Ware Hertfordshire baptism Register

[BumbleB]

Jane Galoway baptised 1 Apr 1599 at Ware, St Mary.

Just to recap, I'm still hoping someone will look Jane's baptism entry up in the Ware St Mary Parish Baptism entry and let me know if at her parent's names are shown I would be most grateful.

Regards.

The two versions on FindMyPast - the one found by rosie99 and the one I looked at - do NOT show parents' names for Jane Galoway, baptised 1 April 1599.  Very few parents are named in the records before 1604, when father's name only is shown.

[BumbleB]

I've just looked on the Hertfordshire County Council website, and they show their holdings for St Mary, Ware as:

Baptisms 1558 - 1984, Marriages 1558-1717 and 1730-1995, Burials 1558-1712 and 1730-1966.  Bishop's Transcripts 1801-1843.

[rosie99]

Added 2:  I think that rosie99's version is the parish register - page 1 of the book says "The Register Booke of the parishe of Ware for christenings, mariadges and burialls begininge at the yeare of our Lorde 1558, being the first of ye reigne of our Soveraigne Ladie, Elizabeth, Queene of Englande, France ect"

I'm not over-familiar with 16th century BTs, but certainly later ones were submitted on a yearly basis.  This book runs on year on year on the same page. 

Thank you BumbleB     
I think you are probably right about them being the parish register rather than BT's.  I can't see any mention of BT's for this parish still in existence in the time frame we are looking at. Also I think you are correct about BT's they were submitted annually. 

[findem]

Thanks to all for your help and observations, I feel Jane is the daughter of Thomas but I was hoping I could see the evidence 'in black and white', as I was told when young "you can't have everything you want".     

I suppose I should be grateful that at least the fourth child of the nine had his father's name attached, at least it's something to go on.

Regards & thanks.

[rosie99]

The clergy seem to add additional information to some of the baptisms on adjoining pages but it would appear that he may be trying to clarify exactly who the father is.  Sadly we can never assume in these situations as families moved around more than we give them credit for. The other baptisms may not necessarily have Thomas as a father.

Rosie 

[findem]

You're so right Rosie.

I can never understand why the Vicars/rectors couldn't see the importance of naming the father and the mother.  I often wonder if it is a "class attitude" because in baptism registers at times when parent names were not being recorded, I've noted that in the case of parents considered to have "standing" in the community one or both parents were named.   

[rosie99]

I can never understand why the Vicars/rectors couldn't see the importance of naming the father and the mother. 

I suspect it was more to do with what they were told to put as most registers around that time and earlier are much the same