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== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection contains images of original records. The original records are held by the [http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/collections/ Northumberland Archives].


== Image Visibility  ==
Record types in this collection include parish registers, electoral registers, and nonconformist records, among others for the years 969-2007. Each type of record within the collection was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of the vital events happening in the lives of the citizens and to safeguard their legal interests.  
 
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. The England, Northumberland Miscellaneous Records collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images can be viewed at a [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] near you.
 
== What is in the Collection? ==
 
This collection will include records from 969 to 2007.  
 
This collection includes records from the Northumberland Archives Service. Record types include Parish Registers, Electoral Registers, Non conformist Records, and Parish Chest. The records are from towns and parishes throughout Northumberland.
 
Each type of record was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of the vital events happening in the lives of the citizens and to safeguard their legal interests.  
 
== Collection Content ==
 
=== Sample Images ===


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Image: England Northumberland Miscellaneous Records (11-0228) DGS 4730775_13.jpg|Electoral Record
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Christening.jpg|Christening record
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Image:England Church of England Parish Register Marriage Before 1754.jpg|Marriage Record Example 1
=== To Browse This Collection ===
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Marriage 1747 to 1837.jpg|Marriage Record Example 2
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1918635 | title=England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records, 969-2007 }}
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Marriage after 1837.jpg|Marriage Record Example 3
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Burial.jpg|Burial Record
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Full name of individual
 
These records may include the following information:  
 
*Full name  
*Polling district or residence
*Names of parents, spouse, or other family members  
*Names of parents, spouse, or other family members  
*Type of event (such as marriage or death)  
*Type of event (such as marriage or death)  
*Date of the event  
*Date of the event  
*Place of the event  
*Place of the event
*Names of witnesses
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
*Name of the person
 
*Date range for the record
To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:  
=== Search the Index ===
 
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*The name of the individual or individuals such as the registered voter, bride and groom, the infant, or the deceased
=== View the Images ===
*The place where the event such as a christening, marriage, or death) occurred
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*The approximate date the event occurred
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| browse_1 = County
Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.
| browse_2 = Town, Parish/Church
 
| browse_3 = Event Type and Year Range (with Volume)
'''To browse by image:'''<br> To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Name of County"<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Name of Town, Parish/Church"<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Event Type and Year Range (with Volume)" which will take you to the images.  
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Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1918635 England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-2005]. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].


== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index
*Save or print a copy of the image
*Use the information which has been discovered to find more. For instance, use the estimated age given in a marriage or burial record to calculate an approximate year of birth, if that has yet to be found
*Use the information which has been discovered and locate the original parish record or certificate
*Use the information which has been discovered to find the individual in census records
*Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
*Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage


When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name
For example:
*Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as recorders heard them. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation
 
*Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible matches
*By following your ancestor through the electoral registers, it is possible to determine how long the person remained at a particular residence and to help establish a migration pattern for the family.
*Try expanding the date range. This is especially useful in searching baptismal records, as it was not unusual for a child to be baptized weeks or even months after birth
*Use the residence to locate your ancestor in the census and church records.  
*If looking for a parish register, remember that it is possible that the individual may not have records in the Church of England at all, but rather might have belonged to a nonconformist denomination. See the [[England Nonconformist Church Records]] page for more information on nonconformist records
*Use the location of the land to locate land tax assessments and probate records.
*Alternatively, if looking for a nonconformist record, it is possible that the individual may not have records in a nonconformist denomination
*The name of the property may also be a clue to the occupation or sect. Occupations can lead you to church or military records.
=== Research Helps ===
*Watch for titles as they can be clues to social status, occupations, sect, or other family members with the same name.
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]].
*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.
* [[GuidedResearch:Northumberland|Northumberland Guided Research]]
*Compile the entries for individuals with the same surnames; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
* [[England Record Finder]]
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have been born, married, or died in the same parish or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
* [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
==Known Issues==
 
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It is often helpful to extract the information on all individuals with the same surname in the same general area. If the surname is uncommon, it is likely that those living in the same area were related. Be sure to extract all individuals before you look at other records. This can help you identify related individuals to look for in other records.
== Citing This Collection ==
 
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
== Tips to Keep in Mind  ==
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*The residence or abode may be different from the location of the property so your ancestor may be found in records of another locality.
*Married family members may have lived nearby but in a separate household so you may want to search an entire town, neighboring towns, or even a county.
*Additional searches may be needed to locate all members of a particular family.
*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record.  
*Witnesses are usually close family members
 
== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, Now What? ==
 
If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:  
 
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames.
*Check for indexes. Local historical and genealogical are often good resources of indexed records.
*Search the records of nearby parishes.
 
== General Information About These Records  ==
 
'''Church Records'''
 
In 1530, King Henry VIII established the Church in England, also known as the Anglican Church, the State Church, or the Episcopal Church. A law passed in 1537 required ministers to record the baptisms, marriages, and burials that took place in their parishes. Priests recorded these events in registers and kept them at the parish level, which is the lowest level of authority in the Church of England. Within some parishes, chapelries were created to provide for the worship needs of the parishioner when the parish church was not easily accessible. Chapelries sometimes had the authority to perform baptisms, marriages, and burials, so they kept their own registers. Several parishes formed a deanery (presided over by a dean), several deaneries formed an archdeaconry (presided over by an archdeacon), and several archdeaconries formed a diocese (presided over by a bishop).
 
Beginning in 1598, ministers were required to send copies of their registers to an archdeacon or bishop annually. These copies are referred to as bishops’ transcripts, or sometimes archdeacon transcripts. As a result, two copies of many parish registers exist from 1598 to about the mid-1800s. After civil registration began in 1837, the value of keeping bishops’ transcripts diminished, so by 1870 most parishes had stopped making them.
 
Banns are proclamations of an intent to marry. After 1754 these banns were required to be read for three consecutive Sundays before a marriage so that anyone with reasons against the marriage could oppose it. Banns were read in both the bride’s parish and the groom’s parish.
 
== How You Can Contribute  ==
 
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== Citing this Collection ==
 
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.  
 
'''Collection Citation:''' {{Collection citation | text= "England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records, 969-2007." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Northumberland Archives Service, Ashington.}}  
 
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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains images of original records. The original records are held by the Northumberland Archives.

Record types in this collection include parish registers, electoral registers, and nonconformist records, among others for the years 969-2007. Each type of record within the collection was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of the vital events happening in the lives of the citizens and to safeguard their legal interests.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records, 969-2007.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Full name of individual
  • Names of parents, spouse, or other family members
  • Type of event (such as marriage or death)
  • Date of the event
  • Place of the event

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of the person
  • Date range for the record

Search the Index

This collection does not have a searchable index. Only images are available. See View the Images to access them.

View the Images

View images in this collection by visiting the Collection Browse Page:
  1. Select County
  2. Select Town, Parish/Church
  3. Select Event Type and Year Range (with Volume) to view the images
Tip
 More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-2005. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index
  • Save or print a copy of the image
  • Use the information which has been discovered to find more. For instance, use the estimated age given in a marriage or burial record to calculate an approximate year of birth, if that has yet to be found
  • Use the information which has been discovered and locate the original parish record or certificate
  • Use the information which has been discovered to find the individual in census records
  • Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
  • Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name
  • Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as recorders heard them. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation
  • Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible matches
  • Try expanding the date range. This is especially useful in searching baptismal records, as it was not unusual for a child to be baptized weeks or even months after birth
  • If looking for a parish register, remember that it is possible that the individual may not have records in the Church of England at all, but rather might have belonged to a nonconformist denomination. See the England Nonconformist Church Records page for more information on nonconformist records
  • Alternatively, if looking for a nonconformist record, it is possible that the individual may not have records in a nonconformist denomination

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in Northumberland.

Known Issues

Click here for a list of known issues with this collection.

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.
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