Doddington, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Doddington is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Northumberland, created in 1775 from chapelry in Chatton Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Earle, Ewart, Humbleton, Nesbit, Yeard-hill, and Yearle.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/79 1765-1881 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search.

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.

Doddington, St Mary and St Michael: Records of baptisms 1688-1956, marriages 1694-1991 and burials 1700-1973 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1688-1812 and marriages 1697-1801 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1701-1713, 1727-1812 and banns 1751-1812. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1688-1812 for Doddington are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.