Jarrow Genealogical Records
Jarrow Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Jarrow between 1899 and 1927. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Mark, Jarrow and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.
Baptism records from people born in and around Jarrow between 1822 and 1902. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.
Baptisms records for children living in and around St Paul, Jarrow, detail the names of their parents - their occupations and residence from 1571 to 1993.
Jarrow Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St. Nicholas At Hedworth, Jarrow. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.
Jarrow Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at Harton, Jarrow between 1857 and 1916. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age.
Burial records for people buried at St Mary At Heworth, Jarrow, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1803 to 1812. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at St Paul, Jarrow. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
An index of burials recorded at Harton St Peter, Jarrow_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
Jarrow Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in County Durham.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Jarrow
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Newcastle upon Tyne district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Sunderland district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Newcastle upon Tyne area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the South Shields district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A newspaper containing shipping intelligence, local news and family announcements.
Jarrow Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.
An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to surviving wills, bonds and inventories proved by the Bishop of Durham's consistory court. The index contains name, occupation, residence, various dates and financial details.
Jarrow Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Jarrow Military Records
A scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs of WWI soldiers from the Gateshead area.
An inventory of memorials commemorating those who served and died in military conflicts.
A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.
An index to over 65,000 civilians who died directly or indirectly as a result of Axis attacks in Britain. Covers Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire.
The name, rank, regiment of recipients of the Victoria Cross from Yorkshire, Northumberland & Durham.
Jarrow Court & Legal Records
A list of people executed in the county, including the date of the execution and details of their crime.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.
Jarrow Taxation Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in County Durham.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Jarrow Land & Property Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Jarrow Directories & Gazetteers
A history of the town and its environs, supplemented with lists of notable residents, businesses, officials, clergy, etc.
A detailed directory of towns in the North East. The street directory is essentially a census of heads of households.
A detailed directory of towns in the North East.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A detailed directory of towns in the North East.
Jarrow Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Durham's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to vital details engraved on 1000s of gravestones and other monuments across the county of Durham.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Jarrow Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Jarrow Histories & Books
Memories of Jews who lived in Tyne and Wear in the 20th century.
A database of archaeological finds in the Tyne & Wear area. Also includes histories of settlements from an archaeological perspective.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Describes the parishes in the three wards: Chester, Stockton and Darlington.
Profiles of settlements in Northumberland and Durham. Includes detailed modern maps and several different series of OS maps.
Jarrow School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Jarrow Occupation & Business Records
Photographs and other images of Northumberland & Durham collieries.
Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.
Reports of mining distastes, includes lists of the deceased and photographs of monuments.
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Jarrow
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Jarrow Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Durham's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Jarrow Church Records
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Durham. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Biographical Directories Covering Jarrow
Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Jarrow Maps
Profiles of settlements in Northumberland and Durham. Includes detailed modern maps and several different series of OS maps.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
An early 19th century map depicting settlements, major roads and rivers.
Details of archaeological sites in Durham and Northumberland. Includes information on trades, weapons, social history etc.
A number of maps of northern England with the locations of collieries plotted.
Jarrow Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Half a mile south of the river Tyne is Jarrow, anciently called Gyrwy, remarkable for having been the birth place of the venerable Bede.
A very extensive colliery was opened at Jarrow, in 1803, by S. Temple, Esq. who erected a handsome mansion for his own residence, and a row of low houses, extending upwards of a mile along the Newcastle road, for the abode of the pitmen. The colliery is now in the hands of Messrs. John and Thomas Brown. The population of the township of Jarrow, Hebburn, Monkton, and Hedworth, as returned under the late act, was 3,530 and the number of houses 607.
To the north-east of Jarrow, towards Shields, is Jarrow Slake, said to have been the principal port of Egfrid, King of Northumberland ; but it has since been washed full of sand; its extent from east to west is near a mile, and its breadth about half a mile; being united with the Tyne, it appears at high-water like a capacious bay; but when the tide is down, it is left dry, and admits the passage of carriages round its whole extremity.
JARROW, situated on the south bank of the Tyne, is a municipal borough and parish, with a station on the Newcastle and South Shields branch of the North Eastern railway, which joins the main line at Pelaw Main junction, 279 miles from London, 3 south-west-by-west from South Shields, 6 east from Gateshead and 7 east-north-east from Newcastle, in the Jarrow division of the county, east division of Chester ward, petty sessional division, union and county court district of South Shields, rural deanery of Jarrow and archdeaconry and diocese of Durham. The parish of Jarrow includes the townships of Harton, Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow, Heworth, South Shields and Westoe; the municipal borough, incorporated May 13th, 1875, includes only a portion of the combined townships of Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow, and is divided into six wards, viz. Central, East, North, South, West and Grange wards: the corporation consists of a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors, who also act as the urban sanitary authority. The borough has a commission of the peace. The enlargement of the river at Jarrow, called Jarrow Slake, north-east of the town, covers an area of 470 acres, now reclaimed; but is recorded to have anciently held the whole navy of King Ecgfrid.
Early in the Christian era the Romans had a station at Jarrow, near the mouth of the river Don. The church and ruins of the monastery of St. Paul stand on part of its site, evidence of which remains in two inscribed stones found imbedded in the walls of the ancient Saxon nave when it was pulled down and rebuilt in 1783. The monastery was first founded in 644 by Benedict Biscop and his friend Ceolfrid; but in the year 681, Ecgfrid, King of Northumbria, gave 40 hides of land on the south side of the Tyne, and the erection of the monastery of St. Paul was then begun at a spot near the junction of the rivers Don and Tyne, and on its completion Ceolfrid was appointed the first abbot. For many centuries after their foundation the religious houses of the north were subject to the piratical incursions of the Danes, who, in 794 and again in 866, pillaged and destroyed, amongst others, the monastery of Jarrow; being afterwards rebuilt, it was burnt in 1069 by the followers of William the Conqueror, and again rebuilt by three monks, named Aldwyn, of Winchelcombe or Winchcombe (Glos.), and Elfwins and Reinfridus, of Evesham, to whom Bishop Walcher gave the vill of Jarrow, with Preston, Monkton, Hedworth, Hebburne, Westoe and Harton, for its support; in 1080, Walcher was murdered at Gateshead and in 1083, the 23 monks of Jarrow were removed by William de Carileph, Bishop of Durham, to the monastery of St. Cuthbert in that city, and Jarrow then became a cell to Durham, and was sometimes used as a retreat by the priors of St. Cuthbert’s. At the Dissolution Jarrow was valued, according to Dugdale, at £38 14s. 4d. The ruins, though scanty, retain some features of interest, especially a good round-headed doorway, the shafts of which, with their bases, capitals and imposts, are well preserved: there are also remains of a fireplace and several windows. Of its monks the most distinguished was the Venerable Bede, born at or near Wearmouth about 673, and received into the convent there when only 7 years of age: here he was educated, under the care of Benedict Biscop, then abbot, and having taken deacon’s orders when 19, was, at the age of 30, ordained priest, and to him we are indebted for the only authentic history of the settlement of Christianity in Britain, contained in his “Ecclesiastical History of the Nations of the Angles,” written about 734, when he was in his 59th year: he also wrote the lives of various saints, including St. Cuthbert, and a treatise on the Art of Poetry, but his last work, a translation into Anglo-Saxon of the Gospel of St. John, the accomplishment of which is touchingly related by one of his pupils, was finished only during the closing moments of his life, almost immediately after which he died in his cell, while uttering the ascription to the Trinity, 26th May, 735. The fame of Bede extended even to Rome, and pilgrimages continued to be made to his tomb in the south porch of Jarrow church, until, in the time of Edward the Confessor, his relics Were removed to Durham and placed with those of St. Cuthbert. Bishop Pudsey, in 1154, enshrined his remains and placed them in the chapel of the Galilee: the shrine itself perished at the Reformation, but the remains were interred on the site and the altar-tomb, now standing, erected over them.
The church of St. Paul, formerly belonging to the Benedictine monastery founded here by Biscop and Ceolfrid, is a building of stone, of Saxon, Early Norman and later work, with considerable modern additions in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle with vestry at the east end, north porch, and a central tower containing 2 bells, one of which bears two fleurs-de-lis and the words “Sancte Paule ora pro nobis :” the nave was rebuilt in 1783 at a cost of £624, and again in 1866: portions of the chancel appear to be undoubtedly of pre-Norman date, and in the east wall are signs of an apse having once existed: the tower, built by Aldwin between 1075 and 1083, is Early Norman and rises from two low round arches, with intersecting groined ribs; it is much, narrower on the north and south than on the other sides, and consequently in plan forms an oblong; but the north and south sides have each a set-off on reaching the upper stage, which is therefore smaller than the rest of the tower and is pierced with Norman shafted openings and finished with a moulded parapet:. built into the west wall of the tower, over the arch between it and the nave is a venerable stone with an inscription in Latin of undoubted authenticity, of which the following is a translation :-" The dedication of the church of St. Paul on the 9th of the kalends of May, in the 15th year of King Ecgfrid, and the 4th of Ceolfrid, abbot, and under God the founder: " this fixes the dedication of the church as on April 23rd A.D.684, Ceolfrid being abbot during the years 680 and 716: the porch was erected as a memorial to Thomas Drewett Drewett of Jarrow Hall, by his widow in 1887, and built into its walls are a number of most interesting sculptured fragments of both Roman and Saxon work, consisting of fragments of crosses, with rich interlaced carving, baluster shafts, inscribed stones and other relics, discovered during the restoration in 1866: the chancel retains four rude single-light windows with round heads, and on the north side is a now walled-up doorway; but it is chiefly lighted by Decorated windows, inserted at the beginning or towards the middle of the 14th century; in the chancel are two bench ends with intricate carved tracery of the late 15th century, and in the vestry is an ancient chair, reputed to have belonged to Bede, and now a good deal mutilated: there are 530 sittings. The register dates from the year 1572. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £75, net yearly value £238, including glebe, with residence, in the gift of Lady Northbourne and Mrs. Drewett alternately, and held since 1882 by the Rev. Charles Richard Jubilee Loxley B.A. of St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge.
Christ Church, Jarrow Grange, is an ecclesiastical parish, formed June 23rd, 1868: the church, situated in Grange road west, is a fine building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and a western tower 170 feet high, erected at a cost of £3,000 and containing 6 bells; the church and tower together cost £7,400: an organ has been placed in the church by public subscription: there are 500 sittings. The register dates from the year 1869. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £150, net yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of Lady Northbourne, and held since 1868 by the Rev. John Bee. The chapel of the Good Shepherd, Park road, a chapel of ease to Christ church, is a structure of brick, erected by Lord and Lady Northbourne, at a cost of £1,400, and has 300 sittings. The area of the parish is 180 acres; the population in 1871 was 4,622, and in 1881 9,778.
St. Peter’s was created an ecclesiastical parish August 26th, and the church, consecrated on St. Peter’s Day, 1881, and built at the sole expense of D. O. Drewett esq. at a cost of £6,000, is a structure of brick with stone dressings, in the Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, north porch and a tower on the south-east side with spire and containing 6 bells; there are 500 sittings. The register dates from the year 1881. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300 (derived from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners), in the gift of the rector of Jarrow, and held since 1887 by the Rev. Septimus Pater B.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge.
The Catholic church, dedicated to St. Bede, situated in the Monkton road, is a fine building, erected in 1861, at a cost of £6,000, and will seat 1,100 persons.
The Presbyterian church, situated in Ellison street, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, with a tower and spire 130 feet high: the stained east window was presented by John McIntyre, in memory of Miss McIntyre: the church will seat 900 persons. There is another Presbyterian church in Wear street.
There is a Baptist chapel with 750 sittings; Wesleyan, 900; Wesleyan Reform, 400; New Connexion Methodist, 500; and Congregational, 500.
A cemetery situated at Fulwell, and comprising an area of 12 acres, was formed in 1866 at a cost of 2,700, for the township of Jarrow, Hedworth and Monckton, and is under the control of a Burial Board of 9 members.
The Corporation chambers, Grange road, contain the various borough offices, including those of the town clerk, surveyor, medical officer of health &c. and a council chamber for the meetings of the Corporation. The municipal insignia include a mayor’s chain and badge, and a borough seal: the chain, of massive gold, is of a cable pattern, and the badge, pendent from it, consists of an anchor, on which is a medallion with an inscription recording the presentation of the chain to the town by Charles Mark Palmer esq. M.P. first mayor of Jarrow: the seal is simply an embossing stamp, with the borough arms and motto, and a surrounding legend. The mayor’s robe is of scarlet cloth trimmed with black velvet.
The Mechanics’ Institution, situated in Ellison street, and erected in 1864, at a cost of about £2,000, was extended in 1877 at an additional cost of about £1,500: it is a plain structure of brick, comprising a lecture hall capable of holding about 1,000 persons, reading and recreation rooms, and a library of 3,000 volumes. The Christchurch Institute, also in Ellison street, was established in 1875, and has 500 volumes.
The Liddle Provident Dispensary, situated in Clayton street, was built in 1884, by subscription, as a memorial to the Rev. Edward Liddle, some time rector of Jarrow; it is self-supporting, and in 1888 had 2,226 members.
The poor of the parish receive small sums yearly from Ellison’s, Fowell’s, Nicholson's, Pattison’s, Brunton’s and Walker’s bequests.
The principal manufacturers and shipbuilders are Messrs. Palmer, at whose works upwards of 7,000 hands are employed; there are also chemical manufactories and a large paper manufactory.
Jarrow is the head quarters of the 1st Durham Engineer Volunteers.
Jarrow Memorial Hospital, in Clayton street, was erected in 1870 by Sir Charles Mark Palmer bart. M.P. as a memorial of his first wife, and is available for 20 in-patients: during the year 1888 there were 1,700 out and 145 in patients: it is supported by subscription, all the men in Messrs. Palmer’s yards and factories subscribing one penny and the boys one halfpenny weekly.
The Park, situated in Park road, contains about 8 acres of land, the gift of Lord and Lady Northbourne to the town, and was laid out and opened in 1876.
Mrs. Drewett, who is lady of the manor of Jarrow, and Lady Northbourne, of that of Jarrow Grange, are the principal landowners. The Dean and Chapter of Durham are the impropriators for Monkton, Hebburn and Hedworth. The soil is clay; the subsoil is clay. The area of the municipal borough is 940 acres; the population in 1881 was 25,469; the rateable value (borough), £95,966, and of the whole township (Hedworth, Monkton and Jarrow), £171,466.
Places of Worship, with times of Services
St. Paul’s Church, Old church, Rev. C. R. J. Loxley B.A. rector; Rev. T. M. Burnett B.A. Rev. H. A. Holmes M.A. & Rev. W. W. Stromberg M.A. curates; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; twice daily.
St. Peter’s Church, Chaytor street, Rev. S. Pater, vicar; Rev. D. S. Johnson & Rev. W. D. Boycott B.A. curates; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; twice daily.
Christ Church Parish Church, Grange road west, Rev. John Bee, rector; Revs, P. J. B. Ffoulkes M.A. A. R. Wilson & W. C. Carr B.A. curates; 8 & 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; daily at 7 & 7.30 a.m. & 7 p.m.
“Good Shepherd,” chapel of ease to Christ Church, Park road, clergy of Christ Church, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m. St. Andrew’s, chapel of ease to St. Paul’s, Croft terrace, clergy of St. Paul’s; 8 a.m. & 5.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Monkton Bede chapel, connected with St. Paul’s, Monkton, clergy of St. Paul’s; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
St. Paul’s Mission Hall, High street; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.
St. Bede (Catholic), St. John’s terrace, Rev. Martin Hayes, minister; 8. 9, 10 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Christian Lay Church, Station street, minister various; 2.30 & 6 p.m.
Baptist, Clayton street, Rev. W. M. Hudson, minister; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Baptist (Salem), Princess street, minister various; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Congregational, Sheldon street, minister various; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.
Gospel Hall, Union st. minister various; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Methodist New Connexion, Bede Burn road, Rev, S. Wight, minister; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Presbyterian, Wear street, Rev. A. Matheson, minister; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Presbyterian, Ellison street, Rev. John Craig Weir, minister; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, Ellison street, Rev. Joseph Reavley, minister; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.
United Methodist Free Church, Grange road west, Rev. Wm. J. Hopper, minister; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
United Methodist, Monkton, minister various; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan Methodist, St. John’s terrace, Rev. E. H. Simpson, minister; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan Mission, Stead street, minister various; 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Salvation Army Barracks, Chaytor street, Capt. John Pigot, minister; 7 & 11 a.m. & 3 & 6 p.m.; every night.
Schools
A School Board of 9 members was formed March 24, 1871, for the united district of Hedworth, Monkton & Jarrow; offices, Royal Albert buildings, Ellison street; George Mason, clerk; John Mason, 42 Monkton terrace; William Anderson, 53 Wear street; Thomas Dalzell, 228 Albert road; James L. Treleiving, 23 Potter street & James Young, 17 Chapel road, attendance officers.
Board, Dunn street, for 1,377; average attendance, 380 boys, 375 girls & 382 infants.
East Jarrow Board, Swinburne street, for 214; average attendance, 198.
Grange (board), Birch street, for 1,231; average attendance, 368 boys, 355 girls & 396.
Grange Higher Grade (board), Birch street, for 684; average attendance, 480.
Monkton (boa;rd), for 193; average attendance, 150.
Ellison, Church of England, Wylam street (mixed), for 810; average attendance, 385 boys & girls & 276 infants.
National, Hedworth, for 120; average attendance, 35.
St. Peter’s National, Chaytor street, for 460; average attendance, 420.
St. Bede’s (Catholic), Monkton road, for 670; average Attendance, 289 girls & 303 infants.
St. Bede’s (Catholic) (senior girls), Grant street, for 290; average attendance, 200.
St. Bede’s (Catholic), East Jarrow, for 470; average attendance, 430.
Wesleyan, North street, for 325; average attendance, 300.
Most Common Surnames in Jarrow
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Chester Ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 662 | 1:88 | 5.42% | 1 |
| 2 | Wilson | 552 | 1:105 | 6.40% | 4 |
| 3 | Brown | 518 | 1:112 | 5.41% | 2 |
| 4 | Hall | 455 | 1:128 | 6.92% | 8 |
| 4 | Bell | 455 | 1:128 | 6.79% | 7 |
| 6 | Thompson | 448 | 1:130 | 4.85% | 3 |
| 7 | Robinson | 446 | 1:131 | 5.73% | 5 |
| 7 | Robson | 446 | 1:131 | 6.28% | 6 |
| 9 | Scott | 413 | 1:141 | 8.43% | 12 |
| 10 | Taylor | 397 | 1:147 | 8.21% | 13 |
| 11 | Young | 305 | 1:191 | 8.00% | 17 |
| 12 | Johnson | 300 | 1:194 | 5.11% | 9 |
| 13 | Anderson | 277 | 1:210 | 8.69% | 26 |
| 14 | Richardson | 270 | 1:216 | 5.50% | 11 |
| 15 | Armstrong | 266 | 1:219 | 7.16% | 19 |
| 16 | Watson | 261 | 1:223 | 4.46% | 10 |
| 17 | Dixon | 245 | 1:238 | 6.32% | 16 |
| 17 | Carr | 245 | 1:238 | 8.45% | 30 |
| 19 | Henderson | 238 | 1:245 | 6.98% | 24 |
| 20 | Graham | 226 | 1:258 | 7.29% | 29 |
| 21 | Burns | 223 | 1:261 | 17.04% | 83 |
| 22 | Kelly | 220 | 1:265 | 14.64% | 68 |
| 23 | Stephenson | 214 | 1:272 | 6.76% | 27 |
| 24 | Charlton | 197 | 1:296 | 8.39% | 42 |
| 25 | Wright | 191 | 1:305 | 6.66% | 33 |
| 26 | Dodds | 190 | 1:306 | 9.85% | 53 |
| 27 | Clark | 189 | 1:308 | 5.54% | 23 |
| 28 | Walker | 188 | 1:310 | 4.60% | 14 |
| 28 | Gray | 188 | 1:310 | 8.25% | 44 |
| 30 | Campbell | 179 | 1:325 | 14.00% | 88 |
| 31 | Simpson | 177 | 1:329 | 5.63% | 28 |
| 32 | McDonald | 175 | 1:333 | 14.58% | 98 |
| 33 | Harrison | 169 | 1:345 | 4.29% | 15 |
| 33 | Miller | 169 | 1:345 | 7.67% | 45 |
| 35 | Jackson | 167 | 1:349 | 4.75% | 21 |
| 35 | Foster | 167 | 1:349 | 7.89% | 47 |
| 37 | Stewart | 165 | 1:353 | 12.80% | 86 |
| 38 | Hunter | 162 | 1:359 | 5.03% | 25 |
| 39 | Wood | 161 | 1:362 | 6.16% | 39 |
| 40 | Wilkinson | 158 | 1:369 | 4.21% | 18 |
| 41 | Murphy | 157 | 1:371 | 14.06% | 104 |
| 42 | White | 156 | 1:373 | 6.18% | 40 |
| 43 | Atkinson | 155 | 1:376 | 4.35% | 20 |
| 44 | Potts | 153 | 1:381 | 10.48% | 71 |
| 45 | Forster | 150 | 1:388 | 5.66% | 38 |
| 46 | Cook | 146 | 1:399 | 7.58% | 54 |
| 46 | Patterson | 146 | 1:399 | 10.14% | 72 |
| 48 | Moore | 145 | 1:402 | 7.82% | 57 |
| 49 | Pearson | 144 | 1:404 | 6.73% | 46 |
| 50 | Hutchinson | 143 | 1:407 | 4.95% | 31 |
| 51 | Hughes | 141 | 1:413 | 10.88% | 85 |
| 51 | Nicholson | 141 | 1:413 | 5.18% | 36 |
| 53 | Murray | 138 | 1:422 | 9.17% | 67 |
| 54 | Davidson | 137 | 1:425 | 11.29% | 94 |
| 55 | Green | 136 | 1:428 | 7.23% | 55 |
| 56 | Jones | 134 | 1:435 | 4.74% | 34 |
| 56 | Turnbull | 134 | 1:435 | 4.94% | 37 |
| 58 | Martin | 132 | 1:441 | 7.56% | 59 |
| 59 | Sanderson | 131 | 1:445 | 8.47% | 65 |
| 60 | Robertson | 129 | 1:451 | 13.80% | 123 |
| 61 | Davison | 124 | 1:470 | 3.58% | 22 |
| 62 | Gibson | 119 | 1:489 | 4.33% | 35 |
| 63 | Kennedy | 117 | 1:498 | 13.59% | 136 |
| 64 | Hogg | 113 | 1:515 | 13.68% | 143 |
| 65 | Elliott | 112 | 1:520 | 4.81% | 43 |
| 65 | Black | 112 | 1:520 | 16.42% | 184 |
| 65 | Coyne | 112 | 1:520 | 65.88% | 802 |
| 68 | Dunn | 111 | 1:525 | 5.38% | 50 |
| 69 | Reed | 110 | 1:529 | 5.30% | 49 |
| 70 | Chapman | 108 | 1:539 | 7.15% | 66 |
| 70 | Storey | 108 | 1:539 | 8.00% | 81 |
| 72 | Morrison | 103 | 1:565 | 18.83% | 241 |
| 73 | Turner | 101 | 1:577 | 6.16% | 63 |
| 73 | Marshall | 101 | 1:577 | 5.37% | 55 |
| 75 | Morris | 100 | 1:582 | 11.71% | 138 |
| 75 | Collins | 100 | 1:582 | 10.83% | 129 |
| 77 | Ward | 99 | 1:588 | 4.95% | 52 |
| 78 | Grant | 98 | 1:594 | 16.75% | 215 |
| 79 | Lawson | 96 | 1:607 | 5.53% | 60 |
| 79 | Bruce | 96 | 1:607 | 16.16% | 210 |
| 81 | Purvis | 95 | 1:613 | 10.35% | 130 |
| 81 | Reay | 95 | 1:613 | 10.04% | 121 |
| 83 | King | 93 | 1:626 | 8.26% | 103 |
| 83 | Chambers | 93 | 1:626 | 12.02% | 154 |
| 83 | Henry | 93 | 1:626 | 16.61% | 231 |
| 83 | Wardle | 93 | 1:626 | 14.51% | 196 |
| 83 | Ridley | 93 | 1:626 | 6.52% | 73 |
| 88 | Ferguson | 92 | 1:633 | 9.85% | 124 |
| 88 | Wallace | 92 | 1:633 | 9.36% | 118 |
| 90 | Walton | 90 | 1:647 | 3.68% | 41 |
| 91 | Joyce | 89 | 1:654 | 23.30% | 359 |
| 92 | Parker | 87 | 1:669 | 5.32% | 64 |
| 93 | Hill | 86 | 1:677 | 7.99% | 108 |
| 93 | Dickinson | 86 | 1:677 | 12.57% | 182 |
| 95 | Pattison | 85 | 1:685 | 6.64% | 87 |
| 96 | Johnston | 83 | 1:702 | 13.13% | 199 |
| 97 | Lamb | 82 | 1:710 | 6.00% | 78 |
| 98 | Roberts | 81 | 1:719 | 8.77% | 128 |
| 98 | Holmes | 81 | 1:719 | 6.69% | 96 |
| 98 | Todd | 81 | 1:719 | 4.58% | 58 |
| 98 | Cunningham | 81 | 1:719 | 15.49% | 253 |
| 102 | Williams | 79 | 1:737 | 3.93% | 51 |
| 102 | Cameron | 79 | 1:737 | 21.88% | 383 |
| 102 | Noble | 79 | 1:737 | 10.31% | 155 |
| 105 | Allen | 78 | 1:747 | 6.43% | 94 |
| 105 | Dawson | 78 | 1:747 | 3.72% | 48 |
| 105 | McIntosh | 78 | 1:747 | 31.20% | 553 |
| 108 | McKenzie | 76 | 1:766 | 15.38% | 273 |
| 108 | O'Neil | 76 | 1:766 | 18.40% | 326 |
| 108 | McGee | 76 | 1:766 | 22.09% | 405 |
| 108 | Errington | 76 | 1:766 | 10.70% | 170 |
| 112 | Williamson | 75 | 1:776 | 7.10% | 111 |
| 112 | Little | 75 | 1:776 | 10.25% | 161 |
| 114 | English | 74 | 1:787 | 10.22% | 166 |
| 115 | Mitchell | 73 | 1:798 | 6.54% | 104 |
| 115 | McKay | 73 | 1:798 | 15.67% | 290 |
| 115 | Bowman | 73 | 1:798 | 7.45% | 119 |
| 118 | Thomas | 72 | 1:809 | 7.62% | 122 |
| 118 | Ross | 72 | 1:809 | 9.08% | 151 |
| 118 | Duncan | 72 | 1:809 | 14.31% | 268 |
| 118 | Liddle | 72 | 1:809 | 6.22% | 101 |
| 118 | Maughan | 72 | 1:809 | 10.33% | 177 |
| 123 | Mason | 71 | 1:820 | 4.77% | 69 |
| 123 | Bradley | 71 | 1:820 | 7.99% | 132 |
| 123 | Coulson | 71 | 1:820 | 6.23% | 102 |
| 126 | Waugh | 70 | 1:832 | 12.92% | 244 |
| 127 | James | 69 | 1:844 | 8.03% | 137 |
| 127 | Fraser | 69 | 1:844 | 23.31% | 472 |
| 127 | Hamilton | 69 | 1:844 | 10.44% | 191 |
| 127 | Short | 69 | 1:844 | 10.60% | 195 |
| 131 | Cooper | 68 | 1:856 | 5.00% | 80 |
| 131 | Heslop | 68 | 1:856 | 6.80% | 117 |
| 131 | Keenan | 68 | 1:856 | 22.67% | 465 |
| 134 | Cairns | 67 | 1:869 | 10.45% | 196 |
| 135 | Craig | 65 | 1:896 | 11.34% | 224 |
| 135 | Hopper | 65 | 1:896 | 6.42% | 114 |
| 135 | Fenwick | 65 | 1:896 | 5.57% | 100 |
| 138 | Sharp | 64 | 1:910 | 8.79% | 164 |
| 138 | Connor | 64 | 1:910 | 18.77% | 408 |
| 138 | Burnett | 64 | 1:910 | 15.69% | 333 |
| 138 | Cain | 64 | 1:910 | 15.17% | 314 |
| 142 | Lee | 63 | 1:924 | 3.70% | 62 |
| 142 | Boyd | 63 | 1:924 | 15.56% | 335 |
| 142 | Hedley | 63 | 1:924 | 5.73% | 107 |
| 142 | McNally | 63 | 1:924 | 22.03% | 490 |
| 146 | Hardy | 62 | 1:939 | 4.40% | 75 |
| 146 | McGregor | 62 | 1:939 | 20.33% | 460 |
| 146 | Lynch | 62 | 1:939 | 19.87% | 449 |
| 146 | Quin | 62 | 1:939 | 17.51% | 395 |
| 150 | Nelson | 61 | 1:955 | 5.69% | 109 |
| 150 | Welsh | 61 | 1:955 | 7.37% | 141 |
| 150 | Nixon | 61 | 1:955 | 8.25% | 158 |
| 153 | Lewis | 60 | 1:971 | 8.60% | 176 |
| 153 | Alexander | 60 | 1:971 | 21.35% | 495 |
| 153 | Rutherford | 60 | 1:971 | 5.06% | 99 |
| 153 | Curry | 60 | 1:971 | 4.24% | 74 |
| 153 | FitzPatrick | 60 | 1:971 | 26.91% | 620 |
| 153 | Jameson | 60 | 1:971 | 11.52% | 255 |
| 153 | Joice | 60 | 1:971 | 33.15% | 754 |
| 160 | Hudson | 59 | 1:987 | 4.84% | 92 |
| 160 | Berry | 59 | 1:987 | 18.15% | 429 |
| 160 | Oliver | 59 | 1:987 | 3.45% | 61 |
| 160 | Walsh | 59 | 1:987 | 25.00% | 579 |
| 160 | Milne | 59 | 1:987 | 34.10% | 789 |
| 160 | Winter | 59 | 1:987 | 8.59% | 181 |
| 160 | Tait | 59 | 1:987 | 11.03% | 247 |
| 167 | Kerr | 58 | 1:1,004 | 18.47% | 445 |
| 167 | Stoker | 58 | 1:1,004 | 8.35% | 179 |
| 169 | McCann | 57 | 1:1,022 | 26.39% | 643 |
| 169 | Crooks | 57 | 1:1,022 | 25.22% | 610 |
| 169 | Snowball | 57 | 1:1,022 | 13.67% | 320 |
| 169 | Scullion | 57 | 1:1,022 | 49.14% | 1,160 |
| 173 | Reid | 56 | 1:1,040 | 14.00% | 340 |
| 173 | Harding | 56 | 1:1,040 | 14.47% | 347 |
| 175 | Shaw | 55 | 1:1,059 | 4.52% | 93 |
| 175 | Russell | 55 | 1:1,059 | 8.10% | 186 |
| 175 | Clayton | 55 | 1:1,059 | 20.45% | 519 |
| 178 | Newton | 54 | 1:1,078 | 4.13% | 83 |
| 178 | Welch | 54 | 1:1,078 | 8.46% | 198 |
| 180 | Barker | 53 | 1:1,099 | 4.30% | 91 |
| 180 | Tate | 53 | 1:1,099 | 5.44% | 120 |
| 180 | Kane | 53 | 1:1,099 | 34.64% | 894 |
| 183 | Thornton | 52 | 1:1,120 | 6.52% | 150 |
| 183 | Douglas | 52 | 1:1,120 | 7.32% | 170 |
| 183 | Dobson | 52 | 1:1,120 | 3.86% | 82 |
| 183 | Douglass | 52 | 1:1,120 | 11.23% | 293 |
| 187 | Gordon | 51 | 1:1,142 | 7.75% | 193 |
| 187 | Duffy | 51 | 1:1,142 | 8.70% | 214 |
| 187 | Carson | 51 | 1:1,142 | 42.50% | 1,122 |
| 190 | Middleton | 50 | 1:1,165 | 6.17% | 147 |
| 190 | Crawford | 50 | 1:1,165 | 7.36% | 186 |
| 190 | Watt | 50 | 1:1,165 | 9.73% | 261 |
| 190 | Giles | 50 | 1:1,165 | 27.03% | 741 |
| 190 | Boyle | 50 | 1:1,165 | 13.37% | 367 |
| 190 | Dalton | 50 | 1:1,165 | 19.46% | 541 |
| 196 | Morton | 49 | 1:1,188 | 7.23% | 188 |
| 196 | McIntyre | 49 | 1:1,188 | 15.65% | 448 |
| 196 | Waters | 49 | 1:1,188 | 11.64% | 315 |
| 196 | Ramsey | 49 | 1:1,188 | 8.88% | 238 |
| 196 | Mullen | 49 | 1:1,188 | 12.76% | 357 |
| 196 | Lynn | 49 | 1:1,188 | 9.40% | 255 |