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Christenings
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Tawny | Report | 19 Jul 2009 19:22 |
Does anyone know if there was a period of time parents had to wait after the birth of a child before the child was christened. |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 19 Jul 2009 19:29 |
I have seen christenings take place a week after birth but I think it is more likely to be a month as the mother and child could be churched at the same time thus killing two birds with one stone! |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 19 Jul 2009 19:36 |
The baby was often Christened without delay if it was weak or sickly. |
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Tawny | Report | 19 Jul 2009 19:39 |
Thank you both for replying I will leave his year of birth as 1827 and this appears to be the most likely conclusion. |
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Joy | Report | 19 Jul 2009 22:28 |
Sometimes siblings were christened on the same day - sort of multi-buy :-) - |
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Madmeg | Report | 19 Jul 2009 23:04 |
And also christenings could take place years after the birth. I have several who had a "block christening" in 1856 for children up to 10 years old, and have just found a relly christened at age 20. |
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Tawny | Report | 20 Jul 2009 21:24 |
Thank you for replying. Someone on site found me a copy of the 1841 census and his age was given as 14 so he was definately christened not long after birth. |
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