172 baptisms and 56 burials at Sockburn in Darlington district, spanning 1813-1839, from the Bishop’s Transcript except for 1837-38 which are from the parish register. This little parish, surrounded on 3 sides by the River Tees,  served residents of Girsby (Yorkshire), Over Dinsdale, and Sockburn. Some samples:

  • baptized 24 Oct 1813 William Ord, of Sockburn, son of Christopher Ord (farmer) & Elizabeth
  • baptized 3 Jan 1836 Matthew Wilkinson Raper, of Girsby, son of William Raper (farmer) & Margaret
  • buried 24 Jan 1813 George Burn, of Girsby, age: 91
  • buried 13 Mar 1829 Henry Mewburn, of Over Dinsdale, age: 80