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Horton, Northumberland:- Church Records

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Church of England Records.

  • Horton, St Mary the Virgin: Records of baptisms 1648-1944, marriages 1660-1987 and burials 1725-1985 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Baptisms 1649-1944, marriages 1660-1970, banns 1754-1809, 1853-1863, 1903-1913, and burials 1725-1956 can also be seen at Tyne and Wear Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1856 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1648-1812 and marriages 1660-1809 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1660-1809 and banns 1754-1809. Transcripts of baptisms 1648-1812, marriages 1660-1812 and burials 1725-1812 for Horton are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at Horton (microfiche TN72 and TN86) are published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.
  • Blyth, St Mary: Records of baptisms 1864-1965 and marriages 1864-1979 are available at Northumberland Archives Service.
  • For other churches in Blyth see Earsdon Parish.
  • Northumberland Archives Service also has records of baptisms 1916-1954 and marriages 1947-1979 for Newsham, St Bede.

Nonconformist Records.

  • Northumberland Archives Service has records for the following non-conformist churches:
    • Cowpen (Methodist) - Baptisms 1899-1935
    • Cowpen, St Cuthbert (Roman Catholic) - Baptisms (1811-1820, 1855-1907; 1856-1981; 1856-1946).
  • Early Primitive Methodist chapels in this area belonged to North Shields P.M. Circuit. Records for 1823-1837 can be seen at Northumberland Archives Service and are included on the IGI.
  • For nonconformist churches in Blyth see Earsdon Parish.

Adjacent Parishes.