At Boldon St. Nicholas in South Shields district:
- 816 baptisms covering 1813-1846
- 683 burials covering 1813-1851
Boldon was an ancient parish of Durham that was sandwiched into a fairly small area, surrounded by Heworth, Jarrow, South Shields, Whitburn, Monkwearmouth, and Washington. Residences mentioned include Belle Vue, Biddick, Bogmires, Boldon (and Boldon Depot, Fell, Fell Gate, Rectory, Tile Sheds, West House, and West Pastures), Brockley Whins, Coldsides, Down Hill, East Boldon, Fatherless Field, Follingsby, Harton, Hedworth, Hylton, Hylton Bridge, Hylton West Moor, Laverick Hall, Make-me-rich, Monkwearmouth, Mount Pleasant, Newcastle, Newton Garths, North Pastures, Pike’s Hole, Scotch House or Scott’s House, Simonside, South Shields, Stay the Voyage, Strother House, West Boldon, and White Mare Pool, with the majority of people coming from East and West Boldon.
Sample baptisms:
- 9 May 1813 Philip Ralph Robinson, of East Boldon, son of James (gentleman) & Arabella Robinson
- 6 Jan 1822 Alice Merriman, of West Boldon, daughter of John (blacksmith & publican) & Jane Merriman
- 21 Dec 1834 Margaret Catharine Humphrey, of East Boldon, daughter of William (hind to Mr. Browell) & Eleanor Humphrey
- 19 Jul 1846 James [Leonard/Batey], of West Boldon, born 19-Jul, child of James Batey (platelayer) & Margaret Leonard (single woman)
Sample burials – a few of the burials give a parent or spouse’s name, but most conform to the post-1812 format and do not provide those useful details:
- 17 Sep 1815 John Wagget, of East Boldon, age: 7 months, son of Francis & Ann Wagget
- 9 Apr 1825 Ralph Noble, of East Boldon, age: 89
- 22 Dec 1836 Sarah Lankey James, of Monkwearmouth, age: 77
- 6 Aug 1851 George Woodhouse, of [blank], age: 22, buried without the Service. He laid violent hands on himself; the body was found at Hylton Dean in Southwick Parish.
In case you missed our last Boldon update (March 2011), here is an interesting site on the history of Boldon, with photographs: