2,388 baptisms and 1,435 burials at Haughton-le-Skerne (St. Andrew’s) in Darlington district, covering 1797-1851 and 1861 to 5 May 1882, from the Bishop’s Transcript. We will fill the 1852-1860 gap and also release 1762-1796 in a couple of months.

Sample baptisms:

  • 12 Apr 1797 Christina Fowler, of Whin bush, daughter of John & Ann Fowler
  • 30 Apr 1798 Mary Golding, of Barmpton, born 17-Apr 1798, 1st daughter of Ambrose Golding by his wife Elizabeth Simpson (daughter of William Simpson of Maltby near Yarm, Yorkshire)
  • 26 Dec 1812 James Byers, of Coatham Mill, born 25-Sep 1812, 1st son of William Byers (spinner, native of Coatham) by his wife Mary late Stabler (native of Coatham)
  • 2 Apr 1821 Dorothea Darling, of Firth Moor, daughter of William (farmer) & Dorothea Darling
  • 11 May 1834 Henry Waldy, of Barmpton, illegitimate son of Edward Waldy (Esq.) & Ann Dowson (spinster)
  • 16 Jan 1848 Thomas Laidman Parker, of Haughton, son of Charles (machine maker) & Jane Parker
  • 28 Aug 1851 Catherine Broumley, of Haughton, daughter of John (shoemaker) & Eliza Broumley
  • 19 Apr 1863 Rachel Smallwood, of Haughton, daughter of Christopher Smallwood (labourer) & Jane Fawcett Smallwood
  • 3 May 1874 Walter Hornsby Putnam, of Thornton(?), Darlington, son of William Putnam (gentleman) & Elizabeth Pearson Putnam

Edward Waldy must’ve been a bit of a rake – he had an illegitimate son by Jane Woodward in 1831, then 3 illegitimate children by Ann Dowson before finally marrying her in 1840. In the 1841 census, he is shown with Ann Waldy, 25, and all 4 illegitimate children bearing the Waldy name. Edward died the following year.

In burials, we were pleased to see that the clerk continued recording the names of husbands and children’s parents after 1812, until the middle of 1819, and he often included the cause of death in the 1798-1812 period. Sample burials:

  • 18 Jan 1797 Hannah Crow, of Haughton, daughter of John Crow
  • 3 Feb 1798 Mrs. Ann Sinclair, of Haughton, age: 75, died 27 Jan, wife of Mr. Lachlan Sinclair
  • 21 Apr 1803 Jonas Jackson, of Barmpton, age: 13 months, died 19 Apr, son of Christopher Jackson (labourer, native of Hamsterly), influenza
  • 16 Sep 1810 Margaret Wake, of Burdon, age: 33, died 14 Sep, daughter of the late James Wake, by drinking cold water when she was very hot
  • 30 Apr 1811 Abraham Storey, of Chester le Street, age: 63, died 27 Apr, farmer, late of Morton in this parish
  • 2 Apr 1819 Esther Feetham, of Haughton, age: 67, wife of William Feetham
  • 22 Jan 1834 Mary Scotson, of Haughton, age: 81
  • 24 Jun 1861 Francis Greathead, of Darlington, age: 44
  • 16 Oct 1881 Daniel Dixon, of Darlington, age: 81

While we were in the register, we also took the opportunity to add the witnesses to our existing 193 marriages at Haughton-le-Skerne from 1813 to mid-1837, giving you 441 new names to search in. If you previously purchased a marriage at Haughton-le-Skerne, you can view the witnesses by clicking My Previous Orders and reviewing the marriage.