Blyth formed part of the parish of Horton St. Mary. This entry, extracted from the Horton parish baptism register 1798 - 1812, refers to Christopher Short born 7th May 1798 and baptised 3rd June 1798. He was the son of John Short, who was a Mariner by profession and was a native of Blyth. John's wife was recorded as Mary Heron.
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. Baptism Registers of Horton parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service
