Genealogy Chat

hi it could be the same reason as i had one of my sons christenen in hospital and he dos,nt have any godparents only the doctor and the nurse as he was dying at 6weeks old but is now 46,so that could be why your dad has no godparents as he may have been ill lol joycex

Perhaps the parents and the vicar stood as his godparents? If it actually took place in the church, rather than somewhere else and entered up later, I expect he would have had two godfathers and one godmother. Try and work out what day of the week the baptism took place - it may have been midweek, rather than the traditional Sunday. Just a thought - any connection with the entry above or below? (Were they the same date? Could have been a double baptism with one set of communal godparents) Jay

When my last daughter was baprtised my husband was also her godfather. I don't remember having a certificare for some reason but maybe that is what happened in your Dad's case and it wasn't recorded. Why not ask the vicar if you live in the area? Or I suppose any vicar wiykd be able ro rell you. Pat.

Hi Marie, thanks for your reply. You may be right about the frail baby thing, this has crossed my mind before. His parents stayed in the same area all their lives, in fact we still live in much the same area now, so I don't think the second theory applies. Had a thought. My dad's name is Sam (Samuel) and before he was born, his parents named their first boy Sam after his father. He died in 1925 just before he was 2 and my dad was born in 1937 and given his name. Mabye it was thought to be unlucky for a child with the name of a dead sibling to have godparents - what do you think? Best wishes Carol

Possibly he was a frail baby and in danger of death so his parents had him baptised/christened in a hurry. No time to bother with Godparents. Then he surprised everyone by living!! Some frail babies often do... or perhaps the parents were new to a place and knew no one to ask? M

Hello, can anybody shed any light on this for me please. My dad was born and baptised in 1937 in a Church of England Church. I have a copy of the entry of his baptism which is on a page full of about 15 baptisms. The headings on the page are as follows: Date: Childs Name: Parents Name: Address: Fathers Occupation: Godparents: Vicar: My dads baptism entry is probably about half way down the page. All the other children have 2 or maybe 3 godparents EXCEPT for my dad, who doesn't have any!! I have checked his siblings baptisms and they DO have godparents, so it isn't a family thing. My dad isn't the first or last child in the family. I looked all the way through the Fiche for this church, and there are not any other entries like this. When I told my dad, he really felt sorry for himself and sulked for a week! Anybody have any clever ideas or theories on this please? Best wishes Carol