61 marriages at Trimdon St. Mary Magdalene covering 1853-1856, from the bishop’s transcript. These are the fully detailed marriages of the civil registration era. For example:
- 6 Jun 1855 Charles Sheraton (bachelor, joiner), full age, of Trimdon, son of John Sheraton (joiner) married Mary Alderson (widow), full age, of Trimdon, daughter of George Huscraft (farmer), by licence
Witnesses: Michael Maddison, Elizabeth Sheraton
Most of these brides & grooms lived at the collieries of Trimdon and Trimdon Grange, with a few hailing from Ferryhill, Monk Heseldon, and as far away as Richmond and Liverpool.