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Northumberland and Durham Memorial Inscriptions Parishes

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

Northumberland

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