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Richard Smith was baptised 26 September 1859 at St Peter, Liverpool .
On the original image every baptism (16 in total ) is on the same day by the same official.
I`ve not been able to look at the pages either side.
Why would that be ?
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There were 46 baptisms on that date and a lot on 27th.
Heather
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http://www.rootschat.com/links/01k15/
Interesting reading.
It must have been very noisy - all those babies . :)
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Also, in the same vein, I've found that my family seemed to save up baptisms until they could do several on the same day. Some of the children could be 6 or 7 before they got baptised.
I'm not sure why they would do that, they weren't particularly poor. So probably not an economic thing.
For instance:
Baptism: 22 Feb 1797 St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
John Sudlow - Son of Thomas Sudlow & Frances (formerly Mercer), his wife
Born: 24 Jun 1794
Abode: Harford street
Occupation: Woollen draper
Where Married: St. Paul's
Register: Baptisms 1795 - 1797, Page 23, Entry 100
Source: LDS Film 93833
Baptism: 22 Feb 1797 St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Joseph Sudlow - Son of Thomas Sudlow & Frances (formerly Mercer), his wife
Born: 5 Oct 1796
Abode: Harford street
Occupation: Woollen draper
Where Married: St. Paul's
Register: Baptisms 1795 - 1797, Page 23, Entry 101
Source: LDS Film 93833
Baptism: 22 Feb 1797 St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Rachael Sudlow - daur. of Thomas Sudlow & Frances (formerly Mercer), his wife
Born: 25 May 1793
Abode: Harford street
Occupation: Woollen draper
Where Married: St. Paul's
Register: Baptisms 1795 - 1797, Page 23, Entry 98
Source: LDS Film 93833
Regards
Suds
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New vicar?
Playing catch-up?
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Maybe, but it wasn't an isolated incident:
Baptism: 10 Apr 1832 St Martin in the Field, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Harriett Jessie Clover Sudlow - Daughter of John Sudlow & Catherine
Born: 14 Jul 1828
Abode: Castle St
Occupation: Accountant
Baptised by: Received by Chas Thos Gladwin Asst Min
Register: Baptisms 1829 - 1850, Page 40, Entry 313
Source: LDS Film 1656205
Baptism: 10 Apr 1832 St Martin in the Field, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Maurice Jones Sudlow - Son of John Sudlow & Catherine
Born: 8 Oct 1831
Abode: Castle St
Occupation: Accountant
Baptised by: Chas Tho Gladwin Asst Min
Register: Baptisms 1829 - 1850, Page 40, Entry 314
Source: LDS Film 1656205
and
Baptism: 13 Sep 1839 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Charlotte Ann Sudlow - [Child] of Thomas Mercer Sudlow & Emma Catherine
Abode: St Domingo Lane Everton
Occupation: Cashier
Baptised by: John Cheetham Curate
Register: Baptisms 1839, Page 320, Entry 2557
Source: LDS Film 1656423
Baptism: 13 Sep 1839 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Edward Waddington Sudlow - [Child] of Thomas Mercer Sudlow & Emma Catherine
Abode: St Domingo Lane Everton
Occupation: Cashier
Baptised by: John Cheetham Curate
Register: Baptisms 1839, Page 320, Entry 2556
Source: LDS Film 1656423
Baptism: 13 Sep 1839 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Margaret Jane Sudlow - [Child] of Thomas Mercer Sudlow & Emma Catherine
Abode: St Domingo Lane Everton
Occupation: Cashier
Baptised by: John Cheetham Curate
Register: Baptisms 1839, Page 320, Entry 2555
Source: LDS Film 1656423
It's a mystery to me
Regards
Suds
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New vicar?
Playing catch-up?
As Heather says there are lots the day after and even more the day before. The minister changes - curate to main man but just looking through the records within September/October the numbers of baptisms are great. I wonder how it was organised!
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If it's anything like the baptisms at St Marylebone in London, you turned up at the door on the day and joined the queue.
In 1816 the register went to 318 pages, 2540 baptisms inc 19 on Christmas Day.
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And when they weren't baptising, they were burying in the churchyard.
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Suds,
Baptism: 10 Apr 1832 St Martin in the Field, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Harriett Jessie Clover Sudlow - Daughter of John Sudlow & Catherine
Born: 14 Jul 1828
Abode: Castle St
Occupation: Accountant
Baptised by: Received by Chas Thos Gladwin Asst Min
Register: Baptisms 1829 - 1850, Page 40, Entry 313
Source: LDS Film 1656205
Baptism: 10 Apr 1832 St Martin in the Field, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
This one has the words "Received by" after/ in place of " Baptised by". There may have been a prior baptism of Jessie, either private or another denomination.
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Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that.
Regards
Suds
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Richard Smith was baptised 26 September 1859 at St Peter, Liverpool .
On the original image every baptism (16 in total ) is on the same day by the same official.
I`ve not been able to look at the pages either side.
Why would that be ?
Why not? Even these days, at my church, when there are baptisms there are usually a number at once, like 3 or 4 or 6 - not 16 thank goodness. As they are done after Mass these days, we'd all be sitting around for a long time :P :P :P
Dawn M
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It's several pages of 16 on one day and similar numbers on days before and after Dawn.
It must have been a quick splash or dip :)
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Some city parishes covered areas with thousands of people in them.
Statistically speaking, it would be more remarkable if there were more days with none or only a couple of baptisms on.