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Topic: Baptisms - Mancetter (Read 1883 times)
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BumbleB
RootsChat Senior
Posts: 456
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Well, it was an interesting exercise. I may have exaggerated slightly, but there are a lot of them.
The two months I first looked at showed July 1806, 31 baptisms of which 20 were received into the church, and December 1809 14 baptisms of which 7 were received.
I did a random look at various months and years:
April 1810 11 and 5; September 1809 11 and 7; February 1807 9 and 5; May 1807 11 and 6; Deceember 1805 9 and 4; June 1805 10 and 6; May 1804 13 and 5; November 1803 19 and 12, July 1803 26 and 7; July 1801 9 and 5; January 1801 5 and 3; March 1800 13 and 2; November 1799 8 and 1 plus 1 private baptism; January 1799 9 and 1, July 1798 14 and 2; October 1797 5 and 0; April 1797 9 and 3; July 1796 7 and 4; May 1796 7 and 2; January 1796 6 and 3; May 1795 13 and 2; September 1794 21 and 4; January 1794 9 and 4; June 1793 13 and 4; January 1793 9 and 1.
Maybe it's because most records don't show which of the baptisms were "received in the church", but it seems to be a fairly high proportion in this particular parish although possibly no more than any other, it was highlighted because it was stated in the records.
Anyway it was an interesting exercise if nothing else.
BumbleB
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Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY
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willow154
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 3157
Mum - Such love
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Hi everyone,
Sorry - I've been catching up with phone calls to elderly friends and relatives. I knew if I logged on to rootschat, I would get distracted and never get round to ringing them!
Dobby,
I live in the country - it is a different world.
BumbleB,
Sounds like you had a busy time at the records office - you're right, there are a lot aren't there. And very meticulously recorded, too 
This one is interesting:
November 1799 8 and 1 plus 1 private baptism - because the private baptism is separate.
If they'd all been privately baptised you would expect there to be a previous baptismal entry, wouldn't you.
Looking at the quote about being baptised in another church (non-conformist) then I would have thought there would be something on the BMD registers - had a quick look for both Charlotte's baptism, and Thomas + Phoeby' marriage, but can't see anything.
My husband's ancestors were non-conformist (unitarians) and were all baptised at the Nottingham High Pavement Chapel, but I don't think any of them were baptised again at the C of E church in the town - although some of them are buried in the churchyard.
I have come across (helping another rootschatter) a family whose children were baptised at both a methodist and C of E church - whether they decided to change churches, I don't know - it's the only one I've personally come across - but my experience isn't vast.
The only other explanation I can think of ( and this is purely a guess) is that the received could be:
Confirmation.
The family moved into the area from another church, and the vicar used this term as meaning 'welcomed into the congregation'.
But, personally I'm not sure either is a very plausible explanation.
It doesn't look as if the church was 'out of action', as you say.
Stan, I see the points you're making.
Curious!
Paulene
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