Seghill, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Seghill Holy Trinity (formerly spelt Sighill in some documents) became a parish in 1846 from Earsdon Ecclesiastical Parish and Cramlington Ecclesiastical Parish

Building to a design by Benjamin and John Green, architects of a number of important buildings in Newcastle during the Grainger/Dobson era, although Holy Trinity has no special features. Notable ministry from the Reverend Charles Osborne, D.D. over the turn of the century. He was a disciple of the Tractarians and in consequence was persecuted by the Ecclesiastical Commission on Discipline. (Osborne was the author of recognised works on Pastoralia for the clergy, and a biographer of some of the Tractarians disciples.)

Broadly Catholic tradition. Extentions in 1981. [The Newcastle Diocesan Gazetteer (1982) page 23.]

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/223 Date: 1850-1877 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.

Seghill, Holy Trinity: Records of baptisms 1846-1955, marriages 1849-1980 and burials 1849-1966 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Microfilm copies of burials for the period 1896-1949 can be seen at Tyne and Wear Archives Service.