This entry, extracted from the Wark parish baptism register 1818 - 1959, refers to Francis Henry Westropp baptised 30th March 1898. He was the son of Robert Dovelan and Katharine Mary Beatrice Ross-Lewins. Robert was the Rector of Wark Parish.
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. Baptisms prior to 1818 are recorded in the registers of Simonburn. These parish registers are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.
