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DODDINGTON

The location of the Parish of Doddington (shown in green).
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"DODDINGTON parish is bounded on the north by Lowick, on the west by Kirk Newton, on the south by Wooler, and on the east by Chatton. It contains 9,110 acres, and its population in 1801, was 734; in 1811, 887; in 1821, 865; in 1831, 903; in 1841, 941; and in 1851, 825 souls. It comprises the townships of Doddington, Earle, Ewart, Humbleton, and Nesbit, and is remarkable for its fertlity." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN35) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  

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Church History

• Doddington, Sts Mary & Michael:- The Ancestral Indexes website provides information under the heading Monumental Inscriptions.
  
  

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Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Doddington, St Mary and St Michael: Records of baptisms 1688-1956, marriages 1694-1991 and burials 1700-1973 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1765-1881 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1688-1812 and marriages 1697-1801 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1701-1713, 1727-1812 and banns 1751-1812. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1688-1812 for Doddington are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.
  
  
  • External and internal views of Doddington, St Mary and St Michael. Photographs supplied by George Bell.
    
    

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Doddington:- Chatton, Ford, Kirknewton, Lowick, Wooler.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• This area is now within Northumberland North 1st Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, Berwick Community Centre, 5 Palace Street East, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1HT. If ordering certificates from a District Office, please note the following:
  
  
  1. The cost of a certificate is currently (from 1st April 2003) £ 7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons;
  2. The G.R.O. (St Catherine's) Index references are of no value;
  3. For marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given;
  4. Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
     
     

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Description and Travel

• The Northumberland Communities website includes pages relating to Doddington. They provide "a range of learning resource material that reflects Northumberland's heritage, providing a base for studying the County's history. The website provides a starting point for understanding the development of communities in Northumberland. It also seeks to illustrate the range of sources for family and local history research that are available via Northumberland Archives Service."
  
  

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Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
  
  

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History

• The history of Doddington Parish is included in:- Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 14. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1935. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

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Maps

• Doddington - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Military Records

• A transcript of Doddington War Memorial provided by Ancestral Indexes.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Doddington Parish was part of Glendale Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located in the town of Wooler. Some records are held at Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details and photographs of Glendale Workhouse.
  
  

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