This entry, extracted from the Hexham parish baptism register 1643 - 1753, refers to Matthew, son of Cuthbt. [Cuthbert] Henderson who was baptised on the 24th February 1643.
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 Hexham parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
