This entry, extracted from the Widdrington parish burial register, refers to Dorothy James. Dorothy was the daughter of Wm. [William] James and his wife Ann. She died on the 7th March 1811 and was buried on the 10th March 1811 aged only 5 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 Widdrington parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
