Sunderland Holy Trinity

Parish Notes Durham

Sunderland Holy Trinity

[Population 1911: 6,310 incl. 125 persons enumerated on board vessels]

Church

The parish church of Holy Trinity, at the top of Church street, erected in 1719 and repaired and new-roofed in 1803, is a plain edifice of brick, with stone mouldings, in the Classic style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, and a western tower with pinnacles containing a clock and 8 bells, hung in 1900, at a cost of £300: on the west front is a sun-dial: there are side and end galleries, erected in 1842, at a cost of £730: in the front porch, or principal entrance, is a marble statue to the Rev. Robert Gray M.A. formerly rector of Sunderland, who died in 1838: there are 1,400 sittings. The register dates from the year 1719. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £600, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Durham, and held since 1910 by the Rev. Septimus Pater M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, who is a surrogate. [Kelly's Durham Directory (1925), page 434.]

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Non-Parochial Records

Sunderland Advertiser 3/2/1831 (birth) On Saturday the 29th, Mrs. Ann Moor, wife of Mr. L. Moor, Bishopwearmouth of a daughter.

Sunderland Advertiser 3/2/1831 (birth) On the 2d instant, Mrs. Ray, wife of Mr. John Ray, of the Customs, of a daughter.

Sunderland Advertiser 3/2/1831 (marriage) In this Town, on the 30th ult., Mr John Robinson, to Miss. Barbara Smith.

Sunderland Advertiser 3/2/1831 (marriage) On the 1st inst. in ... Mr William Patterson, Pilot, to Miss. Ann Brown, all of this place.

Sunderland Advertiser 3/2/1831 (marriage) At Tynemouth church, Mr. James Thirwell, Master Mariner, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Richard Jeckels, of Chirton.

Sunderland Advertiser 3/2/1831 (marriage) On Thursday the 3rd of February at Newcastle, Mr. T. Matthewson, to Mary, daughter of Mr. Edward Pile, all of Durham.

Sunderland Advertiser 16/4/1831 SUNDERLAND POLICE.- April 11.- Isaac Joseph, a Frenchman, was convicted before J. Davison and S. Reed, Esqrs., in the penalty of £10, under the Hawkers and Peddlers' Act, for not having printed or painted on his pack the words 'Licenced Hawker,' together with the name and number &c. in his Licence.

Newcastle Courant 29/3/1834 [marriage] The 23rd inst. at Sunderland, Mr Ralph Pigg, to Miss Ann Turnbull.

Gateshead Observer 16/12/1837 POLICE NEWS - SUNDERLAND ... Mr. Richard Vipond, shipowner, was brought up on a charge of assaulting Barnabas Hedley, inspector of police, whilst endeavouring to apprehend James Hevey, an escaped transport; the witnesses having been examined, Mr. V. was bound over to appear at the next sessions, at the Central Criminal Courts, Old Bailey, London, on the 31st inst., himself in £200, and two sureties in £100 each.

Newcastle Courant 12/5/1843 On Friday, seven mechanics sailed from Sunderland for the Continent, in search of employment. Several English artisans, masons, sawyers, &c., have of late, from time to time, emigrated from the Wear for France, with a view to better their condition.

Illustrated London News 16/2/1850 The remains of the persons who were unfortunately drowned off the pier at Sunderland, in endeavouring to save the crew of a small vessel, were interred in Sunderland churchyard on Sunday afternoon last. The funeral of Mr. Coulson Douglas was followed by a number of shipowners and master mariners, by whom he was much respected. The funerals of Robert Chisholm and Robert Reay were followed by a procession of seamen. The pall on the coffin was partially covered with a union jack. An immense number of persons crowded the churchyard.

Newcastle Courant 6/12/1850 Commander Wm. Purdo, R.N. Sunderland, has received the medal awarded by her Majesty for services in Egypt in 1801.

The Times 14/9/1852 EMIGRATION FROM SUNDERLAND.- Saturday Night.- This afternoon the Emigrant, a large and handsome new vessel, left the South-docks, in this town, for Port Phillip, in Australia, in the presence of at least 12,000 persons, who lined the quays and piers, and cheered her on her passage to the sea. She takes out 147 passengers, 116 adults and 31 children. The principle portion of the passengers are persons in the middle class of life, who with their families will settle down to their ordinary occupations. There are two or three parties, however, for the "diggins." They are provided with tents, pickaxes, carts, shovels, &c., and are armed to the teeth. Amongst the general cargo one passenger has £1,000 worth of glass. The vessel is admirably ventilated, and, it is stated by the Government inspector, amply provisioned. She sails upon Temperance principles.