Bedlington, Northumberland:- Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Bedlington, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1653-1950, marriages 1653-1955 and burials 1653-1937 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1760-1858 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1643-1812 and marriages 1653-1812 for this parish, Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1653-1812 and banns 1751-1777. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1653-1812 are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Bedlington (microfiche TN72) 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.
  
  • Marriage index for Bedlington 1813-1837 (11 kbytes) from the George Bell Collection of Durham and Northumberland Indexes.
    
  • A photograph of Bedlington, St Cuthbert supplied by George Bell.
    
• Cambois, St Peter: Records of baptisms 1865-1936, marriages 1866-1998 and burials 1874-1966 are available at Northumberland Archives Service.
  
• Choppington, St Paul: Records of baptisms 1866-1992, marriages 1866-1993 and burials 1866-1979 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1869-1871 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City.
  
• Northumberland Archives Service also has records for Netherton (baptisms 1908-1921), and for Sleekburn, St John the Evangelist (baptisms 1906-1937 and marriages 1906-1977).
  

Nonconformist Records.

• Northumberland Archives Service has records for the following nonconformist churches located in the parish:
  
  • Bedlington (Presbyterian) - Births/baptisms 1845-1980.
    
  • Bedlington, Front Street (Methodist) - Baptisms 1955-1967
    
  • Bedlington P.M. Chapel (Methodist) - Marriages 1919-1979
    
  • Bedlington Station (Methodist) - Marriages 1919-1963
    
  • Cambois (Methodist) - Baptisms 1958-1974 and marriages 1960-1970
    
  • Cambois Beach (Methodist) - Baptisms 1942-1958 and marriages 1928-1960
    
  • Cambois, Bridge Street (Methodist) - Baptisms 1920-1955
    
  • St Bede (Roman Catholic) - Baptisms 1876-1933, marriages 1885-1984 and deaths 1881-1966.
    
  • Stakeford & Bomarsund Chapel (Methodist) - Baptisms 1951-1971
    
  • Vulcan Place (Methodist) - Baptisms 1902-1939
    
• Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Morpeth W.M. Circuit. Records for 1839-1908 can be seen at Northumberland Archives Service.
  

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Bedlington:- Bothal, Horton, Morpeth, Stannington, Woodhorn.