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Title: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: pete ash on Thursday 12 October 17 14:37 BST (UK)

Hi all. Just been down to Northumberland Archives  to confirm some burials at Woodhorn church in 1920's,(on freereg) and to look for others from the 1940's only to find that they have no burial records post 1900  ???
 Does anyone have any idea where the freereg data comes from?
 Thanks (hopefully) Pete

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 12 October 17 15:37 BST (UK)

The relevant page on the Archives website states that they have Woodhorn burial data (parish register) from 1605 until 1986?

Which particular church were you interested in?

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 12 October 17 16:39 BST (UK)

This one on freereg appears to have come from a transcript

County - Northumberland
Place - Woodhorn
Church - St Mary the Virgin
Register type   Transcript
Burial date   27 Nov 1929
Robert Gibson

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: JenB on Thursday 12 October 17 16:52 BST (UK)

Quote from: pete ash on Thursday 12 October 17 14:37 BST (UK)

some burials at Woodhorn church in 1920's,

Quote from: pete ash on Thursday 12 October 17 14:37 BST (UK)

they have no burial records post 1900  ???
 

Is this burials at St Mary, Woodhorn? According to the Northumberland Archives catalogue they hold a burial register for the years 1900 to 1995  :-\ http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/archive.EP%2021~74

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: JenB on Thursday 12 October 17 17:02 BST (UK)

Quote from: JenB on Thursday 12 October 17 16:52 BST (UK)

Is this burials at St Mary, Woodhorn?

Answering my own question  ::) yes it is St Mary's Woodhorn, they are the only Woodhorn registers on freeReg. https://www.freereg.org.uk/freereg_contents/Woodhorn

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: pete ash on Thursday 12 October 17 18:50 BST (UK)

Hi jenB, kGarrard, yes Woodhorn St Marys. Twice or thrice i've searched for these records and today asked a member of staff for assistance. He confirmed that they don't hold these burial records  ???

 rosie99 looking at Freereg again i can now see that their records come from a transcript, so i find it odd that the county records office don't have a copy?
 Thanks all  :)

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: Gen List Lass on Saturday 14 October 17 17:15 BST (UK)

Hi Pete

I was at the NBL archives today and asked one of the transcribers of our local parish registers what's going on with the St Marys, Woodhorn burial registers. Apparently since 1900-ish all the "Woodhorn burials" have been at  St Bartholomew's, Newbiggin along the road. Only people who had existing family burial plots continued burying their relations in Woodhorn churchyard.

Both the catalogues at the NBL Archives AND on the National Archives website are WRONG, pertaining to Woodhorn St Mary's records after 1900.

If you give me names and dates I'll check for you.

Gen in NBL England

Title: Re: Woodhorn burial records and Freereg
Post by: pete ash on Saturday 14 October 17 17:35 BST (UK)

Thanks a lot Gen  :) glad i'm not going doolally  ;D
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