Rothbury, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Rothbury is an Ancient Parish and includes:Bankhead, Newtown near Alnwick, Paperhaugh, Pauperhaugh, Raw, Rye Hall, Rye-Hill, Sandylands, Snitter, Thropton, Warton, Whitton, Wreigh Hill, Wreighill, Bickerton, Caistron, Cartington, Cartington with Bankhead and Sandylands, Debdon, Fallowlees, Flotterton, Great Tosson and Rye Hill, Great Tosson and Ryehill, Hellinghill, Hepple, Hepple Demesne, Hesley Hurst, Hesleyhurst, High and Low Trewhitt, Holdinghill, Hollinghill, Lee Ward, Little Tosson, Mount Healey, Newton, and Newtown.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/212 Date: 1760-1831 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.

Rothbury, All Saints: Records of baptisms 1653-1916, marriages 1653-1965 and burials 1653-1970 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1653-1812 and marriages 1653-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1653-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1653-1812, marriages 1658-1812 and burials 1654-1812 are available in the Local Studies Departments of Newcastle Central Library and Gateshead Central Library. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Rothbury (microfiche TN83) 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.