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"NEWCASTLE, or Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It is situated among steep hills, on the Tyne, which is here a fine and deep river; so that ships of 3 or 4 hundred tons burden may safely come up to the town, though the large colliers are stationed at Shields. It is a very secure haven, and is defended by Clifford's Fort, which effectually commands all vessels that enter the river. The town may be considered as divided into two parts, of which Gateshead, on the Durham side, is one; and both are joined by a fine stone bridge consisting of 9 arches. The town rises on the north bank of the river, where the streets upon the ascent are exceedingly steep. Many of the houses are built of stone, but some of them are timber, and the rest of brick. The castle, which is old and ruinous, overlooks the whole town. The exchange, church-houses, and other public buildings, are elegant; and the quay for landing goods is long and large. Here is a hall for the surgeons, a large hospital, built by the contribution of the keel-men, for the maintenance of the poor of their fraternity; and several other charitable foundations. It is situated in the centre of the great collieries, which have for centuries supplied London, all the eastern, and some of the midland and southern parts of the kingdom with coal. This trade has been the source of great opulence to Newcastle; which, besides, exports large quantities of lead, salt, salmon, butter, tallow, and grindstones. Ships are sent hence to the Greenland fishery. It also possesses manufactories of steel, iron, and woollen cloth; and in the town and neighbourhood are several glass-houses. The streets in the old part of Newcastle are unsightly and narrow, but the newer parts are handsome and commodious. Newcastle is 270 miles from London. Markets, Tuesday and Saturday. Population, 49,860." [From Barclay's Complete and Universal English Dictionary, 1842]
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- The Directory for the year 1801 of the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne by John Mitchell is available from Ancestral Indexes.
- Newcastle - Cemeteries - links and information.
- Details of available transcrips are given on the parish pages.
- A list of ships and crews in port at Newcastle during the 1881 census (Part 1) provided by Bob Sanders.
- A list of ships and crews in port at Newcastle during the 1881 census (Part 2) provided by Bob Sanders.
Church of England Records.
- For Anglican church records see individual Parishes.
- Non-conformist records for Newcastle upon Tyne are listed separately.
- The whole of the present Metropolitan District is within Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District
- Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be ordered by post.
Information. Searches.
- Newcastle - Description and Travel - links and information.
Newcastle upon Tyne and surrounds is well served by directories, the earliest surviving directory is that produced by Whitehead in 1778 although it is a facsimile copy produced in 1889.Whitehead also produced another directory in 1887.Then follows 1801 Mitchell’s Directory of Newcastle and Gateshead and adjacent areas; 1811 Mackenzie and Dent’s Newcastle and Gateshead Directory; 1821-22 and 23 Pigot’s Commercial Directory of Ireland, Scotland and the four Northern Counties of England; 1824 Humble’s General Directory For Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, and Places Adjacent; 1827 Parson & White Directory, Vol. 2 Northumberland Villages and Townships; 1828-29 Parson and White’s History, Directory, and Gazetteer Of the counties of Northumberland and Durham, and the towns and counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed, (2 volumes plus 1 volume of illustrations). 1833 Ihler’s Directory of Newcastle and Gateshead and their suburbs; 1834 Pigot’s New Commercial Directory for Cumberland, Durham, Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmorland and York With historical and descriptive sketches of each county town and village; 1838-39 Richardson’s Newcastle and Gateshead Directory; 1841 Robson’s Commercial Directory of Durham (including Newcastle)These are some of the directories published before the first Census returns of 1841. A list of Directories can be found on the Northumberland and Durham Family History website, Newcastle City Libraries have a collection of directories in their Local History Department
ndfhs.org.uk
https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/leisure-libraries/catalogue
- The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Newcastle upon Tyne to another place.
- A map showing the townships in and around Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Newcastle - History - links and information.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NZ244654 (Lat/Lon: 54.982533, -1.620335), Newcastle upon Tyne which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Cholera Inquiry Commission Report 1854. On 31st December 1853 a commission was established to inquire "into the causes which have led to, or have aggravated, the late outbreak of Cholera in the towns of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead and Tynemouth." And on 15th July 1854 the commission presented this report.
- A name index to:- Victims of the 1854 Fire and Explosion in Gateshead which lists the 225 residents of Gateshead and Newcastle who were killed or injured in the disaster. Many entries include age, occupation, abode and details of the injury suffered.
- Some brief notes on the Nelson Street Music Hall of 1838.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Poor Law Union was responsible for administering the Poor Law throughout the City. The Union Workhouse was located on the West Road; it is now part of Newcastle General Hospital. Some useful records are held at Tyne and Wear Archives, Blandford House Newcastle on Tyne