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| − | |A beautiful, historical border county, with more castles than in any other English county -
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| − | Alnwick, Bamburgh, Warkworth and many, many more.
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| − | With outstanding coastline from Lindisfarne and Holy Island in the North, to beaches South to Tynemouth Priory as well as Hadrian's Wall and Keilder Water, the largest man-made lake in Europe, there is plenty for visitors to see.
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| − | It is the home land of many famous people St.Cuthbert and St. Aidan, Admiral Lord Collingwood, Thomas Bewick, Capability Brown and father of the railways, George Stephenson.
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| − | '''County town:''' Newcastle Upon Tyne
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| − | '''Other major towns:''' Tynemouth, Wallsend
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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Northumberland| Northumberland Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| − | | [[Image: EnglandNorthumberland.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | '''Primary Reference'''
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| − | *[http://pscm.northumberland.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=106,54411&_dad=portal92&_schema=PORTAL92&pid=90043 '''Berwick Record Office''']
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| − | *[http://www.northeastbmd.org.uk/offices.php Northumberland Archives]
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| − | *[http://www.ndfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.southtyneside.info/communitysupport/register/ South Tyneside Register Office's Searchable BMDs]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~uknortheast/index.html UK North East Website and Genealogical Mailing List]
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| − | *[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
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| − | *[http://pscm.northumberland.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=106,54411&_dad=portal92&_schema=PORTAL92&pid=90049 Northumberland Collections]
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| − | *[http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Communities.htm Northumberland Communites]
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| − | *[http://pscm.northumberland.gov.uk/pls/portal92/docs/11802 Northumberland Farm Index 1860] PDF document
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| − | *[http://www.newmp.org.uk/ North East War Memorial Project] Searchable database by name and/or location
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| − | *[http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys+to+the+Past+-+Home+Page Keys to the past; Northumberland and Durham]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tynesidehistory/index.html Tyneside Family History]
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| − | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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| − | *[http://rgcairns.orpheusweb.co.uk/DirectoryContents.html A Directory and Concise History of Berwick-upon-Tweed 1806]
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| − | *[http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Cramlington.htm Cramlington & the Colliery]
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| − | *[http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/ Newcastle City Council]
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| − | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/DeathNotices/ Newcastle Evening Chronicle Death Notices 1885-1905]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~agene/norhammi/ Monumental Inscriptions and name database, Norham St Cuthbert's Church]
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| − | *[http://ulgham.tripod.com/ulgen/ulgenind.htm Ulgham Genealogy pages]
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| − | *[http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/welcome2.htm Woodhorn Site]
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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~agene/norhammi/map.html Norham St Cuthbert's Graveyard Plan]
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| − | *[http://www.picturesofgateshead.co.uk/index.html Pictures and maps of Gateshead]
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| − | '''Books of local interest'''
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | A complete listing of register offices for the Northumberland/Newcastle/Durham region, with links to the relevant offices is available at:
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| − | *[http://www.northeastbmd.org.uk/offices.php North East Register Offices]
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| − | '''Alnwick'''
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| − | Market Place<br>
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| − | Alnwick<br>
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| − | Tel 01665 602363<br>
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| − | e-mail alnwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Berwick'''
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| − | 5 Palace Street East<br>
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| − | Berwick<br>
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| − | Northumberland<br>
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| − | Tel 01289 307373<br>
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| − | e-mail berwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk<br>
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| − | The Berwick office can supply a '''handwritten''' copy of a certificate.
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| − | '''Hexham'''
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| − | Abbey Gate House<br>
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| − | Market St<br>
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| − | Hexham<br>
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| − | Tel 01434 602355<br>
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| − | e-mail hexhamreg@northumberland.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Morpeth'''
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| − | 94 Newgate St<br>
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| − | Morpeth<br>
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| − | Tel 01670 513232<br>
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| − | e-mail morpethreg@northumberland.gov.uk<br>
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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