Dinnington, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

St Matthew Dinnington was created as a parish in 1818 from the ancient parish of Ponteland. It includes Brenkley, Dinnington, Horton Grange, Mason, Prestwick, and Woolsington.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/77 1835-1856 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.

Dinnington, St Matthew: Records of baptisms 1835-1952, marriages 1838-1966 and burials 1836-1940 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Dinnington (microfiche TN82) is published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.