Carham, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

St Cuthbert Carham is an ancient parish on the Scottish border and includes the following hamlets and villages:

Carham, Downham, Hagg, East and West Learmouth, Mindrum, Moneylaws, Presson, Shidlaw, Tithehill, Wark and Wark Common,

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/48 1762-1866 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.

Carham, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1684-1996, marriages 1690-1987 and burials 1690-1998 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1684-1812 and marriages 1690-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1690-1812 and banns 1751-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1684-1812 and marriages and burials 1690-1812 for Carham are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.