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[https://northumberlandarchives.com/berwick/ Website]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/berwick/ Website]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20SOURCES%20AT%20THE%20BERWICK%20UPON%20TWEED%20RECORD%20OFFICE%20NOVEMBER%202017.pdf Family History Sources at the Berwick-Upon-Tweed Record Office]
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20SOURCES%20AT%20THE%20BERWICK%20UPON%20TWEED%20RECORD%20OFFICE%20NOVEMBER%202017.pdf Family History Sources at the Berwick-Upon-Tweed Record Office]
{{Block indent|The Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office was established in 1980 as a branch of the then Northumberland County Archives Service. It holds records relating to the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed  which extended from Berwick, south to Ellingham, west to Ingram and north to Carham on the River Tweed.}}
:The Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office was established in 1980 as a branch of the then Northumberland County Archives Service. It holds records relating to the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed  which extended from Berwick, south to Ellingham, west to Ingram and north to Carham on the River Tweed.


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
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*[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20REPOSITORIES%20IN%20THE%20NORTH%20EAST.pdf '''Family History Repositories in the North East''']
*[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20REPOSITORIES%20IN%20THE%20NORTH%20EAST.pdf '''Family History Repositories in the North East''']
{{Block indent|'''This leaflet describes the family history records in the following libraries:'''}}
:'''This leaflet describes the family history records in the following libraries:'''
{{Block indent|*Archives & Special Collections, Durham University}}
:*Archives & Special Collections, Durham University
{{Block indent|*Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office}}
:*Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
{{Block indent|*Blyth Library}}
:*Blyth Library
{{Block indent|*Hexham Library}}
:*Hexham Library
{{Block indent|*Morpeth Library}}
:*Morpeth Library
{{Block indent|*Northumberland & Durham Family History Society Library}}
:*Northumberland & Durham Family History Society Library
{{Block indent|*North Tyneside Central Library}}
:*North Tyneside Central Library
{{Block indent|*Newcastle City Library}}
:*Newcastle City Library
{{Block indent|*Tyne and Wear Archives}}
:*Tyne and Wear Archives


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
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Museum and Northumberland Archives<br>
Museum and Northumberland Archives<br>
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br>Telephone: 01670 624 455<br>Website: [https://museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/woodhorn-museum/ Woodhorn Museum]
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br>Telephone: 01670 624 455<br>Website: [http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com Woodhorn Museum]
 
==Civil Registration Offices==
==Civil Registration Offices==
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.