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As I work my way through the OPR, I'm finding occasional records of burials. Most are of little use as they contain no information--for example, the entry for March 4 1797 reads:
A person from West Laws
Do from Swinton
A woman from Upsettlington
The only information to be gained from this is that people were not necessarily buried in their home churchyard. There are many others that simply say "an old man", "a child" or something similar and the record seems to be more to keep track of fees paid to the grave diggers than the burials. However, a few do name people, and I'll include them here as I find them.
December 1784 - Mrs Waugh
February 1785 - Margaret Nisbet
Between 1 October 1786 and 1 October 1787
Willm Paterson - Jardinefield
Mrs Tait - Langrig
Jas Maul's son
John Richardson's child
(plus 10 unnamed people)
Between 1 October 1787 and 1 October 1788
Alison Runciman from West Laws
Elisabeth Blair Upsettlington
(plus 10 unnamed people)
Between 1 October 1788 and 1 October 1789
Peter Cunningham
(plus 5 unnamed people, duty paid; "several buried for which collect no duty")
Between 1 October 1789 and 1 October 1790
Mrs Mason - Whitsome Hill
Jeffrey from Wood End
William Dumble
Alexr Tunter
(plus 5 unnamed people)
Between 1 October 1791 and 1 October 1794
15 unnamed people
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