At Ponteland St. Mary the Virgin in the Castle Ward district of Northumberland, across the River Tyne from Ryton and just northwest of Newcastle, we present the following records from the Bishop’s Transcript:
- 1,281 baptisms covering 1813-1844
- 860 burials covering 1813-1844
- 215 marriages covering 1813 to 1 July 1837 when civil registration began
Ponteland is not in the IGI after 1812 and, as far as we know, this is the first time that post-1812 Ponteland baptisms appear indexed and online.
Since Ponteland is only about 10 km north of Ryton, County Durham, many families flowed back and forth between the two areas, following the work. Abodes mentioned, including several in the adjacent parishes of Newburn and Gosforth, were Beacon Hill, Bell Villa, Benridge, Berwick Hill, Birney Hill, Birney Hill Mill, Black Callerton (Newburn parish), Brinkley, Bullock Steads (Gosforth parish), Callerton Fell, Callerton Moor, Click-em-in, Coat Hill, Coldcoats (and East, Middle, South and West Coldcoats), Dalton (Newburn), Darras Hall, Dinnington, Dissington East Houses (Newburn), Dissington, Donkin’s Houses, Edmond Cottage (Newburn), Eland Hall, Gardener’s Houses, Hack Hall, Havannah, High Callerton, High West Houses, Higham Dykes, Holywell Reins (Newburn), Horton Grange, Jobson’s Buildings, Kenton Bank Foot (Gosforth), Kirkley (and Kirkley Bank Head, Cottages, Hall, Lodge, March, Mill, Thorn, Thorn East Gate, and West Farm), Little Callerton, Lough House, Ludwick (Newburn), Make-me-rich, Marsfen Cottage, Mason (and East, North East, and South East Mason), Milbourne (and Milbourne Grange, High House, Low House, Mill, South East Farm, and World’s End), Mill Hill, Mooryspot, Morley Hill, Newgate Street (Newcastle), North Carter Moor and South Carter Moor, Penny Hill (Newburn), Pit Houses, Ponteland, Prestwick (also Prestwick Lodge, Pit Houses, Street House, and Whins), Smallburn, Sunnyside (Gosforth), West Houses, Wolsington or Woolsington, and World’s End.
Sample baptisms:
- 1 Jan 1813 John Tone, of Carr House, son of Lancelot (farmer) & Mary Tone
- 28 Nov 1824 John [Tindle/Wilson], of Killingworth in the parish of Long Benton, illegitimate son of Martin Tindle (corver) & Jane Wilson (single woman)
- 13 Jan 1835 Mary Dorothy Simpson Arkle, of Dinnington, daughter of Edward (mason) & Mary Arkle
- 17 Nov 1844 Helen Potts, of Ponteland, daughter of James (teacher) & Margaret Potts
There were 5 people whose informants claimed the deceased was 100 or older at death. Sample burials:
- 16 Oct 1822 Joseph Mackey, of Percy Street in the chapelry of St Andrew in Newcastle, age: 105
- 23 Jan 1827 Barbara Oliver, of Ponteland, age: 104
- 5 Jul 1826 William Guy, of Eachwick in the parish of Newburn, age: 100
- 22 Jun 1813 Thomas Snowball, of Low Callerton, age: 37
- 7 Nov 1843 Isabella Armitage, of Woolsington in the parish of Dinnington, age: 45
Sample marriages:
- 11 Feb 1813 Proctor Shotton, of this parish married Ann Hart, of this parish, by licence
Witnesses: George Humble, Edward Dodd - 2 Dec 1824 Robert Young, of the parish of Bishopwearmouth married Dorothy Davison, of this parish, by licence
Witnesses: Joseph Davison, Forster Anderson - 4 Sep 1836 George Harbottle, of the parish of Hebron married Jane Hunter, of this parish, by banns
Witnesses: John Harbottle, Thomas Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Ann Harbottle