Earsdon, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

St Alban Earsdon was created as a chapelry within Tynemouth ancient parish and as a parish in 1761. Blyth was created as a chapelry witin the parish of Earsdon until its creation as a parish.

The ancient parish of the chapelry of Earsdon includes the village of Earsdon itself, Backworth, Burradon, Seghill, Holywell, Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Newsham. The chapel at Earsdon, demolished in 1837 and replaced by the present church, was founded before 1250. It was dedicated to Saint Alban, as is the present church.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/88 Date: 1762-1844 Contents: Including transcripts from Blyth, 1762-1844. 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.

Earsdon, St Alban: The registers of marriages and burials commence in 1589, and that of baptisms in 1605. From these dates to 1618, several years are missing. There are no entries from October 1618 to May 1620. There's another break from April 1631 to March 1638, and another from November 1650 to June 1654. The earliest vestry book commences in 1656.

Records of baptisms 1604-1974, marriages 1589-1989 and burials 1589-1991 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Baptisms 1604-1893, marriages 1589-1851, banns 1754-1889 and burials 1589-1852 can also be seen at Tyne and Wear Archives Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1604-1813 and marriages 1589-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1589-1812 and banns 1754-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1604-1813, marriages 1589-1812, burials 1589-1813 and monumental inscriptions are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.