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| Graeme Wall to Richard Smith |
| Re: Two Baptisms same person |
| 22 Aug 18 17:57:21 |
From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk On 22/08/2018 17:21, Richard Smith wrote: > On 22/08/18 17:07, Ron Taylor wrote: >> Rather strange. I have Harriot Lutterloh daughter of Henry and Phillis >> baptised 1 April 1773 St Giles in Fields and again April 15 St >> Marylebone - given the names etc clearly the same person. There are no >> explanatory annotations against either entry. >> >> Any thoughts on this? > > It's not that uncommon. Generally the first will have been a private > baptism carried out in the house very soon after birth because it was > thought likely the child might not live, and the second will have been a > public baptism or reception into church when the child was well enough > to be taken to church. > But would a private baptism be entered in church records? -- Graeme Wall This account not read. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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