Replaced the index to baptisms at Whickham for 1680-1714 with full details, so those 3,334 baptisms are now instantly available, including 6 new baptisms we had missed the first time around.

4,335 baptisms at Greatham St. John in Hartlepool (formerly Stockton) district from the start of the register in 1565 to mid-April 1892 - over three hundred years of baptisms. Residences mentioned besides Greatham include Brierton, Claxton, Cowpen Bewley, Greatham Hospital, Greenabella, Hallgate, Hartlepool, Owton/Oughton, Seaton Carew, Stockton, Stranton, and West Hartlepool.

Samples:

• 18 Sep 1565 Richard & Margaret Martine, twins
• 9 Mar 1578 Lancelote Spark, son of William Spark
• 14 Oct 1632 Isabel Robinson, the posthume daughter of John Robinson & Allice
• 16 Dec 1677 Robert Sparke, son of Lance [Lancelot] Sparke
• 16 Nov 1731 Jane Rippon, daughter of Joshua Rippon & Bridget
• 26 Jul 1794 Mary [Harper/Marshall], born 30 Jun 1794, natural daughter of John Harper (deceased) & Elizabeth Marshall
• 14 Jan 1809 John Wilson, born 12 Dec 1808, 4th son of Avery Robinson Wilson (cartwright, native of Renton, Houghton le Spring) by his wife Ann Clarke (native of this parish)
• 19 Oct 1814 Isabella Large Reay, of Greatham, child of John Reay (stonemason) & Isabella
• 17 Apr 1892 Thomas Mark Smith, of Greatham, child of John William Smith (mariner) & Isabella