Angus, of Bishop Auckland, age: 36, a barber
• 27 May 1814 Elizabeth Beckwith, of Bishop Auckland, age: 69, widow of Percival Beckwith (late of Park Head)
• 17 Feb 1816 Hannah Snaith, of Bishop Auckland, age: infant, daughter of William Snaith & Alice
• 14 Mar 1819 Mary Hall, of Bishop Auckland, age: 2, daughter of Lowinger Hall (innkeeper)
• 2 Nov 1819 Catherine Westgarth, of Bishop Auckland, age: 86

Abodes mentioned include Bishop Auckland, Bitchburn, Black Boy, Byers Green, Coundon, Eldon, Escomb, Etherley, Gaunless Mill, Grange Hall, Hunwick, Middlestone, Middridge, Needless, Newton Cap, Nutty Hagg, Parkhead, Quarry Burn, Rushyford, Shildon, South Church, Thickley, Westerton, and Windlestone.

851 burials at Shildon St. John from the beginning of the parish register in Sep 1834 to the end of 1846, matching the period for which we have baptisms at Shildon.  Shildon parish was carved out of Auckland St. Andrew in September 1834 and abodes listed besides Shildon included Bishop Auckland, Brusselton, Copy Crooks, Coundon, Eldon, Fyland’s Bridge, Middridge, New Shildon, Old Shildon, Railway Terrace, and Thickley. Some samples:

• 7 Nov 1834 James Cleasby, of New Shildon, age: 27
• 2 Nov 1838 Hannah Todd, of Old Shildon, age: 93
• 3 Feb 1843 Smiles Grey Coulson, of New Shildon, age: 3 weeks

261 baptisms and 168 burials at Hurworth All Saints, covering 1836-1841, from the Bishop’s Transcript. The baptisms only go to April 1841; we will finish out the year shortly. Most baptisms include birthdates, which is especially helpful if the child was baptized several years after birth, like these:

• 30 Jun 1837 Mary Brack, of Hurworth, born 5-May 1834, daughter of William Brack (baker) & Mary
• 27 Sep 1840 Christopher Smith, of Glass House Yard, AldersgateStreet, London, born 2-Jun 1835, son of Christopher Smith (shoemaker) & Emma

The cleric also continued listing spouses,  parents, and occupations for some burials (but not all) although it was no longer required:

• buried 1 Mar 1841 Elizabeth Oliver, of Hurworth, age: 33, wife of Thomas Oliver
• 7 Sep 1837 Jane Belwood, of Hurworth, age: an infant, daughter of Susannah
• 11 Sep 1838 William Goldsbrough, of Neesham, age: 83, cartwright
• 19 Jun 1838 Margaret Banks, of Hurworth, age: 83

Since we had to be in this register, we also added the witnesses to the 183 marriages we had between 1813 and mid-1837, giving you 650 new witnesses to check for your ancestral connections.  We also added 3 marriages in the 2nd half of 1837.

279 baptisms (August 1797 through March 1800) and 134 burials covering 1798-1799 at Houghton-le-Spring St Michael & All Angels, from the Bishop’s Transcript. Luckily for us researchers, the cleric started including mother’s maiden names in baptisms in Aug 1797, several months before it was required.  Some samples:

• baptized 13 Aug 1797 William Davison, of this parish, born 15 Jul, 2nd son of Cook Davison (native of this parish) by his wife Ann formerly Balmer
• baptized 22 Dec 1799 Thomas & Alice Proud, of Houghton, born 25 Nov, 1st son and daughter of Thomas Proud (joiner, native of Middleton in Teasdale) by his wife Mary formerly Ivyson [Iveson] (native of Houghton)
• buried 6 Jan 1798 Ann Nicholson late Hedley, of Collier Row, age: 63, died 4 Jan, widow of Edward Nicholson (pitman, deceased)
• buried 6 Oct 1799 John Gustard, of Bunker Hill, age: 11, died 5 Oct, son of Henry Gustard (brakeman, native of Hag House) by his wife Ann formerly Holt, native of Lambton
• 3 Dec 1799 William Ranson, of Newbottle, age: 77, died 1 Dec, labourer, native of Newbottle

Residences mentioned include Biddick, Bunker Hill, Colliery Row, Cross Fines, East Herrington, East Rainton, Hetton, Houghton, Morton Fence, Morton Hill, Newbottle, Philadelphia, Sedgeletch, Stot’s Pasture, Tile Sheds (aka Tyle Shades), Wapping, West Herrington, and West Rainton.