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NEWBURN

The location of the Parish of Newburn (shown in green).
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"NEWBURN, a parish in the west division of Castle Ward, and east division of Tindale Ward, is bounded on the north by Ponteland parish, on the west by Tindale Ward and Heddon-on-the-Wall, on the south by the river Tyne, and on the east by the parishes of Gosforth and St. John. It contains 11,566 acres, and the number of its inhabitants in 1801, was 4,142; in 1811, 3,993; in 1821, 4,166; in 1831, 4,582; in 1841, 4,156; and in 1851, 4,316 souls. This parish includes the townships of Black Callerton, Butterlaw, Dalton, East Denton, West Denton, North Dissington, South Dissington, Newbiggin, Newburn, Newburn Hall, Sugley, Throckley, Walbottle, and Whorlton East and West. A small portion of the township of Black Callerton, in the parish of Ponteland, containing two houses and nine persons in 1851, belongs to this parish. The Bishop of Carlisle is the owner of the tithes. This is a very fertile district, with a varied and beautiful surface. On the banks of the Tyne, in this parish, there are extensive iron works, coal staiths, brick and tile yards, chemical works, and other manufactories of various kinds." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN14) 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 Blucher, St Cuthbert, Dalton, Holy Trinity, Sugley, Holy Saviour, Throckley, St Mary and Whorlton, St John.
  
  

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Church Records

• Newburn - Church Records - links and information.
  
  

Civil Registration

• This area is now within Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8PS.
  
  Some of the Newcastle upon Tyne birth and marriage indexes can be searched online thanks to an ongoing project involving the Register Office and Northumberland and Durham FHS. [ Search the Indexes].
  
  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

• Pooh-Bah of Colliery at Westerhope - an article about Callerton Colliery at Westerhope in 1931.
  
  
• The Tyne and Wear Development Company's website has some interesting features about the area.
  
  

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Gazetteers

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

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Historical Geography

• A map showing the Townships in Newburn Parish.
  
  

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History

• The history of Newburn Parish is included in:- Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 13. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1930. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

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Maps

• Newburn - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Military Records

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

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Newburn Parish was part of Castle Ward Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located near the village of Ponteland. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details, a map and photographs of Castle Ward Workhouse.
  
  

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