Church Records

Warkworth, Northumberland

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Church of England Records.

• Warkworth, St Laurence: Records of baptisms 1690-1972, marriages 1687-1974 and burials 1676-1927 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1760-1884 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1677-1812 and marriages 1685-1812 for this parish, and Boyd's Marriage Index includes marriages 1677-1812. Transcripts of baptisms 1690-1812, marriages 1686-1812, burials 1677-1812 and baptisms of nonconformists 1723-1824 are available in the Local Studies Departments of Newcastle Central Library and Gateshead Central Library. A transcript of monumental inscriptions at Warkworth Church & churchyard (microfiche TN95) 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.
  
  
  • A photograph of Warkworth, St Laurence supplied by George Bell.
    
    
  • A photograph of St. Laurence's Church, Warkworth from Mirror Image.
    
    
• Acklington, St John the Divine: Records of baptisms 1859-1929 and burials 1860-1982 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1855-1878 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City.
  An Index of Monumental Inscriptions of Acklington Church and Burial Register of Guyzance Chapel is available from the Felton and Swarland L.H.S.
  
  
• Chevington, St John the Divine: Records of baptisms 1859-1957, marriages 1861-1980 and burials 1862-1908 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1855-1858 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City.
  
  
• Amble, St Cuthbert: Records of baptisms 1870-1940 and marriages 1870-1938 are available at Northumberland Collections Service.
  
  

Nonconformist Records.

• Northumberland Collections Service has the following records for nonconformist churches located in this parish:
  
  
  • Amble, Sacred Heart and St. Cuthbert (Roman Catholic) - Baptisms 1879-1929 and marriages 1886-1939.
    
    
  • Amble P.M. Circuit (Methodist) - Baptisms 1893-1937
    
    
  • Amble, Percy Street (Methodist) - Marriages (1911-62)
    
    
  • Broomhill (Methodist) - Baptisms 1887-1904
    
    
  • Amble (Congregational) - Births/baptisms 1851-1862, 1895-1902 and marriages 1851-1857.
    
    
  • Warkworth (Presbyterian) - Births/baptisms 1815-1860.
    
    
• A photograph of Amble Congregational Church supplied by George Bell.
  
  

Adjacent Parishes.

• The following parishes are adjacent to Warkworth:- Felton, Guizance, Hebburn or Hebron, Lesbury, Shilbottle, Ulgham, Widdrington.
  
  

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