This entry, extracted from the Bedlington parish burial register, refers to John Henderson. John died on the 10th March 1804 and was buried on the 25th April 1804 aged 60 years. He drowned in the river at Bedlington.
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 Bedlington parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
