Blyth Genealogical Records
Blyth 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.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Transcriptions of baptisms in Northumberland covering around 50% of Anglican parishes.
An index to births, marriages and deaths recorded in the county. Includes a facility to order certificates.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Blyth 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.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
An index to marriages from over 100 churches in the county of Northumberland.
An index to births, marriages and deaths recorded in the county. Includes a facility to order certificates.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of marriage records that cover over 160 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Blyth 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.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Digital images of marriage bonds ordered by year, not indexed. These bonds record intention to marry and may include details not recorded in parish registers.
Browsable images containing vital details extracted from marriage bonds.
Transcriptions of burials from over 90 parishes in Northumberland.
Blyth 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 wide collection of records, particularly those created by the government and church, such as electoral rolls, court of plea records, petty sessions and parish records.
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 Blyth
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.
Blyth 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.
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.
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.).
Blyth 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.
Blyth Military Records
A detailed history of the battalion in the early 20th century. It includes photos, biographical details, battle reports and more.
Details of over 94,000 soldiers of the regiment, including name, residence, date and place of enlistment, service number, rank, battalion and more.
A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Blyth Court & Legal Records
A wide collection of records, particularly those created by the government and church, such as electoral rolls, court of plea records, petty sessions and parish records.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
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.
Blyth Taxation Records
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.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Blyth Land & Property Records
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
Contains a register of Roman Catholic estates in Northumberland and the correspondence of Miles Stapylton, a Catholic from a gentry family.
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.
Blyth Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
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 directory listing phone with telephones in Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
Blyth Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Northumberland'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 Northumberland.
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.
Blyth 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.
Blyth Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A database of over 15,000 images relating to the Tyne & Wear area. It includes postcards, photos, paintings, ceramics, monuments and more.
Two volumes detailing the history and geology of Northumberland and some of its parishes.
A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.
Photographs and images of churches in Northumberland.
Blyth 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.
Blyth 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.
A searchable database of artifacts relating to the history of music in Northumberland.
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.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Blyth
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.
Blyth Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Northumberland'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.
Blyth Church Records
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
A wide collection of records, particularly those created by the government and church, such as electoral rolls, court of plea records, petty sessions and parish records.
Contains a register of Roman Catholic estates in Northumberland and the correspondence of Miles Stapylton, a Catholic from a gentry family.
Photographs and profiles of Catholic churches in the Diocese.
A listing of Church of England places of worship in Northumberland, recording new creations and transfers.
Biographical Directories Covering Blyth
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.
Blyth Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A number of maps of northern England with the locations of collieries plotted.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
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.
Blyth 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
Blyth, commonly called Blyth Nook, a considerable village, situated at the mouth of the river Blythe, and consisting of 183 houses and 1171 inhabitants. This place derives its origin from the coal trade; having some advantage from its situation, which brought it first to be regarded, and has since preserved it in esteem. We find the name in some of our old maps, but it seems probable that it was very little considered, till about the time of the Restoration. In the space of 50 years from thence the vessels loading there were not sufficiently numerous to attract notice; about ten years after they became at least double, though there was no village at the place, nor any tolerable town near it. In the year 1728 it seems to have doubled again, since 207 vessels were that year entered in the custom-house books, as coming from this place; and since that time it has been improving. It is looked upon as a creek to the port of Newcastle, and has a quay, though at low water the sea is fordable at the opening of the creek on horseback.
BLYTH, or South Blyth, with the lordship of Newsham and the suburbs of Waterloo, Cowpen Quay and Crofton, form a town, seaport and an ecclesiastical parish, with a station on the Blyth and Tyne section of the North Eastern railway. The town is seated on the southern bank of the river Blyth at its junction with the German Ocean, 283 miles from London, 13 north-north-east from Newcastle by road and 14 by railway, 9 north from Shields and 9 south-east from Morpeth, in the borough of Morpeth for parliamentary purposes, Wansbeck division of the county, east division of Castle ward, Bedlingtonshire petty sessional division, Tynemouth union and North Shields county court district, and in the rural deanery of Bedlington, archdeaconry of Northumberland and diocese of Newcastle. The town has much improved in appearance and trade; there are several good hotels and lodging houses and many well-filled shops: the sands are smooth, firm, and, descending gradually, render bathing safe and agreeable: the harbour of Blyth is very safe and there are few instances on record of vessels suffering damage upon entering it, even in the most tempestuous weather; it has a south-easterly outlet, and with the wind in any point, from north-north-east to west-south-west, can be entered by vessels under canvas. The trade of the town having rapidly developed, increased facilities have been made for the shipment of coal from the staiths on the south side of the harbour: there are 14 coaling spouts; eight of these, constructed by the North Eastern Railway Company, load into two hatchways of a vessel at one time; alongside four of them the Harbour Commissioners have provided a depth of water of 29 feet, and at four others 32 feet, at high tide: at the staiths on the north side there is a depth of 29 feet: a new entrance channel from the sea has been formed by dredging, in which a depth of 12 feet at low water or 26 ½ feet at high water is maintained: there are quays for the discharge of ballast, timber and general goods: the east pier has been extended and a west pier constructed, the latter forming a splendid promenade about a mile in length. The River Blyth Port Sanitary Authority was established in 1887 and consists of 12 members. There are two leading lights on the south side and one on each pier head; two lesser lights on the north side are only visible inside the pier heads. The National Life Boat Institution has a station here, with two life boats, one on either side of the harbour. The Local Government Act was adopted Mar. 17,1863, and the town and suburbs are now governed by two Local Boards, South Blyth of 9 members and Cowpen of 12 members: it is paved and is lighted with gas by a company from works on the Slake, and supplied with water from works 2 miles south. The ecclesiastical parish of Blyth was formed from the townships of Newsham and South Blyth, in Earsdon parish, and part of Horton parochial chapelry, Nov. 9, 1883. The church of St. Cuthbert, in the Plessy road, erected in 1885, in place of the chapel of ease built by the Ridley family in 1751, is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting at present of chancel and nave only: there are sittings for 400 persons. The register dates from the year 1885. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £220, in the gift of Rt. Hon. Sir M. W. Ridley bart. P.O., M.P. and held since 1888 by the Rev. Charles Woodhouse James M.A. of Christchurch, Oxford. The church of St. Mary, Waterloo, a chapel of ease to Horton, erected in 1863-4, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, west porch and a tower with small spire, containing one bell: there are 300 sittings. The church is served by the clergy of Horton. The Catholic church dedicated to Our Blessed Lady and St. Wilfrid, in Waterloo road, was erected in 1861-2, and is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of apsidal chancel and nave, 118 feet long and 36 wide: the reredos is of stone, beautifully carved: there are sittings for 668 persons. The English Presbyterian church, in Bridge street, is a building of stone, and will seat about 600 persons. The English Presbyterian church, situated at the top of Waterloo road, is a structure of red brick in the Gothic style, and has a lofty spire: it contains an organ, the gift of John Tweddell esq.: there are 600 sittings. The Congregational Free church, in Carlton street, is an edifice of brick, seating about 600 persons. The Methodist New Connexion chapel, in Waterloo road, erected in 1865, at a cost, including schools, of £2,800, is an edifice of brick, with a lofty tower and small spire: several of the windows are stained: there are 450 sittings. The Wesleyan chapel, near Blyth Bridge, erected in 1867-9, at a cost of £2,900, is a structure of red brick with stone dressings: the organ was built at a cost of £200: it will seat 800 persons: attached is a Sunday school, with class-rooms, erected in 1882. The Primitive Methodist chapel, at Cowpen Quay, is a large but plain edifice of brick, erected in 1868, and has sittings for 800 persons. The Christians’ Meeting house, in Wright street, erected in 1882, is an edifice of red brick and stone, and will seat about 300 persons. The Free Methodist church, in Bowes street, erected in 1882, is a neat building, seating about 350 persons. The Cemetery for Newsham and South Blyth district is about miles south, near to the sea coast, and contains 6 acres: there are two mortuary chapels: it is under the control of a Burial Board of 9 members. The Cemetery for Cowpen township is about half a mile west of Cowpen Quay and consists of 14 acres, with two mortuary chapels: it is under the control of a Burial Board of 9 members.
The trade of Blyth is chiefly carried on with ports in France, Germany, Holland and the Baltic and Mediterranean. The principal business is in coal, of which large quantities, of excellent quality, are brought down from the neighbouring collieries: the quantity of coals shipped from Blyth from Nov. 1891 to Oct. 1892 was 2,157,140 tons. Shipbuilding is carried on to some extent and the yards possess ample accommodation for the repair of vessels: there are four graving docks, two of which belong to Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Lim. and are respectively 350 feet and 320 feet in length; the other two belong to the Blyth Dry Dock Co. Lim. and are similarly 345 feet and 285 feet in length: there is also a floating dock. There are rope, chain-cable, mast, block, anchor and sail manufactories, gasworks, waterworks, steam saw mills and a brewery. There are upwards of 20 collieries within a radius of 4 miles from Blyth and about 20 more to the north and west, connected by rail with this harbour, which is the natural port of shipment. Many persons are engaged in the salmon and herring fishery during the months of July and August; the fishing is also prosecuted on a smaller scale at other times. A small market for butchers’ meat, vegetables and fish is held on Saturday. The Mechanics’ Institute was first established in 1847, and in 1858 transferred to the premises of the old Phoenix inn; the present building, in Bridge street, erected in 1882, at a cost of about £2,000, on a site given by Sir M. W. Ridley bart. who also subscribed £200, is an edifice of brick, with a central clock tower containing a clock, costing £150, the gift of Robert Bell esq. ship owner: the building comprises, on the ground floor, a reading room, well supplied with newspapers and periodicals, a library containing 5,500 volumes, and the offices of the Local Board for South Blyth.; on the upper floor is a lecture hall, 56 feet by 26, and three class rooms. Petty sessions for the Bedlington petty sessional division are held in the Mechanics’ Institute, on the second Monday in each month, and at Bedlington on the first Thursday in each month. [For list of magistrates and places in the division, see Bedlington.] The Blyth Church Institute, in Northumberland street, was established in 1885, for instruction and recreation. The Blyth and Cowpen Central Hall, at Waterloo, was erected in 1857, on a site given by the trustees of the Thoroton and Croft estate, at a cost of about £3,000: the building proper is 40 by 80 feet and contains on the ground floor a small lecture room and other rooms used for offices; on the second floor are two rooms, including an assembly room, 76 feet by 38, to hold 1,000 persons: a dramatic license has been obtained. The Theatre Royal, in Waterloo, was destroyed by fire in 1888 and rebuilt in 1889 by a limited company, at a cost of £5,000: it is a spacious and well-arranged building, tastefully fitted up and highly decorated, and will seat 1,700 persons. The Good Templars’ Hall, in Wellington street, Cowpen Quay, will hold 300 persons. Two newspapers, “The Blyth Weekly News” and the “Blyth Examiner, " are published on Friday. The Thomas Knight Memorial Hospital, in Beaconsfield street, was built by public subscription, at a cost of £2,500, the site being given by Rt. Hon. Sir M. W. Ridley bart. P.C., M.P. and was opened by the Hon. Lady Ridley, in December, 1887; the building is of white brick with stone dressings, and comprises on the upper floor two wards, each containing four beds; on the ground floor is a large committee room, a waiting room, dispensary, two consulting rooms and a kitchen and offices; the hospital is maintained by an endowment of £6,000, left by the late Mrs. Knight, of Crofton: during the year 1892, there were 19 in, and 757 out-patients. The Infectious Diseases Hospital was erected by the Blyth Port Sanitary Authority, at a cost of £1,300 and opened in Aug. 1893; it is on the west bank of the river Blyth, near Old Factory Point and opposite Cowpen Cemetery and is a corrugated iron building on a brick foundation, and comprises east, west and middle wards; the residential part consists of six rooms; provision is made for 20 beds. The Rt. Hon. Sir Matthew White Ridley bart. P.C., M.P. of Blagdon, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The area, with Newsham lordship, is 1,226 acres of land, 11 of water and 188 of tidal water and foreshore; rateable value, £29,418; the population in 1891 was 3,576.
Waterloo with Cowpen Quay and Crofton really constitute part of the town of Blyth, The principal trades carried on here are shipbuilding, glass bottle works, saw mills, and the extensive collieries of the Cowpen Coal Co. Limited. Here are several wharves and starts for shipping of coals from the various tramways west of the town.
Places of Worship, with times of services
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Plessy road, Rev. Charles Woodhouse James M.A. vicar; 8.30 & 10.45 a.m. & 6.15 p.m.; daily, 8.30 p.m.
St. Mary’s, Waterloo, Chapel of Ease to Horton, Rev. William Greenwell M.A, vicar; 8 & 10.45 a.m. & 6.15 p.m.; Thur. 8 a.m.
Cowpen Mission (Episcopalian), Rev. William Gowans, curate in charge.
English Presbyterian, Waterloo road, Rev. Peter Peace M.A,; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
English Presbyterian, Bridge street, Rev. James West-water; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Our Lady & St. Wilfrid Catholic, Waterloo, Rev. J. B. Mackinley, priest; 9 & 10.50 a.m. & 6 p.m.; daily mass, 8.30 a.m.
St. Cuthbert Catholic, Cowpen, Rev. John O. Burchell; mass, 10.15 & rosary, sermon & benediction, 6 p.m.; holidays of obligation, mass, 10 a.m. & rosary, sermon & benediction, 7.30 p.m.; daily mass, 8 a.m.
Christians’ Meeting House, Wright street, Cowpen quay; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Congregational Free Church, Carlton street, Rev. Thomas Clifton; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m.
Methodist New Connexion, Waterloo road, Rev. James Shippardson, minister; 10.30 a.m.& 6 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, Cowpen quay, Rev. Robert G. Graham & Rev. Edward Campbell; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; alternate Thur. 7 p.m.
United Methodist Free Church, Bowes street, Waterloo, Rev. Saml, Prater; 10.42 a.m. &6 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.
Wesleyan Methodist, Blyth bridge, Rev. Ralph Hunter & Rev. Charles Holman; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7 p.m.
Horns Mission Room, Fish quay; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.
Schools
A School Board of 7 members was formed February 2, 1874, for the United District of Cowpen, South Blyth & Newsham; Henry Taylor Rutherford, 1 Bridge street, clerk to the board.
Blyth, Stanley street (boys), built in 1870, for 170 children; average attendance, 115.
Blyth, Infants (mixed), Quayside, built in 1878, for 120 children; average attendance, 160.
Board (mixed & infants), Plessy road, built in 1892 at a cost £7,269, for 700 children; average attendance, 430 boys & girls & 232 infants.
Cowpen Quay, built in 1876, at a cost of £4,710, for 500 children; average attendance, 657.
Newsham (mixed), built in 1876, at a cost of £3,616, for 300 children; average attendance, 200 boys & girls & 80 infants.
National, Wanley street, Waterloo (mixed), built in 1858, for 250 children; average attendance, 132 boys, 127 girls & 51 infants.
Cowpen Colliery, Waterloo (mixed), built in 1866 & enlarged in 1889, for 230 children; average attendance, 230.
Catholic School, Cowpen, built in 1843, for 140 children; average attendance, 65.
Our Lady & St. Wilfrid’s (Catholic), Waterloo (mixed & infants), built in 1875, for 180 children; average attendance, 150.
Most Common Surnames in Blyth
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Northumberland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 36 | 1:24 | 0.67% | 2 |
| 2 | Bell | 34 | 1:25 | 0.75% | 5 |
| 3 | Wilson | 28 | 1:31 | 0.69% | 7 |
| 4 | Hogg | 19 | 1:45 | 2.09% | 66 |
| 5 | Dixon | 17 | 1:50 | 0.56% | 11 |
| 6 | Hall | 16 | 1:54 | 0.44% | 8 |
| 7 | Gallon | 14 | 1:61 | 5.51% | 271 |
| 8 | Dawson | 13 | 1:66 | 1.24% | 58 |
| 8 | Robson | 13 | 1:66 | 0.26% | 4 |
| 10 | Thompson | 12 | 1:71 | 0.22% | 1 |
| 10 | Tomlinson | 12 | 1:71 | 21.82% | 1,121 |
| 10 | Ellison | 12 | 1:71 | 3.86% | 217 |
| 10 | Herron | 12 | 1:71 | 5.58% | 327 |
| 14 | Brown | 11 | 1:78 | 0.20% | 3 |
| 14 | Hunter | 11 | 1:78 | 0.66% | 30 |
| 14 | Thornton | 11 | 1:78 | 3.25% | 198 |
| 17 | Harrison | 10 | 1:86 | 0.68% | 36 |
| 17 | Bennett | 10 | 1:86 | 3.91% | 269 |
| 17 | Emery | 10 | 1:86 | 6.58% | 473 |
| 17 | Blakey | 10 | 1:86 | 4.15% | 290 |
| 17 | Hindmarch | 10 | 1:86 | 6.58% | 473 |
| 17 | Jewers | 10 | 1:86 | 27.78% | 1,575 |
| 23 | Gledson | 9 | 1:95 | 9.78% | 716 |
| 24 | Robinson | 8 | 1:107 | 0.29% | 14 |
| 24 | Morgan | 8 | 1:107 | 2.65% | 223 |
| 24 | Marshall | 8 | 1:107 | 0.61% | 45 |
| 24 | Henderson | 8 | 1:107 | 0.31% | 17 |
| 24 | Carr | 8 | 1:107 | 0.42% | 27 |
| 24 | Stephenson | 8 | 1:107 | 0.60% | 44 |
| 24 | Morse | 8 | 1:107 | 57.14% | 3,116 |
| 24 | Emerson | 8 | 1:107 | 10.67% | 878 |
| 32 | Martin | 7 | 1:122 | 0.78% | 69 |
| 32 | Simpson | 7 | 1:122 | 0.46% | 34 |
| 32 | Armstrong | 7 | 1:122 | 0.22% | 10 |
| 32 | Craig | 7 | 1:122 | 1.79% | 175 |
| 32 | Ramsay | 7 | 1:122 | 2.41% | 233 |
| 32 | Storey | 7 | 1:122 | 0.61% | 52 |
| 32 | Tyrell | 7 | 1:122 | 100.00% | 5,219 |
| 32 | Tweedy | 7 | 1:122 | 3.29% | 332 |
| 32 | Readhead | 7 | 1:122 | 20.59% | 1,631 |
| 41 | Watson | 6 | 1:143 | 0.21% | 12 |
| 41 | Barker | 6 | 1:143 | 2.47% | 288 |
| 41 | Hudson | 6 | 1:143 | 0.97% | 100 |
| 41 | McLean | 6 | 1:143 | 3.14% | 380 |
| 41 | Bird | 6 | 1:143 | 4.80% | 554 |
| 41 | Gregory | 6 | 1:143 | 4.72% | 547 |
| 41 | Swain | 6 | 1:143 | 33.33% | 2,595 |
| 41 | Fenwick | 6 | 1:143 | 0.85% | 83 |
| 41 | Hemsley | 6 | 1:143 | 14.63% | 1,416 |
| 41 | Simm | 6 | 1:143 | 3.66% | 438 |
| 41 | Common | 6 | 1:143 | 2.68% | 311 |
| 41 | Caisley | 6 | 1:143 | 3.77% | 456 |
| 41 | Nail | 6 | 1:143 | 54.55% | 3,643 |
| 41 | Durfield | 6 | 1:143 | 54.55% | 3,643 |
| 55 | Wood | 5 | 1:171 | 0.31% | 32 |
| 55 | Green | 5 | 1:171 | 0.54% | 63 |
| 55 | Clarke | 5 | 1:171 | 2.39% | 340 |
| 55 | Anderson | 5 | 1:171 | 0.20% | 18 |
| 55 | Campbell | 5 | 1:171 | 0.55% | 67 |
| 55 | Kelly | 5 | 1:171 | 0.73% | 90 |
| 55 | Turnbull | 5 | 1:171 | 0.23% | 19 |
| 55 | Duff | 5 | 1:171 | 7.46% | 964 |
| 55 | Howes | 5 | 1:171 | 35.71% | 3,116 |
| 55 | Doughty | 5 | 1:171 | 11.90% | 1,382 |
| 55 | Wake | 5 | 1:171 | 1.89% | 255 |
| 55 | Gowans | 5 | 1:171 | 13.16% | 1,504 |
| 55 | Brewis | 5 | 1:171 | 1.18% | 151 |
| 55 | Reveley | 5 | 1:171 | 15.63% | 1,710 |
| 55 | Spills | 5 | 1:171 | 100.00% | 6,847 |
| 55 | Wheitman | 5 | 1:171 | 100.00% | 6,847 |
| 71 | Walker | 4 | 1:214 | 0.28% | 39 |
| 71 | Young | 4 | 1:214 | 0.15% | 16 |
| 71 | Price | 4 | 1:214 | 1.63% | 284 |
| 71 | Collins | 4 | 1:214 | 0.81% | 130 |
| 71 | Foster | 4 | 1:214 | 0.47% | 72 |
| 71 | Allan | 4 | 1:214 | 0.52% | 79 |
| 71 | Cartwright | 4 | 1:214 | 14.29% | 1,888 |
| 71 | Coates | 4 | 1:214 | 2.11% | 383 |
| 71 | Hanson | 4 | 1:214 | 15.38% | 2,005 |
| 71 | Cockburn | 4 | 1:214 | 0.73% | 119 |
| 71 | Cowper | 4 | 1:214 | 17.39% | 2,184 |
| 71 | Pyle | 4 | 1:214 | 2.65% | 480 |
| 71 | Mount | 4 | 1:214 | 57.14% | 5,219 |
| 71 | Soulsby | 4 | 1:214 | 1.42% | 238 |
| 71 | Boag | 4 | 1:214 | 3.15% | 547 |
| 71 | Olliver | 4 | 1:214 | 66.67% | 5,919 |
| 71 | Ditchburn | 4 | 1:214 | 4.44% | 734 |
| 71 | Bottoms | 4 | 1:214 | 20.00% | 2,404 |
| 71 | Atchison | 4 | 1:214 | 3.23% | 561 |
| 71 | Wolverson | 4 | 1:214 | 36.36% | 3,643 |
| 71 | Temby | 4 | 1:214 | 100.00% | 7,878 |
| 71 | Mennear | 4 | 1:214 | 100.00% | 7,878 |
| 71 | Baulks | 4 | 1:214 | 28.57% | 3,116 |
| 71 | Spourt | 4 | 1:214 | 66.67% | 5,919 |
| 95 | Moore | 3 | 1:286 | 0.33% | 64 |
| 95 | Gibson | 3 | 1:286 | 0.14% | 22 |
| 95 | Elliott | 3 | 1:286 | 0.16% | 26 |
| 95 | Reed | 3 | 1:286 | 0.26% | 51 |
| 95 | Crawford | 3 | 1:286 | 0.61% | 132 |
| 95 | Nelson | 3 | 1:286 | 0.59% | 124 |
| 95 | Baldwin | 3 | 1:286 | 4.11% | 899 |
| 95 | Warton | 3 | 1:286 | 100.00% | 9,093 |
| 95 | Spenser | 3 | 1:286 | 100.00% | 9,093 |
| 95 | Gilgour | 3 | 1:286 | 100.00% | 9,093 |
| 105 | Turner | 2 | 1:429 | 0.21% | 62 |
| 105 | Lee | 2 | 1:429 | 0.19% | 55 |
| 105 | Wilkinson | 2 | 1:429 | 0.15% | 43 |
| 105 | Graham | 2 | 1:429 | 0.09% | 21 |
| 105 | Burton | 2 | 1:429 | 0.99% | 354 |
| 105 | Kay | 2 | 1:429 | 1.18% | 420 |
| 105 | Abbott | 2 | 1:429 | 5.88% | 1,631 |
| 105 | Davison | 2 | 1:429 | 0.10% | 23 |
| 105 | Eaton | 2 | 1:429 | 15.38% | 3,274 |
| 105 | Dent | 2 | 1:429 | 0.99% | 354 |
| 105 | Temple | 2 | 1:429 | 0.61% | 205 |
| 105 | Laws | 2 | 1:429 | 0.50% | 167 |
| 105 | Hedley | 2 | 1:429 | 0.16% | 48 |
| 105 | Pattinson | 2 | 1:429 | 0.76% | 255 |
| 105 | Lonsdale | 2 | 1:429 | 6.45% | 1,749 |
| 105 | Darlington | 2 | 1:429 | 6.90% | 1,843 |
| 105 | Cocks | 2 | 1:429 | 5.56% | 1,575 |
| 105 | Douglass | 2 | 1:429 | 0.46% | 147 |
| 105 | Hindmarsh | 2 | 1:429 | 0.34% | 106 |
| 105 | Bewick | 2 | 1:429 | 0.86% | 301 |
| 105 | Thomlinson | 2 | 1:429 | 100.00% | 10,374 |
| 105 | Biggar | 2 | 1:429 | 18.18% | 3,643 |
| 105 | Wears | 2 | 1:429 | 2.11% | 696 |
| 105 | Ashburn | 2 | 1:429 | 10.53% | 2,498 |
| 105 | Dowey | 2 | 1:429 | 3.45% | 1,085 |
| 105 | Nevens | 2 | 1:429 | 11.76% | 2,712 |
| 131 | Johnson | 1 | 1:857 | 0.04% | 13 |
| 131 | Wright | 1 | 1:857 | 0.08% | 50 |
| 131 | King | 1 | 1:857 | 0.25% | 172 |
| 131 | Holmes | 1 | 1:857 | 0.22% | 142 |
| 131 | Saunders | 1 | 1:857 | 1.59% | 1,013 |
| 131 | Wallace | 1 | 1:857 | 0.13% | 78 |
| 131 | Frost | 1 | 1:857 | 1.22% | 807 |
| 131 | Douglas | 1 | 1:857 | 0.11% | 68 |
| 131 | North | 1 | 1:857 | 6.25% | 2,844 |
| 131 | Lindsay | 1 | 1:857 | 0.59% | 423 |
| 131 | Rice | 1 | 1:857 | 1.27% | 834 |
| 131 | Wills | 1 | 1:857 | 1.82% | 1,121 |
| 131 | Gardiner | 1 | 1:857 | 1.64% | 1,041 |
| 131 | Bowman | 1 | 1:857 | 0.23% | 145 |
| 131 | Rutherford | 1 | 1:857 | 0.07% | 35 |
| 131 | Grey | 1 | 1:857 | 0.14% | 81 |
| 131 | Corbett | 1 | 1:857 | 0.61% | 442 |
| 131 | Tate | 1 | 1:857 | 0.21% | 133 |
| 131 | Hopper | 1 | 1:857 | 0.37% | 248 |
| 131 | Guthrie | 1 | 1:857 | 0.37% | 251 |
| 131 | Collings | 1 | 1:857 | 9.09% | 3,643 |
| 131 | Sayers | 1 | 1:857 | 2.78% | 1,575 |
| 131 | Mullen | 1 | 1:857 | 0.51% | 370 |
| 131 | Milburn | 1 | 1:857 | 0.15% | 94 |
| 131 | Catchpole | 1 | 1:857 | 4.76% | 2,325 |
| 131 | Claydon | 1 | 1:857 | 11.11% | 4,232 |
| 131 | Souter | 1 | 1:857 | 25.00% | 7,878 |
| 131 | Wale | 1 | 1:857 | 25.00% | 7,878 |
| 131 | Laidler | 1 | 1:857 | 0.22% | 142 |
| 131 | Ogle | 1 | 1:857 | 0.49% | 354 |
| 131 | Pape | 1 | 1:857 | 2.70% | 1,541 |
| 131 | Grieves | 1 | 1:857 | 0.48% | 344 |
| 131 | Kirkup | 1 | 1:857 | 0.48% | 339 |
| 131 | Hewison | 1 | 1:857 | 1.39% | 908 |
| 131 | Arbuckle | 1 | 1:857 | 5.56% | 2,595 |
| 131 | Beaney | 1 | 1:857 | 2.86% | 1,601 |
| 131 | Aitcheson | 1 | 1:857 | 3.33% | 1,790 |
| 131 | Hudspeth | 1 | 1:857 | 0.93% | 630 |
| 131 | Vizard | 1 | 1:857 | 100.00% | 12,171 |
| 131 | Pane | 1 | 1:857 | 50.00% | 10,374 |
| 131 | Summerville | 1 | 1:857 | 4.17% | 2,120 |
| 131 | Grinling | 1 | 1:857 | 50.00% | 10,374 |
| 131 | Haddrick | 1 | 1:857 | 20.00% | 6,847 |
| 131 | Hatherick | 1 | 1:857 | 7.14% | 3,116 |
| 131 | Elstobb | 1 | 1:857 | 100.00% | 12,171 |
| 131 | Huggay | 1 | 1:857 | 100.00% | 12,171 |