Greenhead, Northumberland Genealogy

England Northumberland

Parish History
Greenhead parish was created in 1831 from Haltwhistle Poor Law Union, Northumberland Ancient Parish.and includes: Blenkinsopp, Thirlwall, and Thirlwall with Gilsland Spa. GREENHEAD, a village, in the township of Blenkinsopp, parish and union of Haltwhistle, W. division of Tindale ward, S. division of Northumberland, 3½ miles (W. by N.) from Haltwhistle. This village is situated on the west side of the Tippal burn, at the junction of the military road with the high road from Newcastle to Carlisle, and is intersected by the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, which attains its summit level about a mile and a half to the north-west. A chapel was completed in 1828, chiefly through the exertions of the late Bishops Barrington and Van Mildert, the Earl of Carlisle, and Colonel Coulson, of Blenkinsopp Hall, who contributed £50 each, and the late Rev. Mr. Hollingsworth, vicar of Haltwhistle, who gave £200. It is a neat structure in the early English style, with a square embattled tower, and contains 300 sittings, of which the greater number are free; the east window is embellished with the armorial bearings of Bishop Barrington, Lord Carlisle, and Col. Coulson. The living is in the patronage of the vicar of Haltwhistle; net income, £50.

From: 'Greasby - Greenwich', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 332-338. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50989 Date accessed: 14 March 2011.

Civil Registration
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Parish Records
Greenhead, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1862-1923, marriages 1893-1985 and burials 1862-1979 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.

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Poor Law Unions
Haltwhistle 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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