Allendale, Northumberland:- Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Allendale, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1662-1964, marriages 1662-1972 and burials 1662-1929 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1740-1770 and 1772-1842 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York and those for 1843-1853 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. and are available to view online http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/transcripts.html
• The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1662-1875 and marriages 1662-1877 for Allendale Parish but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. Transcripts of baptisms and marriages 1662-1684, burials 1662-1684, 1690-1851 and of monument inscriptions are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.
  • A picture of Allendale, St Cuthbert - The Old Church
  • Photographs of the present Allendale, St Cuthbert supplied by George Bell. External View - Internal View
• Allendale, St Peter in the Forest and Allenheads: Records of baptisms 1785-1952, marriages 1828-1950 and burials 1785-1959 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1792-1837, 1839 and 1840 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York, and those for 1838 and 1841-1852 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1785-1875 and marriages 1823-1876 for this parish but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. A transcript of burials 1762-1825 is available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. For earlier entries see Allendale, St Cuthbert.
  • A photograph of Allendale, St Peter supplied by Brian Pears.
• Ninebanks, St Mark: Records of baptisms 1767-1998, marriages 1767-1957, banns 1924-1985 and burials 1767-1998 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1767-1811, 1813-1835 and 1837-1841 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York, and those for 1841-1857 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1767-1875 and marriages (1767-1877 with gaps) for this parish, but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. For earlier entries see Allendale, St Cuthbert.
• Carrshield, Christ Church: Records of baptisms 1823-1978, marriages 1900-1904 and burials 1823-1982 (at Chapel House) are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1823-1837 and 1839-1841 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York, and those for 1842-1852 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1823-1875 for Carrshield, but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. A transcript of monumental inscriptions (microfiche TN73) is published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.
  • Baptisms at Carr Shield 1823-1837 (12 kbytes).
• The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) also includes baptisms 1823-1841 for "West Allen", but this is probably a duplication of the material referred to above.

Nonconformist Records.

• Allendale Society of Friends: Records of births/baptisms 1838-1878, marriages 1837-1956 and deaths 1838-1908 are available at Northumberland Archives Service and Tyne and Wear Archives Service.
• Allendale, Alston, Edmondbyers And Haltwhistle Society of Friends: Bishops' Transcripts for for the period 1871-1892 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City.
  • A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Allendale and Allendale Society of Friends (microfiche TN71) is published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.
• The following Methodist records are available at Northumberland Archives Service:
  • Allendale Primitive Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1847-1881
  • Allendale Wesleyan Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1883-1941
  • Allendale, Dawson Place - Marriages 1909-1967
  • Allenheads, Bethel - Baptisms 1834-1927
  • Allenheads, Dirt Pot/Dove Pool - Marriages 1913-1946
  • High House - Baptisms 1842-1964
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  • Mohope - Baptisms 1864-1933
  • Durham County Record Office http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk has the following:-
  • High House (Ireshopeburn )

    Baptisms

    Start Date	End Date	Indexed	Original Reference	Microfilm
    Aug-1813	Jun-1837	711	M/We 168	M5/57
    Jan-1842	Aug-1858	711	M/We 169	M5/57

    Marriages

    Start Date	End Date	Indexed	Original Reference	Microfilm
    Jun-1902	Sep-1938	711	M/We 564	M5/157
    Sep-1939	Sep-1947	No	M/MR 520/1
    Dec-1947	May-1965	No	M/MR 520/2
    Aug-1965	Mar-1996	No	M/MR 520/3

• A photograph of Swinhope Primitive Methodist Chapel. This chapel, which opened in 1845, was the strike headquarters during the 1849 lead miners' strike.
• Photographs of
  • Allendale Primitive Methodist Church
  • Allendale Wesleyan Methodist Church
  • Allenheads Primitive Methodist Church
  • Carrshields Primitive Methodist Church
  • Catton Primitive Methodist Church
  • Keenliside Wesleyan Methodist Church
  • Limestone Brae Wesleyan Methodist Church
  • Ninebanks Wesleyan Methodist Church
  supplied by George Bell.
• Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at Keenley Methodist (microfiche TN73) and Ninebanks, West Allen High House and West Allen Limestone Brae (microfiche TN96) are published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.
• Early Primitive Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Hexham P.M. Circuit or to Westgate (Co. Durham) P.M. Circuit. Records for Hexham Circuit 1824-1837 are included on the IGI (listed as Bull Bank or Bethania Chapel). Records for Westgate 1824-1837 can be seen at Durham Record Office and are included on the IGI. Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Alston W.M. Circuit. Records for 1810-1951 can be seen at Cumbria Record Office in Carlisle.

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Allendale:- Alston CUL, Garrigill CUL, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Hunstanworth DUR, St John's Chapel DUR, Stanhope DUR, Whitfield, Whitley.