Names on baptism query

[Beeonthebay]

Hello I have just found my g. grandfather's baptism online at St Anne's, Llandegai in 1864.

Most of the entries just have the name of "by whom the ceremony performed" but a few including mine have other names in that column with the letters Sp or is that Gp (godparents) with a not so good capital G?

[rosie99]

Sp could be short for sponsor

[Pennines]

Might it be Sp for Sponsors?

I only suggest this because 'Sponsor' seems to be the word used in Irish Baptisms - which I have assumed meant Godparent and not thought about it any more -- but will do now!!

[Beeonthebay]

Thank you, I've not heard of sponsors before.......

[rosie99]

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=587841.   

[Beeonthebay]

Thank you for that Rosie, of course mine is the top one with the most common name and occupation    I followed that link you gave which led to another thread.  So this is correct for a boy, 2 men and 1 woman.  I can see (I think) Jane or James Williams, Elias Jones and Pheobe () Williams.

Can you tell you I have all the most common names in Welsh Wales marrying each other and living in the same village/s...........

[rosie99]

I thought I would give the link to the other thread as Stan is always good with the 'official' descriptions 

As for common names marrying each other in villages in Wales I know the feeling, I also have it in a Lancashire village to a lesser degree. 

Rosie