Slaley, St Mary the Virgin: Records of baptisms 1703-1971,
marriages
1722-1991 and burials 1720-1910 are available at
Northumberland Collections
Service.
Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1762-1888 are deposited at Durham
University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham
City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1703-1812
and marriages 1722-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes
marriages 1725-1812. An indexed transcript of baptisms 1703-1851, marriages
1722-1851 & burials 1720-1851 for Slaley (microfiche PR203) 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.
Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Hexham W.M. Circuit.
Records for 1797-1836 can be seen at
Northumberland Collections
Service and
are included on the IGI.