Elsdon, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Elsdon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northumberland and includes: Elsdon Ward, Horsley, Horsley near Otterburn, Monkridge, Monkridge-ward, Otterburn, Otterburn-ward, Rochester, Rochester-ward, Troughend, Troughend-ward, Woodside, and Woodside-ward.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/98 Date: 1762-1830 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The images for Elsdon have yet been loaded at ''Record Search. '' Related materials (elsewhere): Transcripts for 1720 are among the Howe manuscriptsDurham Bishop's Transcripts: The Howe Manuscript Collection at Durham Cathedral Library. Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The images for Elsdon have yet been loaded 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. Elsdon, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1672-1980, marriages 1672-1976 and burials 1672-1926 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1830 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1672-1812 and marriages 1672-1780 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1672-1780. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1672-1812 for Elsdon are available in the Local Studies Departments of Newcastle Central Library and Gateshead Central Library.