Sunderland

"Its population in 1861 was 17,107; in 1871, 16,861; in 1881, 15,333; and in 1891, 14,558.""

[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]

"Sunderland Parish Church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1719, and consecrated by the Bishop of London, September 5th the same year. It is built of brick with stone dressings, and comprises nave, aisles, chancel, and square western tower. The exterior of the building is very plain and unprepossessing; the interior is little better, being disfigured by galleries, pews, and the ornamentation peculiar to the manner and period. Sunderland was separated from the parish of Bishopwearmouth by Act of Parliament in 1719, and constituted a distinct and independent rectory, the burgesses having previously erected the present church, vestry, and rectory? house upon part of one of the common fields, called the Intack, where they also enclosed a piece of ground for a cemetery. The remains of "Jack Crawford," a monument of whose exploit stands in the park, are interred here. The tower contains an illuminated clock and a peal of eight bells , the church contains sittings for 1400 persons; the parish register commences parish in 1719. The living is a rectory, the gross annual value of which is estimated at £ 660. Patron, the Bishop of Durham; rector, Rev. Thomas Randell, D.D."

[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]

There is a picture (11 kbytes) of the parish church of Holy Trinity, Sunderland; supplied by George Bell.

"The parish register commences in 1719." [From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]

The Parish Registers for the period 1719-1988 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/Su.HT).

Marriage indexes for

• 1719-1749 (81 kbytes),
• 1750-1764,
• 1765-1774,
• 1775-1784,
• 1785-1799,
• 1800-1814,
• 1815-1824,
• 1825-1829 and
• 1830-1837

from the George Bell Collection of Durham and Northumberland Indexes.

The Marriages (1719-1837) are included in the Joiner Marriage Index.

The following records for churches in the ancient parish of Sunderland are also available at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL:-

• Deptford 1845-1948 (EP/Su.SA & EP/BiW).
• Grangetown 1907-1981 (EP/Gra).
• Hendon, St. Ignatius 1889-1968 (EP/SuSIg).
• Hendon, St. Paul 1852-1969 (EP/Su.SPa).
• Middle Hendon 1876-1967 (EP/Su.SB).
• Pallion, St. Luke 1869-1975 (EP/Pa)

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

Brian Pears has supplied a file giving a description of, and listing all 183 children killed in, the Victoria Hall Calamity of 16^th June 1883.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NZ399570 (Lat/Lon: 54.906126, -1.379557), Sunderland which are provided by:

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• 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)
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