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SHILBOTTLE

The location of the Parish of Shilbottle (shown in green).
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"SHILBOTTLE parish comprises the townships of Guyzance, Hazon, Newton-on-the-Moor, Shilbottle, Whittle, and Woodhouse, and is bounded on the north by Alnwick, on the south-east by Warkworth, on the south-west by Felton parish, and on the east by Lesbury. It is about four miles in length by three and a half in breadth, and embraces an area of 7,704 acres. This parish is in a high state of cultivation, has an excellent coal mine, and an abundance of limestones. The population in 1801, was l,031; in 1811, 1,104; in l821, 1,153; in 1831, 1,195; in 1841, 1,208; and in 1851, 1,298 souls." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN31) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  
• The Felton and Swarland Local History Society have published the following:
  • Index of Census Returns Vol 1, 1841 - 1851
  • Index of Census Returns Vol 2, 1861 - 1871
  • Index of Census Returns Vol 3, 1881 - 1891
    
    
  (The above volumes cover the villages of Acton, Bockenfield, Elyhaugh, Eshott, Felton, Guyzance, Hazon, Newton on the Moor Swarland and East and West Thirston. In addition, Vol 2 has a complete burial record, from 1819, of St Wilfrid's Chapel, Guyzance as an appendix and Vol 3 has a strays listing for 1851 from surrounding Enumeration Districts of people giving their birthplace in the Felton district.)
  
  

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Church History

• A History of St James Church Shilbottle from fusilier.co.uk.
  
  

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Church Records

Church of England Records.

• Shilbottle, St James: Records of baptisms 1723-1944, marriages 1729-1986 and burials 1723-1973 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1844 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1691-1815 (with gaps) and marriages 1695-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1695-1812 and banns 1751-1312. Transcripts of baptisms 1684-1812, marriages 1695-1812 and burials 1697-1812 for Shilbottle are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.
  
  
  • A photograph of Shilbottle, St James supplied by George Bell.
    
    

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Shilbottle:- Alnwick, Felton, Guizance, Lesbury, Warkworth.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• This area is within Northumberland North Second Registration District.
• Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be ordered from Northumberland County Council.
  Order Certificates.
  
  

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Description and Travel

• The Northumberland Communities website includes pages relating to Shilbottle. 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 Shilbottle Parish is included in:- Northumberland County History Committee, History of Northumberland, Volume 5. Newcastle, A. Reid, 1899.
  
  

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Maps

• Shilbottle - Maps - links and information.
  
  

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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

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