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Kevin | Report | 2 Mar 2004 22:35 |
I have come to a bit of a puzzle. I have found a Marriage of my ancestor Joseph Norton to Elisabeth Ford in East Knoyle Wilts 1749. they then had (maybe) 15 kids baptised in the same parish but 2 of them were done in the same year a few months apart. were they A) twins and the parents could not afford to have them baptised together so did them separatly. B) the first child was baptised quite a few months after birth and in between the mother concieved again and then this child was baptised straight away. C) two sets of parents with the same names living in a small village at the same time. your votes please a b or c |
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Lisa J in California | Report | 2 Mar 2004 22:40 |
Don't know how to answer your question, but a lot of my ancestors' siblings were baptised about 2 or 3 months after birth. I've found a few that were baptised within a day or two of birth and those are the ones that I've found in the burial registrars, having died shortly after birth. Be interesting to see what others think. PS I ordered my family's records from their church (did cost quite a bit to do that, however). Could you perhaps do the same? |
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Helen | Report | 2 Mar 2004 22:55 |
I'm guessing these are the baptisms on my VRI CD shown as Hindon? There are three occasions when less than 9 months has passed between the christenings and my guess would be two sets of parents. I think if they were short of cash and had delayed a baptism, they would have had both children 'done' together when the new baby arrived maybe. |
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Kevin | Report | 2 Mar 2004 23:38 |
Helen, Yes they are from hindon. they are prob the ones on vri. but hindon is a tiny place. it be a bit confusing if different parents. |
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Guinevere | Report | 3 Mar 2004 06:56 |
Hi, I have several families who baptised one child when the mother was expecting the next so some baptisms are only a few months apart. The census will tell you about how long the age gap is if you can find them there. Gwynne |
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