Maternal Grandparents named on Chritening Records?

[tamarjay]

Hi Rootschatters!

I have come across 3 christening records on the England & Wales Christening Records 1530-1906 (on Ancestry). They are for siblings, all of which have their maternal grandparents as well as their parents named.

I have not come across this before, and wondered how common it was?    Would there be a reason for this?

Details are for: Harriet Emma Mary Jewers b 6 Jan 1808 Hampshire, Edwin Augustus Jewers b 22 Mar 1812 Hampshire and Frederick Arthur Jewers b 13 Dec 1817 Devon.
It lists their DOBs, but not a specific Christening date.

I know all 3 were definately christened all together 22 September 1824 St. Andrews Church, Plymouth, Devon, as I have a copy of the entry (which lists their DOBs as well). However, this document makes no mention of their maternal grandparents, only their parents.

Any thoughts or ideas? Many thanks! 
Tamar

[stanmapstone]

The entry on Ancestry is from  Dr. William's Library; Nonconformist Registers.
What church was St. Andrew's?

Stan

[tamarjay]

Hi Stan,

Sorry for the late reply!

St Andrews is C of E.

Thanks,
Tamar

[GeoffE]

A very good website on Plymouth churches here - http://www.plymouthdata.info/Churches.htm

[tamarjay]

Many thanks for your kind suggestions. 

I have done research regarding the church, as I live in Plymouth, and have a copy of their christening records which I got from the Plymouth and West Devon Records Office.

I am more curious about why the maternal grandparents were named in the records from Dr Williams Library, yet no mention of them in the St. Andrews Church christening records. 

Tamar

[Mean_genie]

Tamar

The Protestant Dissenters' Registry, commonly known as Dr Williams Library, was a registry of births and not baptisms. The standard format of entries in the registry is to give the names of both parents, and the maternal grandparents. You also get the names of witnesses of the birth, and the place of birth. Many of the children whose births were registered were also baptised in their own churches, but the two events are quite separate. What is interesting in this case is that these children were baptised in a CofE church and not in a Nonconformist one.

It be simply that the family changed its mind about its religious allegiance - the births were all registered together at Dr Williams' in 1820, and then all together again in 1824 when they were baptised at St Andrews.

Mean_genie

[tamarjay]

Mean_genie,

Many thanks for that explanation regarding the information!  Much appreciated.

Tamar