200 marriages at Sadberge St. Andrew in Darlington district from its start as a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Haughton-le-Skerne in 1663 to the end of 1812, including witnesses. We also took the opportunity to add the witnesses to our existing 70 marriages at Sadberge for 1813-1837, giving you an additional 175 witnesses in which to search for your ancestor.  Witnesses start appearing in 1755.  Groom’s occupations are generally listed 1759-1797.

Sadberge is not indexed by the IGI and is not available anywhere else on the Internet as far as we know.  Some samples:

• 12 May 1663 Peter Widdifield, of Auckland married Elizabeth Marlys, of this parish
• 5 Dec 1744 Robert Humphrey, of this parish married Margaret Widdofield, of this parish
• 18 May 1766 George Goldsbrough (shoemaker), of this parish married Mary Coulson (spinster), of this parish, by banns
  Witnesses: Peter Radcliffe, George Goldsbrough, Hugh Toner
• 2 Jul 1808 George Cowling (jun’r), of the parish of Aycliff married Margaret Coulson, of this parish, by licence
  Witnesses: John Hornsby, Mary Adamson, Edward Corner

1,775 burials at Jarrow St. Paul for the years 1836-1853 plus 1860. We will fill the gap of 1854-1859 in a couple of months.  1836-1842 and 1847 are from the parish register; 1843-1846,  1848-1853 ,and 1860  are from the Bishop’s Transcripts. Residences mentioned include, besides Jarrow (East Jarrow, Jarrow Colliery, and Jarrow Row), Brockley Whins, Bill Quay, Curliew, Felling, Follingsby, Gateshead, Harton, Hebburn (and Hebburn Hall, Colliery & Quay), Hedworth, Monkton, North Shields, Newcastle and Wallsend (across the river), Simonside, South Shields, Templetown, and Westoe.

• 3 Nov 1846 Francis Reay, age: 14, a native of Easington found drowned on Jarrow Slake
• 18 May 1843 James Heslop, of Urpeth, age: 70
• 5 Jan 1836 Isabella Spoors, of Jarrow, age: infant
• 24 Aug 1845 Benjamin Robinson, of Jarrow, age: 19
  [Note: killed by explosion at Jarrow Colliery 21st August]