1,174 baptisms and 793 burials at Whitburn St. Mary in South Shields district, covering 1813-1852, from the parish register.

Residences mentioned besides Whitburn include Bents, Bishopwearmouth, Blue House, Brick Garth, Byers Quarry, Castle Eden, Catchgate, Cleadon (and Cleadon Cottage, Hills, House, Laws, Mills, Out House, Quarries, and Quarry Houses), Harton, Hope House, Lizard(s) House or Farm, Monkwearmouth, Moor House, Newcastle, Newton Garths, South Shields,  Sunderland, West House, West Moor, and Whitburn Mill and Moor.

Wonderful news! The parish clerk recorded the maiden surnames of the mothers for nearly all of these baptisms !

Sample baptisms, including 2 generations of the same family in the first two baptisms:

• 18 Sep 1814 Thomas Appleby Farmer, of Whitburn, son of Thomas Farmer (servant) & Sarah Walker Appleby
• 5 Jun 1842 Alfred Farmer, of Whitburn, son of Thomas Appleby Farmer (gentleman’s servant) & Sophia Sugniux
• 5 Sep 1824 John [Garbutt/Durham], of Byers Quarry, natural child of Cornelius Garbutt & Winifred Durham
• 2 May 1837 Mary Hutchinson, of Whitburn Bents, daughter of William Hutchinson (junior, fisherman) & Mary Small

Sample burials:

• 3 Jan 1813 Jane Purvis, of Whitburn, age: 94
• 8 Mar 1820 unknown man, age: about 30, found drowned, lusty, fresh coloured face, dark brown hair, middle stature – had on a sailors blue jacket, Guernsey frock with blue spots in rows – striped blue shirt marked F.T. on right side. Notice given in the 3 Ports but not owned.
• 31 Jan 1834 Philip Caw [Carr], of Leith, age: 23, found drowned
• 19 Nov 1846 Richard Charlton, of Cleadon, age: at an advanced age
  [Note: he was enumerated as 80 in the 1841 census]
• 17 Oct 1852 Shotton Spraggon, of Whitburn, age: 88