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Thanks for your reply Valda. Yes, the parents were both the same. The children were actually baptised at 4 different churches. The first at CE and all the rest at 3 RC churches in Preston, as the familiy moved. I can only think they converted, there would be no other reason for an RC couple to marry or baptise a child CE in late 1850s -early 60s. It just doesn't make sense otherwise.
Maybe someone else reading this board, may know if a record was made for conversion to RC.
Pam

Hi Valda,
Would you know anything about converting to Catholicism. I have a marrige occured at St John Preston CE in 1858. Their first son was also baptised there. All susequent children were baptised in St wilfrids Preston which is RC. I can only presume the family converted. Would there be any records of a conversion? I wonder if the parents would have to be re-baptised and confirmed.
Pam 

Sorry to have mislead anyone. I wrote St Wilfred's records were available at the County Archives Preston. Checking back through my old mail, a friend had told me they had got the information for St Wilfred's, at the Lancashire Records office in Preston. Having said that, I think these are the same place.

Hi There,
Have you found the St Wilfrids records yet. I was lead to believe they are at the County Archives Library in Preston. I don't know for certain, as I have not looked at them there myself yet. It may be worth a phone call. Also you could try the Register Office in Preston.
Maybe you could help me. It is a long shot. I have an Elisabeth Hodgson married Richard Forshaw at St John Preston CE in 1858 under her stepfather's name of Reynolds. Her mother was Alice b 1806c she was widowed in 1841 so I don't know here husband's forename or Alice's maiden name yet. In the 41 Elizabeth was only 1. Making the year of death for Mr Hodgson 1839 -1840 in Preston. They had 2 other children that I know of: Richard b1836c and John 1839c in Preston. Do you have any of these names?
I also wonder, do you or anybody reading this, know about converting to RC. I think Elizabeth converted between her marriage in 1858 and her 2nd child Thomas Forshaw who was baptised RC in St Wilfrids in 1862. Will there be a record of conversion and also would Elizabeth have been re-baptised and confirmed? I presume those too would be recorded.

Since I have written this message, I have Alice Hodgson's and William Wrennall mariage cert. They married in 1864 at St Wilfrid Church Preston. She was a spinster and Alices father was James Hodgson deceased, a brickmaker. This means she was not a widow as stated in 1851 census and the children all had her surname. So I can only conclude she was an unmarried mother when she met William or the children were William Wrennall's but he couldn't marry Alice, as he was already married. He went on to marry her after they had lived together for over 20 years, when his 1st wife died.

Hi Ron,
I am researching a John Haig b1834 in Duns. His wife was Margaret Turner. His parents were Grace White and John Haig . He was a grazier (farmer) according to his will. They had several children besides John above. There was a Mary, Peter, Robert, James, Thomas, Hector plus others. All these John Haigs, it can be very confusing...there's a family tradition even to this day in my husbands family.... John Haigs named their first sons John.

Does any of this ring any bells,
Regards.
Pam