Shilbottle St James, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

St James Shilbottle is an ancient parish and includes : Gayson, Guyson, Guyzance, Hart-Law, Hazon, Hazon and Hartlaw, Hazon with Heart-Law, Newton Moor, Newton on the Moor, Whittle, and Woodhouse.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/228 Date: 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.

Shilbottle, St James: Records of baptisms 1723-1944, marriages 1729-1986 and burials 1723-1973 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1691-1815 (with gaps) and marriages 1695-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1695-1812 and banns 1751-1312. Transcripts of baptisms 1684-1812, marriages 1695-1812 and burials 1697-1812 for Shilbottle are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.