1,149 marriages at Greatham St. John the Baptist, from the beginning of the register in Oct 1564 to the end of 1812 and from mid-1837 to June 1941, including witnesses when present. We already had 1813 to mid-1837 marriages online, so we now have nearly 300 years of marriages (1564-1941) in this parish for your searching pleasure. Some samples:
- 20 Oct 1564 Robert Peacock married Jain Sheaphard
- 2 May 1624 William Watt alias Andrew married Elisabeth Turbat
- 18 May 1701 William Umphray married Ann Busbye
- 12 May 1754 Aaron Bone, of Elwick Hall married Anne Armstrong, of Greatham, by banns
- 7 Jul 1812 Rev. Francis Thompson (batchelor), of Warden, Northumberland married Mary Brewster (spinster), of Greatham
- 6 Jan 1853 Samuel Guilmore Frazer (bachelor, master mariner), age 29, of Hartlepool, son of Lawrence Frazer (purser) married Mary Carlisle (spinster), age 27, of Greatham, daughter of Peter Carlisle (labourer), by banns
Witnesses: John Robinson, Mary J. Hopper - 15 Sep 1925 Ralph Philipson (bachelor, cycle dealer), age 25, of 147 Stockton Rd., West H/Pool, son of John Philipson (retired grocer, deceased) married Mahala Tinkler (spinster), age 25, of 19 Saltaire Tce., Greatham, daughter of John William Tinkler (labourer), by banns
Witnesses: Stanley Tinkler, Margaret Jane Hodgson, E.J. Philipson - 28 Jun 1941 Frank Elkington (bachelor, chemist), age 24, of 70 Grange Rd., West H/Pool, son of Frank Elkington (steelworker) married Dorothy Vivienne Pletts (spinster), age 24, of Station House, Greatham, daughter of Harry Ernest Pletts (station master), by banns
Witnesses: John G. Hanson, D. Donnelly
We also went back and added the witnesses to marriages at Greatham 1813-1837, providing 243 new witnesses to search in. If you previously purchased a marriage at Greatham in this period, you can now see the witnesses by logging in, clicking My Previous Orders in the left menu, looking for the marriage, then viewing it to see the witnesses (all free, of course, since you already paid for this record).