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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: tjh1989 on Monday 18 December 17 20:53 GMT (UK)
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Hi
I'm looking to purchase a copy of a baptism entry in a Northumberland parish (I have the name of the parish, name of the child, name of the parents and the year of birth).
I believe that the Northumberland Records Office is located at http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/. However, it's not obvious to me which (if any) service I can use to purchase a baptism entry.
Would anyone who has had experience with this, please point me in the right direction?
Thanks
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What date and what parish? There are some Northumberland entries available online.
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Or .... contact them to enquire:
Woodhorn
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 9YF
Tel: 01670 624455
Email: collections@woodhorn.org.uk
Opening times:
Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 10am to 4pm
Thursday: 10am to 4pm
Friday: 10am to 4pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: closed
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If you give us the details of the parish and year, there are various options.
1 Northumberland archives
http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/file/uploaded/Revised%20Searchroom%20Price%20List%20December%202016_3.pdf
That link takes you to the copying charges details. If you are still unsure then an email enquiry , with details, will get you a quote for either copying from microfilm or a digital scan.
another option, if they have the microfilms digitised, is to visit an LDS Family History centre where you can view the parish registers on the centres computers. The cost will probably be free and, in my experience, you can print off the relevant entry for free.
Without knowing which parish I can't check to see if the LDS have digitised the original microfim.
Boo
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Have you checked the Bishops transcripts,you could then just download it yourself
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From what I can gather it is Newburn registers tjh1989 needs from other queries.
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You could also try FreeReg https://www.freereg.org.uk/
Woodhorn closes tomorrow until 3rd January I think. They are also quite expensive for research. Try asking, with all details, someone might just look it up for you when they are at Woodhorn:-)
Gen in NBL UK
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The look up can be done when I am back to Woodhorn in the new year but if the OP wants a copy it will have to be applied for in person as Woodhorn's copyright forms are very stringent. However it would save the cost of research if the actual page number and location can be given to them so they can go straight to the record. Let us know who/where/when.
Christine
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I just realised that the above post could be a bit misleading - I don't mean that you have to attend Woodhorn in person. It can be done by post but the person who wants the copy must complete and sign the form. It can't be done by someone else.
Boo knows how it's done :)
Christine
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I just realised that the above post could be a bit misleading - I don't mean that you have to attend Woodhorn in person. It can be done by post but the person who wants the copy must complete and sign the form. It can't be done by someone else.
Boo knows how it's done :)
Yes, I have ordered a few copies for just the price of the copying charge, but that is thanks to you looking the entry up so I could order without incurring the research charge (which is outside my budget, but comparable with other archives)
If the original poster comes back I'd say that if only the year of birth is known, then without an exact date its likely to be expensive as it 'will' come under the heading of 'research'.
With an exact date of baptism then it can be done for just the cost of the copy - once you print, complete and post off the order form and copyright declaration.
Actually if only the year is known then how do they know which parish/denomination? Northumberland is noted for non conformist folk of many flavours so I'd be looking at Family Search, NDFHS transcripts on the pay sites, Free Reg, behind the sofa et al first to try to find out where this child was baptised.
You have already offered to look the entry up, if the LDS have digitised the film, I could look it up after the holidays at our local Family History Centre but unless we have the details of name, parish and time frame we can't do that. There may even be a Bishops Transcript available but no one can help without further detail.
Boo