Northfiche - Directories, Catalogues & Miscellaneous Items

'The First' Newcastle Directory, by Whitehead 1788. Lists traders	£2.50
Pigot's Directory of Northumberland 1828	£2.50
Pigot's Directory of Northumberland 1834 Pigot lists 'traders, nobility and clergy' and includes Newcastle	£3.50
Slater's Directory of Northumberland 1848 Same format as Pigot	£3.50
White's Directory 1847 Includes Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Shields, Durham etc.	£8.00
Hagar's Directory of County Durham 1851 History of each place. Lists traders, 'gentry' etc.	£8.75
Whellan's Directory of Northumberland 1855 History and names for whole county	£11.50
Kelly's Post Office Directory of Northumberland 1879	£8.75
Kelly's Post Office Directory of Co. Durham 1879	£9.75
Bulmer's Northumberland 1886/87:
(a) Tindale (Hexham) & Coquetdale	£9.00
(b) Tyneside - Newcastle, Benwell, Gosforth, Longbenton, Wallsend, Newburn, Tynemouth	£6.50
(c) Rest of County (Wansbeck and Berwick Divisions) - Morpeth area and all regions north	£7.00
(d) Complete all three parts	£17.00
Kelly's Durham 1897 in 3 sections. By area, Court Directory [lists of names] and Trades/Professions. Sunderland section has street directory with names.	£11.00
Kelly's Northumberland 1897 in 3 sections. By area, Court Directory [lists of names] and Trades/Professions. Newcastle section has street directory with names.	£11.00
Ward's 1899/1900 Directory of Tyneside and Wearside : Thousands of names and addresses
(a) North Shields/Tynemouth	£3.00
(b) South Shields/Jarrow	£5.50
(c) Sunderland and villages	£7.50
(d) Newcastle and villages	£9.00
(e) Gateshead	£4.20
(f) Complete all five parts	£21.00
Ward's Directory of Tyneside/Wearside 1915-1916 Edition:
(a) North of River Tyne: North Shields, Wallsend, Newcastle and adjacent areas	£8.50
(b) South of River Tyne: Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland and adjacent areas	£8.50
(c) Newcastle & Gateshead sections only Extracted from (a) and (b) above. This directory includes street-by-street sections, with names	£8.50

Have you ever wondered whether the County Record Office might hold some documents about your ancestors? Of course you have, but unless you live locally, it is not always easy to find out just what there is. Parish Registers and Censuses are well known and well used but they form only a small part of the vast quantity of archives.
Now, with the kind permission of Northumberland County Record Office and Northumberland County Council, some of the catalogues and indexes at Northumberland Record Office are available on microfiche. Using them, you might well uncover something to interest you, allowing your research to be widened into new areas. In most cases, the Record Office will be able to supply copies of the documents listed in the catalogues. Notes that the south-eastern parts of the pre-1974 County of Northumberland including Newcastle, are now in Tyne and Wear and records for these areas will usually not be held at Northumberland Record Office.

Schools
Log books, Attendance Registers, Minutes of Meetings etc. many from mid to late 19th century, from schools now within the County Education Service, might include information about your ancestor's school days. Catalogue of the Record Office holdings (which does not include names of pupils included on the documents).	£7.75
Northumberland Quarter Sessions Indictments - Indexes
(a) 1580-1630 Lists of all accused at these Courts, with details of offences and names of victims.	£3.50
(b) 1771-1807 Similar, some sentences noted.	£3.50
'Parish Chest' Material
Catalogues of all items deposited by each Church of England parish. Lists all Parish Registers but also much ancillary material - maps and plans, correspondence, legal matters, Poor Law etc. From early dates to modern. Four sets of fiche. Parishes A-C, D-K, L-R, and S-W.	each set £3.50
Hexham Apprentices Charity Applications 1818-1906
Alphabetical list of 1500 applicants to this Charity, gives trade, and parents' and masters' names and sometimes extra details.	£3.00
Tithes
Tithes, the payment of one-tenth of produce to the Church, were replaced by money payments in 1836. Large scale maps were produced showing every field, every house and related documents list every house and related documents list every owner and occupier (but not sub-tenants). This is an alphabetical list to over 11,000 names giving map references, perhaps enabling you to locate an ancestor and precisely where he lived. The maps are held at NCRO.	£7.25
Index to Reports of Inquests in the Alnwick Mercury 1865-1880
Chronological index, compiled by Northumberland Record Office, of the reports of inquests (mainly but not wholly in North Northumberland) which appeared in the pages of the Alnwick Mercury. The Coroners Records for this period have not been traced, and in their absence, newspapers are likely to be the principal source of information about sudden deaths.	£2.75
Newcastle & Gosforth Parish Records
Much material relating to Newcastle is held by Tyne & Wear Archives Service, but Northumberland County Record Office is the Diocesan Record Office and the original Parish Registers and other 'Parish Chest' material is held there. This is the Northumberland Record Office catalogue of its holdings for each of the four 'ancient' Newcastle parishes - All Saints, St Andrew, St John and St Nicholas, together with those for Gosforth Parish Church.	£2.00
Roman Catholic Parish Records in Northumberland County Record Office
The NCRO catalogue of its holdings of records deposited by the various Roman Catholic parishes in Northumberland. It also includes a list of material relating to Stella Parish, now deposited in Tyne & Wear Archives.	£2.00
Manorial Records in Northumberland Record Office
Catalogue of Record Office holdings, plus details of all known records held elsewhere.	£2.00
W. Percy Hedley MSS - Catalogues
Record Office Catalogue/index of papers, notebooks etc., of noted Northumberland genealogist and author of two volumes of 'Northumberland Families'. The deposit includes many pedigrees and other notes. Over 850 families listed. (Photocopies of most pedigrees available from Record Office)	£2.00
Wylam Pitmen's Bonds 1787-1867
It was usual for Northumberland Coal Miners to be 'bound' to the colliery owner for a year at a time. This is an alphabetical list (from the Blackett of Wylam papers) of miners who signed 'bonds' at Wylam Colliery with year(s) involved. Since many signed for several successive years, it is possible to gain an idea of length of service of individuals. Sample of 'bond' included.	£3.50
Poor Law Records
Catalogue of NCRO holdings of Poor Law Records, arranged by parish; includes lists of names of Bastardy Bonds, Removal Orders, Settlement Certificates etc., at Ellingham, Kirkharle, Norham, Stamfordham & Wylam.	£2.00

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(see also County Record Office Catalogues)

1891 Census Indexes
Surname indexes to the census pieces detailed below are now available from Northfiche. The indexes include ages, occupations, places of birth and folio numbers.

Durham City Electoral Register 1871 The last election before secret voting was in 1871, and this lists the electorate and how each man voted	£2.00
Newcastle Voters Lists 1832, 1834 and 1835 Three lists in one volume - the "Register of Names of Persons Entitled to Vote for the Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne 1832" followed by similar lists for 1834 and 1835, reproduced on one set of microfiche. Each list is divided into ten parts - the Freemen, the parish of All Saints, the parish of St Andrew, the townships of Byker, Heaton, Elswick and Jesmond, the parish of St John, the parish of St Nicholas and the township of Westgate. Each part gives the name of the voter, the "Nature of Qualification" e.g. House, House and Shop, House and Yard etc, and the Address at which the property is situated. In the case of Freemen, the full name and place of his abode (often outside Newcastle) is given. The names are alphabetical within each of the ten parts of each list but there is no overall index. 1832 contains 3905 names, 1834 has 4054 and 1835 has 4572 names.	£7.00
Newcastle Voters List 1836/37 Lists 4,582 names with their abode or property qualification	£3.00
Newcastle Parliamentary Register 1851/52 Contains names and places of abode of 5,540 electors, including Freemen, arranged alphabetically within 10 wards	£3.00
Newcastle Voters List 1858/59 Lists 6,058 names with their abode or property qualification	£3.00
Newcastle Parliamentary Register 1864/65 A "Register of Persons Entitled to Vote for Members to Serve in Parliament for the Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne 1864/65". Divided into the same ten areas as the 1832 etc lists (see above) and in similar format, there are 7459 names.	£4.20
Newcastle Voters List 1877 24,271 names for the Freemen and the various wards, including Elswick, Heaton, Byker and Jesmond	£8.75
Newcastle Voters List 1886/87 Over 30,000 names	£10.20
Newcastle Roll of Citizens 1901/2 This is a list of 39,774 voters (all male, of course, at this time) who were 'entitled to vote at any municipal election between 1st November 1901 and 31st October 1902'. It covers 16 wards (St. Nicholas, St. John, All Saints West, East & North, St. Andrew North & South, Westgate North & South, Arthurs Hill, Elswick North, South & East, Jesmond, Heaton & Byker). It is in alphabetical street order within each ward and shows name and abode of each voter. There is no overall index.	£12.50
Newcastle Absent Voters List 1919 A list, in ward and street order, of over 25,000 soldiers & sailors who were absent from their normal homes because of World War I service. They are particularly valuable, as they give the man's rank or rating, unit, battalion, ship etc and his service number .These details are the key to further research on WWI servicemen. Two sets of fiche have been produced, one covering Newcastle North and Newcastle West constituencies (12,452 names) and the other Newcastle East and Central (12,588 names)	£7.00 per set
Newcastle Absent Voters Lists Spring & Autumn 1920 These are similar to the 1919 list (see above), but much smaller, reflecting the fewer numbers of men still serving (1,937 in Spring and 1,396 in Autumn). Covers all four Newcastle constituencies	£2.00
Northumberland Constituencies (7 Nov 1885 to 1 Jan 1887) Changes to the franchises gave many agricultural workers the vote for the first time.
a) Berwick Division: Covers north of county - 9,691 names, with addresses given. Polling Districts of Alnwick, Ancroft, Belford, Berwick, Chatton, Cornhill, Eglingham, Ellingham, Embleton, Felton, Ford, Holy Island, Kirknewton, Lesbury, Norham, North Sunderland, Tweedmouth, Whittingham, & Wooler.	£9.95
b) Hexham Division: 10,237 names, covering Polling Districts of Allendale, Allenheads, Bellingham, Bywell, Corbridge, Espershields, Falstone, Haltwhistle, Haydon Bridge, Harbottle, Hepple, Hexham, Hexhamshire, Humshaugh, Knaresdale, Kirkwhelpington, Longframlington, Matfen, Mickley, Newbrough, Ninebanks, Otterburn, Ovingham, Prudhoe, Rothbury, Slaley, Stamfordham, & Wark.	£10.95
c) Wansbeck Division: 10,392 names. Polling Districts of Amble, Ashington, Backworth, Bedlington, Belsay, Blyth, Broomhill, Cambo, Cramlington, Earsdon, Hartburn, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Longhirst, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Newbiggin, North Seaton, Ponteland, Seaton Delaval, Seghill, Stannington, Ulgham, Whalton, Whitley and Widdrington.	£7.00

Memorials of Alnwick Parish Church
Between 1872 and 1882, the monthly 'Alnwick Journal' published a series of articles giving what appear to be the complete inscriptions on many of the tombstones and other memorials in the church and churchyard at Alnwick Parish Church (St Michael). The series is of particular interest as it gives, in most cases, extra biographical detail (sometimes considerable) about the people and families named, apparently from the personal knowledge of the anonymous author. The microfiche were prepared from photocopies of the articles and an index to the surnames on the stones has been added. It may be a little difficult to read in places.	£3.50
Gosforth Epitaphs
Typed indexed list compiled in 1904 of over 530 inscriptions.	£3.50
Monumental Inscriptions in Newcastle General Cemetery (Jesmond) to 1916
This cemetery was opened in 1836, and this typed transcript was made in 1917/18. There are details of the full inscription on 2516 stones, but augmented in very many cases by extra biographical notes, either typed or in manuscript, added by the transcriber from newspapers or other sources, including his own personal knowledge (one dead Surveyor of Taxes is described as being "a member of the Newcastle Chess Club; he could made more noise in drinking a cup of tea than any man I have met" !). There are many thousands of names, often of family members who died elsewhere. It is fully indexed.	£14.00
Monumental Inscriptions in Newcastle Westgate Cemetery to 1916
The tombstone inscriptions in this large and now overgrown cemetery were transcribed by Edwin Dodds in 1916. The first burials there were in 1829. There are 510 stones, with an alphabetical index and in some cases notes from local newspapers etc. Pedigrees of some notable local families (Hamilton, Waldie, Mackenzie, Sample, Losh) are included. The fiche have been made from a film of a photocopy of the original volume held at Newcastle Central Library.	£4.75

Registration Sub-District of Consett, Co. Durham
1. Benfieldside, Shotley Bridge and Blackhill (part) - piece number RG12/4089. 6200 names.	£3.00
2. Conside and Knitsley (part) - piece number RG12/4090. 7300 names.	£3.00
3. Conside and Knitsley (part), Blackhill (part), Healeyfield, Castleside, Muggleswick and Medomsley(part) - piece number RG12/4091. 6600 names.	£3.00
4. Medomsley (part) and Iveston - piece number RG12/4092. 5800 names.	£3.00

Paupers of Winlaton 1841-1847
Lists of "removals " to and from the township of Winlaton, in Ryton parish. Record compiled by Overseer of the Poor, of paupers etc moving in and out of the area. Usually gives ages, occupations, family etc.	£2.50
Agricultural Life in Glendale 1890's
Royal Commission on Labour 1893 reported on the life, conditions, food, hours, wages, housing etc of labourers, hinds etc, both male and female, engaged in agriculture in Glendale in north Northumberland. A fascinating look at farm life in the 1890's. The reporting Commissioners report is useful as background; those he interviewed are named and their comments quoted -- you might just find what your ancestor said.	£2.50

Northfiche: Directories, Catalogues & Miscellaneous Items