Cresswell, Northumberland Genealogy

= Parish History =

Cresswell Parish was created in 1836 from Woodhorn Ancient Parish. Ellington is a hamlet or village in the parish.

= Parish Records =

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/67 Cresswell and Ellington 1837-1848 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. The images for Cresswell and Ellington have not been loaded on Record search correctly and await re-engineering. Images can be found by searching under Woodhorn Northumberland pending removal and re-engineering by Record Search.

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events. Cresswell, St Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr: Records of baptisms 1836-1983 and marriages 1869-1981 are available at Northumberland Collections Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1837-1848 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. A transcript of monument inscriptions for Cresswell is available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept.