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Would it be stretching things...christening

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PollySalt

PollySalt Report 18 Sep 2012 21:27

Just wanted to ask would it be to far fetched to be christened 15/16 years after being born, could it be something that could happen.

Thanks

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 18 Sep 2012 21:30

yes Dizzi

lots of people were christened when they were adults for lots of reasons.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 18 Sep 2012 22:06

Yes

Found one that was christened on the day of her wedding.

Perhaps the family had all the children batpised at once

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 18 Sep 2012 22:22

I have found them Christened just before leaving home to go into service or other employment.

Gwyn

PollySalt

PollySalt Report 18 Sep 2012 22:36

Thanks for your replies, it now seems that a spanner has been thrown into the works lol.
Now I need to do some lateral thinking and a lot more digging :-D

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 19 Sep 2012 07:24

I HAVE FIVE CHILDEN BAPTISED AT THE SAME TIME YOUNGEST WAS 12
SO NEVER USE BAPTISUM AS BIRT DATE

Alan

Alan Report 19 Sep 2012 08:30

It's as the 'girls' say. I'm transcribing baptisms now and Adult Baptisms are quite common.

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 19 Sep 2012 12:29

My g/g/grandfather & his brother had all their joint 11 or more children baptised on the same day. Ages ranging from babies to 16 years old. My. g/grandfather was the eldest at 17 and did not get baptised.

And on the same pages are many more multiple family baptisms.

So not that unusual.

Phyll

Phyll Report 19 Sep 2012 14:18

I have a relative who was christened just before she died.

Susan

Susan Report 19 Sep 2012 14:26



I was one of three Girls all Bapts on ther same day...I was 5 / Sister 3 / Sister 1.

I guess it saves money one way or another.

Kense

Kense Report 19 Sep 2012 20:36

Where a late baptism occurs it is quite possible that the parish register will have the date of birth as well as the date of baptism.

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 19 Sep 2012 21:15

Yes many do, but on one of mine all the d.o.b.'s on the r/hand page are in the fold of the page and the pages have not been copied correctly, so you can see there is something there on all the records but not able to see.

A lot depends on who or how the copying was done.

Also a lot depends on the vicar whether he was one of those that liked to put dob on. :-)