Discover your English ancestry through the Northumberland and Durham monumental inscriptions. These are a fantastic addition to your family history research. The records includes the full inscription on your ancestor’s burial monumental which most often includes additional family names and dates.
The records include a transcript of the original monumental inscriptions. The transcripts were created by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society, formed in 1975.
Below are two lists, organised by county, of places represented in this collection. The year ranges provided are not exclusive, therefore there may be gaps between some of the years shown.
Durham
| Parish/Memorial location | Year from | Year to | Record count | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland, St Andrew | 1641 | 1936 | 1,090 | |
| Auckland, St Helen | 1558 | 1986 | 1,032 | |
| Aycliffe, St Andrew & Cemetery | 1702 | 1988 | 1,299 | |
| Barnard Castle, Roman Catholic Cemetery | 1823 | 1995 | 366 | |
| Barnard Castle, Victoria Road Cemetery | 1817 | 1997 | 2,410 | |
| Bensham, St Cuthbert | 1851 | 1920 | 38 | New |
| Billingham, St Cuthbert | 1727 | 2002 | 2,471 | |
| Birtley | 1847 | 2012 | 181 | |
| Birtley, St John | 1848 | 2008 | 233 | |
| Bishop Middleham, St Michael | 1650 | 1988 | 517 | |
| Bishopton, St Peter | 1711 | 1988 | 528 | |
| Boldon | 1715 | 2015 | 499 | |
| Byermoor, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic | 1859 | 1989 | 250 | |
| Carlbury, Cemetery | 1876 | 1987 | 187 | |
| Castle Eden, St James | 1781 | 1984 | 481 | |
| Cockfield, St Mary | 1702 | 1936 | 264 | |
| Cotherstone, Cemetery | 1850 | 1998 | 467 | |
| Cotherstone, Quaker | 1822 | 1982 | 47 | |
| Croxdale, St Bartholomew | 1847 | 1986 | 283 | |
| Dalton le Dale, St Andrew | 1735 | 2010 | 263 | New |
| Darlington, Holy Trinity | 1815 | 1914 | 412 | |
| Darlington, St Cuthbert | 1722 | 1949 | 1,298 | |
| Denton, St Mary | 1650 | 1974 | 318 | |
| Denton, St Mary the Virgin | 1683 | 1813 | 43 | |
| Dinsdale, St John The Baptist | 1721 | 1987 | 233 | |
| Durham, St Mary le Bow | 1703 | 1909 | 86 | |
| Durham, St Mary the Less | 1590 | 1998 | 132 | |
| Durham, St Oswald | 1592 | 2010 | 1,665 | |
| Easington, St Mary | 1698 | 1934 | 720 | |
| East Rainton, St Cuthbert | 1863 | 1994 | 524 | |
| Ebchester, St Ebba | 1742 | 1976 | 247 | |
| Egglescliffe, St John The Baptist | 1611 | 1975 | 1,091 | |
| Eggleston, Holy Trinity | 1719 | 1991 | 663 | |
| Eighton Banks | 1849 | 2015 | 422 | |
| Elton, St John | 1690 | 2000 | 215 | |
| Elwick, St Peter | 1718 | 1995 | 398 | |
| Embleton, Holy Trinity | 1806 | 1935 | 45 | |
| Etherley, St Cuthbert | 1815 | 1942 | 413 | |
| Forest & Frith, St James The Less | 1841 | 1992 | 299 | |
| Gainford, St Mary | 1701 | 1993 | 1,416 | |
| Gateshead Fell, St John | 1813 | 2013 | 2,524 | |
| Gateshead, St Mary | 1632 | 1898 | 4,390 | |
| Great Lumley | 1838 | 2016 | 1,986 | |
| Great Lumley, Christ Church | 1852 | 1962 | 167 | |
| Great Stainton, All Saints | 1703 | 2007 | 156 | |
| Greenside, St John | 1835 | 1999 | 771 | |
| Hamsterley, Baptist | 1758 | 1886 | 45 | |
| Hamsterley, St James | 1562 | 1989 | 913 | |
| Hart, Mary Magdalene | 1728 | 1978 | 504 | |
| Hartlepool, Spion Cop Cemetery | 1804 | 1986 | 2,897 | |
| Hartlepool, St Hilda | 1750 | 1967 | 538 | |
| Harton, St Peter | 1819 | 1986 | 2,381 | |
| Haughton Le Skerne | 1592 | 1987 | 1,433 | |
| Haughton le Skerne, St Andrew | 1592 | 1818 | 232 | |
| Haverton Hill, St John | 1843 | 1973 | 764 | |
| Heighington, St Michael | 1158 | 1993 | 1,428 | |
| Heworth, St Mary | 1654 | 2017 | 8,423 | |
| High Coniscliffe, St Edwin | 1636 | 1966 | 338 | |
| Houghton le Spring, St Michael & All Angels | 1587 | 1833 | 507 | |
| Hunstanworth, St James | 1711 | 2008 | 196 | |
| Hurworth, All Saints | 1719 | 1986 | 1,652 | |
| Ingleton, St John | 1831 | 1994 | 444 | |
| Kellow, Cemetery | 1850 | 1981 | 407 | |
| Kellow, St Helen | 1696 | 1938 | 290 | |
| Kirk Merrington, St John The Evangelist | 1317 | 1999 | 3,224 | |
| Lamseley, St Andrew | 1621 | 1992 | 1,674 | |
| Lanchester, All Saints | 1686 | 1995 | 1,682 | |
| Longnewton, St Mary | 1745 | 2004 | 469 | |
| Low Heworth, St Mary | 1611 | 1818 | 448 | |
| Lynesack & Softley, St John | 1841 | 1984 | 858 | |
| Middleton In Teesside, St Mary | 1683 | 1986 | 1,756 | |
| Middleton, St George | 1726 | 1987 | 590 | |
| Monk Hesleden, St Mary | 1726 | 1926 | 187 | |
| Monkwearmouth, St Peter | 1617 | 1908 | 468 | |
| Norton, Quaker | 1803 | 1952 | 41 | |
| Norton, St Mary The Virgin | 1699 | 1988 | 3,269 | |
| Penshaw | 1773 | 2015 | 1,679 | |
| Piercebridge, St Mary | 1836 | 1987 | 115 | |
| Pittington, St Lawrence | 1680 | 1984 | 333 | |
| Preston On Tees, Cemetery | 1920 | 1985 | 181 | |
| Quarrington Hill, Chapel | 1850 | 1987 | 430 | |
| Redmarshall, St Cuthbert | 1729 | 2005 | 394 | |
| Ryhope | 1824 | 1933 | 120 | |
| Sadberge, St Andrew | 1750 | 1975 | 491 | |
| Seaham, St Mary the Virgin | 1696 | 1993 | 555 | |
| Seaton Carew, Holy Trinity | 1826 | 1988 | 880 | |
| Sedgefield, Old Cemetery | 1850 | 1986 | 181 | |
| Sedgefield, St Edmund | 1416 | 1939 | 652 | |
| Shildon, St John | 1835 | 1978 | 881 | |
| South Shields | 1681 | 2011 | 2,257 | |
| Southwick, Holy Trinity | 1831 | 1941 | 430 | New |
| Staindrop | 1425 | 1994 | 1,983 | |
| Staindrop, Quakers | 1838 | 1950 | 25 | |
| Stanley, St Andrew | 1852 | 1956 | 378 | |
| Stillington, St John | 1880 | 1989 | 319 | |
| Stockton, Holy Trinity | 1842 | 1924 | 51 | |
| Stockton, St Thomas | 1684 | 1999 | 439 | |
| Stranton, All Saints | 1750 | 1907 | 269 | |
| Tanfield, St Margaret of Antioch | 1628 | 2012 | 1,660 | |
| Thornley, St Bartholomew | 1800 | 1985 | 596 | |
| Thorpe Thewles, St James | 1837 | 1987 | 251 | |
| Trimdon Station (Deaf Hill), St Paul | 1850 | 1986 | 339 | |
| Trimdon, Cemetery | 1800 | 1961 | 341 | |
| Trimdon, St Mary | 1823 | 1892 | 67 | |
| Washington, Holy Trinity | 1711 | 2001 | 1,153 | |
| West Auckland, Cemetery Old Section | 1850 | 1991 | 2,078 | |
| West Herrington, St Cuthbert | 1826 | 2017 | 2193 | New |
| Westoe, Council Cemetery | 1796 | 1984 | 8,277 | |
| Wheatley Hill | 1939 | 1939 | 33 | |
| Whitburn, St Mary | 1631 | 2012 | 581 | |
| Whitton Gilbert, St Michael & All Angels | 1660 | 1986 | 947 | |
| Whorlton, Holy Cross | 1699 | 1953 | 616 | |
| Whorlton, St Mary | 1650 | 1989 | 496 | |
| Wingate, Holy Trinity | 1827 | 1987 | 1,276 | |
| Winston, St Andrew | 1600 | 1988 | 481 | |
| Wolviston, St Peter | 1843 | 1989 | 388 |
Northumberland
| Parish/Memorial location | Year from | Year to | Record count | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acklington, St John the Devine | 1834 | 1998 | 434 | |
| Allendale | 1881 | 1984 | 40 | |
| Allendale, Society of Friends burial ground | 1881 | 1984 | 36 | |
| Alnham, St Michael | 1611 | 1973 | 195 | |
| Beadnell, St Ebba | 1773 | 1919 | 244 | |
| Bedlington, St Cuthbert | 1699 | 1994 | 1,107 | |
| Bellingham, St Cuthbert | 1626 | 1895 | 277 | |
| Beltingham, St Cuthbert | 1760 | 1993 | 535 | |
| Blyth | 1764 | 2014 | 308 | |
| Blyth, Links Cemetery | 1776 | 1989 | 2,095 | |
| Bothal, St Mary | 1743 | 1928 | 110 | |
| Branxton, St Paul | 1781 | 1911 | 58 | |
| Brinkburn, Priory Of St. Peter & Paul | 1690 | 1896 | 26 | |
| Bywell, St Andrew | 1675 | 2002 | 245 | |
| Cambo, Holy Trinity | 1827 | 1988 | 397 | |
| Carrshields | 1850 | 1988 | 35 | |
| Coanwood, Society of Friends | 1801 | 1986 | 48 | |
| Cornhill, St Helen | 1742 | 1933 | 337 | |
| Corsenside, St Cuthbert | 1734 | 1988 | 642 | |
| Cramlington, St Nicholas | 1726 | 2011 | 2,363 | |
| Dalton, Holy Trinity | 1836 | 1989 | 229 | |
| Dinnington, St Matthew | 1815 | 1986 | 813 | |
| Edlingham, St John | 1712 | 1898 | 71 | |
| Elsdon, St Cuthbert | 1711 | 1989 | 1,118 | |
| Falstone, United Reformed Church | 1878 | 1904 | 4 | |
| Gosforth | 1700 | 2012 | 4,017 | |
| Greystead, St Luke | 1832 | 1989 | 326 | |
| Haltwhistle, Holy Cross | 1742 | 1908 | 259 | |
| Healey, St John | 1827 | 2005 | 163 | |
| Heavenfield, St Oswald | 1877 | 1989 | 172 | |
| Hebron, St Cuthbert | 1718 | 1993 | 777 | |
| Heddon on the Wall, St Andrew | 1711 | 1990 | 890 | |
| Henshaw, All Hallows | 1798 | 2009 | 530 | |
| Hepple, Christ Church | 1862 | 1991 | 206 | |
| Hexham Abbey, St Andrew | 1663 | 1771 | 2 | |
| Hexham, Council Cemetery | 1802 | 2007 | 3,472 | |
| Hexham, St Andrews Cemetery | 1675 | 1940 | 63 | |
| Hexham, St Mary RC | 1696 | 2000 | 150 | New |
| Horton, St Mary | 1517 | 2020 | 2157 | New |
| Ingram, St Michael & All Angels | 1675 | 1994 | 484 | |
| Jesmond, St Andrew's Cemetery | 1831 | 2002 | 4,337 | |
| Keenley, Methodist Chapel | 1846 | 1986 | 41 | |
| Kirkharle, St Wilfred | 1706 | 1988 | 165 | |
| Longhirst, St John the Evangelist | 1864 | 1994 | 451 | |
| Lucker, St Hilda | 1702 | 1909 | 197 | |
| Lynemouth, Local Authority Cemetery | 1876 | 2005 | 360 | |
| Netherwitton, St Giles | 1749 | 1988 | 332 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, High Elswick St Paul | 1833 | 1855 | 52 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, St Ann | 1814 | 1989 | 126 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, St John | 1680 | 1848 | 27 | |
| Newcastle, St Ann | 1814 | 1989 | 97 | |
| Ninebanks, St Mark | 1767 | 1943 | 153 | New |
| Ovingham, St Mary the Virgin | 1631 | 1963 | 1,005 | |
| Rock, St Philip | 1629 | 1891 | 103 | |
| Rothbury, All Saints | 1688 | 1978 | 2,057 | |
| Ryal, All Saints | 1734 | 1990 | 177 | |
| St Oswald in Lee, St Oswald | 1877 | 1989 | 188 | |
| Stamfordham, St Mary the Virgin | 1603 | 1990 | 1,231 | |
| Ulgham, St John the Baptist | 1621 | 1994 | 780 | |
| Wallsend | 1626 | 1841 | 177 | |
| Wallsend, St Peter | 1806 | 1928 | 838 | |
| Warden, St Michael | 1704 | 2013 | 640 | |
| Whitley Bay | 1851 | 2017 | 1,864 | |
| Woodhorn | 1717 | 2015 | 1,037 |