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December 17th, 2009

Long Newton burials 1842-1912

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
December 17th, 2009

Hunwick burials 1846-1908

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
December 17th, 2009

Whickham baptisms 1740-1759 updated

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.

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