Woodhorn, Northumberland:- Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Woodhorn, St Mary the Virgin: Records of baptisms 1605-1973, marriages 1605-1972 and burials 1605-1986 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1760-1878 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1605-1812 and marriages 1605-1811 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1606-1812 and banns 1754-1812. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1606-1812 are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Woodhorn (microfiche TN93) 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 Woodhorn 1813-1839 (8 kbytes) from the George Bell Collection of Durham and Northumberland Indexes.
    
  • A photograph of Woodhorn, St Mary the Virgin supplied by George Bell.
    
  • A photograph of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn Village, from Mirror Image.
    
• Cresswell, St Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr: Records of baptisms 1836-1983 and marriages 1869-1981 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1837-1848 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. A transcript of monument inscriptions for Cresswell is available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. Baptisms 1836-1983, Marriages 1869-1981 and Burials 1899-2003 for St Bartholomew, Cresswell are now searchable on the FreeREG site.
  
• The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Woodhorn are also available at Northumberland Archives Service.
  
  • Lynemouth, St Aidan: Baptisms 1925-1954 and marriages 1926-1968.
    
  • Seaton Hirst, St John the Evangelist: Baptisms 1903-1975, marriages 1903-1976 and burials 1905-1976
    

Nonconformist Records.

• The following records for Methodist churches in Woodhorn Parish can be seen at Northumberland Archives Service:
  
  • Ashington, Hirst and Seaton Hirst - Baptisms 1909-1913
    
  • Ashington, Second Avenue, Station Road and Lynemouth - Baptisms 1947-1991
    
  • Hirst Mission - Baptisms 1914-1963
    
  • Hirst, Woodhorn Road - Marriages 1913-1983
    
  • Lynemouth - Marriages 1943-1977
    
  • North Seaton - Baptisms 1943-1969
    
  • North Seaton, Office Row - Marriages 1949-1968
    

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Woodhorn:- Bedlington, Bothal, Newbiggin, Widdrington.