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From an e-mail I received:

"What's New at Durham Records Online:

Mere Knolls Western Extension burials 1921-1939

9,390 burials in the Western Extension of Mere Knolls Cemetery in Fulwell, Sunderland, County Durham, spanning 1921-1939.

Because Mere Knolls is a municipal cemetery, the burial records provide more information than a church burial record would in this period, and typically will contain a parent, spouse, or occupation, and a few death causes. Here are some samples:

12 Jan 1921 Henry Tindle Dodds, of 8 Parkside Terrace, age: 77, shipwright
6 Aug 1925 Henry Gordon Bayles, age: 16, son of Henry Bayles, drowned in the sea off Seaburn
18 Jun 1930 Sheila Prior, of Tunstall Lodge, Burdon, age: 20, daughter of Joseph Merriman Prior
15 Nov 1935 Mary Milner, of 7 Warwick Street, age: 82, widow of Henry Milner
18 Dec 1939 Elizabeth Childs, of 45 Laburnum Road, age: 80, wife of Joseph Childs

Hartlepool St. Hilda monument inscriptions

Approximately 467 monument inscriptions in the churchyard of Hartlepool St. Hilda, based on the state of the churchyard in 1952, with death dates running from 1746 to 1925.

Sample (each bullet point represents one monument, with all the names on that monument):

18 May 1778 Sacred to the memory of Leonard Vollum, age: 52
8 May 1807 also Eleanor Vollum, age: 34, his wife
5 Jul 1800 Matthew Vollum, age: 34, their eldest son
4 Aug 1793 Leonard Vollum, age: 26, their 2nd son
Margaret Vollum, their daughter, died in her infancy
28 May 1846 William Vollum, age: 75, their 3rd son
15 Apr 1846 Mary Vollum, age: [illegible], wife of William John Vollum (son of William and Elizabeth VOLLUM)
11 Jan 1849 William John Vollum, age: 33, Mayor of Hartlepool
25 Nov 1865 Elizabeth Vollum, age: 80, wife of the above William Vollum
11 Jan 1837 Erected in Memory of Thomas Lawson, Only son of David Lawson & Ann (of Rainton Bridge), his death was caused by an accident on the railway when on his way to visit his Parents when residing at Hartlepool. Lord I resign my soul to thee, accept the sacred trust, preserve the noblest part of me, and guard my sleeping dust.
16 Dec 1853 Here Lieth William Purvis, age: 70, better known as Billy Purvis, Clown and Jester of the North, This stone was erected by John and George S [illegible] May 1860 to mark the last resting place of him who was always a friend to the fatherless, the widow or distressed. Take him for all in all we ne'er shall look upon his like again.
15 Aug 1855 in memory of Ann Lowater, age: 40, beloved wife of Richard Lowater
31 Jan 1835 also Jane Hodgson, age: 32, her sister, the beloved wife of Robert Hodgson, Shall we come to their graves / over them weep? / And Jesus assures us they are only asleep / Asleep in their Lord until he shall come / and bid them inherit their Heavenly Home.

This work was originally undertaken in 1952 because, due to the severe eroding effect of the atmosphere and the exposed position of the churchyard, many memorials were becoming decayed and illegible, and unless a record was made, within a short time, the names engraved upon them would be lost forever. Preliminary contributors were Mr. H. Nicholson and his wife Mrs. B. Nicholson, and Mr. William Boagey, who did the original indexing in 1964. The work was completed in 1978 by Cleveland Jack Watson, with the assistance of his grand-daughter Julie Anne Watson.

Due to the condition of the stones, many inscriptions are missing parts of dates or verses or names. Wherever possible, we have annotated these with information found in the associated burial record to help clarify names, dates, and relationships. For example:

31 Jul 1820 [N. face] Sacred to the memory of Maria Swinburne, age: [30 yrs 10 mos], wife of T.R. Swinburne (of [illegible] Hall)
4 Sep 1864 [E. face] In remembrance of Sarah Shadforth, age: 69, who was a faithful servant in the family for upwards of thirty years.
5 Jan 1867 [S. face] in memory of Al… [Alice] Coats, age: [75], fourth daughter of the late Rev. Anthony Coats ([rec]tor of Goldsborough, Yorkshire), and sister of Maria Swinburne
[Note: only the first digit of Maria's age is readable, but the burial register says she was 30 yrs and 10 months. For Alice, only the "Al” and the "7” of her age are visible, but the GRO index confirms Alice Coates, age 75.]

St. John Lee marriages 1813-1837

297 marriages at St. John Lee in Hexham district, Northumberland, from the beginning of 1813 to the end of 1837

The parish church, dedicated to St. John of Beverley, is in the township of Acomb, between the communities of Acomb and Bridge End on the north bank of the River Tyne, about 20km east of the border with County Durham. Abodes mentioned in this set include Acomb, the parish of St. John Lee, and the parishes or chapelries of Allendale, Bywell St Andrew, Bingfield, Chollerton, Corbridge, Elsdon, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Kirkheaton, Meldon, Ovingham, Shotley, Simonburn, Stamfordham, Warden, and Woodhorn.

Samples:

20 May 1813 John Swindle of this parish married Dorothy Robson of the parish of Stamfordham, by banns
Witnesses: James Robson, Mary Armstrong
8 Jul 1837 Thomas Hemsley (bachelor, farmer), age 40, of St John Lee, son of Thomas Hemsley (farmer) married Elizabeth Lumley (spinster), age 35, of St John Lee, daughter of Bartholomew Lumley (farmer), by banns
Witnesses: Henry Call, Jane Hemsley

Pittington baptisms 1574-1650 & marriages 1574-1812 updated

Alerted by some recently-discovered errors and omissions, we went over our earliest Pittington St. Laurence (Durham district) baptisms and marriages, rechecking them all against the parish registers. We checked 920 baptisms covering 1574-1650 and 1,085 marriages covering 1574-1812. These are some of our oldest transcripts, and we have made numerous corrections. Abodes and 482 marriage witnesses, which started appearing in 1754, were added. Some marriages were converted to marriage banns, as the banns were called at Pittington but the marriage did not actually occur there.

We discovered 96 baptisms that had been missed, with the bulk of these (84) between 1611 and 1620. We also realized we were missing all 83 marriages between 1655 and 1678, plus we found an additional 16 missing marriages sprinkled across various years. So if you're looking for somebody who might have been born or married at Pittington, and you previously couldn't find them, you might want to run another search.

If you have purchased a baptism or marriage in these time frames at Pittington, we recommend that you review it by clicking My Account – My Orders and checking your early Pittington purchases to see if anything has changed. If you purchased a record that had a more significant error, such as name or date change, the corrected record has been emailed to you.

Coming Soon:

1851 Gateshead census
Sherburn Hospital baptisms & burials
Newcastle St. John baptisms & burials
Further down the queue: Newburn, Southwick baptisms, Darlington Friends Burial Ground, more Methodist records, Durham St. Nicholas baptisms & marriages 1540-1700, Durham St. Giles baptisms & marriages 1584-1700, Slaley, Mere Knolls 1940+, Newcastle St Andrew, Heddon on the Wall"
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Default Sherburn Hospital baptisms & burials 1678-1861, marriages 1695-1763

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The page I have linked to gives details of recent updates.
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