442 burials at St. Mary le Bow in Durham city spanning 1762-1841. The clerk started recording mother’s maiden names a couple of years early in 1796.

• 28 Apr 1766 George Adcock, of ye Kings beadsmen
• 31 Mar 1776 John Thorp, soldier in the 4th Regiment of Dragoons
• 1 Jun 1784 Margaret Robson, wife of Mr John Robson (wine merchant)
• 14 May 1796 Mary Ann Creswell, daughter of John Creswell & Mary late Sutley
• 7 Aug 1800 Jemima Dashwood Hay, of Palace Green, age: 7 months, daughter of Colonel Patrick Hay & Sarah his wife late Dashwood, died 5 Aug 1800 of a fit
• 12 Apr 1810 Sarah Whitfield, of Queen Street, age: 75, widow of James Whitfield (barber), died 8 Apr 1810
• 21 Nov 1815 Samuel Castle, of Old Elvet, age: 57
• 26 Jun 1833 Jane Loughborough, of South Street, age: 86

Replaced the index to burials at Whickham St. Mary for 1720-1749 with full details, so those 4,315  burials are now instantly available, including 5 we missed the first time around.  Some samples of burials in this period:

• 26 Apr 1720 Margaret Bullock, of Swalwell, wife of Phillip Bullock
• 24 Nov 1723 Ann Baker, of Lamesley, daughter of Albony Baker
• 6 Oct 1731 William Allander, of Ryton, son of Francis Allander
• 18 Jun 1743 Luke Atkinson, of Lamesley, killed, son of Richard Atkinson
• 3 Oct 1749 Isabel Barlow, of Lowhand, wife of Nehemiah Barlow

706 baptisms at St. Mary le Bow in the city of Durham spanning 1762-1841. Transcriptions for 1796-1803 and 1813-1841 are from the Bishop’s Transcript with extensive cross-checking against the parish register (and birth dates added where they were missing from the BT); the rest were transcribed directly from the parish register.

In the baptisms, only fathers were named (except for illegitimate births) until 1790, but the good news is that the clerk started recording birth dates and mother’s maiden surnames  in 1791, long before it was required in 1798.  Here are some samples:

• 6 Oct 1764 Elizabeth Halhead, daughter of Nicholas Halhead (esquire)
• 19 Aug 1764 Charles Granville [Dixon/Wheeler], natural son of Charles Granville Wheeler & Mary Dixon
• 28 Feb 1790 Isabella Lister, daughter of Michael & Dorothy Lister
• 26 Feb 1792 John Lister, born 7 Jan, son of Michael Lister & Dorothy Gainforth
• 15 Sep 1797 Mary Smales, born this morning, daughter of Francis Smales by his wife Ann (late Lightbody, widow, heretofore Ratcliffe, spinster)
• 16 Aug 1803 Thomas Christopher Maynard, born 2 Aug, 2nd son and 5th child of Thomas Maynard (Attorney at Law, native of Sunderland) by his wife Isabella White (native of Shincliff, County Durham)
• 10 Dec 1812 Thomas Wanless Anderson, born 7 Dec 1812, 1st son and 1st child of Thomas Anderson (private in the 2nd Dragoon Guards, native of Canterbury) by his wife Mary Wightman (native of St Margaret’s parish Durham)
• 6 Jun 1833 Nicholas Crofton Maynard, of North Bailey, born 4 May, child of Thomas Christopher Maynard (solicitor) & Jane Frances Maynard
• 24 Nov 1841 Richard Jenkyns, of the College, born 23 Oct, child of Henry (clerk and canon of Durham) & Harriet Jenkyns

While we were in the register, we added 240 witnesses to our 102 marriages at Durham St. Mary le Bow for 1813-1837.  If you previously purchased a marriage at St. Mary le Bow, you can view the witnesses by clicking My Previous Orders and reviewing the marriage.

Burials at St. Mary le Bow will arrive next week.

At St. Mary the Less (South Bailey) in the city of Durham:

• Added witnesses to our existing 52 marriages spanning 1813-1837
• Added the 31 marriages for 1798-1812 (with witnesses)
• Added 267 burials spanning 1762-1917

A sample marriage:

• 9 Aug 1803 Walter Carless Hopper (esquire), of Belmont in the parish of Pittington married Margaret Shipperdson, of this parish, by Licence
  Witnesses: William Wilkinson, Dickens Haslewood, rector

The burials contain more detail after 1812 than is usual:

• 12 Jan 1763 Elizabeth Bowlby, daughter of Mr. Peter & Elizabeth Bowlby (his wife)
• 20 Sep 1772 Elizabeth Bowlby, wife of Mr. Peter Bowlby
• 2 Jun 1799 Elizabeth Duffield Smurthwaite, age: 17, daughter of John & Elizabeth Smurthwaite, granddaughter of John Duffield, late cook to the Dean & Prebendaries of Durham
• 10 Jul 1810 Henry Harper Shaw, age: 42, college cook
• 15 Jun 1830 Lewis Whitfield, of Providence Row in the parish of St.Nicholas, age: 2, son of Lewis (cabinet maker) & Mary Whitfield
• 18 Oct 1848 the Rev’d Henry Watson Fox, of this parish, age: 36, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford & late a missionary at Masulipatam in India
• 5 Feb 1881 Martha Lowe, of South Bailey, age: 98, widow of Rev’d Richard Lowe (formerly vicar of Crowkerne & Misterton)
• 13 Jan 1906 Esther Hunter Lee, of 15 South Bailey, age: 30

980 baptisms at Jarrow St. Paul, including many at the chapelry of Heworth, spanning 1798-1804. These baptisms are entered in the Jarrow register, with each one marked as to whether the baptism actually happened at Jarrow (St. Paul) or Heworth (St. Mary). Residences mentioned besides Jarrow (and Jarrow Colliery, Grange, Quay, Red House, and Wood) include Bill Quay, Blue Quarries, Carrs Hill, Fellgate, Felling, Felling Shore, Hebburn, Hebburn Colliery & Quay, Hedworth, Heworth & Heworth Shore, High Felling, Hollin or Holly Hill, Jingling Gate, Leam, Low Felling, Low Heworth, Monkton, Point House, Red Barns, Simonside, Snowdons Hole, South Shields, Square Houses, Stoney Gate, Sward Houses, Wardley, and Windy Nook.

This is the golden period for details, where most baptisms include the birthplaces of both parents and some include the name of the mother’s father. For example:

• 11 Feb 1798 John Conkelton, born 3 Dec 1797, 1st son of John Conkelton (enginewright, deceased, native of Houghton Le Spring) by his wife Margaret Straughan (native of this Parish), baptized at Jarrow
• 13 Oct 1799 William [Ord/Duffell], illegitimate son of William Ord (of Witton Gilbert) & Isabella Duffell (of this Chapelry), baptized at Heworth
• 19 Jul 1801 Edward Anderson, of Felling, born 10 Apr, 9th child of William Anderson (pitman, native of Bolam, Northumberland) by his wife Mary Tindale (daughter of John Tindale, pitman, native of Benwell, Northumberland), baptized at Heworth
• 4 Sep 1803 Hall Brown, of Hedworth, born 21 Jun, 2nd child of Hall Brown (husbandman, native of Lanchester) by his wife Elizabeth Gardner (native of Brancepeth), baptized at Jarrow
• 2 Dec 1804 Mary Liddell, of Low Felling, born 23 Oct, 8th child of William Liddell (colliery viewer, native of this Chapelry) by his wife Ann Cleugh (native of St Andrew, Newcastle), baptized at Heworth

231 baptisms at St. Mary the Less, also known as St. Mary in the South Bailey, in the city of Durham, spanning 1787-1993. It was called St. Mary the Less because it was on the grounds of the Durham Cathedral, which was also dedicated to St. Mary and was much larger. This tiny parish, only 4 acres, was inhabited primarily by officials of the church and of the College. In 1919 it became the college chapel for St. John’s College of the University of Durham.

Samples:

• 12 Nov 1787 Bowlby John Haslewood, born 11 Nov 1787, son of Rev’d Dickens Haslewood by his wife Elizabeth, Private Baptism
• 17 Aug 1800 Catherine Haslewood, born 10 Aug 1800, 9th child 4th daughter of Rev’d Dickens Haslewood by his wife Elizabeth Boulby [Bowlby] (daughter of Mr. John Boulby of North Shields)
• 31 May 1818 William Smart Light, of South Bailey, born 16 May 1818, 7th child 4th son of Alexander Whalley Light (lieutenant colonel) & Jane
• 23 Mar 1907 John Falshaw Colbeck, of Pretoria, South Africa, son of Paul Colbeck (electrical engineer) & Grace Maria Colbeck
• 30 Jun 1968 Martin Dene Clarke, of 4 Durham Moor Cres, West Durham City, born 24 Dec 1967, son of John Cecil Clarke (Church Army Officer) & Marjorie Rhoda Clarke

Here is a nice site on the history of this church, parish, and some of its residents:

•  http://www.dur.ac.uk/parish.stmary/index.htm

2,120 burials at Wallsend St. Peter in Tynemouth (Northumberland) district, from Jan 1813 to our previous starting point of Nov 1833. We now have a continuous run of burials at Wallsend from 1813 to 1871. This new set includes 2 colliery disasters and a cholera outbreak, and the clerk usually included the names of both parents for deceased children and the name of the husband of a deceased woman, which was not typical in this period. Residences mentioned include Bigges Main, Byker, Chirton, Elswick, Heaton, Heaton Colliery, Howdon Pans, Jarrow, Killingworth, Longbenton, Newcastle, North Shields, Percy Main, Scaffold Hill, Tynemouth, Walker Wallsend, Willington, and Willington Quay.

Sample burials:

• 03 Jan 1813 William Stanton, of Percy Main Colliery, age: 45
• 20 Feb 1816 Jacob Curtis, of Heaton Colliery, age: 15
  [Note: On this date were buried 39 victims of the colliery disaster that had occurred on 3 May 1815, in which the mine was flooded and the trapped miners starved to death while trying to dig their way out.]
• 25 Oct 1821 Christopher Wagget, of Wallsend, age: 31
  [Note: Killed in an explosion on 23 Oct 1821 in the 'A' Pit of Wallsend Colliery, which took the lives of 52 miners.]
• 30 Sep 1823 Dorothy Moor, of Wallsend, age: 19, wife of Martin Moor
• 27 Dec 1831 Davidson Hepplewhite, of Howdon Pans, age: 2, son of Davidson & Mary Hepplewhite, [died of] Cholera
• 22 Aug 1833 Dorothy Elsdon Weatherley, of Willington Quay, age: 37, wife of Charles Weatherley

You can read the sad and gruesome details of the 1816 colliery disaster by clicking the link below:

• http://www.dmm.org.uk/names/n1815-03.htm

8,519 burials at Stockton Holy Trinity spanning 1838-1902. Holy Trinity parish was carved out of Stockton St. Thomas parish in 1838. Some of these burials are actually in Oxbridge Cemetery (which opened in 1871)  rather than the Holy Trinity churchyard, which was closed to burials in 1882 except for owners of existing graves and vaults. Abodes mentioned besides Stockton include Darlington, Hartburn, Guisborough, Middlesbrough, Norton, Portrack, Preston, Redcar, Sedgefield, South Stockton, Thornaby, West Hartlepool, and Yarm.

Samples:

All of the gravestones at Holy Trinity were removed in the 1950s and Holy Trinity church was burnt in 1991. It now stands ruined with a great lawn surrounding it. Click the link below for an interesting article about this church: 

• http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2009/11/holy-trinity-church-stockton.html

3,633 burials at Stockton St. Thomas spanning 1870-1935. St. Thomas’ s graveyard was closed in 1882, except to owners of vaults and existing graves. Thereafter the number of burials rapidly dwindled to a few each year. Many burials were actually in the Oxbridge Lane cemetery, which had opened in 1871.  After 1877, most burials include either the parish of residence or a street address. Abodes mentioned besides Stockton include Middlesbrough, South Stockton, Thornaby, and Yarm.

Samples:

• 10 Dec 1874 Isabel Gallon, of Stockton, age: 103
• 13 Nov 1876 William Cook, of Stockton, age: 49, drowned in the Tees.
• 6 Jun 1878 John Power, of St. James’ parish, Stockton, age: 40
• 30 Dec 1887 Bridget Carter, of Stockton, age: 84
• 8 Aug 1892 Joshua Stagg Byers, of 1 Paradise Row, Stockton, age: 51
• 28 Feb 1912 Frederick George May, of 18 Durham Street, Stockton, age: 86

23 baptisms and 152 burials at Durham Cathedral (Church of Christ & Blessed Mary the Virgin) spanning 1813-1850. This church was used primarily by the families of the officials of the Cathedral and College. Residences mentioned include Claypath, the College, Dun Cow Lane, Framwellgate, Gilesgate, North and South Bailey, Old Elvet, Palace Green, and the nearby parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Mary le Bow.

Sample baptisms:

• 6 Mar 1813 Edward Copleston Phillpotts, of College, Durham, son of Henry Phillpotts (prebendary of the 9th stall) & Deborah Maria Phillpotts
• 10 Feb 1847 Bertram Saville Ogle, of College, Durham, born 24 Dec 1846, son of Arthur Ogle (Officer in the Army) & Caroline Amelia Ogle

The burials are far more descriptive than usual for this period.  Sample burials:

• 28 Mar 1813 Sarah Haslewood, of South Bailey, age: 20 years 11 months 19 days, 2nd daughter of Dickens (sacrist) & Elizabeth Haslewood (his wife)
• 9 Jul 1828 William Pearson, of Gilesgate, Durham, age: 109
• 1 Nov 1841 Henry Griffith, of No. 1 Little Argyll Street, Hanover Square, London, age: 31, youngest surviving son of John Griffith (Esq., North Bailey, Durham)
• 14 Jul 1849 Anthony Tyler, of [the] College gates, Durham, age: 80, late verger of this Cathedral & Porter at the College gates