516 baptisms and 274 burials at Cockfield St. Mary in Teesdale district, covering 1838-1849 plus 1867, from the Bishop’s Transcript.  Abodes mentioned besides Cockfield include Burnt Houses, Butterknowle, Copley, Esperley Lane (which was called Esperby Lane in most of these records), Evenwood, Lynesack & Softly, Mount Slowly, Oaks, Raby, Southside, Toft Hill, White Cake Row, and Woodland or Woodlands. We now have continuous baptisms and burials at Cockfield for 1813-1849.

Some samples:

• baptized 14 Jan 1838 Rebecca Raine, of Cockfield, born 6 May 1836, daughter of Isaac Raine (tailor) & Eleanor
• baptized 26 Aug 1843 Stansfield Dixon, of Cockfield Saw Works, son of Michael Dixon (brakesman) & Elizabeth
• baptized 23 Dec 1849 Matthew Moses Maugham, of Cockfield, son of George Maugham (pitman) & Mary
• buried 22 Jun 1838 Mary James, of Lynesack & Softly, age: 80
• buried 11 Apr 1844 Mary Brownbridge, of Gaunless Mill, age: 66
• buried 16 Jun 1849 Daniel Teasdale, of Cockfield, age: 69

404 burials at Long Newton St. Mary in Stockton district, covering 1842-1912. Residences mentioned besides Long Newton include Bishopton, Burn Hope, Coatham Stob, Darlington, Eaglescliffe, East Newbiggin, Elton, Fox Hill, Goosepool, Hartburn, Hartlepool, Haughton-le-Skerne, Little Stainton, Middlesbrough, Norton, Redmarshall, Sadberge, Stockton, Sunderland, Wynyard Park, and Yarm.

• 21 Jan 1844 Elizabeth Cowling, of Longnewton parish, age: 99
• 16 Mar 1854 Charles William Vane, of Wynyard Park, age: 76, Marquess of Londonderry
  [Note: 3rd Marquess, co-founder of Seaham Harbour with his wife]
• 19 Apr 1867 Lydia Parlour, of Longnewton, age: 19, buried on Good Friday at 4 PM
• 25 Oct 1891 George Carlton, of Carter’s Lane, age: 68, suicide under train
• 6 Apr 1910 Joseph Blakey, of 49 Duke Street, Hartlepool, age: 82

2,653 burials at Hunwick St. Paul covering 1846-1908. Hunwick, in Auckland district, was created in 1845 from Auckland St. Andrew. Residences mentioned besides Hunwick include Beechburn (Mill, Pit), Bishop Auckland, Blue Hill, Bracken Hill, Brancepeth, Brandon, Byers Green, Coundon, Crook, Darlington, Furnace Mill, Helmington Row, High Grange, High Wadsworth, Howden-le-Wear, Hunwick Pit, Hunwick Station Houses, Kate’s Close, Lane Ends, Low Side, Middlesbrough, Needless Hall, New Hunwick, Newfield, Newton Cap, Oaks Row, Old Hunwick, Pixley Hills, Quarry Burn, Red Barns, Rough Lea, Rumby Hill, St. Andrew Auckland, Sunnybrow, Toronto, Willington, Witton-le-Wear, and a surprising dozen or so burials of residents of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Samples:

• 6 Feb 1850 Mary Cleminson, of Hunwick, age: 91
• 11 Dec 1878 John Bramford Iley, of Hunwick, age: 5 weeks
• 11 Dec 1887 Elizabeth Etherington, of Old Hunwick, age: 68, first burial in the new part of the churchyard.
• 11 Jan 1894 John Richardson, of Old Hunwick, age: 6, father killed and two children died within 6 weeks
• 22 Dec 1908 George William Fenwick, of North Beechburn, age: 27

Replaced the index to baptisms at Whickham for 1740-1759 with full details, so those 3,073 baptisms are now instantly available. Samples:

• 30 Oct 1743 Adaline Onely, of Swalwell, daughter of Bartholemew Onely by his wife Jane
• 23 Oct 1756 James Frame, of Swalwell, privately baptised illegitimate son of James Kell (of Hexham, [Northumberland]) by Isabel Frame
• 28 May 1758 William Hepplewaite, of Lowhand, son of Thomas Hepplewaite by his wife Mary

During this period, abodes are identified only as one of the four quarters of the parish: Whickham, Lowhand, Swalwell, or Fellside – the individual farms and hamlets are not named. Lowhand, also called Lowside, is not found on modern maps; it was the northeast quarter along the river covering the area that is Dunston today. Swalwell is west of Lowhand and north of Whickham village, bordered on the north by the Tyne. Fellside was the southwest quarter, covering Marley Hill, Sunniside, and Gibside. I guess Whickham quarter or township made up the rest of the parish, but I haven’t found documentation on that yet.

780 baptisms from the Wolsingham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit for 1858-1878 plus one stray from 1848. Unlike Anglican baptisms, most of these include the birth date of the child, but not the father’s occupation. Residences mentioned include Allenheads, Black Clough, Boltsburn, Bridge End, Brier Hill, Burnhope, Burtreeford, Copt Hill, Corn Riggs, Cowshill, Crooks Altar, Daddry Shield, Earn Well, East Black Dean, Eastgate, Fold House, Frosterley, Gold Hill, Hawkwell Head, High Hotts, High House, High Rigg, Ireshope, Ireshopeburn, Irestone, Lanehead, Laneside, Level Gate, Ling or Lynn Riggs, Low Burn, Low Prize, Middlehope, Mount Pleasant, Puddingthorn, Rigg House, Rookhope, Rowantree Foot, Rush, St. John’s Chapel, Shallow Ford, Sidehead, Six Days Work, Stanhope, Stripe Head, Swinhope House, Tow Law, Wearhead, Wellhope, Westfall, Westgate, Windy Side, and Wolf Clough.

Samples:

• 19 Feb 1848 Joseph Race, of High House, born 11 Jan 1848, son of Joseph Race & Elizabeth
• 2 Jan 1859 Phebe Featherston, of Middle Rigg, born 27 May 1858, daughter of John Featherston & Sarah
• 6 Oct 1867 Joseph William Walton Nattrass, of Ireshopeburn, born 4 Aug 1867, son of Aaron Nattrass & Margaret
• 3 Jun 1877 William Winskill, of Rookhope, born 6 May 1877, son of William Featherstone Winskill & Susannah

Added the witnesses to our existing 64 marriages at Winston for 1813-37, giving you 166 new names to search in.

454 baptisms and 641 burials at Whorlton St. Mary in Teesdale district covering 1765-1820, with just burials for 1871-1981. The 1765-1820 records are from the Bishop’s Transcript with extensive checking against the parish register. Residences mentioned besides Whorlton include Arlaw Banks, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Bowron or Boldron, Cockfield, Darlington, Gainford, Humbleton, Marwood, Newsham, Sledwick, Stainton, Stubb House, West Auckland, Westwick, and Whorley Hill.

Sample baptisms:

• 15 Sep 1765 Hannah Stanwix, daughter of Peter Stanwix & Jane
• 3 Nov 1793 William Wappat, son of Ralph Wappat & Sarah
• 11 Jan 1801 Thomas Stanwix, born 14 Dec 1800, 1st son of William Stanwix (mason, native of this parish) by his wife Dorothy Greathead (native of Heighington)
• 9 Aug 1812 Sarah Wappet, born 9 Aug, 1st daughter of Thomas Wappet (labourer, native of Barnard Castle) by his wife Eleanor Raine (native of Barnard Castle)
• 24 Apr 1819 Joseph Beetham, of Whorlton, son of Thomas Beetham & Anne

Burials:

• 12 May 1768 Eleanor Wake, daughter of George Wake & Margaret
• 14 Oct 1794 Sarah Millions, of Whorlton, age: 60, wife of John Millions
• 15 Nov 1800 John Binks, of Whorlton, age: 79, died 12 Nov, blacksmith
• 13 Mar 1810 Robert Wappet, of Whorlton, age: 9 days, died 12 Mar, son of Thomas Wappet (labourer) & Eleanor his wife, late Raine
• 24 Oct 1812 Eleanor Dawson late Shutt, of Ovington, age: 88, died 22 Oct, widow of George Dawson (labourer), her maiden name was Shutt, was first married to John Jackson
• 9 Jan 1820 Johnson Wall, of Startforth, age: 89
• 13 Apr 1872 Jane Brownless, of Whorlton, age: 94
• 11 Sep 1929 James Wycliffe Headlam-Morley, of 9 Grosvenor Hill, Wimbledon, London, age: 65
• 16 Jan 1965 Philip Stanwix, of Blue Stone Cottage, Marwood, Barnard Castle, age: 64

While we were in the register, we also added the witnesses to the 42 existing 1813-1837 marriages, giving you 144 new names to search in. If you previously purchased a marriage at Whorlton, you can view the witnesses by clicking My Previous Orders and reviewing the marriage.

2,212 burials at Jarrow St. Paul and the Chapelry of Heworth, covering 1765-1797. Until 1808, burials at Heworth were recorded in the Jarrow register, so we have filed these all under Jarrow. For 1765-1768, the burial register shows the abode instead of the burial place; we assume that if a person lived at Heworth, they were probably buried there also. For 1769-1797, the burial register shows where the person was buried, but generally not where they lived. For example:

• 2 Mar 1765 Jane Sandiland, of Heworth, wife of William Sandiland
• 21 Nov 1768 James Henderson, of Shields, son of James Henderson
• 31 Mar 1769 Hannah Byers, of Whickham, buried at Jarrow
• 4 Nov 1769 Ann Rennison, wife of Robert Rennison, buried at Jarrow
• 23 Dec 1774 James [Mullet/Yeoman], illegitimate son of James Mullet & Ann Yeoman, buried at Heworth
• 10 Feb 1790 Edward Wilson, glass merchant, buried at Jarrow
• 8 Oct 1792 Joseph Cockfield, son of Thomas Cockfield, buried at Heworth
• 5 Mar 1795 Hannah Goodrick, wife of Thomas Goodrick, buried at Jarrow
• 17 Dec 1797 Roger Kynaston, buried at Heworth

949 baptisms and 873 burials at Ryton Holy Cross in Gateshead district, covering 1852-1867, from the Bishop’s Transcript. Residences mentioned include Barlow, Barmoor, Blaydon, Bog Pit, Bradley Hall, Coal Burns or Coalburn, Crawcrook, Crook Hill, Dog Leap, Dykes Head, Elswick, Emmaville, Folly, Gateshead, Greenside, Heaton, Hedgefield, Holburn, Kyo Bog, Lane Head, Long Rigg or Longridge, Mickley, Newburn, Newcastle, Path Head, Rockwood Hill, Run Head, Ryton, Shorty Croft, Sour Mire, Stanna House, Stargate, Stella, Stoney Waste, Stephen’s Hall, Struthers, Thorpe Cottages, Westwood, Winlaton, Wood House, Woodside, and Wylam. Some of these are across the river Tyne on the Newcastle side.

Baptism samples:

• 2 Jan 1852 Mary Akenhead, of Ryton, daughter of Rev’d David Akenhead (curate) & Mary
• 22 Apr 1860 Thomas Richie Hopper, of Sittingbourne, Kent, son of Thomas Hopper (butler) & Alice
• 4 Aug 1867 Henrietta Austerberry, of Greenside, daughter of James Austerberry (mason) & Elizabeth

Burial samples:

• 6 Jan 1852 William Mundle, of Ryton, age: 65
• 14 Oct 1859 Joseph Lamb, of Axwell Park, age: 78, died at Scarborough
• 1 Aug 1867 Luke Hall, of Greenside, age: 88

123 baptisms at Redmarshall in Stockton district covering 1844-1854, from the Bishop’s Transcript. Residences mentioned include Carlton, Ox-Eye, Redmarshall, and Stillington.

We wonder if these 2 families are variants of the same name – there are several baptisms for each couple, with the surname remaining consistent for each, but it’s so similar, we do wonder!

• 5 May 1854 Hannah Stonehouse, of Carlton, daughter of William Stonehouse (joiner) & Jane
• 26 Nov 1854 Anna Stanhouse, of Carlton, daughter of John Stanhouse (plate layer) & Elizabeth