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EMBLETON

The location of the Parish of Embleton (shown in green).
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"EMBLETON parish comprises the chapelries of Rock and Rennington, and the townships of Broxfield, Brunton High and Low, Craster, Dunston, Embleton, Falloden, Newton by the Sea, and Stamford. It is bounded on the north by Doxford and Tuggall, on the west by North and South Charlton, on the south by Howick, Longhoughton, and Denwick, and on the east by the German Ocean. It is about five miles long by three and a half broad, and comprises an area of 13,228 acres. The population of this parish in 1801, was 1,515; in 1811, 1,526; in 1821, 1,806; in 1831, 1,929; in 1841, 2,030; and in 1851, 2,275." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Cemeteries

• Burials Grant Book 1975-1990 for Embleton Civil Cemetery are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
  
  

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Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN33) 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

• The Ancestral Indexes website provides information about Craster, St Peter and Newton by the Sea Mission Church.
  
  

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Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Embleton, Holy Trinity: Records of baptisms 1682-1983, marriages 1682-1962 and burials 1682-1934 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1850 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1660-1812 and marriages 1682-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1682-1812 and banns 1754-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1660-1812 and marriages and burials 1682-1812 for Embleton are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.
  
  
• A photograph of Embleton, Holy Trinity supplied by George Bell.
  
  

Nonconformist Records.

• Embleton (Presbyterian): Records of births/baptisms 1833-1984 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
  
  

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Embleton:- Bamburgh, Ellingham, Howick, Long Houghton, Rennington, Rock.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• This area is now within Northumberland North 2nd Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, 6 Market Place, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1HP. 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

• Photographs of Dunstanburgh Castle and the surrounding coastline from Mirror Image.
  
  
• Photographs of Craster from the FreeFoto.com website.
  
  
• Photographs of Embleton Bay, Craster, Cullernose Point, Dunstanburgh and Low Newton from Les Bell's Northumberland Cam website.
  
  
• The Northumberland Communities website includes pages relating to Craster and Embleton. 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 Embleton Parish is included in:- Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 2. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1895. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

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Maps

• Embleton - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Embleton Parish was part of Alnwick Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located at Bondgate Without, Alnwick. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details and photographs of Alnwick Workhouse.
  
  

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