Byrness, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Byrness St Francis is a parish created from a former chapelry in Elsdon ancient parish in 1801 and had long been a burial ground. It is on the border with Scotland.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/ 2/44 June 1800-1803 and for 1813 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. Byrness, St Francis: Records of baptisms 1797-1978, marriages 1886-1922 and burials 1813-1977 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Byrness is not included in the IGI or in Boyd's Marriage Index. Transcripts of baptisms and burials 1797-1812 and of monument inscriptions are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.