Census Returns

Microfilms & Microfiche

Local Studies 

1841 Census (Microfilm)

Beamish, Bedlington, Boldon, Broom, Byers Green, Cambois, Choppington, Chopwell, Coundon Grange, Crawcrook, Dunston, Gateshead, Gateshead Fell, Harton, Hedworth, Heworth, Jarrow, Lamesley, Lintz Green, Monkton, Muggleswick, Netherton, North Blyth, Ouston, Pelton, Plawsworth, Ravensworth, Ryton, Ryton Woodside, Sleekburn, South Shields, Stanley, Stella, Swalwell, Tanfield, Urpeth, Waldridge, Whickham, Winlaton, Witton Gilbert.

1851 Census (Microfilm)

Barmston, Birtley, Blaydon, Burnmoor, Chester-le-Street, Chopwell, Cocken, Crawcrook, Dunston, Edmondsley, Gateshead, Gateshead Fell, Great Lumley, Great Usworth, Harraton, Heworth, Kibblesworth, Lambton, Lamesley, Little Lumley, Marley Hill, Ouston, Pelton, Plawsworth, Ryton, Ryton Woodside, South Biddick, Stella, Swalwell, Urpeth, Usworth, Waldridge, Washington, Whickham, Winlaton, Witton Gilbert.

A head of household index to the 1851 census is available

1861 Census (Microfilm)

Barmston, Birtley, Chopwell, Crawcrook, Dunston, Gateshead, Harraton, Heworth, Lamesley, Ouston, Pelton, Ryton, Ryton Woodside, Stella, Swalwell, Washington, Whickham, Winlaton.

1871 Census (Microfilm)

Barlow, Barmston, Birtley, Blaydon, Bleach Green, Chopwell, Crawcrook, Crookgate, Dunston, Fellside, Gateshead, Harraton, Heworth, Lamesley, Marley Hill, Ouston, Pelton, Ryton, Ryton Woodside, Stella, Swalwell, Usworth, Washington, Whickham, Winlaton, Witton Gilbert.

1881 Census (Microfilm)

Barmston, Beamish, Bill Quay, Birtley, Blaydon, Burnmoor, Chester Moor, Chester-le-Street, Chopwell, Cocken, Dunston, Edmondsley, Eighton Banks, Fatfield, Felling, Gateshead, Harraton, Heworth, Kibblesworth, Lamesley, Lumley, Marley Hill, Ouston, Pelton, Pelton Fell, Plawsworth, Ryton, Sacriston, Springwell, Swalwell, Team Colliery, Urpeth, Usworth, Waldridge, Washington, Whickham, Winlaton, Witton Gilbert.

The 1881 Census Index is also available in the Reference Library.

1891 Census (Microfiche)

Barlow, Bensham, Bill Quay, Birtley, Blaydon, Chopwell, Crawcrook, Dunston, Eighton Banks, Fatfield, Felling, Gateshead, Greenside, Harraton (part), Heworth, Kibblesworth, Lamesley, Marley Hill, Ouston, Ryton, Ryton Woodside, Stella, Swalwell, Whickham, Windy Nook, Winlaton.

1901 Census (Microfiche and Microfilm)

Local Studies

Family History Resources

The resources listed in these pages are located in the Local Studies Department of

Gateshead Central Library

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Other family history resources include:

International Genealogical Index (IGI)

for Northumberland, Co Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland, Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire.

1881 Census Index

National coverage on CD-ROM and Northumberland and Durham on fiche.

On-Line Access

to sites including Ancestry Library, Nineteenth Century Newspapers, FamilySearch, and Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Material on CD-ROM

including Soldiers Died; Dictionary of Occupational Terms and 1881 census (see above)

Please note that the manuscripts in the Cotesworth and Ellison Collections and some estate plans have been transferred to Tyne and Wear Archives Service.

See also: Local History Reprints

News Index 18C and 19C
by Subject Heading

Local Studies

These filing headings have been used for index cards covering Gateshead items appearing in Newcastle newspapers between 1744 and 1830.

Copies of cards can be supplied, cost ten pence per A4 sheet (six cards).

Separate files are also available arranged by:

1. Surname
2. Placename

These cards can also be copied onto A4 sheets as above.

Copies of some of the articles indexed can be made. This is dependent on:

1. Condition of the newspaper in question
2. Position on the page

Subjects

Local Studies

Miscellaneous Records

Local Studies

Please note that the manuscripts in the Cotesworth and Ellison Collections and some estate plans have been transferred to Tyne and Wear Archives Service.

Poll Books

Gateshead     1837
Gateshead     1852
North Durham  1820
North Durham  1833
North Durham  1865
North Durham  1868

Directories

1778      1838      1856      1873-74   1893-94   1911-12   1933
1795      1844      1858      1874-75   1897      1913-14   1934
1801      1847      1859-60   1876-77   1899-00   1915-16   1935-36
1824      1848      1864      1879      1901-02   1918      1937
1827-28   1850      1865      1883-84   1903-04   1921      1938
1828-29   1851      1868      1885-86   1905-06   1925      1939
1833      1853      1869-70   1887-88   1907-08   1929
1834      1854-55   1870-71   1889-90   1909-10   1931
Various trade and telephone directories are available for the period
1954 to 1991.

Transcriptions of Epitaphs and Gravestones

Alston
Blanchland
Gateshead St Mary
Harton St Peter
Jarrow St Paul
Newcastle, Ballast Hills
Simonside St Simon
South Shields Holy Trinity
South Shields St Stephen
Weardale St John's Chapel
West Boldon St Nicholas

Marriage Bonds

Durham Marriage Bonds, 1594-1815, 16 volumes; indexed.

Wills

Durham Wills; collected by J.W. Robinson; 9 volumes and index
Durham Wills; extracted by Geo. Neasham; 2 volumes and index
Index of Commonwealth Wills, 1649-1660 for North'd and Durham; 1 vol

Dodds Collection

Seven volumes of genealogical notes. Indexed.

Rate Books (Microfilm)

Gateshead  1841
Whickham   1868
Whickham   1874

Electors' Lists

Gateshead Burgess Rolls

1835-36   1867-68   1876-77   1883-84   1890-91   1900-01   1908-09
1836-37   1868-69   1877-78   1884-85   1891-92   1901-02   1909-10
1840-41   1869-70   1878-79   1885-86   1894-95   1902-03   1910-11
1847-48   1870-71   1879-80   1886-87   1895-96   1903-04   1911-12
1862-63   1872-73   1880-81   1887-88   1896-97   1904-05   1912-13
1863-64   1873-74   1881-82   1888-89   1897-98   1906-07   1913-14
1864-65   1875-76   1882-83   1889-90   1898-99   1907-08   1914-15

Gateshead Parliamentary Electors' Lists

1832
1837
1842
1847
1851

Gateshead Electors' Lists

1918-39
1945-73

Gateshead MBC Electors' Lists

1974 to date

Obituaries

Durham Directory 1856-1916 (not indexed).

Maps and Estate Plans

Ordnance Survey 1:2,500  - Gateshead MBC Area - 1st edition onwards
Ordnance Survey 1:1,250  - Central Gateshead
Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 - Tyne & Wear.
A number of earlier plans of local estates are also available.

Photographs

Compiled for GENUKI by Brian Pears from material supplied by Gateshead Libraries and Arts Service - Local Studies Department.

Newspapers

Microfilms & Originals

Select a letter below to go directly to entries starting with that letter

ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPRSTVWY

(M) - Microfilm Copy, (O) - Original Newspaper

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A

• ADVERTISER
  • 1981-1984 (O)
• AUCKLAND AND COUNTY CHRONICLE
  • 1915-1919 (M)

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B

• BLAYDON COURIER
  • 1905-1955 (M)
  • 1971-1979 (O)
• BRITISH FASCIST BULLETIN
  • 1925-1934 (M)
• BRITISH MINER
  • 1862-1863 (M)
• BRITANNIA
  • 1915-1918 (M)

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C

• CHESTER-LE-STREET ADVERTISER
  • 1891-1892 (M)
• CHESTER-LE-STREET CHRONICLE
  • 1911-1940 (M)
• CHESTER-LE-STREET LIBERAL
  • 1856-1871 (M)
• CHESTER-LE-STREET OBSERVER
  • 1894-1895 (M)
• CHESTER-LE-STREET TIMES
  • 1870-1887 (M)
• CHESTER SHOPPER AND TRADER
  • 1983-1984 (O)
• COLLIERY WORKMAN'S TIMES
  • 1893-1894 (M)
• COMMON CAUSE
  • 1909-1920 (M)
• COMMUNIST
  • 1920-1923 (M)
• CONSETT AND STANLEY CHRONICLE
  • 1914-1923 (M)
• CONSETT GUARDIAN
  • 1914-1929 (M)
  • 1979-1984 (O)

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D

• DAILY EXPRESS
  • 1926 (M)
• DAILY HERALD
  • 1911-1930 (M)
• DAILY MAIL
  • 1926 (M)
• DAILY MIRROR
  • 1926 (M)
• DAILY NEWS
  • 1926 (M)
• DAILY SKETCH
  • 1926 (M)
• DAILY TELEGRAPH
  • 1926 (M)
• DURHAM ADVERTISER
  • 1984-1986 (O)
• DURHAM CHRONICLE
  • 1925-1929 (M)
  • 1971-1984 (O)
• DURHAM CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
  • 1870-1872 (M)
• DURHAM COUNTY ADVERTISER
  • 1814-1830 (M)

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E

• EVENING CHRONICLE
  • 1888-1889 (O)
  • 1926 (M)
  • 1973-1999 (O)
• EVENING LEADER
  • 1899-1903 (M)
• EVENING MAIL
  • 1910-1917 (M)

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F

• FELLING GAZETTE
  • 1880-l889 (M)
• FINANCIAL TIMES
  • 1926 (M)

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G

• GATESHEAD GUARDIAN
  • 1895 (M)
  • 1898-1900 (M)
• GATESHEAD HERALD AND POST
  • 1990-1999 (O)
• GATESHEAD LABOUR HERALD
  • 1919-1947 (O)
  • 1919-1947 (M)
• GATESHEAD MUNICIPAL NEWS
  • 1927-1938 (M)
• GATESHEAD OBSERVER
  • 1837-1843 (O)
  • 1837-1886 (M)
• GATESHEAD POST
  • 1939 (O)
  • 1939 (M)
  • 1948-1999 (O)
  • 1948-1958 (M)
  • 1963-1998 (M)
• GATESHEAD TIMES
  • 1946-1948 (O)
  • 1946-1948 (M)
  • 1990-1991 (O)
• GATESHEAD TRIBUNE
  • 1870 (M)
  • 1872 (M)
• GATESHEAD WEEKLY PICTORIAL POST
  • 1939 (O)
  • 1939 (M)
• GENERAL STRIKE NEWSPAPERS
  • 1926 (M)

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H

• HERALD OF PROGRESS
  • 1880-1884 (M)
• HESLOP'S LOCAL ADVERTISER
  • 1905-1917 (O)
  • 1909-1916 (M)
  • 1931-1941 (O)
  • 1940-1941 (M)
  • 1946-1955 (O)
• HEXHAM, BLAYDON, GATESHEAD AND FELLING TRADER..
  • 1983-1984 (O)

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I

• I.L.P..NEWS
  • 1897-1903 (M)

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J

• JARROW LABOUR HERALD
  • 1905-1906 (O)
  • 1906-1907 (M)
• JOURNAL
  • 1973-1999 (O)

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L

• LABOUR WOMEN
  • 1918-1939 (M)
• LEAGUE LEAFLETS
  • 1911-1917 (M)

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M

• MIDWEEK POST
  • 1981-1985 (O)
• MINER
  • 1926-1930 (M)
• MINER'S AND WORKMAN'S ADVOCATE
  • 1864-1865 (M)
• MINER'S ADVOCATE
  • 1843-1844 (M)
• MINER'S ADVOCATE AND RECORD
  • 1873-1874 (M)
• MINER'S NATIONAL GAZETTE
  • 1883 (M)
• MINER'S WATCHMAN
  • 1878 (M)
• MINEWORKER
  • 1924-1926 (M)

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N

• NEWCASTLE ADVERTISER
  • 1788-1800 (M)
  • 1789-1799 (O)
  • 1813-1814 (O)
• NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE
  • 1764-1800 (M)
  • 1775-1776 (O)
  • 1778-1781 (O)
  • 1846 (O)
• NEWCASTLE COURANT
  • 1711-1800 (M)
  • 1744 (O)
  • 1746-1749 (O)
  • 1751-1760 (O)
  • 1762 (O)
  • 1796-1823 (O)
  • 1825-1830 (O)
• NEWCASTLE EVENING NEWS
  • 1893-1899 (M)
• NEWCASTLE GAZETTE
  • 1710-1712 (M)
  • 1744-1752 (M)
  • 1746-1749 (O)
  • 1752 (O)
• NEWCASTLE INTELLIGENCER
  • 1755-1759 (M)
  • 1755-1759 (O)
• NEWCASTLE JOURNAL
  • 1739-1788 (M)
  • 1744 (O)
  • 1746-1759 (O)
  • 1762-1773 (O)
  • 1775 (O)
  • 1778-1782 (O)
  • 1832-1834 (O)
  • 1926-1928 (M)
• NEWCASTLE NORTH MAIL
  • 1915-1917 (M)
• NEWCASTLE WEEKLY MERCURY
  • 1722-1723 (M)
• NEWS OF THE WORLD
  • 1926 (M)
• NORTH COUNTRY JOURNAL
  • 1734-1738 (M)
• NORTH OF ENGLAND FARMER
  • 1870 (O)
  • 1872 (O)
  • 1874 (O)
• NORTH MAIL
  • 1926-1928 (M)
• NORTHERN DEMOCRAT
  • 1906-1912 (M)
  • 1927-1928 (M)
• NORTHERN ECHO
  • 1917-1922 (M)
  • 1926-1928 (M)
• NORTHERN LIBERATOR
  • 1837-1840 (M)

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O

• OBSERVER
  • 1926 (M)

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P

• PEOPLE
  • 1926 (M)

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R

• REYNOLDS ILLUSTRATED NEWS
  • 1926 (M)

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S

• STANLEY AND CHESTER-LE-STREET NEWS
  • 1922-1923 (M)
• STANLEY NEWS
  • 1912-1914 (M)
  • 1920-1921 (M)
  • 1979-1984 (O)
• STANLEY NEWS AND CONSETT CHRONICLE
  • 1924-1928 (M)
• SUFFRAGETTE
  • 1912-1915 (M)
• SUNDAY EXPRESS
  • 1926 (M)
• SUNDAY SUN
  • 1919-1935 (M)
  • 1974-1998 (O)
• SUNDAY TIMES
  • 1926 (M)
• SUNDAY WORKER
  • 1925-1929 (M)
• SUNDERLAND ECHO
  • 1926 (M)

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T

• TIMES
  • 1926 (M)
• TORCH
  • 1964-1978 (O)
• TYNE LIFE
  • 1981-1984 (O)
• TYNE MERCURY
  • 1805-1827 (O)
• TYNE VALLEY POST
  • 1983-1985 (O)
• TYNE VALLEY TIMES
  • 1989-1991 (O)
• TYNESIDE CHAMPION
  • 1971-1973 (O)
  • 1975-1979 (O)
• TYNESIDE ECHO
  • 1879-1888 (M)

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V

• VOTE
  • 1909-1920 (M)
• VOTES FOR WOMEN
  • 1907-1918 (M)

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W

• WOMAN AND WORK
  • 1874-1876 (M)
• WOMAN WORKER
  • 1907-1908 (M)
  • 1910 (M)
  • 1916-1921 (M)
  • 1926-1927 (M)
• WOMENFOLK
  • 1909 (M)
• WOMAN'S DREADNOUGHT
  • 1914-1917 (M)
• WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
  • 1907 (M)
• WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE RECORD
  • 1903-1906 (M)
• WORKER
  • 1918-1933 (M)
• WORKER'S DREADNOUGHT
  • 1917-1924 (M)
• WORKER'S LIFE
  • 1927-1929 (M)
• WORKER'S WEEKLY
  • 1923-1927 (M)
• WORKMAN'S ADVOCATE
  • 1866-1867 (M)

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Y

• YORKSHIRE POST
  • 1926 (M)

Local Studies 

Compiled for GENUKI by Brian Pears from material supplied by Gateshead Libraries and Arts Service - Local Studies Department.

Church Records

Microfilms & Transcripts

Select a letter below to go directly to entries starting with that letter

ABCDEFGHIKLMNORSTW

(T) - Transcript, (M) - Microfilm
i - Index, x - Baptism/Birth, bs - Banns, m - Marriage, b - Burial

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A

• ALNHAM, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1668-1812
  • m 1705-1812
  • b 1727-1812
• ALSTON, Cumberland (T)
  • x 1703-1812
  • m 1701-1815
  • b 1701-1812

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B

• BEADNELL, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1766-1812
  • m 1767-1781
  • b 1766-1812
• BERWICK UPON TWEED, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1574-1700
  • m 1572-1812
• BIRTLEY, St John, Co. Durham (M)
  • x 1850-1921
  • bs 1850-1971
  • m 1850-1942
  • b 1850-1950
• BISHOP MIDDLEHAM, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1559-1812
  • m 1559-1812
  • b 1559-1812

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C

• CASTLE EDEN, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1661-1812
  • m 1698-1812
  • b 1696-1812
• CHATTON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1712-1812
  • m 1712-1812
  • b 1712-1812
• CONISCLIFFE, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1590-1812
  • m 1590-1812
  • b 1591-1812
• CORBRIDGE, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1654-1812
  • m 1657-1812
  • b 1657-1812

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D

• DALTON-LE-DALE, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1653-1812
  • m 1653-1812
  • b 1653-1812
• DURHAM Cathedral (T)
  • x 1609-1896
  • m 1610-1896
  • b 1611-1896
• DURHAM, St Margaret (T)
  • m 1558-1812
• DURHAM, St Mary-le-Bow (T)
  • x 1571-1812
  • m 1573-1812
  • b 1571-1812
• DURHAM, St Mary-the-Less (T)
  • x 1560-1812
  • m 1559-1812
  • b 1559-1812
• DURHAM, St Nicholas (T)
  • x 1540-1812
  • m 1540-1812
  • b 1540-1812

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E

• EBCHESTER, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1610-1812
  • m 1610-1812
  • b 1610-1812
• EDLINGHAM, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1658-1812
  • m 1658-1812
  • b 1658-1812
• EGLINGHAM, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1662-1812
  • m 1663-1812
  • b 1662-1812
• ELSDON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1672-1812
  • m 1672-1812
  • b 1672-1812
• ELWICK HALL, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1592-1900
  • m 1592-1900
  • b 1592-1900
• ESH, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1567-1812
  • m 1567-1812
  • b 1567-1812

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F

• FELLING Congregational Chapel (M)
  • i 1831-1837
  • x 1831-1837

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G

• GATESHEAD FELL, St John (M)
  • x 1825-1918
  • bs 1825-1898
  • m 1825-1929
  • b 1825-1924
• GATESHEAD, Half Moon Lane Presbyterian Chapel (M)
  • i 1783-1837
  • x 1783-1837
• GATESHEAD, High Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (M)
  • i 1812-1837
  • x 1812-1837
• GATESHEAD, Holy Trinity (M)
  • x 1864-1936
  • m 1864-1965
• GATESHEAD Methodist Central Hall Records (M)
  • x 1837-1883
• GATESHEAD New Connexion Methodist Chapel (M)
  • i 1833-1837
  • x 1833-1837
• GATESHEAD, St Aidan (M)
  • x 1892-1964
  • m 1895-1964
• GATESHEAD, St Columba (M)
  • x 1903-1968
  • m 1896-1968
• GATESHEAD, St Edmund (M)
  • x 1865-1972
  • m 1865-1972
  • b 1865-1974
• GATESHEAD, St Mary (M)
  • i 1780-1850
  • x 1559-1960
  • bs 1754-1804
  • bs 1912-1927
  • m 1559-1960
  • b 1559-1889

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H

• HALTON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1654-1812
  • m 1654-1769
  • b 1654-1812
• HAYDON BRIDGE, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1654-1812
  • bs 1791-1812
  • m 1656-1812
  • b 1654-1812
• HEBBURN (HEBRON), Northumberland (T)
  • x 1680-1812
  • m 1680-1812
  • b 1680-1812
• HEWORTH, St Alban, Co. Durham (M)
  • x 1843-1953
  • m 1843-1946
  • b 1844-1960

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I

• ILDERTON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1724-1812
  • bs 1754-1812
  • m 1727-1812
  • b 1727-1812
• INGRAM, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1696-1812
  • m 1684-1812
  • b 1682-1812

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K

• KNARSDALE, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1695-1812
  • m 1701-1812
  • b 1695-1812

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L

• LAMBLEY, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1742-1812
  • m 1743-1812
  • b 1742-1812
• LAMESLEY, Co. Durham (M)
  • x 1603-1966
  • bs 1754-1972
  • m 1603-1970
  • b 1603-1913
• LANCHESTER, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1560-1848
  • m 1560-1837
  • b 1560-1847
• LESBURY, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1690-1812
  • m 1689-1812
  • b 1690-1812
• LONG HOUGHTON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1646-1812
  • bs 1754-1805
  • m 1646-1812
  • b 1646-1812

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M

• MEDOMSLEY, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1608-1730
  • m 1608-1730
  • b 1608-1730
• MELDON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1706-1812
  • m 1727-1812
  • b 1716-1812
• MIDDLETON ST GEORGE, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1652-1812
  • m 1616-1812
  • b 1616-1812
• MUGGLESWICK, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1784-1812
  • m 1784-1812
  • b 1783-1812

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N

• NEWCASTLE, All Saints (T)
  • x 1600-1803
• NEWCASTLE, St Nicholas (T)
  • m 1574-1812

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O

• OVINGHAM, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1679-1812
  • m 1679-1812
  • b 1679-1812

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R

• ROTHBURY, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1653-1812
  • m 1658-1812
  • b 1654-1812
• RYTON, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1581-1812
  • m 1581-1812

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S

• SEAHAM, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1646-1812
  • m 1652-1812
  • b 1653-1812
• SHERBURN HOSPITAL, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1692-1812
  • m 1695-1763
  • b 1678-1812
• SHOTLEY, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1675-1812
  • m 1670-1812
  • b 1690-1812
• SOUTH SHIELDS Methodist Records (M)
  • x 1860-1916
• STANHOPE, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1812-1830
  • m 1613-1860
• STELLA R.C. Mission (St.Thomas Aquinas) (M)
  • i 1755-1838
  • x 1755-1838
• SWALWELL Presbyterian Chapel (M)
  • i 1830-1837
  • x 1830-1837

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T

• TYNEMOUTH, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1607-1734
  • m 1607-1734
  • b 1607-1734

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W

• WARKWORTH, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1677-1812
  • m 1677-1812
  • b 1677-1812
• WHALTON, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1661-1812
  • m 1661-1812
  • b 1661-1812
• WHICKHAM, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1576-1756
  • m 1579-1812
• WHITBURN, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1611-1812
  • m 1579-1812
  • b 1579-1812
• WHITFIELD, Northumberland (T)
  • x 1612-1812
  • m 1612-1812
  • b 1612-1812
• WHORLTON, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1626-1812
  • m 1713-1812
  • b 1669-1812
• WINSTON, Co. Durham (T)
  • x 1572-1812
  • bs 1754-1809
  • m 1574-1812
  • b 1573-1812

Local Studies

Compiled for GENUKI by Brian Pears from material supplied by Gateshead Libraries and Arts Service - Local Studies Department.

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• Formed by a merger of the Public Record Office and the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, The National Archives (TNA) is the principal repository for English and Welsh records. You might like to start by browsing the titles of their 193 guides classified under 'family history'. TNA offer many, many useful Research Guides.

• The National Archives (TNA)'s Discovery system is now the key to finding their holdings - see also: TNA Discovery Help.

• TNA's Access to Archives (A2A) programme has been absorbed into Discovery (above).

• The National Register of Archives has now been absorbed into Discovery (above). It is/was an extensive searchable database (formerly run by the Royal Commision on Historical Manuscripts, now part of TNA) which contains information on the nature and location of manuscripts and historical records that relate to British history.

• Your Archives — NB this is now closed but remains available as a read-only resource — "The National Archives' online community of records users", a wiki that archive users can contribute to: "These pages are for you to contribute your knowledge of archival sources held by The National Archives and by other archives throughout the UK."

• The National Archives (TNA, Kew) have a worldwide list of archives. This links into the UK section.

• The L.D.S. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) have now provided online search facilities for the I.G.I. (International Genealogical Index). As well as the general search facility, there is also a Custom Search page allowing more refined searches. Hugh Wallis has provided a search facility which greatly simplifies searching by batch number. See also Finding L.D.S. Batch Numbers.

• The FamilySearch site has a list of Family History Centres in England. These are provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

• In particular, the London Family History Centre has a useful web site.

• The Guildhall Library, London.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/The_Parliamentary_Archives_(U.K.)National Collections

Bevan, Amanda, (Ed.). Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office (6th ed.), The National Archives. [ISBN 1903365341] 
["This is a new, revised edition of the best-selling guide. Now in its sixth edition, Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office continues to provide comprehensive guidance to all researchers, new or experienced, wishing to trace their forebears among the records of government or courts held at The National Archives. It leads the reader through the census and military service records, wills and lawsuits, court rolls and hearth taxes and all other records where our ancestors may have left their tracks. . . this new revised edition provides information on this and many other releases of records at the National Archives, including army, navy, merchant navy and immigration records. New information about how to access the records via the catalogue is also provided."]

• The National Archives (TNA) in Kew brings together the Public Records Office (PRO) and the Historical Manuscripts Commission, and is the principal repository for English and Welsh records. ( Note: most Scottish records are held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh, and Northern Ireland Records are held by The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) .)
• Now that the Access to Archives (A2A) project is no more, TNA's  Discovery catalogue covers holdings in many regional archives as well as the National Archives themselves - see their  Find an Archive page. (To search all these other archives use the "Held By" option in the catalogue's Advanced Searchfacility.)
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  • Copies of the National Archives' Research Guidesare now available online, as is their very useful catalogue.
  • Research Guides to Online Collectionsat the National Archives.
  • The National Archives' Looking for a Person?resource listing - "Each guide tells you where you can find, access and understand the relevant records".
  • Their Manorial Documents Registeridentifies the location of manorial documents.
  • Your Archives- "The National Archives' online community of records users", a wiki that archive users could contribute to - now closed.
  • The National Archives publishes a useful free enewslettergiving a "monthly round-up of news, blogs, offers and events ".
  • They also have a YouTube channel of videos providing tips on using the Discovery catalogue, visiting, etc.
• Quick animated guidesto using the National Archives.
• The British Library'scollections may be regarded as the world's finest; the range and effectiveness of the services it provides on the basis of these collections are without rival. Their web pages give access to their comprehensive online cataloguesincluding the British Library Public Catalogue, as well as providing full details of the library's services and facilities.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers a wide range of genealogical resources at its Family History Centers around the world.  For contact details,  click here and search for the centre nearest you.

Listings and Guides

• The National Archives' "gateway to archival resources, projects and initiatives in the UK and abroad" has been transferred to the UNESCO Archives Portal (archived copy).
• JISC's  Library Hub Discover provides a means of  searching resources in UK and Irish academic, national & specialist libraries - as of Jan 2020, it held  "42,377,775 records created from 106,728,673 records contributed by 144 institutions".
• The Archives Hubis a service run by MIMAS at Manchester Computing which provides free access to descriptions of archives held in the UK's universities and colleges. The descriptions can be searched in a number of ways and will form one part of the emerging UK National Archives Network.
• LDS Family History Centres.
• Culture 24, "Latest news, exhibition reviews, links, listings and education resources from thousands of UK museums, galleries, archives and libraries, all in one place".
• Details of 1600 Museums, Galleries and Historic Housesprovided by Britains Finest.
• UK250's listing of  UK museum websites (archived copy)
• Details of Maritime and Naval Museumsin Britain and Ireland provided by Dr Martin H. Evans and Dr Janet West. A Location Mapis also available.
• The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography- "The biab online database contains datasets covering publications from AD 1695 to the present day on archaeology and the historic environment, historic buildings, maritime and industrial archaeology, environmental history, and the conservation of material culture" - nearly 200,000 references, as of June 2007.
• Community Archives- set up on behalf of the National Council on Archives "to show the variety and quantity of community archives in the UK."
• UK Parliamentary Archives - FamilySearch guide.section.

Specialist Collections

• Society of Genealogists
• Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies,
• The Methodist Archives and Research Centreis part of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
• The Huguenot Libraryis located at University College, London
• The Royal Archives - subscription access via Find My Past.
• The The British Postal Musem and Archive(formerly Post Office Archives and Records Services) holds the records of the British Post Office from the 17th century to the present day.
• Institute for Historical Research
• India Office(archived copy): Family History Research.
• The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum.
• The Women's Library- "housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK".
• The National Gas Archive- "The NGA holds up to two kilometres of records covering the history and development of the UK gas industry. The records date from about 1812 to the present day and include many of the administrative, financial, legal, technical, property and personnel records of the industry."
• The National Army Museum.

Miscellaneous

• Association of Independent Libraries- details of member institutions and publications.