St Oswald in Lee, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

St Oswald in Lee was created in 1733 from the parish of St John Lee otherwise known as St John of Beverly an Ancient parish. The various parishes associated are  listed below:

St Oswald in Lee, St Oswald: 1733-1879, 1888 (1888)


 * Created from parts of St John Lee, St John of Beverley
 * All to St Oswald in Lee with Bingfield St Mary 1879
 * Reformed from parts of St Oswald in Lee with Bingfield St Mary 1888
 * Daughter parishes/churches: [Wall, St George] 1897;
 * Sometimes called "Heavenfield, St Oswald in Lee" or "Wall, St Oswald in Lee"

= Parish Records =


 * St John Lee, St John of Beverly: Records of baptisms 1669-1961, marriages 1664-1983 and burials 1664-1983 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1740-1744, 1751-1778 and 1780-1836 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York, and those for the period 1837-1858 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/218 Date: 1837-1858. These parish register Transcripts can be viewed online in image collection St John Lee at Record Search. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1664-1836 (with gaps) and marriages 1664-1836 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1664 1812 and banns 1754-1812 for Lee Saint John Parish. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1664-1812 are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. Northumberland and Durham FHS publish a transcript of baptisms and burials 1664-1851, and marriages 1684-1851, arranged alphabetically (microfiche PR211).
 * Bingfield, St Mary: There are no deposited registers or microfilm copies for this parish, but Bishops' Transcripts for 1773 only are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York.


 * St Oswald In Lee [Heavenfield], St Oswald: Records of marriages 1881-1992 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
 * Wall, St George: No deposited registers or microfilm copies.
 * Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at St John Lee (microfiche TN89) and Heavenfield (microfiche TN79) are 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 =


 * Beaufront and Woodhead (Roman Catholic): Records of baptisms 1774-1796, marriages 1784-1795, deaths 1779-1796 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
 * Woodhead (Roman Catholic): Records of baptisms 1774-1796, marriages 1789-1795 and deaths 1776-1796 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.