This entry, extracted from the Bedlington parish burial register, which includes Hedderton, refers to Isabella Jefferson. Isabella died on the 26th May 1803 and was buried on the 28th May 1803 aged 27 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 Bedlington parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
