Hello,
I have found what appear to be two baptism records for Lucy Hodges, daughter of William and Dinah, in Charlton Adam, Somerset in 1823. The first was on 6th January 1823 and the second on 13th July of the same year. They are on adjacent pages in the same register, but on closer inspection the daughter's name appears to be recorded as "Lucey" in the January entry.
Could she have been baptised a second time due to the name discrepancy in the register? Or can anyone suggest another reason for the two entries please?
As far as I can find, there was only one couple named William and Dinah Hodges in Charlton Adam in the 1841 census. They appear to have had nine children between 1821 and the date of the 1841 census, assuming that Lucey and Lucey are one and the same, all of whom appear in the same census register entry apart from Lucy/Lucey and one other. A Lucy Hodges was buried in the same parish in March 1839, which could explain her absence from the census, and I have not found any other references to a Lucey Hodges apart from the single baptism entry. The time between the two baptisms suggests to me that they are unlikely to refer to two children born to the same parents.
I would appreciate any thoughts. Thank you.