Embleton, Northumberland Genealogy

Northumberland

Parish Records
Embleton Holy Trinity is an Ancient Parish and includes: Falloden, Fallodon, Fallowden, High and Low Brunton, Newton by the Sea, Stamford, Broxfield, Brunton, Craster, Crastor, Dunstan, and Dunston.

Birthplace of Earl Grey British Prime Minister.

EMBLETON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Alnwick, S. division of Bambrough ward, N. division of Northumberland; comprising the townships of Broxfield, Bruton, Craster, Dunston, Embleton, Fallowdon, Newton-by-the-Sea, Rennington, Rock, and Stamford; and containing 2030 inhabitants, of whom 525 are in the township of Embleton, 7¼ miles (N. E. by N.) from Alnwick. The township comprises about 2000 acres, of which, with the exception of 600 acres of fine old grass-land, nearly the whole is arable, and in a high state of cultivation; the principal substrata are limestone and coal, both of which are found in great abundance, but the latter is of inferior quality. The village, which is about a mile to the west of the sea, is irregularly built at the base of a ridge of hills, and has a postoffice in connexion with that of Alnwick. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £11. 3. 4.; net income, £815; patrons and impropriators, the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford. The church is ancient. The townships of Rennington and Rock have each a chapel. There is a place of worship for members of the Kirk of Scotland; and a school for not less than ten, and not more than fourteen, children, is endowed with £20 per annum.

From: 'Elyhaugh - Enfield', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 173-177. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50948 Date accessed: 09 March 2011.

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.

Parish History
Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/101 1762-1850 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.

Embleton, Holy Trinity: Records of baptisms 1682-1983, marriages 1682-1962 and burials 1682-1934 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1850 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1660-1812 and marriages 1682-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1682-1812 and banns 1754-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1660-1812 and marriages and burials 1682-1812 for Embleton are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Alnwick 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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= External Links =

http://www.number10.gov.uk/history-and-tour/prime-ministers-in-history/earl-grey