As I was not told which individual record we are referring to here I did a little searching of the Parish Records on this site and it appears that the record in question is the burial of Benjamin BURROWS in 1882 at Drybrook.

The following is what actually is in the transcribers notes for the record: "Name is annotated NY"

Looking at other Drybrook burial records I noticed that a number of them have notes which are similar, such as:

Name is annotated NY
Name is annotated OY
Name is annotated Upper Yd Wm 1 Row 13

My conclusion is that these annotations refer to the locations of the graves. NY being New Yard and OY being Old Yard.

BURRIS / BURROWS
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Year: 1882
Month: May
Day: 13
Surname: BURROWS
Forenames: Benjamin
Residence: Upper Bilson
Age_at_death: 62
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death: [not sta
Memoranda: Name is annotated NY
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/12
Page_No: 159
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1881
Benjamin Burrows abt 1811 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Burrows abt 1826 Dean Forest, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1871
Benjamin Burrows 56
Mary Ann Burrows 55
William Burrows 22
Emma Burrows 13
Thomas Blewett 19
George Simmonds 28
Miles Morriss 46
Oliver Loyd 23
Emma Loyd 27

1861
Benjamin Burrows abt 1816 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary A Burrows abt 1814 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Richd Burrows abt 1841 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizth Burrows abt 1847 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Wm Burrows abt 1849 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

1851
Benjamin Burrows abt 1812 Mitcheadenspton, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ann Burrows abt 1813 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Joseph Burrows abt 1836 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Richard Burrows abt 1840 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emma Burrows abt 1843 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Burrows abt 1847 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Burrows abt 1851 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

1841
Benjamin Burrows abt 1809 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Burrows abt 1812 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Joseph Burrows abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Richard Burrows abt 1833 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

BENJAMIN BURROUGHS
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 03 SEP 1809 Minchinhampton, Gloucester, England
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Parents:
Father: JOHN BURROUGHS
Mother: ANN
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