Donald of Clashneach & Mary Mackay

[meanno]

These seem to be the relevant Mansons in the Arnaboll burial ground.

Barbara Manson MACKAY widow of the late Angus MACKAY, Badlehavish, who departed this life 4th June 1842 aged 71 years.
https://public.fotki.com/rhemusaig/burial_grounds/durness_parish/durness_arnaboll/ard1.html

Angus MACKAY, Badlehavish, who departed this life 9th January 1840 aged 91 years
https://public.fotki.com/rhemusaig/burial_grounds/durness_parish/durness_arnaboll/ard2_x_2.html

In memory of Jane SINCLAIR, widow of Alexander MANSON M D Thurso, who died at Eriboll August 18th 1851 aged 76 years. Also of Jane MANSON her daughter who died at Edinburgh July 2nd 1872 aged 63 years
https://public.fotki.com/rhemusaig/burial_grounds/durness_parish/durness_arnaboll/ard12.html

In memory of Helen Sinclair MANSON born Thurso December 27 1805 died at Nairn September 13th 1886
https://public.fotki.com/rhemusaig/burial_grounds/durness_parish/durness_arnaboll/ard13.html

There was some discussion in this thread about the Mansons in Durness, namely Jean, Barbara, and Marion Macbeth, with several posts prior to the above post referring to them. Following very useful info I've received from BMAM73 I've established with some certainty that Barbara Manson is the daughter of Andrew Manson and Ann or Christina Henderson of Reay. Barbara had two sisters, Ann and Marianne but there is no baptismal record for any of them though Andrew Manson had two sons baptised, Andrew and John (who joined the Gordon Highlanders in 1794).
Does anyone know if it was sometimes the practice to have sons baptised but not daughters?

[Forfarian]

Does anyone know if it was sometimes the practice to have sons baptised but not daughters?

It sometimes feels like it.

I did read somewhere that if a couple were of different religious denominations, the sons would be baptised in the father's denomination and the girls in the mother's, but I cannot be certain that I have ever come across a verifiable example of this.

[meanno]

I did read somewhere that if a couple were of different religious denominations, the sons would be baptised in the father's denomination and the girls in the mother's, but I cannot be certain that I have ever come across a verifiable example of this.

Thanks I'll have a look at the Hendersons.