Family history research
Family history research
Trace ancestry with expert help, access to records and certificates.
Northumberland Archives
If you need help finding the record details, the Northumberland Archive Service can help with searched before 1901 and archived records.
We only hold records of events that happened in Northumberland.
Our team can provide details to help find ancestors whose records are held outside of the county.
For advice and assistance:
Email: archives@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone: 01670 624 358
Locating a record
Missing records
We'll try our best to advise which county may hold it.
Incomplete registers
Some marriage registers may not have been completed.
This is usually the ones used by the Church of England, or other places of worship.
These registers stay at the church. We can give you the contact details of the person responsible for the marriage entry.
Ensure the register you are looking for has taken place in Northumberland since 1837.
Order a copy certificate
A copy of a birth, death, marriage, or civil partnership certificate can help find a record.
Copy certificates cost £12.50.
Searching for a grave
Prior to 1900
Contact the Northumberland County Archives service:
Email: archives@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone: 01670 624 358
After 1900
Contact the cemetery where you believe the person is buried.
Cemeteries may not have all records as some have been destroyed over the years by fire or floods.
Some older cemeteries, which are now closed, may be managed by parish or town councils.
Further information
You may wish to use one of the following services:
- The National Archives
- Census (these are available to the public 1801 to 1901)
- parish registers
- Bishop's transcripts (from approximately 1600 onwards)
- inscriptions on gravestones
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