Horton, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Horton St Mary The Virgin was created in 1734 from a parochial chapelry in Woodhorn Ancient Parishand included: Bebside, Cowpen, East Hartford, and West Hartford.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special CollectionsReference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/140 Date: 1762-1856  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

Horton, St Mary the Virgin: Records of baptisms 1648-1944, marriages 1660-1987 and burials 1725-1985 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Baptisms 1649-1944, marriages 1660-1970, banns 1754-1809, 1853-1863, 1903-1913, and burials 1725-1956 can also be seen at Tyne and Wear Archives Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1648-1812 and marriages 1660-1809 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1660-1809 and banns 1754-1809. Transcripts of baptisms 1648-1812, marriages 1660-1812 and burials 1725-1812 for Horton are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at Horton (microfiche TN72 and TN86) 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.


 * Blyth, St Mary: Records of baptisms 1864-1965 and marriages 1864-1979 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
 * For other churches in Blyth see Earsdon Parish.