Henderson, John (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

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Dates 1684
Location Berwick-upon-Tweed
Vocation Chapman; criminal
Place of Birth Scotland
Marriage
Issue
Place of birth Source Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Charles II, xxvii, 160-163, 216

Suspected as one of the murderers of James Sharp, archbishop of St Andrews (1679). Living in exile in Berwick-upon-Tweed, where he was caught, and transferred to gaol in Morpeth. Mistakenly released, and made his way back to Scotland.