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May 3rd, 2010

Stanhope marriage witnesses added for 1813-1819

Added the witnesses to the marriages at Stanhope St Thomas the Apostle for the years 1813-1819, giving you 682 new names to search. If you previously purchased a marriage at Stanhope in this period, you can view the witnesses by clicking My Previous Orders and reviewing the marriage.

May 3rd, 2010

Cockfield baptisms & burials for 1846, 1850-1866

Filling some gaps we had at Cockfield, we added 624 baptisms and 449 burials covering 1846 and 1850-1866, giving us continuous coverage at Cockfield for 1813-1867. Abodes mentioned besides Cockfield include Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Brandon, Burnt Houses, Butterknowle, Copley, Cragg Wood, Crook, East Hindon, Esperley Lane, Evenwood, Fell Houses, Gordon, Hamsterley, Keverstone, Lands, Lynesack & Softly, Millfield, Mount Slowly, Oaks, Raby, Ramshaw, Shotton, Southside, Staindrop,  Tudhoe Iron Works, Wigglesworth, and Woodlands.

Sample baptisms:

  • 4 Jan 1846 Isabella Walton, of Cockfield, daughter of Emmerson (pitman) & Hannah Walton
  • 27 Nov 1853 William Scarr, of Butterknowle, son of Martha Scarr (single woman)
  • 24 Sep 1861 Mary Alice Harrison, of Tudhoe Iron Works, daughter of Thomas (engineer) & Clarissa Harrison
  • 11 Mar 1866 Augusta Frances Wilson, of Ivy Cottage, Keverstone, daughter of Thomas (butler) & Jane Wilson

Burials:

  • 14 Feb 1846 John Kellet, of Woodlands, age: 57
  • 7 Aug 1854 Charlotte Dickenson, of Burnt Houses, age: 3
  • 23 Mar 1866 Jane Million, of Oaks, Evenwood, age: 84

Pre-1813 Cockfield records will follow soon.