Carrshields, in the parish of Allendale, Northumberland

  • Carrshield, Christ Church: Records of baptisms 1823-1978, marriages 1900-1904 and burials 1823-1982 (at Chapel House) are available at Morpeth Records Centre. Bishops' Transcripts for the periods 1823-1837 and 1839-1841 are deposited at the Borthwick Institute, University of York, and those for 1842-1852 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, 5 The College, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1823-1875 for Carrshield, but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. A transcript of monumental inscriptions (microfiche TN73) is published by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and these records are also available in book form at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Department.
     

#1    Information from the 1988 IGI for Northumberland (1823-1875)
#2    Microfilm of parish register viewed at Morpeth Record Office
#3    Baptisms at Carr Shield 1823-1837 (12 kbytes) from the George Bell Collection of Durham and Northumberland Indexes.
#4    IGI online
#5    Norman Swindle

Baptisms

1824 Jan 3 William, s. of Thomas Armstrong /jane Lowdon   #4
1824 Apr 11 Tamar, d. of Dodd / Mary Swindale   #1, #2
1824 Aug 8 Hannah, d. of Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1825 Aug 14 Peter, s. of Peter Swindle / Mary Smallburns, miner #1, #2
1826 Aug 13 Ann, d. of Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1828 Jan 01 Barbara, d.of John Swindale / Jane Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1828 Apr 13 Phillis, d. of Christopher Swindle / Esther Coats Schoolsyke, miner/hearty Cleugh #1, #2
1828 Apr 27 Joseph, s. of Peter Swindle / Mary Smallburns. miner #1, #2
1828 Sep 14 Phillis, d. of Thomas Coates / Margaret (Herdman)   #5
1828 Nov 9 Robert, s. of Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1830 May 02 Robert, s. of Peter Swindle / Mary Ruffside, miner #1, #2
1830 Dec 05 Ann,d. of Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1831 Oct 02 Thomas, s. of Christopher Swindale / Mary Blackcleugh, miner #1, #2
1833 Aug 04 Mary, d. of Peter Swindle / Mary Ruffside, miner #1, #2
1833 Jan 20 Elizabeth Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1834 May 10 Thomas, s. of Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1834 Jul 13 Sarah, d. of John Swindale / Jane Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1834 Oct 26 Hannah, d. of Christopher Swindale / Mary Whitelee Shield #1, #2
1835 Feb 04 Barbara, d.of George Swindle / Margaret Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1835 Oct 25 Caleb, s. of Thomas Hetherington / Sarah #4
1836 May 22 Mary, d. of John Swindale / Jane Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1837 Jun 25 John, s. of Robert Heatherington / Sarah   #3
1837 Oct 29 Christopher, s. of Christopher Swindle / Mary Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1838 Mar 25 Peter, s. of Peter Swindle / Mary Smallburns, miner #1, #2
1839 May 12 Thomas, s. of John Swindale / Jane Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1841 Oct 31 Sarah, d. of Christopher Swindale / Esther Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1843 May 28 Isaac, s. of Joseph Liddle / Ann   #5
1844 May 7 Elizabeth, d. of Joseph Swindle / Mary Dyke Nook, miner #1, #2
1844 Jun 30 Jane, d. of Christopher Swindle / Esther Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1846 Sep 13 Thomas, s. of Christopher Swindle / Esther Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1848 Jan 23 John, s. of Wallace Swindle / Elizabeth Carrshield, miner #1, #2
1848 Jun 18 John, s. of Christopher Swindle / Esther Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1850 Sep 22 Sarah, d. of Christopher Swindle / Esther Limestone Brae, miner #1, #2
1859 Jul 24 Jane, d. of Wallace Swindle / Elizabeth Millhouse, miner #1, #2
1903 Jan 24 Annie Lizzie Rebecca, d. of Wallace Swindle / Elizabeth The Sta[tes?], miner #2

Last entry 1933 (11 after the 1903 entry).

Marriages

1900 Jun 9 Wallace Swindle, wagon driver, 32, batchelor of Coalcleugh, father Wallace Swindle, deceased, miner
Elizabeth Ann Brown, 30, spinster of Coalcleugh, father Thomas Brown, deceased, miner
     Witnesses John Renwick, Minnie Swindale.   Banns May 20, 27, June 3		 #1, #2

"1904   In view of the fact that Christ Church, Carrshield has become derelict and disused and is unlikely to be used for marriages, this and the duplicate marriage register are officially closed at this point by direction of the Registrar General."

Burials

1829 May 25 Peter Swindale Hearty Cleugh 3 #2
1829 Oct 24 Peter Swindale Black Cleugh 88 #2
1830 Mar 21 John Swindale Black Cleugh 3 weeks #2
1831 Apr 1 Susan Swindale Black Cleugh 81 #2
1833 May 11 Margaret Swindale Nenthead (Alston) 54 #2
1839 Oct 11 Thomas Swindle Limestone Brae 8 #2
1840 Apr 12 Mary Swindale Limestone Brae 39 #2
1840 Aug 19 Jane Swindle Black Cleugh 46 #5
1842 Mar 22 Francis Swindle Nenthead 65 #2
1843 Jan 25 Christopher Swindle Black Cleugh 55 #2
1843 May 2 Elizabeth Swindle Dyke Nook Infant #2
1846 Nov 2 Elizabeth Swindle Dyke Nook Infant #2
1847 Jan 8 Sarah Swindle Limestone Brae 5 #2
1848 May 19 Mary Swindle Mill House Infant #2
1849 Jan 9 Susan Swindle Black Cleugh 64 #2
1855 Sep 1 Peter Swindle Miners Rest 3 #2
1861 Jun 26 Peter Swindle Coal Cleugh 66 #2
1861 Sep 4 Josh Swindale Mill House 33 #2
1861 Oct 4 Ann Swindle Ruffside 88 #2
1864 May 25 John Swindle Mill House 1 year #2
1877 Dec 11 William Swindle Coal Cleugh 5 #2
1889 Oct 17 Jane Swindle Carrshield 68 #2
1899 Jun 21 Peter Swindle Coalcleugh Shield Ridge 60 #2
1900 Apr 22 Elizabeth Swindle Coalcleugh 72 #2
1901 Jun 2 Margaret Ann Swindle Breckon House, West Allen 12 #2
1910 Mar 23 Mary Ann Swindle Whiteleeshield 67 #2
1928 Jan 19 Joseph Swindle Carrshield 63 #2

The register closes in 1928