Sir John de Burdon, acted as the Constable of
Berwick Castle, the
Sheriff of Berwick
The Sheriff of Berwick was historically a royal official, who was responsible for enforcing justice in Berwickshire, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, ...
during 1298-1303.
Biography
John was a knight from Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. He was appointed keeper of Berwick Castle in 1298 in Scotland, which was the administrative centre as Sheriff of Berwick during the English administration of Scotland.
[Watson, p.115.]
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People of Medieval Scotland - John Burdon, constable of Berwick
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English people of the Wars of Scottish Independence
13th-century English people
14th-century English people
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