Sugley, Northumberland Genealogy

England Northumberland



Parish History
Sugley was a chapelry in the Ancient parish of Newburn, Northumberland. Earlier records for Sugley will be found in the Newburn registers and transcripts.

Holy Saviour Church, Sugley, was dedicated in 1837. Designed by Benjamin Green, who also designed Dalton Church and the Theatre Royal in Newcastle. The foundation stone was laid on 24 June 1836 by Charles Bulmer. Sugley became a parish in 1887. SUGLEY, a township, in the parish of Newburn, union, and W. division, of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 3¾ miles (W.) from Newcastle; containing 212 inhabitants. It comprises the eastern portion of the village of Lemington From: 'Subberthwaite - Sullington', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 256-261. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51317 Date accessed: 12 March 2011.

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
Sugley, Holy Saviour: Records of baptisms 1887-1986 and marriages 1887-1968 are available at Northumberland Collections Service

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

Poor Law Unions
Castle Ward 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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Web sites
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