Just thought I'd post the latest update to the list concerning the FreeREG project for Northumberland. Once the scheduled update of the database is done next week we will have over a staggering 500,000 records in the database for Northumberland.
Please feel free to have a browse, data includes records (partial) for Allendale, Alnham, Alnmouth, Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh, Beadnell, Bedlington, Berwick upon Tweed, Blyth, Bolam, Bothal, Bywell St Andrew and St Peter, Cambois, Chatton, Chevington, Chollerton, Choppington, Corbridge, Corsenside, Cramlington, Cresswell, Earsdon, Edlingham, Eglingham, Ellingham, Elsdon, Embleton, Falstone, Felton, Ford, Gosforth, Greystead, Halton, Haltwhistle, Hartburn, Haydon Bridge, Hebburn, Heddon the Wall, Hexham, Horton, Howick, Humshaugh, Ingram, Kirknewton, Kirkwhelpington, Lesbury, Long Houghton, Longbenton, Longframlington, Longhirst, Longhorsley, Lucker, Meldon, Mitford, Morpeth, Netherwitton, Newbiggin, Newburn, Newcastle upon TYne (various), North Sunderland, Ovingham, Ponteland, Rennington, Rock, Rothbury, St John Lee, Seaton Hirst, Seghill, Shilbottle, Simonburn, Stamfordham, Stannington, Thorneyburn, Tynemouth, Wark, Warkworth, Whitley, Whittingham, Whittonstall, Widdrington, Woodhorn and Wooler. Details of what is available in the database can be seen here
http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/nbl.htmIf anyone is interested in helping us transcribe registers, or bishops transcripts for this project please contact me. If anyone has transcripts already available that they would be prepared to allow FreeREG to use (we would of course acknowledge this on our website) I again would be delighted to hear from you.
http://www.freereg.org.ukStephen Andrews
FreeREG Northumberland Coordinator
