1,944 baptisms and 1,205 burials at Lamesley St. Andrew in Chester-le-Street district, spanning 1813-1834, from the Bishop’s Transcript except for 1825 which is from the parish register.

Residences mentioned include Allerdean Engine, Bainesley Lane, Birkhead or Birch Heads, Birtley, Black Row, Blea-berry House, Boggle Hole, Bunker Hill, Chowdean, Coal Flat, Cow Close, Cox Close, Derwent Crook, Eighton or Ayton Banks, Farn Acres, Galloping Green, Gateshead, Gateshead Fell & Low Fell, Harlow Green, Jingling Gate, Kibblesworth, Lamesley, Long Acres, Loosing Hill,  the Mount, Newcastle, North Ends, North Shields, Old Engine, Ouston, Ouze Law, Penny Fine, Ravensworth, South Shields, Street Gate, Tinker or Tinkler Row, Trench Hall, Urpeth, Urpeth Oil Mill, Usworth, and Wrekenton.

Sample baptisms:

• 3 Jan 1813 Jane Weatherhead, of Kibblesworth, daughter of George Weatherhead (husbandman) & Elizabeth
• 19 Jun 1825 Catherine Clish, of Eighton Banks, daughter of James Clish (collier) & Martha
• 14 Dec 1834 Jacob Gowland Robson, of Eighton Banks, son of William Robson (quarryman) & Sarah

Sample burials:

• 10 Jan 1813 Mary Lumley, of Old Engine, age: 94
• 14 Apr 1827 James Bastow Weatherhead, of Urpeth Oil Mill, age: 5 and 1/2
• 15 Dec 1834 James Peacock, of Baldwin Flat, age: 90

We also took the opportunity to add the witnesses to our existing 310 marriages at Lamesley from 1813 to mid-1837, giving you 686 new names to search in. If you previously purchased a marriage at Lamesley, you can view the witnesses by clicking My Previous Orders and reviewing the marriage. Some samples of marriages of the local gentry:

• 14 Oct 1833 Charles Philip York (bachelor), of Hamble, Southampton married Susan Liddell (spinster), of this parish, by licence with consent of parents
  Witnesses: Ravensworth H.T. Liddell, C.F. Northumberland, Charlotte Amelia Liddell, sen’r, Hedworth Williamson, John Collinson, Charlotte Amelia Liddell, John Trotter
  [Note: Married by Robert Liddell, curate of Hartlepool.]
• 12 Aug 1818 Rt. Hon. Henry Constantine Phipps (Viscount of Normanby), of this parish married Maria Liddell, of this parish, by licence
  Witnesses: [blank] Mulgrave, T.H. Liddell, H.T. Liddell

I got to wondering how some of the locations in Lamesley got their names and did a little research. Jingling Gate was a pub near West Pelton, now defunct. Here is an interesting history of Loosing Hill by the Sunniside Local History Society:

• http://www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/loosing.html

3,196 baptisms at Stranton (West Hartlepool) All Saints from July 1892 to July 1901. All but one baptism include the child’s birth date. Residences are primarily street addresses in Stranton, but also include Brierton, Middleton, and South Parade.

Some samples:

• 28 Jul 1892 Wilson Fleetham Benson, of 34 Havelot St., born 12 Jul 1892, child of John William Benson (butcher) & Mary Ann Benson
• 17 Jan 1897 Lillian Johnson, of 8 Silver St., born 28 Dec 1896, child of Samuel Johnson (theatrical professional) & Caroline Elizabeth Johnson
• 27 Jun 1901 Robert Shields, of 8 Isaac St., born 18 May 1901, child of John Shields (labourer) & Rachel

1,942 baptisms and 2,460 burials at Merrington St. John the Evangelist, known in earlier times as Kirk Merrington or Church Merrington, in Auckland district. Residences mentioned include Binchester, Bishop Auckland, Bishop’s Close Cottages, Butcher Race, Byers Green, Chilton, Colliery Row (Tudhoe), Cornforth, Coundon, Coxhoe, Durham city, Escomb, Ferryhill, Garmondsway Moor, Green Lane, Hall Heads, Hartlepool, Hett, Leasingthorne, Little Chilton, Low Spennymoor, Merrington, Merrington Lane, Middlestone, Middlestone Moor, Middridge, Mount Pleasant (parish of Brancepeth), Page Bank Colliery, Rushyford, Sedgefield, Spennymoor, Thinford Lane, Tottenham, Trimdon, Tudhoe, Viner’s Close, West Auckland, West Close, Westerton, Windlestone, and Woodham.

Baptism samples:

• 28 Jul 1833 Henry Ayre, of Hett, child of Thomas Ayre (mason) & Dorothy
• 22 Oct 1841 Ord Ward, of Ferry Hill, child of John Ward (blacksmith) & Anne
• 2 Oct 1859 Henry Worton, of Mount Pleasant, parish of Brancepeth, child of John Worton (mill manager) & Emma
• 2 Mar 1862 Alice Dunn, of Middlestone, child of Reuben Dunn (labourer) & Isabella
• 10 Mar 1872 John Thomas Moralee, of Windlestone, child of William Moralee (mason) & Isabella
• 28 Dec 1884 Harrison Marr Wills, of Merrington, child of John Wills (fireman) & Mary Ellen Wills

Burials samples:

• 22 Oct 1833 Catharine Moralee, of Ferryhill, age: 114
• 26 Sep 1842 Richard Dunn, of Chilton, age: 25, killed in sinking at Leasingthorne colliery – 2 other men John Ridley & Henry Buist severely injured
• 28 Nov 1858 True Worton, of Mount Pleasant, parish of Brancepeth, age: 53, certified
• 17 Oct 1870 Ralph Murner, of Sunderland Bridge Weigh Bar, age: 72
• 17 Dec 1884 Thomas Chrisp Ayre, of Hett, age: 39

These records are from a mix of the parish register and the Bishop’s Transcripts. Specifically, 1833-52, 1862-1874, and 1879-1884 are from the Bishop’s Transcript, and 1853-61 and 1875-78 are from the parish register.

674 baptisms at South Shields St. Hilda’s for the year 1833. Some have birth dates. Some samples:

• 3 Dec 1833 George Mennell Midgley, of South Shields, born 1827, son of Francis Midgley (gardener) & Mary
• 25 Dec 1833 Hannah Bywater, of South Shields, daughter of Samuel Bywater (clothier) & Mary
• 23 Jan 1833 John Ramsey, of South Shields, born 10 Dec 1832, son of John Ramsey (pilot) & Jane

567 baptisms at Heworth St. Mary spanning 1850-1857, filling a gap we had and giving us continuous Heworth baptism coverage for 1813-1883 now. Residences mentioned include Bill Quay, Felling, Felling Shore, Friar’s Goose, Heworth (also Heworth Colliery, Grange, High Lane, Lane, and Shore), High Felling, High Heworth, High Lane, Holly Hill, Jingling Gate, Low Felling, Low Heworth, Nether Heworth, Newcastle, Pelaw Main, Wardley, White House, and Windy Nook.

• 28 Jan 1850 Michael Hedley, of Bill Quay, son of Robert Hedley (blacksmith) & Mary
• 7 Aug 1853 Mary Jane Amelia Taylor, of Jingling Gate, daughter of Robert Taylor (engine driver) & Amelia
• 27 Dec 1857 John George Reay, of Felling, son of George Turnbull Reay (mason) & Ann

Added 132 witnesses to our existing 47 marriages at Middleton St. George (St. George) from 1 Jan 1813 to mid-1837. Sample:

• 26 Mar 1818 John Martindale, of Chester-le-Street married Mary Ann Cocks, of this parish, by license with consent of parents
  Witnesses: John Barras, H. Cocks, Mary Martindale, Elizabeth Martindale, Elizabeth Wetherel
  [Note: Groom signed John Martindale Jun'r.]

If you previously purchased a marriage at Middleton St. George, you can view the witnesses by clicking My Previous Orders and reviewing the marriage.

999 marriages at Stranton (West Hartlepool) All Saints spanning 1888-1897 and January 1898. These are fully detailed marriages with fathers and witnesses. Samples:

• 18 Mar 1888 David Muirhead (bachelor, fireman), age 32, of Burbank St., son of David Muirhead (labourer) married Margaret Jane Parkinson (spinster), age 23, of Bailey St., daughter of Clement Parkinson (joiner), by banns
  Witnesses: Clement Parkinson, Isabella Parkinson
• 2 Aug 1888 William Nicholson (widower, shipwright), age 67, of Thomas St., son of John Nicholson (shipwright) married Sarah Liddle (widow), age 62, of Studley Rd., daughter of Christopher SMITH (sailor, deceased), married by S.R.C. [Superintendent Registrar's Certificate]
  Witnesses: W.D. Jardine, Elizabeth Jardine
• 27 Nov 1897 William Arthur Balderson (widower, paper maker), age 25, of Laurence St., son of Moses Balderson (shoemaker) married Sarah Emily Garbutt (spinster), age 25, of Dundas St., daughter of James Garbutt (master mariner), by banns, groom & bride both signed their names
  Witnesses: William Garbutt, Hannah E. Garbutt

This brought our number of marriages on the site to over 200,000 !

1,226 baptisms at Jarrow St. Paul spanning 1853-1860. 1853 and 1860 are from the Bishop’s Transcript and 1854-59 are from the parish register. Residences mentioned include, besides Jarrow (East Jarrow, Jarrow Grange, Jarrow Paper Mill, and Jarrow Quay), Bill Quay, Curliew, Felling, Hebburn, Hebburn C Pit & Quay, Hedworth, Howdon, Monkton, Newcastle, North Shields, Red Barns, Simonside, South Shields, Tyne Dock and Willington Quay.

Samples:

• 30 Jan 1853 Robert Hogg Australia McLeod, of Felling Shore, son of John McLeod (pitman) & Elizabeth
• 3 Jan 1857 Nicholas Cuthbert Charlton, of Jarrow, child of Thomas Charlton (time keeper) & Mary Ann Charlton
• 25 Dec 1860 Hannah Surridge, of Jarrow, daughter of George Surridge (boilermaker) & Jane

Fixed the Parish Records page and the What’s New pages so that all references to Middleton St. George (St. Lawrence) were changed to Middleton St. George (St. George). Apparently we’ve been advertising records we don’t have (St. Lawrence) !  All of our Middleton St. George parish records are from the church called St. George, which is the original parish church of this parish. St. Lawrence was spun off in 1871 and we do not yet have any records for it.

778 baptisms at Heworth St. Mary in Gateshead district spanning 1876-1883. Residences mentioned include Bill Quay, Felling, Felling Shore, Friar’s Goose, Gateshead, Hebburn, Heworth (also Heworth Colliery, High Lane, Lane, and Shore), High Felling, High Heworth, High Lanes, Holly Hill, Jonadab, Jingling Gate, Low Heworth, Nether Heworth, Newcastle, North Leam, Pelaw, Pelaw Main, Wardley, Wardley Colliery, and Windy Nook.

Samples:

• 6 Jan 1876 Surtees Gleghorn, of High Heworth, son of Thomas Gleghorn (miner) & Margaret
• 22 Feb 1879 Gerard Luke Mennell, of Nether Heworth Hall, child of Samuel Luke Mennell (alkali manufacturer) & Ellen Elizabeth Mennell
• 9 Dec 1883 George Albert Scholes, of Pelaw Cottages, child of George Scholes (railway porter) & Elizabeth