Bolam

• Northumberland Record Office holds copies of Census Returns 1841 - 1891 and provides a useful User Guide
• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN14) published by the https://www.ndfhs.org.uk/ may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.

Church of England Records.

• Bolam, St Andrew: Records of baptisms 1662-1957, marriages 1662-1991 and burials 1662-1898 are available at Northumberland Record Office Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1759-1760, 1769-1835 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1661-1812 and marriages 1661-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1662-1812 and banns 1786-1812. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1661-1812 are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Bolam (microfiche TN76) 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.
  • A photograph of Bolam, St Andrew taken by Thomas William Pears in 1984.

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Bolam:- Hartburn, Kirkheaton, Kirkwhelpington, Meldon, Stamfordham, Whalton.

• This area is within Northumberland Central Registration District.
• Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be ordered from Northumberland County Council.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Bolam to another place.

• The history of Bolam Parish is included in:- Hodgson, J., History of Northumberland, Part 2, Volume 1. Newcastle, 1827. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).

• Bolam - Maps - links and information.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NZ085801 (Lat/Lon: 55.115143, -1.868964), Bolam 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.

Lest We Forget - Bolam St Andrew

10 August 1914 Hugh Jeffrey Middleton Lieutenant, Royal Navy age 34 died on board the trawler 'Columbine' whilst serving with the Royal Navy. born October 1879 Belsay Northumberland son of Bnt Arthur Edward Middleton and Constance Harriet daughter of the Earl of Amherst. private memorial/grave Bolam churchyard

• Bolam Parish was part of Castle Ward Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located near the village of Ponteland. Some records are held at Northumberland Record Office but these are of limited genealogical value.