Abbreviation NGM on baptism records

[nellie d]

I have a traveller family baptism with the abbreviation NGM after the parents names.
Does anyone have any idea what this stands for please?

[Wexflyer]

A non-genetically modified (NGM) baby.

[farmeroman]

Have you looked through the rest of the register to see if the abbreviation occurs again, or even if it appears in a different (i.e. more complete) form?

[Wexflyer]

No godmother

[farmeroman]

No godmother

I wondered if it was that too, but then thought that they don’t name the godparents in the register anyway, so why would they care if there wasn’t one?

[Wexflyer]

No godmother

I wondered if it was that too, but then thought that they don’t name the godparents in the register anyway, so why would they care if there wasn’t one?

Because it was unusual.

[heywood]

… Militia

On the same page, there are several with the annotation. If you look back and forth on the pages, some have ‘N G Militia’ and similar.

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http://steyningmuseum.org.uk/boxfiles/ttbarracks2.html

[farmeroman]

… Militia

On the same page, there are several with the annotation. If you look back and forth on the pages, some have ‘N G Militia’ and similar.

Added
http://steyningmuseum.org.uk/boxfiles/ttbarracks2.html

Non government militia?

[heywood]

I thought North Gloucester Militia but that is Royal North Gloucester - no idea really.

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I just searched that and Wikipedia has:
“ In the spring of 1805, with the French Grande Armée assembling at Boulogne, intensive training in light infantry tactics and brigade manoeuvres was carried out. On 30 May the RNGM began a march from Steyning to Bristol …”

The baptism would fit -5th May - but in June , I see ‘N G M’ and later, ‘S G M’.