Felton, Northumberland Genealogy

Northumberland

Parish History
Felton St Michael and All Angels is a parish that includes:Acton and Old Felton, Bockenfield, Elyhaugh, Eshott, Felton, Greens and Glantlees, Swarland, and Thirston East and West with Shothaugh

FELTON (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Alnwick, comprising the townships of Felton, Elyhaugh, Swarland, Acton with Old Felton, and Greens with Glantlees, in the E. division of Coquetdale ward; and the townships of Bockenfield, Eshott, and East and West Thriston with Shot-haugh, in the E., and Brinkburn South-Side, in the W., division of Morpeth ward; N. division of Northumberland; the whole containing 1585 inhabitants, of whom 623 are in the township of Felton, 9 miles (S.) from Alnwick. The parish consists of 14,687 acres, the soil of which is various, but chiefly incumbent upon strong clay, and well suited for the growth of grain: there are some seams of coal, but none has been wrought of late years. Fairs for cattle, sheep, &amp;c., are held on the first Mondays in May and November. The village is pleasantly situated on a steep acclivity, which rises from the north side of the Coquet river; the houses are built on each side of the great north road, with the exception of a few that branch off at the south end of the village, where the river is crossed by a stone bridge of three arches. King John caused a village here to be burnt, in 1216, as a punishment to the barons of Northumberland, who had done honour on the spot to Alexander, King of Scotland. The living is a vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Long Framlington annexed, valued in the king's books at £3. 13. 4., and in the patronage of the Crown, with a net income of £275; impropriator, Col. Davison. The church stands on an eminence on the north side of the Coquet, which winds beautifully through the parish. There are a place of worship for Wesleyans, and a Roman Catholic chapel.

From: 'Felsham - Fenstanton', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 228-230. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50960 Date accessed: 09 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
Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/107 Date: 1765-1843 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records.

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.Felton, St Michael and All Angels: Records of baptisms 1653-1924, marriages 1656-1985 and burials 1653-1951 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1653-1812 and marriages 1656-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1656-1812 and banns 1754-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1653-1812, marriages 1656-1812, burials 1653-1812 and of monumental inscriptions for Felton are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.

Nonconformist Records

 * Felton Park, St. Mary (Roman Catholic): - Records of baptisms 1792-1858 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes births/baptisms 1792-1840.
 * The Felton and Swarland Local History Society have published a Presbyterian Baptisms Index for Felton 1880-1993.

Poor Law Unions
Alnwick 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.

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Web sites
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