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April 26th, 2010

Durham St Mary le Bow burials 1762-1841

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
April 26th, 2010

Whickham burials 1720-1749 updated

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
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