Ellingham, Northumberland Genealogy

Northumberland

Parish History
St Maurice Ellingham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northumberland and includes: Chathill, Doxford, North Charlton, Preston, Preston near Alnwick, and South Charlton.

ELLINGHAM (St. Maurice), a parish, partly in the union of Alnwick, and partly in that of Belford, S. division of Bambrough ward, N. division of Northumberland; containing 861 inhabitants, of whom 270 are in the township of Ellingham, 8½ miles (N.) from Alnwick. The manor, in Henry III.'s reign, was held of the king in capite by Ranulph de Guagy; it passed in 1286 to Roger de Clifford, and in 1378 was possessed by Sir Allan de Heton, who acquired in that year great honour at the siege of Berwick. When the Earl of Northumberland's estates were confiscated in 1461, this estate formed part of his forfeitures, and was given to the then governor of Ireland, the brother of Edward IV. The parish, which is near the coast of the North Sea, includes the townships of North and South Charlton, Chathill, Doxford, and Preston, and comprises about 13,970 acres; it abounds with coal and limestone. The seat of Sir Edward Haggerston, Bart., forms an interesting feature in the landscape: the village stands a little to the east of the great north road. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £6. 5. 5.; net income, £538; patrons and impropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church, which stands at a short distance from the village, was founded by Ranulph de Guagy, in the 12th century, and rebuilt a few years since. Attached to the mansion of Sir Edward, is a Roman Catholic chapel.From: 'Ellenhall - Ellough', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 158-161. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50944&amp;amp;strquery=ellingham Date accessed: 05 March 2011.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Parish Records
Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/97 Date: 1764-1842 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at FamilySearch Historical Records; however the images for this parish have not yet been loaded at FamilySearch Historical records.

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.

Ellingham, St Maurice: Records of baptisms 1695-1996, marriages 1695-1977 and burials 1695-1997 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1764-1842 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1695-1818 and marriages 1695-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1695-1814 and banns 1751-1814. Transcripts of baptisms 1695-1819, marriages 1695-1804, burials 1659-1819 and baptisms of dissenters 1751-1806 for Ellingham are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.

Poor Law Unions
Belford 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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Web sites
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