Non-conformist baptism record

[ChrisAllonby]

Hello, I have a record from a non-conformist baptism register. I had assumed the subject had become a catholic, but it seems his new faith cannot necessarily be determined from this record. Does anyone have any thought on this matter? Thanks, Chris.

[heywood]

It’s Catholic.
The record is on Ancestry and the church ‘ Marić Ad Ripam’Bristol
I am assuming that is St Mary on the Quay https://www.stmaryonthequay.com/

He is baptised ‘sub conditione’ - conditionally as he may have been baptised in another faith earlier.

[Little Nell]

I would assume it is catholic even without the name of the church.  The record is in Latin, which is what the Catholic church used for their records.

Nell

[ChrisAllonby]

Thanks both. Yes, Catholic. I've now found the record on Ancestry and it does indeed name the church. I missed it previously on Ancestry because I was searching for Charles Albrecht rather than Carolus.

[shanreagh]

It seems to say he was around 21 years when he converted.  Often at this time of life conversions happen when marriage to a RC wife is planned

[ChrisAllonby]

It seems to say he was around 21 years when he converted.  Often at this time of life conversions happen when marriage to a RC wife is planned

Yes, born in 1856, so 21 at the time. However, becoming a Catholic was nothing to do with marriage in this case. Charles Albrecht became associated with a man 33 years his junior in about 1905. He spent the rest of his life with him, moving around the country. The younger man is the subject of my research, being tangentially linked to my family. It's a fascinating case.