"Almost all early records of this congregation have either been lost or destroyed" --- There are baptism records from 1728 to 1926 available, and marriages from 1835 to 1903 ( NRO 2184/2, NRO 3379,UR/P6). It's correct that records before 1728 are missing, mores' the pity. Mike Temple. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gen listlass" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:24 AM Subject: [NMB] More about marriages at Birdhopecraig - original sourcematerial > Looking though church history pamphlets at Woodhorn yesterday for > somewhere completely different, I found one about Birdhopecraig > Presbyterian chapel. > It is called "Sketch of the history of Birdhopecraig Congregation by Rev. > T Newlands" He was their minister for 56 years and it is dated 1896. > The first paragraph starts:Almost all early records of this congregation > have either been lost or destroyed, so it has been difficult to collect > the materials for this sketch" > The last paragraph ends: MarriagesThe church was not registered for > marriages till 1839, but marrying and giving in marriage went on all the > same. They just stepped over the Carter into Scotland, and taking their > minister with them, were married there. Five such marriages are registered > by the Rev. Mr McFie in the end of the Book of Baptisms, four at Carter > Head and one at Cocklaw at the back of Cheviot" > These are the five marriages I mentioned in a previous email and reveal > the location of Cocklaw. It also explains why marriages might be missing, > "lost or destroyed" was his phrase. > > Gen in NBL England > > > > > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message