Saturday 3 October 2015

Durham Records Online update

The latest updates from Durham Records Online (www.durhamrecordsonline.com):


Houghton-le-Spring baptisms 1581-1650, marriages 1563-1601, burials 1581-1600
At Houghton-le-Spring St. Michael & All Angels:

2,502 baptisms from the beginning of the first register in 1581 to the end of 1650
235 marriages from the beginning of the first register in 1563 to the end of 1601
889 burials from the beginning of the first register in 1581 to the end of 1600
There are no baptisms in the register for these periods: March 1582 to August 1584, 4 March 1591 to 19 Dec 1591, June 1592-Jan 1593, Oct 1593-Feb 1596, May 1596-Sep 1597, Mar 1622-Jan 1624, Sep 1640-Aug 1642, Feb 1644-Apr 1645, Dec 1645-Jun e 1647, and Oct 1647-May 1648. There are no marriages for these periods: Jan 1568 to May 1581, Nov 1585 to Nov 1588, Dec 1592 to Nov 1593, and May 1596 to May 1601. There are no burials from March 1594 to the end of 1595, and all the burials in 1596 are undated and about a dozen are repeated in July 1597, which is odd.

Bishopwearmouth Cemetery burials 1930-1939
12,928 burials covering 1930-1939 at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery in Bishopwearmouth, civil district of Sunderland. Abodes mentioned besides street addresses in Bishopwearmouth include East Boldon, Houghton-le-Spring, Newcastle, South Hylton, South Shields, and Southwick.

Monk Hesleden marriages 1883-1972 updated
At Monk Hesleden St. John in Easington district:
Added witnesses, abodes, marital statuses, occupations, and father's occupations to 646 marriages spanning 1883 to Apr 1972.
Added 2 new marriages to finish 1972 and one we'd missed in 1929.

Deaf Hill marriages 1884-1916 updated; 1917-1918 added
At Deaf Hill cum Langdale St. Paul in Easington district:
Added witnesses, abodes, marital statuses, occupations, and father's occupations to 499 marriages spanning 1884 to Oct 1916.
Added 35 new marriages from Oct 1916 to the end of 1918, plus 2 we'd missed in 1914.

Castle Eden marriages updated: 1813-1836, 1891-1946
At Castle Eden St. James in Easington district:
Added witnesses and abodes and marital statuses (whe re they existed) to 46 marriages spanning 1813-1836.
Added witnesses, abodes, marital statuses, occupations, and father's occupations to 374 marriages spanning 1891-1941 (we'd done 1837-1890 earlier).
Added 28 new marriages spanning 1942-1946.

Wingate Grange baptisms 1885-1899 updated
Updated 1,806 baptisms for the years 1885-1899 at Wingate Grange Holy Trinity in Easington district, adding the child's birth date, father's occupation, abode, and correcting errors. We also added 4 baptisms we'd missed.

Coming Soon:
South Shields St. Hilda baptisms 1880-1891
Middleton-in-Teesdale baptisms 1852-1901
Tynemouth baptisms 1833-1849
Ovingham burials 1798-1840

(With thanks to Holly Cochran)

Chris

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