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Middleton-in-Teesdale St. Mary Parish

Reference: EP/MT Catalogue Title: Middleton-in-Teesdale St. Mary Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1578-2019

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Middleton in Teesdale, St Mary (Ref: EP/MT)Registration (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 01)Registers of baptisms and marriages (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 01)

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Register of baptisms, 20 May 1578 - 28 October 1587, December 1617 - 31 January 1630, 12 March 1633 - 12 November 1646, 25 January n.y. - 8 July 1653 Register of marriages, 19 June 1622 - 28 November 1634
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and burials (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 02)

1/2-6


Register of baptisms, 17 July 1653 - 27 March 1681; register of marriages, 3 April 1654 - 18 January 1681; register of banns of marriage, 19 March 1654 - 30 June 1661; register of burials, 19 July 1653 - 6 February 1681 Includes: register of baptisms, 3 November 1735 - 23 May 1736; register of marriages, 20 November 1735 - 9 January 1736; register of burials, 5 January - 10 May 1735 Also register of banns of marriage, 19 July - 2 August and register of marriage, 16 August 1772, with note that this entry was inserted due to the other register being at Durham for a law suit re charity school
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of baptisms, 10 April 1681 - 24 December 1752; register of marriages, 17 April 1681 - 20 May 1752; register of burials, 11 April 1681 - 17 December 1752 Includes : table of numbers of baptisms and burials, 1579 - 88; 1632 - 1641; 1703 - 1712, and 1746 - 1755 Archdeacon's visitation, 28 April 1697 Induction of John Mason, 26 April 1700 Notes on building of parsonage house, 1712; flagging chancel, 1718; and building tithe barn at Eggleston, 1718
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of baptisms, 1 January 1753 - 26 December 1785; register of marriages, 28 April 1753 - 11 December 1786; register of banns of marriage, 12 May 1754 - 10 December 1786; register of burials, 28 January 1753 - 30 November 1785 Includes: copy of deed of settlement of a free school at Middleton in Teesdale by Christopher Stephenson and others, with rules etc. for school, 19 March 1729 Inductions of Robert Lascelles, 12 December 1778, and Charles Baillie, 12 May 1802 Extract from Mr. Sanderson's will re land left to the poor, n.d.
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 4 January 1786 - 28 December 1811; register of marriages, 4 January 1787 - 31 December 1811; register of banns of marriage, 10 December 1786 - 15 December 1811; register of burials, 3 January 1786 - 11 September 1811 Includes: census figures, 1811
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of baptisms, 10 January - 19 December 1812; register of marriages, 3 February - 26 December 1812; register of banns of marriage, 12 January - 13 December 1812; register of burials, 6 January - 19 December 1812
(1 volume, calf bound)

Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 03)

1/7-12, 30


Register of baptisms, 10 January 1813 - 22 February 1829 Includes: census figures, 1821 Note re ownership of footpath to south of churchyard, n.d.
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 22 February 1829 - 23 March 1845 For baptisms in the chapelry of Harwood, see also EP/FF 1/4
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of baptisms, 24 March 1845 - 15 November 1857
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 17 January 1858 - 16 May 1869
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 20 May 1869 - 23 September 1888
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 21 October 1888 - 21 June 1922
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 2 August 1922 - 31 July 1994
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 04)

1/13-19, 32-33, 1/34/1-3


Register of marriages, 21 January 1813 - 24 June 1837
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of marriages, 4 July 1837 - 1 September 1855
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of marriages, 17 October 1855 - 27 October 1902
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of marriages, 27 December 1902 - 23 September 1929
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of marriages, 22 April 1930 - 2 September 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 10 September 1940 - 28 June 1947
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 30 August 1947 - 28 June 1952
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 16 August 1952 - 28 November 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 27 February 1971 - 26 June 1982 (1 volume, cloth bound) Third Deposit
(Acc: 3491)


Register of marriages, 11 September 1982 - 16 June 2001
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 15 September 2001 - 18 August 2012
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 28 January 2013 - 22 June 2019
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 05)

1/20-22, 31


Register of banns of marriage, 19 April 1829 - 7 November 1847
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 21 June 1857 - 23 November 1879
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 9 November 1879 - 27 May 1951
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 24 June 1951 - 6 April 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of burials (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 06)

1/22-29, 1/35/1


Register of burials, 2 February 1813 - 24 October 1844
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 26 October 1844 - 27 May 1858
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 13 June 1858 - 10 October 1871
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 10 October 1871 - 5 January 1885 Includes: note re planting of trees in churchyard, n.d.
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 7 January 1885 - 28 March 1901
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 28 March 1901 - 21 August 1922
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 30 August 1922 - 12 August 1951
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials, 27 August 1951 - 29 October 1970
(1 volume)

Burial fees (Ref: EP/MT 1/section 07)

1/29a


Notice of resolution of vestry re burial fees, 30 March, n y.
(1 paper)

Clergy (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 02)Preachers' books and registers of services (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 01)Preachers' books (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 01)

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Preacher's book, 23 October 1879 - 5 April 1912 Includes: newspaper cutting re opening of new church and confirmation service, 23 October 1879
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Preacher's book, 11 April 1912 - 20 January 1935
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Preacher's book, 18 July 1954 - 4 March 1962
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 02)

2/6, 8-9, 11-12


Register of services, 1 January 1946 - 9 July 1954
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 11 March 1962 - 20 March 1966
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 23 March 1966 - 23 November 1980
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 30 November 1980 - 4 June 1988
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of services, 5 June 1988 - 9 September 1995
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Benefice (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 02)

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22 April 1875 (1) Rev. John Milner, rector of Middleton-in-Teesdale (2) Rt. Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, on behalf of the Crown, patron (3) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (4) Rt. Rev. Charles, Bishop of Durham (5) Harry George, Duke of Cleveland, K.G. Instrument regulating right to nominate a minister for Forest and Frith, St. James surrendered by (1) to (5)
(1 file)


Pastoral order authorising the benefice of Egglestone and the benefice of Middleton-in-Teesdale to be held in plurality, 31 May 1982 (2 papers, typescript, photocopied) Third Deposit
(Acc: 3491)

Benefice income (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 03)

2/1-2


Ratification by commissioner of exchange of ancient messuages and lands at Eggleston between Charles Baillie, rector of Middleton-in-Teesdale, and William Hutchinson Esq., due to inclosure award, n.d. [post - 1802]
(2 papers)


Valuation and report of rectory of Middleton-in-Teesdale made for Rev. J.H. Brown, rector, by Anthony Reed, Bishop Middleham, including: eye sketch of parish with explanation; glebe; tithes; and remarks, September 1829 Includes for comparison: terriers, 1663, 1693, 1697 and 1792; valuation of tithes, 1826; poor rate assessment, 1826; glebe and stints let, 1826; and total value of living, 1826
(1 volume, leather bound)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/MT 2/section 04)

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Cabinet print, full-length portrait of Rev. Dodd, n.d. [c.1910]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 15 cm., black and white)

Tithes (Ref: EP/MT 3/section 03)

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Account for tithes due to rector from John Collinson, 1841 - 1846
(1 paper, printed)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 04)Church (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 01)Building (Ref: EP/MT 4/)

4/10-14, 17-18, 20-23


Specifications for pulling down old and building new church, November 1877
(2 files)


Specification for plasterer, painter and plumber and glazier to build new church, November 1877
(3 files)


Letter from C. Hodgson Fowler F.S.A. to Rev. John Milner and Messrs. Ross and Lamb re plans for new church, 2 July 1878
(1 file)


Copy citation to lead to faculty to take down and rebuild church, 2 April 1878
(1 paper)


27 April 1878 (1) James Jackson of Barnard Castle (2) The Building Committee of Middleton-in-Teesdale New Church Memorandum of agreement for plumbers, glaziers and painters work in building new church, with account for materials and labour Consideration: £292 10s. 6d.
(1 file, printed)


6 May 1878 (1) R.J. Garget of Darlington (2) The Building Committee of Middleton-in-Teesdale New Church Memorandum of agreement for carpenters and joiners work in building new church, with account for materials and labour Consideration: £814
(1 file)


7 May 1878 (1) Michael Croft of York (2) The Building Committee of Middleton-in-Teesdale New Church Memorandum of agreement for plaster work in building new church Consideration: £37 11s.
(1 paper, printed)


13 May 1878 (1) Haxby Dougill of Darlington (2) The Building Committee of Middleton-in-Teesdale New Church Memorandum of agreement for excavators, masons, bricklayers, and slaters work in building new church, with account for materials and labour Consideration: £3461 2s.
(1 file)

Plans (Ref: EP/MT 4/)

4/15-16, 26-28


Elevations of new church, February 1878 Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]
(1 plan, 61cm x 41cm)


Section plans of new church, February 1878 Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]
(1 plan, 61cm x 41cm)


Plan of heating system for church n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 45cm x 68cm)


Details of stonework on porch, n.d. Scale: full size
(1 plan, 53cm x 65cm)


Details of stonework on porch, n.d. Scale: 1/4 and full size
(1 plan, 65cm x 53cm)

Photographs and drawings (Ref: EP/MT 4/)

4/5-9


Photographs of old church, n.d. [pre - 1878]
(3 photographs, mounted on card, black and white)


Drawing of church, prior to 1878
(1 paper)


Drawing of church by C.G. Poole, 1959
(1 paper)

Churchyard (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 02)

4/45-47


Copy order in council discontinuing burials in the church and churchyard from 31 December 1876, except for the burial of spouses and parents of those already interred there, 5 February 1876
(3 papers, printed, photocopied)


Copy order in council postponing the discontinuance of burials in the churchyard to 31 March 1878, 15 January 1878
(2 papers, printed, photocopied)


Register of graves in the old churchyard, 2 April 1878 - 7 January 1950, and the new extension, 9 January 1926 - 24 March 1951
(1 volume, leather bound)

Rectory (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 03)

4/29, 48-49


Plan of no. 1 Hude, Middleton-in-Teesdale, n.d.
(1 plan, 25cm x 35cm)


22 August 1947 (1) Kenneth Storey Brunton Reed of 'Dilkusha', Beresford Park, Sunderland, company director, and Dorothy Brunton Reed, his wife (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy (3) Bishop of Durham, ordinary of the benefice (4) The First Lord Commissioner of H.M. Treasury, patron of the benefice (5) Rev. John William Willis, incumbent of the benefice Conveyance by (1) to (5) of 'Hude Villa', 1 Hude, Middleton-in-Teesdale, as a parsonage house Consideration: £2000 Includes: plan
(3 papers)


8 December 1948 (1) Joseph Hull Wearmouth of The Wool House Farm, Marwood, Barnard Castle (2) Church Commissioners for England (3) Rev. John William Willis, incumbent of the benefice of Middleton-in-Teesdale Conveyance by (1) to (3) of 744 sq. yds. of land in Middleton-in-Teesdale, to enlarge the parsonage house garden Includes: plan
(1 file, printed form)

Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 04)Faculties (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 01)

4/19, 25, 36-38


Faculty to pull down old church and erect a new one, 1 June 1878
(Parchment, 1 membrane, pendant seal)


Faculty for stained glass window, 4 May 1893
(1 paper, printed, applied seal)


Faculty authorising the erection of an oak memorial tablet on the south wall, inscribed in memory of the men of the parish who died in the Second World War, 24 October 1952
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the insertion of stained glass in the east end window on the south wall of the nave, 6 August 1953
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the insertion of stained glass in a window in the south wall of the church, 8 February 1961
(1 paper, typescript)

Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 02)

4/39-40


Archdeacon's certificate authorising general repairs and the installation of a heating system, 15 May 1959
(1 paper, typescript)


Archdeacon's certificate authorising repairs to the church roof, 20 May 1964
(1 paper, typescript)

Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 05)

4/24, 30-32


Terrier, c. 1888
(1 paper, printed)


Schedule of registers and communion plate, inspected and certified by the Rural Dean of Darlington, 16 September 1886 (1 file) Third Deposit
(Acc: 3491)


Terrier, 2 July 1909 - 1940
(1 paper, printed form)


Terrier and inventory, 3 March 1980 - 16 May 1994
(1 booklet, printed form)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 06)

4/41-44


Quinquennial inspection report on the church, by A.A.B. Todd, architect, 41 Woodland Road, Darlington, 20 August - 22 November 1979
(5 papers, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church, by Niven & Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, April 1985
(9 papers, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church by Niven & Niven Architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, October 1991
(1 file, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church by Niven & Niven Architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, May 1996
(1 file, typescript)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 07)Rectory (Ref: EP/MT 4/)

4/50-52


Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of the rectory, by A.O. Lee, diocesan surveyor, Owengate House, Durham, September 1975
(16 papers, typescript)


Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of the rectory, by A.O. Lee, diocesan surveyor, Owengate House, Durham, June 1980
(1 file, typescript)


Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of the rectory, by D.L. Renton, diocesan surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, May 1991 (30 papers, typescript) Third Deposit
(Acc: 3491)

Financial records (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 08)Churchwardens' accounts (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 01)

4/1-4


Account book of churchwardens, March 1831 - 29 March 1880. Includes: minutes of vestry, 1 April 1834 - 30 March 1880
(1 volume, leather bound)


Account book of churchwardens, 30 March 1880 - December 1923. Includes: minutes of vestry, 19 April 1881 - 10 April 1923
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Account book of churchwardens, 9 April 1918 - 31 December 1925
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Account book of churchwardens, 1 June 1926 - 30 December 1935
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Parochial accounts (Ref: EP/MT 4/section 02)

4/33-35


Parochial accounts, 1 January 1971 - 31 October 1980
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Parochial accounts, 28 July 1980 - 31 December 1987 Includes: Heating Fund Appeal accounts, 8 April 1988 - 29 December 1989
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Parochial accounts, 1 January 1988 - 31 December 1997 Includes: church hall accounts, 9 February 1988 - 16 December 1996
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Vestry (Ref: EP/MT 5/section 05)

For minutes of vestry, 1 April 1834 - 10 April 1923 see EP/MT 4/1-2

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/MT 6/section 06)

6/1


Minute book of Parochial Church Council, 25 October 1923 - 10 September 1968
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Charities (Ref: EP/MT 12/section 12)

12/1


Letter from Diocesan Secretary, Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, to Mrs. J. Staley, 38 Hill Terrace, Middleton-in-Teesdale, detailing the various trust funds held at the Diocesan Office on behalf of Middleton-in-Teesdale parish, 4 June 1986
(3 papers, typescript)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/MT 14/section 14)Parish magazines (Ref: EP/MT 14/section 01)

14/7-8


Parish magazines, Barningham, Bowes, Brignall, Laithkirk, Rokeby, Romaldkirk, Startforth, Wycliffe parishes, 1932
(10 files, printed)


Parish magazine, February 1980
(1 booklet, printed)

Photographs (Ref: EP/MT 14/section 02)

14/6, 9


Photograph of jubilee tree planting ceremony, 1887
(1 photograph, mounted on card, black and white)


Photograph of quarry and railway sidings [to south of Middleton-in-Teesdale station] n.d. [19th century] (1 photograph, mounted on a card, black and white Second Deposit
(Acc: 2659)

Inclosure Acts and Awards (Ref: EP/MT 14/section 03)

14/1-5


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale, 25 March 1805
(1 file, printed)


A Bill for Inclosing Lands in the Parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale 1834
(7 papers, printed)


An Act for the inclosing Lands in the Parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale, 16 June 1834
(1 file, printed)


Inclosure award, with schedules annexed, December 1841
(1 file, printed)


An Act for dividing and Inclosing certain Parts of the Moors, Commons, and Waste Lands within the Manor of Eggleston, n.d.
(6 papers, printed)