This entry, extracted from the Ancroft parish burial register, which included Scremerston, refers to Margt [Margaret] Brown. Margaret was the daughter of John and Margaret Brown. She buried on the 8th July 1799 aged only 9 years.
When a person is buried an entry is made in the burial register. Of particular interest are the burial registers of the period 1798-1812. These are known as Bishop Barrington registers. Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, ordered that additional information should be recorded, for example, a person's age and occupation when they died. Burial registers of Ancroft parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
