2,020  baptisms at South Hylton St. Mary, covering 1848-1892 plus the first 4 from 1893. The wonderful clerk kept recording mother’s maiden surnames in nearly all baptisms until mid-1872. Some samples:

• 5 Mar 1848 Matthew Hudson, of South Hylton, born 2-Dec 1847, son of Matthew Hudson (blacksmith) & Barbara Lisle
• 3 May 1868 Ralph Gray, of South Hylton, born 28-Mar 1868, son of Ralph Gray (bottle finisher) & Jane McDougall
• 12 May 1872 Margaret Thornborrow, of South Hylton, born 13-Apr 1872, daughter of Robert Thornborrow (mechanic) & Sarah Featherstonehaugh
• 24 Jul 1875 Joseph Stanley Parish, of South Hylton, son of John Parish (shipwright) & Margaret Davies Parish
• 27 Sep 1891 John William Howarth, of 9 Blythe Street, born 7-Sep 1891, son of James Howarth (holder up in iron shipyard) & Charlotte Frances Howarth