Blackhill Our Blessed Lady Roman Catholic Parish
Reference: RC/Bl Catalogue Title: Blackhill Our Blessed Lady Roman Catholic Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Non-Conformist Church Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1857-1993
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- Blackhill Our Blessed Lady Roman Catholic Parish
- Registration (Ref: RC/Bl 1/1-13)
- Registers of baptisms (Ref: RC/Bl 1/1-5)
- Registers of marriages (Ref: RC/Bl 1/6-7)
- Registers of deaths (Ref: RC/Bl 1/8-12)
- Clergy (Ref: RC/Bl 2/)
- Registers of confirmations (Ref: RC/Bl 2/1)
- Mass Intention Books (Ref: RC/Bl 2/2-4)
- Notice books (Ref: RC/Bl 2/5-68)
- Prenuptial enquiries (Ref: RC/Bl 2/69-79)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: RC/Bl 2/80)
- Parish Accounts (Ref: RC/Bl 4/1-2)
- Schools and Education (Ref: RC/Bl 9/)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic School, Blackhill (Ref: RC/Bl 9/1-6)
Catalogue Contents
Registration (Ref: RC/Bl 1/1-13)Registers of baptisms (Ref: RC/Bl 1/1-5)Ref: RC/Bl 1/1
Register of baptisms, 26 July 1857 - 26 April 1863
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/2Register of baptisms, 26 April 1863 - 2 December 1877
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/3Register of baptisms, 2 December 1877 - 17 October 1894
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/4Register of baptisms, 21 October 1894 - 16 December 1908
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/5Register of baptisms, 19 December 1908 - 26 December 1926
Includes: list of those confirmed on 12 November 1992, giving dates of baptism, n.d. [1922]
For enclosure see: RC/Bl 1/13
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/13Index of baptism register RC/Bl 1/5, 19 December 1908 - 26 December 1926
(1 booklet)
Registers of marriages (Ref: RC/Bl 1/6-7)See notice books for banns of marriage
Ref: RC/Bl 1/6Register of marriages, 12 November 1858 - 9 June 1887
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/7Register of marriages, 11 June 1887 - 16 October 1913
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Registers of deaths (Ref: RC/Bl 1/8-12)Ref: RC/Bl 1/8Register of deaths, 12 September 1857 - 24 November 1870
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/9Register of deaths, 26 November 1870 - 14 April 1896
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/10Register of deaths, 19 April 1896 - 29 May 1922
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/11Register of deaths, 15 June 1922 - 29 December 1959
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 1/12Register of deaths, December 1959 - 21 January 1984
(1 volume, card bound)
Clergy (Ref: RC/Bl 2/)Registers of confirmations (Ref: RC/Bl 2/1)Ref: RC/Bl 2/1Register of confirmations, 30 September 1859 - 4 June 1898
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Mass Intention Books (Ref: RC/Bl 2/2-4)Ref: RC/Bl 2/2Mass Intention book, 17 March 1928 - 3 October 1946
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/3Mass Intention book, March 1973 - December 1978
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/4Mass Intention book, 1 January 1981 - 20 June 1993
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Notice books (Ref: RC/Bl 2/5-68)Ref: RC/Bl 2/5Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1892, 15 April 1906 - 15 March 1908
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/6Church notice book, including banns, 26 January 1899 - 24 November 1901
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/7Church notice book, including banns, 1 December 1901 - 8 April 1906
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/8Church notice book, including banns, 22 March 1908 - 27 November 1910
For enclosure see: RC/Bl 2/80
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/9Church notice book, including banns, 4 December 1910 - 6 June 1915
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/10Church notice book, including banns, 13 June 1915 - 23 December 1917
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/11Church notice book, including banns, 30 December 1917 - 14 September 1919
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/12Church notice book, including banns, 18 April 1922 - 13 April 1924
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/13Church notice book, including banns, 20 April 1924 - 11 April 1926
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/14Church notice book, including banns, 18 April 1926 - 26 December 1926
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/15Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1927 - 25 december 1927
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/16Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1928 - 30 December 1928
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/17Church notice book, including banns, 6 January 1929 - 29 December 1929
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/18Church notice book, including banns, 5 January 1930 - 28 December 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/19Church notice book, including banns, 4 January 1931 - 27 December 1931
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/20Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1932 - 25 December 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/21Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1933 - 31 December 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/22Church notice book, including banns, 7 January 1934 - 30 December 1934
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/23Church notice book, including banns, 6 January 1935 - 29 December 1935
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/24Church notice book, including banns, 5 January 1936 - 27 December 1936
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/25Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1937 - 26 December 1937
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/26Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1938 - 25 December 1938
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/27Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1939 - 31 December 1939
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/28Church notice book, including banns, 7 January 1940 - 29 December 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/29Church notice book, including banns, 5 January 1941 - 28 December 1941
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/30Church notice book, including banns, 4 January 1942 - 27 December 1942
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/31Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1943 - 26 December 1943
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/32Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1944 - 31 December 1944
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/33Church notice book, including banns, 7 January 1945 - 30 December 1945, 2 February 1947 - 9 February 1947
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/34Church notice book, including banns, 6 January 1946 - 26 January 1947
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/35Church notice book, including banns, 16 February [1947] - 21 December [1947]
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/36Church notice book, including banns, 4 January 1948 - 26 December 1948
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/37Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1949 - 25 December 1949
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/38Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1950 - 31 December 1950
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/39Church notice book, including banns, 7 January 1951 - 30 December 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/40Church notice book, including banns, 6 January 1952 - 28 December 1952
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/41Church notice book, including banns, 4 January 1953 - 27 December 1953
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/42Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1954 - 26 December 1954
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/43Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1955 - 25 December 1955
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/44Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1956 - 23 December 1956
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/45Church notice book, including banns, 6 January 1957 - 29 December 1957
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/46Church notice book, including banns, 5 January 1958 - 9 November 1958
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/47Church notice book, including banns, 30 November 1958 - 22 November 1959
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/48Church notice book, including banns, 27 December 1959 - 18 December 1960
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/49Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1961 - 24 December 1961
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/50Church notice book, including banns, 11 March [1962] - 30 December [1962]
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/51Church notice book, including banns, 6 January 1963 - 29 December 1963
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/52Church notice book, including banns, 5 January [1964] - 27 December [1964]
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/53Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1965 - 26 December 1965
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/54Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1966 - 25 December 1966
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/55Church notice book, including banns, 1 January 1967 - 24 December 1967
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/56Church notice book, including banns, 31 December 1967 - 22 December 1968
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/57Church notice book, including banns, 5 January 1969 - 28 December 1969
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/58Church notice book, including banns, 4 January 1970 - 27 December 1970
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/59Church notice book, including banns, 17 January 1971 - 26 December 1971
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/60Church notice book, including banns, 2 January 1972 - 31 December 1972
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/61Church notice book, including banns, 7 January 1973 - 5 January 1974
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/62Church notice book, including banns, 12 January [1975] - 28 December [1975]
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/63Church notice book, including banns, 4 January 1976 - 1 January 1978
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/64Church notice book, including banns, 22 January 1978 - 7 January 1979
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/65Church notice book, including banns, 14 January 1979 - 13 January 1980
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/66Church notice book, including banns, 20 January 1980 - 27 December 1980
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/67Church notice book, including banns, 3 January 1982 - 1 January 1984
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/68Church notice book, including banns, 8 January 1984 - 17 November 1985
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/81Church notice book, including banns, 24 September 1919 - 2 July 1921
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Prenuptial enquiries (Ref: RC/Bl 2/69-79)Ref: RC/Bl 2/69Prenuptial enquiry forms (completed) [c.1940-1945]
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/70Prenuptial enquiries (completed), 1948-1951
For enclosures see: RC/Bl 2/71-73
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/71Dispensation from three proclamations of banns, 1950
(1 paper)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/72Mixed marriage dispensations, 1950-1951
(6 papers)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/73Correspondence, dispensations and testimonial letters relating to a particular marriage, 11 April 1950 - 26 July 1951
(8 papers)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/74Prenuptial enquiry forms (completed), 1951 - 1954
For enclosures see: RC/Bl 2/75-77
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/75Dispensation from three proclamations of banns, 1954
(1 paper)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/76Mixed marriage dispensations, 1951-1954
(8 papers)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/77Faculty for the conversion of a named individual to the Catholic faith, 1953
(1 paper)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/78Prenuptial enquiry forms (completed), 1954-1957
For enclosures see: RC/Bl 2/78
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 2/79Mixed marriage dispensations, 1957
(3 papers)
Miscellaneous (Ref: RC/Bl 2/80)Ref: RC/Bl 2/80Notice showing the 'Spritiual offering to Revd. Canon Gillow from the Children of St. Mary's', n.d.
(1 paper)
Parish Accounts (Ref: RC/Bl 4/1-2)Ref: RC/Bl 4/1Parish day book, 1944-1966
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: RC/Bl 4/2Fragment of accounts of weekly income from bench rents [St Mary's, Blackhill], 27 August 1871 - 22 March 1874
(2 papers)
Schools and Education (Ref: RC/Bl 9/)St Mary's Roman Catholic School, Blackhill (Ref: RC/Bl 9/1-6)According to Whellan's Directory, 1894, St Mary's Mixed Catholic School was erected in 1859 in Durham Road and West Row, Blackhill, but notes made by Canon Henry Gillow suggest that it may have been either re-founded, by the Sisters of Mercy of the Charity of St Paul, or reorganised, on 8 March 1866 with the priest of the church at St Mary's, Blackhill chairing the school managers. The school was placed under the Government inspection scheme on 1 May 1866.
Ref: RC/Bl 9/1Notes made by Canon Henry Gillow concerning the early history of St Mary's school, n.d. [c1870]
(1 paper)
Ref: RC/Bl 9/2Plan and elevation of a Roman Catholic school on the corner of Durham Street and West Row, [Blackhill] by Edward J. Kay, architect, 100 High Street, Stockton-on-Tees, February 1911
(1 plan, 74 cm x 61 cm, waxed paper, colour wash)
Ref: RC/Bl 9/3Formal notice under the Education Act, 1902, that the managers of Blackhill Roman Catholic Schools propose to enlarge the school, 17 February 1911
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: RC/Bl 9/4Specification for a proposed Roman Catholic School at Blackhill, by Frank A. Coyle, architect and surveyor, Front Street, Consett, March 1913
(1 paper)
Ref: RC/Bl 9/514 March 1914
1) Canon Gillow and the Managers of Blackhill Roman Catholic School, Blackhill
2) Robert Gallagher of Blackhill, builder and contractor
Articles of agreement for the employment of (2) by (1) as building contractor to demolish the existing school at Blackhill and erect a new one as well as make alterations to property abutting on the school site
(1 booklet, printed form)
Ref: RC/Bl 9/6Letters from Frank A. Coyle, architect and surveyor, Front Street, Consett to Canon Gillow, Blackhill and Canon Rooney, updating them about progress on the construction of the new senior and junior schools. 1 February - 12 July 1915
(2 papers)
