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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


WINLATON (St. Paul), a '''parish''', in the union of Gateshead, E. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 5 miles (W. S. W.) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. There are places of worship for Wesleyans, Presbyterians, Primitive Methodists, and Methodists of the New Connexion; and four parochial schools, in connexion with the National Society. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51414#s23 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 618-620. Date accessed: 31 July 2013. </ref>  
WINLATON (St. Paul), a '''parish''', in the union of Gateshead, E. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 5 miles (W. S. W.) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. There are places of worship for '''Wesleyans, Presbyterians, Primitive Methodists, and Methodists of the New Connexion'''; and four parochial schools, in connexion with the National Society. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51413#s25 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 10 December 2013.</ref>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br>  
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br>  


The Winlaton Mill Chapel transcripts at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections&nbsp;Date: 1798-March 1812 Related material at DULASC: All Winlaton Mill transcripts are included with Ryton transcripts DDR/EA/PBT/2/215&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Winlaton Mill Chapel transcripts at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections&nbsp;Date: 1798-March 1812 Related material at DULASC: All Winlaton Mill transcripts are included with Ryton transcripts DDR/EA/PBT/2/215


The Winlaton St Paul Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/275 Date: 1833-1850 Related material at DULASC: <br>Winlaton St Paul transcripts September 1828-1832 are included with Ryton transcripts September 1828-1850  
The Winlaton St Paul Reference number: DDR/EA/PBT/2/275 Date: 1833-1850 Related material at DULASC: <br>Winlaton St Paul transcripts September 1828-1832 are included with Ryton transcripts September 1828-1850  
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He imports iron from Sweden and converts it to a variety of artefacts that he sends to London, where he has a warehouse at Greenwich and a shop, the “Doublet”, in Thames Street.  
He imports iron from Sweden and converts it to a variety of artefacts that he sends to London, where he has a warehouse at Greenwich and a shop, the “Doublet”, in Thames Street.  


He&nbsp;went&nbsp;on to&nbsp;become the biggest ironmonger in the London, with contracts to supply all the naval dockyards.Knighthood and a career in politics followed.The firm which Crowley founded was continued by his son John and by his grandsons and lasted well into the reign of Queen Victoria, prospering from all the wars in the century following his death in 1713.  
He went on to become the biggest ironmonger in the London, with contracts to supply all the naval dockyards.Knighthood and a career in politics followed.The firm which Crowley founded was continued by his son John and by his grandsons and lasted well into the reign of Queen Victoria, prospering from all the wars in the century following his death in 1713.  


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