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Offline Just Kia

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Sponsors At Baptism
« on: Sunday 16 November 08 11:20 GMT (UK) »
What would "sponsors at baptism" mean please?

I have Charles Henry MITCHELL b. 16 Apr 1846, bp. 6 May 1846 "sponsors at baptism Henry Gilgao, Charles Mitchell, Jane Bullock"
Charles Henry's parents were Charles and Sarah Jane (nee Bullock).
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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 16 November 08 11:27 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: JustKia on Sunday 16 November 08 11:20 GMT (UK)
What would "sponsors at baptism" mean please?

Probably equivalent to 'godparents'.

In which church did this particular baptism take place?
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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 16 November 08 15:27 GMT (UK) »
The church name hasn't been included in the notes.
This would have been in Kent though, probably Dover area.
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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 16 November 08 15:37 GMT (UK) »
The reason I asked is that (I think) the word 'sponsor' is most usually used as an equivalent to 'godparent' in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 16 November 08 15:44 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: JenB on Sunday 16 November 08 15:37 GMT (UK)
(I think) the word 'sponsor' is most usually used as an equivalent to 'godparent' in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 16 November 08 16:06 GMT (UK) »
Is it the family who were in Guernsey, Channel Islands at the time of the 1851 census and says Charles H born St Peter Port, Guernsey?

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Re: Sponsors At Baptism Mitchell/Bullock
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 11 February 09 01:43 GMT (UK) »
I have this family, and am VERY interested in anything more that you have on them.    I would very much like to correspond with anyone interested in this family and having more information.  I have lots of information and lots of dead-ends.  Thank you.


Charles Mitchell married to Sarah Jane Bullock on 25 Sept 1845 at St. Peter Port, Guernsey.
Charles parents:  Manual Mitchell of Crewkerne, Somerset and Mary Bargery.
Sarah Jane Bullock's parents:  Robert Bullock and Sophia Esther Bailey.  The Bullocks have connections to the West Indies and to Guernsey.

Children of Charles Mitchell and Sarah Jane Bullock:
George Mitchell, b 1849
William Mitchell, b 1859
Eva Jane Mitchell, b 1862
Thomas A Mitchell, b 1869
Emmalina Mitchell, b 1870
Edna Sophia Mitchell, b 1872

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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 11 February 09 10:45 GMT (UK) »
I have found the title "sponsor" recently in Cirencester parish baptism register (C of E) from the 1870s, and took it to mean godparent, as each girl had 2 female and 1 male sponsor and each boy had 2 male and 1 female, just as with godparents. 

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Re: Sponsors At Baptism
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 11 February 09 17:14 GMT (UK) »
Debbie, I'll have to go and take a look as I haven't looked at the branch for a while as (bit complicated) it's my husband's brother-in-law's direct line.
Will get back to you asap =)
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