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Belford St. Mary's Burial Register (1786 - 1812)

 

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Belford St. Mary's Burial Register - Click for bigger imageThis entry, extracted from the Belford parish burial register, refers to the Reverend George Goodwill. George died on the 22nd December 1803 and was buried on the 25th December 1803 aged 59 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 Belford parish are deposited with Northumberland Archives Service.