Rock, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Rock was created as a chapelry from Embleton Ancient Parish in 1767.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/ 2/211 1769 -1847 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. Engineering work will be undertaken in future to improve access to the Parish Register transcripts.

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.

Rock, St Philip and St James: Records of baptisms 1769-1911, marriages 1771-1780, 1861-1981 and burials 1768-1914 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1769-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1771-1780. Transcripts of baptisms 1769-1812, marriages 1771-1780 and burials 1768-1812 for Rock are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Rock (microfiche TN74) 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.