Meldon, St John the Baptist: Records of baptisms 1706-1908,
marriages
1727-1939 and burials 1716-1812 are available at
Northumberland Archives
Service.
Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1769-1835 are deposited at Durham
University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham
City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1706-1812
for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1727-1812 and
banns 1751-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1706-1812, marriages 1727-1812 and
burials 1716-1812 are available in the Local Studies Departments of
Newcastle
Central Library and
Gateshead Central
Library. A transcript
of monumental inscriptions at Meldon (microfiche TN76) 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.