1776 Baptism Record for John Yorke

Handwritten record of the baptism of John Yorke, dated 1776. The entry reads: 'Thursday Aug the 8th - a Negro Servant belonging Mr Hutton and who had been in the family above 4 years and supposed then to be about 17 or 18 years of age and co'd say his Catechism in a tollerable way was Baptized in the Church of Marske by the name of John Yorke. The Sponsors were Mr Hutton, Mr Faull of Beedal and the Housekeeper Anne Liny. The next day the said Youth was confirmed in Richmond Church by the Bishop of Chester'.

Reproduced by permission of North Yorkshire Country Record Office