Church Records

St John Lee, Northumberland

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Church of England Records.

• St John Lee, St John of Beverly: Records of baptisms 1669-1961, marriages 1664-1983 and burials 1664-1983 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1740-1744, 1751-1778 and 1780-1836 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York, and those for the period 1837-1858 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1664-1836 (with gaps) and marriages 1664-1836 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1664 1812 and banns 1754-1812 for Lee Saint John Parish. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1664-1812 are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept. Northumberland and Durham FHS publish a transcript of baptisms and burials 1664-1851, and marriages 1684-1851, arranged alphabetically (microfiche PR211).
  
  
• Bingfield, St Mary: There are no deposited registers or microfilm copies for this parish, but Bishops' Transcripts for 1773 only are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York.
  
  
  • A photograph of Bingfield, St Mary supplied by George Bell.
    
    
• St Oswald In Lee [Heavenfield], St Oswald: Records of marriages 1881-1992 are available at Northumberland Archives Service.
  
  
  • A photograph of Heavenfield, St Oswald in Lee supplied by George Bell.
    
    
• Wall, St George: No deposited registers or microfilm copies.
  
  
• Transcripts of monumental inscriptions at St John Lee (microfiche TN89) and Heavenfield (microfiche TN79) are published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.
  
  

Nonconformist Records.

• Beaufront and Woodhead (Roman Catholic): Records of baptisms 1774-1796, marriages 1784-1795, deaths 1779-1796 are available at Northumberland Archives Service.
  
  
• Woodhead (Roman Catholic): Records of baptisms 1774-1796, marriages 1789-1795 and deaths 1776-1796 are available at Northumberland Archives Service.
  
  

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to St John Lee:- Chollerton, Corbridge, Halton, Hexham, Kirkheaton, Simonburn, Stamfordham, Thockrington, Warden.
  
  

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