Gosforth, Northumberland:- Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Gosforth, St Nicholas: Records of baptisms 1697-1985, marriages 1725-1981 and burials 1699-1983 are available at Northumberland Archives Service and at Tyne and Wear Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1846 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1687-1812 and marriages 1725-1812 (with gaps) for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1725-1812 and banns 1751-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1697-1812, marriages 1725-1812 and burials 1699-1812 for Gosforth are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Gosforth (microfiche TN85) 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 indexes for Gosforth 1813-1837 (35 kbytes) from the George Bell Collection of Durham and Northumberland Indexes.
    
  • St. Nicholas's Church, South Gosforth. photographed by Ray Urwin.
    
  • A photograph of Gosforth, St Nicholas supplied by George Bell.
    
• Gosforth, All Saints: Records of baptisms 1906-1963, marriages 1904-1979 and burials 1963-1976 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. For earlier records see Gosforth, St Nicholas.
  
  • All Saints, Gosforth. photographed by Ray Urwin.
    
• Kenton, Church of the Ascension: Records of baptisms 1956-1991 and marriages 1958-1982 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. The church was consecrated in 1956, for earlier records see Gosforth, All Saints.
  
• Newcastle, The Epiphany - St Hugh: Records of marriages 1975-1983 and burials 1966 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. For earlier records see Gosforth, All Saints.
  
• Newcastle, The Epiphany - Fawdon, St Mary the Virgin: Records of baptisms 1959-1973 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. For earlier records see Gosforth, All Saints.
  
• Newcastle, The Epiphany - Kingston Park, St John the Evangelist: Records of marriage 1992-2000 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. For earlier records see Newcastle, The Epiphany: St Hugh.
  

Nonconformist Records.

• Records for the following nonconformist churches in the parish of Gosforth are available at Tyne and Wear Archives Service:
  
  • Bulman Village (Methodist) - Baptisms 1877-1951.
    
  • Coxlodge (United Methodist) - Baptisms 1907-1960.
    
  • Gosforth (United Methodist) - Baptisms 1927-1935.
    
  • Gosforth Colliery (Methodist) - Baptisms 1878-1917.
    
  • Hazelrigg (formerly United Methodist) - Baptisms 1884-1902, 1967-1970.
    
  • North Kenton, Kirkwood Drive (Methodist) - Baptisms 1961-1972 and marriages (m 1969-1973).
    
  • St Charles (Roman Catholic) - Baptisms 1868-1952, marriages 1889-1969 and deaths 1892-1901, 1919-1970.
    
    • St. Charles's Church, Gosforth. photographed by Ray Urwin.
      
  • South Gosforth, Salters Road/Hedley Street (Wesleyan Methodist) - Baptisms 1877-1916 and marriages (m 1899-1952).
    
  • Woodbine Road (Primitive Methodist) - Baptisms 1918-1964.
    
• Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Newcastle West W.M. Circuit. Records for 1788-1837 can be seen at Northumberland Archives Service and Tyne and Wear Archives Service, and they are included on the IGI (listed as Brunswick Place or Orphan House).
  

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Gosforth:- Longbenton, Newburn, Newcastle All Saints, Newcastle St Andrew, Newcastle St John, Ponteland.