Genealogy Chat

I've seen a couple of instances of it, one that I thought was an ancestor but turned out to be a wrong turn.

I think in away, while being sad it's also a beautiful thing. Saying goodbye to a loved one as you welcome another into the fold. Certainly bittersweet.

I have to say that the buy one get one free thing was probably close to the mark and it did make me laugh. I know it's a sombre subject but these things seem to have happened that way.

I was helping a friend with her tree the other day and she was surprised that some of her ancestors married in Christmas Day.
I explained that it was probably the only day they had free to get married and when friends and relations could come too.

We tend to forget that our ancestors had very few days off to do anything.

It may indeed have been a case of only a visiting priest but it may also have been the only day available.

A funeral can't be delayed but it might have made good sense to the family to hold an outstanding baptism at the same time.

I have several examples of families baptising as many as 3 or 4 of their children on the same day and I have seen a baptism on the same day as a child's parents married.

What Laptop Dancer said in a light hearted way is probably similar to what actually happened.

There is also the possibility that having lost a small child (perhaps to something nasty and infectious) the parents were keen to ensure the baby's salvation was taken care of if she came down with the same thing.

Sue
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*clips Laptop Dancer's ear*

I, too, have heard of more than one such occasion on the same day. I can only imagine the various emotions the bereaved felt.

One of my ancestors was baptized the same day as her father was buried. I am sure the vicar asked if all the children had been baptized while he was organising the funeral . and then did a catch up job.

. It was puzzling at firsst, as other evidence shows she must have been about 4 years old at the time, and a later child had been baptized already.

As well as that she was baptized as Julian when she was definitely Julia.

I am sure I read somewhere that this happened, particually in smaller parishes & rural areas because there was no residant vicar / priest & they only visited the church at certain times of the year & for funeral services.

Sam

Laptop Dancer?..

Is that supposed to be clever or witty?

M. Steer

Thanks Angela,

It must have been dreadful!

M. Steer

Maybe the church had a buy one get one free offer !!

Yes, I've got a similar one and another where the child was baptised the same day that his father was buried, Angela

My 2 x Gt.Grandmother was baptised the same day as her 4 yr. old brother was buried.

Sad!....

M. Steer