Baptising a Baptist

[wayne69]

Hello,
       A relative of mine was baptised in Wisbech in 1837. She was an adult, this was normal for baptists. Does anyone know where adult Baptists were baptized in the Wisbech area around this time? All help will be much appreciated.
                    Thanks
                       Wayne
                   
 

[GrahamSimons]

You never know, an email or a letter to the current Church might bring you answers: http://www.wisbechbaptistchurch.org.uk/

Genuki offers a gateway to this sort of information - see here for Wisbech and follow among other things the links to "nearby places" http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/Wisbech/

And as ever the local studies people will be able to help, see http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/researchers/Cambridgeshirefamilyhistorysources.htm

[bedfordshire boy]

What's the source for the adult baptism in 1837? Doesn't it say where she was baptised? What was her name?

[Redroger]

 You will be aware that the Baptist Church only baptises adults by Total Immersion. Since not all Baptist churches incorporate "Baptistries", a large bath like area usually covered except when a Baptismal service is taking place, and situated at the front of the church, in coastal areas the sea is sometimes used as a Baptistry. I wonder if Baptisms at Wisbech were in fact done in the local river, or possibly carried out at a church in the general vicinity.

[NettieS]

If I remember correctly I think there was possibly three places in Wisbech where your relative could have been baptised.
Wisbech Baptist Ship Lane
Wisbech General Baptists
Wisbech Baptist Chapel Ely Place

Regards Lyne

[Redroger]

If I remember correctly I think there was possibly three places in Wisbech where your relative could have been baptised.
Wisbech Baptist Ship Lane
Wisbech General Baptists
Wisbech Baptist Chapel Ely Place

Regards Lyne

But did they all have Baptistries?

[robbo43]

From memory, there were quite a lot of mass baptisms in rivers in 19th century Cambridgeshire.

[Redroger]

Which seems to support my point, thanks Robbo.

[anneb]

I've just been going through the records of Haddenham Baptist Church and they were certainly baptising in the river at this time-the records even say which bit of the river in some cases.