Durham Record Office

Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington

You are here: Home / Search options / Search the catalogue / Catalogue search results / Catalogue

Catalogue

Sunderland St. John Parish

Reference: EP/Su.SJ Catalogue Title: Sunderland St. John Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1780-1990

Return to your search results

Catalogue Index

Use Expand image and Expanded image to reveal/hide the structure of the catalogue index (requires Javascript to be enabled in your internet browser options). Click to jump directly to information at a specific level of the catalogue.

Catalogue Contents

Sunderland, St John (Ref: EP/Su.SJ )

Chapel built in 1769, to take the overflow from the congregation of the Parish Church (Holy Trinity). During 1875 it became a parish in its own right. The building, on the corner of Prospect Row and Barrack Street, was demolished in 1972 after a fire.

Registration (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 1/)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 1/section 01)

1/1-7


Register of baptisms, 11 February 1875 - 27 December, 1888
(1 volume, paper, bound calf, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 3 January 1889 - 28 December, 1899
(1 volume, paper, bound calf, printed form)


Register of baptisms 1 January 1900 - 31 December 1914
(1 volume, paper, bound calf, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 3 January 1915 - 8 September, 1921
(1 volume, paper, bound calf, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 8 September 1921 - 9 August, 1928
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 15 August 1928 - 20 January 1952
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 27 January 1952 - 12 October 1962
(1 volume, paper, printed form)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 1/section 02)

1/8-11


Register of marriages, 15 March 1875 - 4 August, 1907
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 5 August 1907 - 21 October 1916
(1 volume ,paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 19 November 1916 - 20 December 1930
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 20 December 1930 - 28 March 1965
(1 volume ,paper, printed form)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 1/section 03)

1/12, 18-19


Register of banns of marriage, 24 September 1950 - 20 October, 1957
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of banns of marriage, 17 July 1927 - 23 September 1945
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 9 September 1945 - 21 March 1954
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Marriage licences (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 1/section 04)

1/14


Marriage licence of Percy Walter Liebrecht 12 Sep. and Emily Meade
(1 folio, paper)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 1/section 05)

1/15-17


Receipt for register of marriages deposited with the Superintendent Registrar
(1 folio, paper)


Counterfoils of marriage certificate forms, 29 September 1951 - 10 January 1965
(1 booklet, paper)


Note of baptisms solemnised in St. John's Chapel, Sunderland and private baptisms, 30 October 1873 - 25 April 1875
(1 volume, card bound)

Clergy (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 2/)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 2/section 01)

1/13


Register of confirmations, 25 October 1892 - 4 March 1954 Items enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 1/10
(1 volume, paper)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 2/section 02)

2/1-15


Register of services, 3 January 1952 - 8 March, 1972
(1 volume, paper)


Register of services, 2 November 1828 - 7 April 1839
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of services, 11 June 1848 - 31 December 1854
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of services, 30 November 1902 - 28 November 1903
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of services, 29 November 1903 - 26 November 1904
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 27 November 1904 - 2 December 1905
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of services, 9 October 1927 - 13 July 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 20 July 1930 - 12 March 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 19 March 1933 - 26 February 1936
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 1 March 1936 - 29 January 1938
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 30 January 1938 - 15 November 1941
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 16 November 1941 - 31 December 1943
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 1 January 1944 - 1 December 1945
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 2 December 1945 - 31 December 1948
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Register of services, 1 January 1949 - 31 December 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Benefice income (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 2/section 03)

2/17


London Gazette concerning the creation of the parish of St. John in Sunderland, 5 February 1875; London Gazette concerning the grant of £1500 for a parsonage house for the parish of St. John in Sunderland, 7 May 1875; London Gazette concerning the grant of a yearly stipend of £120 to the incumbent of St. John in Sunderland, 23 July 1875
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 2/section 04)

14/5


Order of service for the collation of the Rev. Canon R.S. Troop to the vicarage of Holy Trinity, South Hetton, and his induction, 21 April 1960
(2 papers)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 4/)Church (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 4/section 01)

2/16; 4/7-8


Order for the re-dedication and thanksgiving service after the restoration of the church and organ, 14 April, n.y.
(1 paper)


List of owners of pews, c.1820
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Lists of pewholders, c.1820 Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 4/7
(5 papers)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 4/section 02)Account books (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 4/section 01)

4/1, 5-6


Churchwardens accounts, 3 January 1960 - 22 March 1970
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Treasurer's account book, 18 September 1831 - 19 May 1873 At end: List of subscriptions for repairing the roof, painting and cleaning the church, October 1837
(1 volume, calf bound)


Account book, 27 March 1892 - 25 March 1916
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Cash books (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 4/section 02)

4/2-4


Cash book of communion offerings, 18 June 1780 - 25 December 1830
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Cash book for monies collected, 28 August 1831 - 25 August 1867
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Cash book for monies expended, 16 April 1780 - 17 August 1831
(1 volume, leather bound)

Agreements (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 4/section 03)

4/9


28 April 1846 (1) Chapelwardens of St. John's Chapel in Sunderland (2) Messrs. Dixon, Phillips and Company of Sunderland, earthenware manufacturers Memorandum of agreement whereby (1) will remove posts in Chapel Street and (2) will heighten the chimney of their manufactory to ten feet and attempt to prevent water coming from the manufactory into Chapel Street Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 2/14
(1 paper)

Vestry (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 5/)

5/1


Vestry meetings minute book, 22 April 1908 - 31 January 1933
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 6/)

6/1-2


Meetings minute book, 19 April 1920 - 7 March 1921
(1 volume, card bound)


Account book, 3 January 1937 - December 1948
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Schools (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 11/)

St. John's Church of England School and St. Patrick's Roman Catholic School were amalgamated in 1980

St. John's Church of England School (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 11/section 01)

11/1, 3, 5-12


St. John's School managers' meetings minute book, 8 October 1951 - 8 July 1980 Attached: draft rules of management of the St. John and St. Patrick primary schools, 1980
(1 volume, card bound)


Instrument of management, no. 632 for St. John's Church of England School, made by the Minister of Education under Section 17(2) of the Education Act, 1944, 26 February 1951 Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 11/1
(1 paper, printed)


St. John's School stock and stores book, 1 April 1938 - 31 March 1952
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


St. John's School stock and stores book, 1 April 1952 - 31 March 1958
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Inventory of furniture and equipment at St. John's Mixed and Infant School, 1963 - 1976
(1 volume, card bound)


List of physical education and games equipment at St. John's School, 1975 Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 11/7
(2 papers)


List of stock at St. John's School, 1970s Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 11/7
(6 papers)


St. John's Infants' School admission register, 18 February 1897 - 17 June 1926
(1 volume, cloth bound)


St. John's Mixed School admission register, 22 August 1904 - 8 April 1918
(1 volume, card bound)


St. John's School summary register, June and July 1957
(1 volume, cloth bound)

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic school (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 11/section 02)

11/13-16


Class register for Boys' II class in the Mixed Department at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic School, 1879 - 1880
(1 volume, card bound)


Class register for classes 4 and 5, boys and girls at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic School, c.1880
(1 volume, card bound)


Boys 6 and 7 class in St. Patrick's Infants' School, January 1881 - January 1882
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Class register for the 4th class in the Senior Department at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic School, February, 1884 - 1885
(1 volume, card bound)

St. John's and St. Patrick's school (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 11/section 03)

11/2, 4


St. John's School governors' meetings minute book, 5 June 1981 - 3 December 1990 Attached: instrument of government for the school, 4 December 1984; the Education (School Governing Bodies) Regulations, 1981 and statement of admission policy, 1980s.
(1 volume, card bound)


Articles of government for St. John's and St. Patrick's School, 1 September 1989 Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 11/2
(22 papers)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 11/section 04)

11/17


Class register for unidentified class, 1888
(1 volume, card bound)

Church Societies (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 13/)

13/1-2


Girl guides' court of honour minute book, 13 September 1932 - 3 April 1936
(1 volume, card bound)


Clothing club accounts, 1 November 1956 - 16 January 1957
(5 papers)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Su.SJ 14/)

14/1-4, 6


St. John's parish magazine, January 1933 - December, 1934
(1 volume, paper)


St. John's Parochial Notes, March 1944 - October 1967; December 1947 - August 1948; October 1948 - December 1948
(56 papers)


Programme of a festival held at St. John's Church, 27 April 1886 Originally enclosed in EP/Su.SJ 5/1
(1 paper)


'J. Hutchinson cookery recipes', recipes mainly for cakes and puddings, 1930s.
(1 volume, card bound)


Souvenir booklet to mark the 1250th anniversary of Monkwearmouth parish church, 1924
(1 volume, paper bound)