Newbrough, Northumberland Genealogy

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Parish History
NEWBROUGH, a parochial chapelry, in the union of Hexham, N. W. division of Tindale ward, S. division of Northumberland, 5½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Hexham.

Additional information:

Newbrough St Peter is a chapelry in Warden, Northumberland Ancient Parish in Northumberland. Wharnley is a hamlet or village in the parish.

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 Records
Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Date: 1769-1878 Related material at DULASC: All Newbrough transcripts are included with Warden transcripts DDR/EA/PBT/2/260 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records which is to undertake improved access to the transcript images in future.

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. Newbrough, St Peter: Records of baptisms 1695-1980, marriages 1695-1976 and burials 1695-1980 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Newbrough is not included in the IGI or in Boyd's Marriage Index. Transcripts of baptisms and burials 1695-1980, marriages 1695-1753 and 1869-1976 and burials 1696-1980 are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Newbrough (microfiche TN75) 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.

Nonconformist Records
Transcripts of baptisms 1715-1826, marriages 1716-1752 and deaths 1715-1754 for Stonecroft R.C. are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.
 * Stonecroft (Roman Catholic): Records of baptisms 1715-1721 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes births/baptisms 1715-1832.
 * Stonecroft and Hexham (Roman Catholic): Records of baptisms 1722-1821, marriages 1716-1806, deaths 1715-1754.

FamilySearch Historical Records includes England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Poor Law Unions
Hexham 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Reference
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