Talk:West Allen, Northumberland Genealogy

New Parish Table
West Allen parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Northumberland Archives.

Non Conformist Records

 * Allendale Society of Friends: Records of births/baptisms 1838-1878, marriages 1837-1956 and deaths 1838-1908 are available at Northumberland Collections Service and Tyne and Wear Archives Service.
 * Allendale, Alston, Edmondbyers And Haltwhistle Society of Friends: Bishops' Transcripts for for the period 1871-1892 are online at Record Search.

A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Allendale and Allendale Society of Friends (microfiche TN71) 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.

The following Methodist records are available at Northumberland Collections Service:


 * Allendale Primitive Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1847-1881
 * Allendale Wesleyan Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1883-1941
 * Allendale, Dawson Place - Marriages 1909-1967
 * Allenheads, Bethel - Baptisms 1834-1927
 * Allenheads, Dirt Pot/Dove Pool - Marriages 1913-1946
 * High House - Baptisms 1842-1964
 * Mohope - Baptisms 1864-1933

Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at Keenley Methodist (microfiche TN73) and Ninebanks, West Allen High House and West Allen Limestone Brae (microfiche TN96) 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.

Early Primitive Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Hexham P.M. Circuit or to Westgate (Co. Durham) P.M. Circuit. Records for Hexham Circuit 1824-1837 are included on the IGI (listed as Bull Bank or Bethania Chapel). Records for Westgate 1824-1837 can be seen at Durham Record Office and are included on the IGI. Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Alston W.M. Circuit. Records for 1810-1951 can be seen at Cumbria Record Office in Carlisle.

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Old Parish Table
Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Carr Shield Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/49 Date: 1842-1852 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records. The Ninebanks transcripts are Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/195 Date: 1841-1857

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.

Carrshield, Christ Church: Records of baptisms 1823-1978, marriages 1900-1904 and burials 1823-1982 (at Chapel House) are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1823-1837 and 1839-1841 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute University of York The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1823-1875 for Carrshield, but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. A transcript of monumental inscriptions (microfiche TN73) 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.

The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) also includes baptisms 1823-1841 for "West Allen", which appears to relate to Carr Shield using the alias contained in the Durham Diocesan Registry.

Non Conformist Records

 * Allendale Society of Friends: Records of births/baptisms 1838-1878, marriages 1837-1956 and deaths 1838-1908 are available at Northumberland Collections Service and Tyne and Wear Archives Service.
 * Allendale, Alston, Edmondbyers And Haltwhistle Society of Friends: Bishops' Transcripts for for the period 1871-1892 are online at Record Search.

A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Allendale and Allendale Society of Friends (microfiche TN71) 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.

The following Methodist records are available at Northumberland Collections Service:


 * Allendale Primitive Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1847-1881
 * Allendale Wesleyan Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1883-1941
 * Allendale, Dawson Place - Marriages 1909-1967
 * Allenheads, Bethel - Baptisms 1834-1927
 * Allenheads, Dirt Pot/Dove Pool - Marriages 1913-1946
 * High House - Baptisms 1842-1964
 * Mohope - Baptisms 1864-1933

Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at Keenley Methodist (microfiche TN73) and Ninebanks, West Allen High House and West Allen Limestone Brae (microfiche TN96) 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.

Early Primitive Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Hexham P.M. Circuit or to Westgate (Co. Durham) P.M. Circuit. Records for Hexham Circuit 1824-1837 are included on the IGI (listed as Bull Bank or Bethania Chapel). Records for Westgate 1824-1837 can be seen at Durham Record Office and are included on the IGI. Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Alston W.M. Circuit. Records for 1810-1951 can be seen at Cumbria Record Office in Carlisle.

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