Bellingham, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Bellingham parish was formerly a chapelry to the extensive parish of Simonburn, which was divided into six parishes by an act of the 51st of George III., cap. 194 in 1811. It comprises the townships of Bellingham, East Charlton, West Charlton, Leemailing, Nook, and Tarretburn

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/21 1762-1846 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. Images for the Parish Register Transcripts have not yet been loaded 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.

Bellingham: Records of baptisms 1684-1960, marriages 1754-1966 and burials 1687-1960 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1846 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1684-1875 and marriages 1754-1880 for this parish, but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. An indexed transcript of baptisms 1684-1851, marriages 1754-1851 &amp; burials 1687-1851 for Bellingham (microfiche PR201) is published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society, and this is also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. A transcript of monument inscriptions for is also available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.

= Nonconformist Records =


 * Bellingham, St Oswald [Hesleyside] (Roman Catholic): Baptisms 1794-1941, marriages 1941-1993 and deaths 1881-1966. Transcripts of baptisms 1794-1837 and deaths 1775-1790 are available at Northumberland Collections Service and at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept; and the I.G.I. includes births/baptisms 1794-1837.
 * Northumberland Collections Service also has the following records for nonconformist churches located in this parish:
 * Bellingham United Free Church Circuit (Methodist) - Baptisms 1892-1921
 * Bellingham (Presbyterian) - Births/baptisms 1803-1988.