Hebburn, Northumberland Genealogy

Guide to Hebburn, Northumberland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
HEBBURN, a chapelry or parish, in the union of Morpeth, W. division of Morpeth ward, N. division of Northumberland; The chapel or church, which is subordinate to thechurch of Bothal, was rebuilt in 1793, Hebburn St Cuthbert ( Hepburn or Hebron) was a chapelry in Bothal Ancient Parish and includes: Causey Park, Cockle Park, Earsdon, Earsdon Forest, and Fenrother.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church Records
parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/131 Date: 1773-1842 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records.

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events. Hebburn, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1680-1900, marriages 1680-1984 and burials 1680-1914 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1773-1842 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1680-1812 and marriages 1680-1812 for this parish and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1680-1812 and banns 1751-1812. A transcript is available at Gateshead Central Library, Local Studies Dept. covering baptisms, marriages and burials 1680-1812. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Hebron (microfiche TN77) 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.

FamilySearch Historical Records includes England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Poor Law Unions
Morpeth Poor Law Union, Northumberland

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Northumberland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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