Selected entries from Earsdon Registers 1626-1750

from A History of Northumberland Vol. IX, by H.H.E. Craster,
Andrew Reid & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, 1909

1626

Willelmus filius Fransis Carnaby de Novo Castro, baptised June 25th.

1628

Willelmus Killingworth de Killingworth et Elnor Pigg de Earsdon, married May 13th.

1638

Samuel, filius Johannis Blackstone de Novicastro, marcatoris, in Backworth natus est ut credibiliter mihi ferture, August 21st.

1645

Georgius Melvin generosus et Margreta Hume, filia Jacobi Hume, vicarii de Tinmouth, married May 6th.

Johannes Hyndmarsh de Walsend generosus et Elizabeth Bainbrigge de eadem vidua, married July 17th.

1648

Radulphus Gardiner generosus et Catherina Reed de Chirton vidua, married September 9th.

1649

Gulielmus Collison dux in castro de Tynemouth generosus et Gracia Fenwick filia Isabellae de eadem vid., married May 31st.

1656

Michael Pace of Cramlington in the parish of St. Nicholas and Dorothy Shafton of Stickley in the parish of Horton, married June 12th.

Mr. John Loarins, son to Mr. Anthony Lorains of Newsham, baptised [by] Mr. William Henderson, minister of the Gospel at Earsdon, December 29th.

1657

Ralph Shafton of Horton and Diana Milburn of Wishington in the parish of Ponteland, married April 6th.

1658

June 27th: Margrat Ling, daughter to John Laing of Sighell, baptised at Earsdon, who are thereby engadged to forsake the Romish synagogue and baptized in the faith of the now reformed church under the present government.

1658/9

Mistress Lanton (Lampton), cousen to Major James Ogle of Burradon, died March 19th, buried in the church March 22nd.

1661

Grace Widdrington, daughter to Mr. Samuel Widdrington of Seghill, baptised at Seghill by Mr. Thomas Dixon, minister of Horton, upon the request of Mr. Henderson, September 13th.

1663

John Corde of Tynemouth and Dorothy Spearman of Preston, married by Mr. Ashbournham, October 16th.

1669/70

February 24th: Ralph, son to Patrick Crow, [Seghill], baptised.

1671

June 3rd: Zachariah Tissick and Elizabeth Toppin, married.

1676

An, daughter to Mr. William Strudder, born October 14th., baptised October 15th., buried October 16th.

1678

October 29th: Jane Lowrain, a widow, buried in woolen.

1679

April 6th: Elizabeth, wife to William Grey, buried in linen and paid her fine.

1680

August 31st: Nicholas Lewen and Elizabeth Grey, married.

1682/3

Thomas, son to Nicholas Lewins in Lynkhowse, buried March 6th.

1683

October 21st: Marie, daughter of Mr. William Struther, born at Seatowne Delavall.

1688/9

Joseph Tysick of the High Glass Houses, and Ann Leatherington of Coalercoats, married January 31st.

Mr. William Harding, formerly of Hollandsyde, but then of Moorton West-housses, where he dyed February 17th., buried in the church of Earsdon, February 19th.

1691

December 3rd: John Hylton of the parish of Wearmouth in the bishopric, and Ann Sickarnham of Sighill, married.

1705

September 19th: William Tyndall of the parish of Brankburne, and Sarah Ogle of the parish of Bothel, married.

1708

June 29th: John Silvertop of the Windmill House, and Elinor Stayward of Golden-hole, married.

1710

December 10th: Thomas Hodgson of Placy Bridg-houses, parish of Stannington, and Elizabeth Clint of West Cramlington, married.

1711

Mr. William Ogle of Cheburn Linkhouse, in the parish of Warkworth [sic], and Mrs. Margret Greene of Haliwell, married June 24th.

1718

July 27th: William Hodgson of Placy Bridg-houses, parish of Stannington, and Isabella Aidon of South Blyth, spinster, married.

1719/20

February 1st: Mr. Michael Dunford of East Cramlington, and Margarett Thinn, widdow, of Seghill, married.

1723

December 28th: Mr. Gabriell Reed of Meadow-haugh, parish of Elsdon, and Mrs. Isabell Potts of Backworth, married.

1728/9

February 3rd: Mr. Robert Rutherford of Whitley and Mary Archbold of the same place, married.

1729

August 16th: Mr. John Hall of Whitley buried here in the sepulchre of Mr. Charles Archbold of the same place.

1730

Ralph Clark of North Shields and Elizabeth Bland of the same place, married May 27th.

1730/31

Mr. James Mewburn of Seaton and steward on that estate, buried March 6th.

1735

Mr. Peregrine Henzel of the Glass-houses, chapelry of All Saints, Newcastle, and Mrs. Ann Archbold of Whitley, married May 8th.

1737

Mr. John Lisle and Mrs. Mary Nicholson, both of the parish of Felton, married November 15th.

1750

Mr. Gilbert Umfreville, collector of customs at South Blyth, buried April 5th.

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