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Scottish Baptisms : Does anyone know why

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Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 4 Jul 2006 14:33

Thanks Kate, Looks like I've just got to wait. Jean x.

Kate

Kate Report 4 Jul 2006 14:28

Well, it is because some batches on the IGI are girls only or boys only, but as for why on earth anybody decided that was a good way to batch up baptisms for transcription, I have no idea! Let's hope they eventually transcribe the missing ones! Kate.

Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 4 Jul 2006 13:31

Gillian.. Thought it was just my family. LOL. I can only assume that the boys were baptised at the same Church in Scotland but for some reason are not showing on the IGI. If it had only been 1 family I might have thought they'd been overlooked but it is several branches over seversl years. Jean x.

Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 4 Jul 2006 12:51

Nudging this cos I hope one of you knowledgable peeps can help. Jean x.

Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 4 Jul 2006 11:13

Thanks Gwyneth... I thought I saw a similar thread a little while ago which inferred that the IGI did not rotate their records but periodically updated them.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 4 Jul 2006 11:04

No idea myself but there was mention of this on the Rotation of IGI records thread.

Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 4 Jul 2006 10:59

Does anyone have a clue as to why my Scottish ancestors' daughters baptisms are on the IGI but none of their sons although they lived at the same addresses. Where on earth did they have their sons baptised. Jean x.