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Offline Helina

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Baptism
« on: Thursday 23 March 23 05:59 GMT (UK) »
Has anyone come across this before?  On one of my ancestor's baptism down the right side against each child's details is written poor or pd.  I presume either the parents have paid or unable to pay.

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Austin,Bistol
Coole,Bristol
Lewis, Bristol
Williams,Olveston
Howard,Bristol
Shepherd Admonsbury.
Tinney, Plymouth.
Ogborn,Bristol.
Blore.Derbyshire,Bristol,Redditch.
Richards,Bristol
Milson, Bitton
Harrison, Derbyshire
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Re: Baptism
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 23 March 23 06:56 GMT (UK) »
Hi Helina
Were the baptisms you are looking at between 1783 to 1794? If so, it might be the stamp duty tax; paupers were exempt from it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Duties_Act_1783

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Re: Baptism
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 23 March 23 09:11 GMT (UK) »
Yes 1751
helina
Austin,Bistol
Coole,Bristol
Lewis, Bristol
Williams,Olveston
Howard,Bristol
Shepherd Admonsbury.
Tinney, Plymouth.
Ogborn,Bristol.
Blore.Derbyshire,Bristol,Redditch.
Richards,Bristol
Milson, Bitton
Harrison, Derbyshire
Census information Crown Copyright  from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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