This entry, extracted from the Whittingham parish baptism register 1857 - 1895, refers to Charles Henry Reay, baptised 5th February 1871. He was the son of George and Dorothy Sarah Jones of Powburn. George's profession was a Groom.
When a person is baptised an entry is made in the baptism register. Of particular interest are the baptism registers for the period 1798-1812. These are known as Bishop Barrington registers. Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, ordered that additional information should be recorded in the registers, for example, details about the parents and sometimes grandparents of the child being baptised. The baptism registers of Whittingham parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
